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Davide Abbatescianni


2132 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 29/07/2025.

Ina Weisse’s Cicadas to world-premiere in the Berlinale Panorama

Ina Weisse’s Cicadas to world-premiere in the Berlinale Panorama

The feature, sold by Beta Cinema, follows a woman whose life takes a turn when an enigmatic single mother and her young daughter weave themselves into her life  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Germany/France

Jeanette Nordahl’s sophomore feature, Beginnings, to premiere at the Berlinale

Jeanette Nordahl’s sophomore feature, Beginnings, to premiere at the Berlinale

Toplined by Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, the story follows a couple forced to face a new reality and find hope in unexpected places  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Denmark/Sweden/Belgium

The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands

The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands

Titles vying for the Golden Bear include European (co-)productions helmed by the likes of Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Léonor Serraille, Dag Johan Haugerud, Radu Jude and Richard Linklater  

21/01 | Berlinale 2025

Pirjo Honkasalo’s latest endeavour, Orenda, to screen at IFFR, Göteborg and Tampere

Pirjo Honkasalo’s latest endeavour, Orenda, to screen at IFFR, Göteborg and Tampere

The drama, starring Pirkko Saisio and Alma Pöysti, follows two strong-willed women who meet each other and confront their guilt-ridden memories amidst the magical landscapes of an archipelago  

17/01 | Production | Funding | Finland/Estonia/Sweden

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Aaron Rookus’s IFFR-bound Idyllic

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Aaron Rookus’s IFFR-bound Idyllic

The life-affirming and humorous drama film depicts three generations of a Dutch family as they question their lives and relationships  

17/01 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Belgium/Estonia

The European Audiovisual Observatory reports on the activities of writers and directors in fiction production

The European Audiovisual Observatory reports on the activities of writers and directors in fiction production

One of the key findings of the study, which encompasses fiction production across film, TV and SVoD, is the persistence of the so-called film d’auteur model  

15/01 | Industry | Market | Europe

Amy Coop’s drama Hear Me Roar in the works

Amy Coop’s drama Hear Me Roar in the works

The feature, which revolves around a British trans marriage case, stars Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston, Julian Ovenden and Rebecca Root  

10/01 | Production | Funding | UK

Jon Blåhed’s historical drama-thriller Raptures to world-premiere at IFFR

Jon Blåhed’s historical drama-thriller Raptures to world-premiere at IFFR

The pic is based on true events in the 1930s and inspired by the so-called Korpela Movement, a controversial religious sect known for its apocalyptic beliefs and unorthodox rituals  

10/01 | Production | Funding | Finland/Sweden

Eirik Svensson’s Safe House to open the Göteborg Film Festival

Eirik Svensson’s Safe House to open the Göteborg Film Festival

The drama film follows a woman heading up a team of aid workers toiling tirelessly to save lives in a field hospital outside a refugee camp in the Central African Republic  

08/01 | Production | Funding | Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland

Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

Interview: Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

“Fruits should only be picked when they’re ripe, and waiting is the number-one rule for us”

The founder of the distribution firm chatted with us about her mission of bringing arthouse films to Italian cinemas, offering an original perspective on modern-day life  

17/12/2024 | Distributor of the Month

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