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Davide Abbatescianni


2112 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 30/06/2025.

Beware of Children wins big at the Kanon Awards

Beware of Children wins big at the Kanon Awards

Dag Johan Haugerud’s drama has scooped four prizes, closely followed by Maria Sødahl’s Hope, the recipient of three awards  

11/03/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Norway

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival announces its award winners

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival announces its award winners

Bartosz Kruhlik, Mijie Li, Dan Scanlon and Phyllida Lloyd are among this year’s victors  

09/03/2020 | Dublin 2020 | Awards

Pernilla August to direct TV series Blackwater

Pernilla August to direct TV series Blackwater

The six-episode crime-drama will start principal photography later this spring  

05/03/2020 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Finland/Iceland/Germany

Review: Street Leagues

Review: Street Leagues

Daniel F Holmes’ documentary tells of the Irish Homeless Street Leagues players’ journey as they overcome despair and addiction through the healing power of football  

04/03/2020 | Dublin 2020

David Zamagni and Nadia Ranocchi • Directors of Zeus Machine. The Invincible

Interview: David Zamagni and Nadia Ranocchi • Directors of Zeus Machine. The Invincible

“We started by re-writing the Twelve Labours, adapting them to our modern-day reality and the world around us”

BERLINALE 2020: We interviewed David Zamagni and Nadia Ranocchi, the directors of the highly original reinterpretation of the myth of Hercules Zeus Machine. The Invincible, presented in Forum  

03/03/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

Review: Broken Law

Review: Broken Law

Paddy Slattery's debut feature is an excellent, entertaining flick that organically combines action, comedy, drama and romance  

03/03/2020 | Dublin 2020

Review: Zeus Machine. The Invincible

Review: Zeus Machine. The Invincible

BERLINALE 2020: David Zamagni and Nadia Ranocchi’s new work is a dazzlingly original and surprising revisiting of the Twelve Labours of Hercules  

24/02/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards  • Director and shorts programmer, Dublin International Film Festival

Interview: Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards • Director and shorts programmer, Dublin International Film Festival

“I see first-hand the gap between film students and world cinema”

We sat down with Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards, VMDIFF’s director and shorts programmer, to talk about this year’s programme and industry initiatives  

18/02/2020 | Dublin 2020

Lauri Randla's comedy Goodbye Soviet Union set to hit cinemas

Lauri Randla's comedy Goodbye Soviet Union set to hit cinemas

The Estonian-Finnish co-production tells the story of the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family during the last days of the Soviet Union  

18/02/2020 | Production | Funding | Estonia/Finland

Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents to commence principal photography in March

Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents to commence principal photography in March

The Argentinian filmmaker’s new drama revolves around two bank clerks who break free from the obligations of society  

17/02/2020 | Production | Funding | Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Luxembourg

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