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Davide Abbatescianni


2113 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Mantas Kvedaravičius  • Director of Parthenon

Interview: Mantas Kvedaravičius • Director of Parthenon

“The ‘characters’ of the film turned into collaborators, as did their stories”

VENICE 2019: We spoke to Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravičius, whose Parthenon is being screened in the Venice International Film Critics’ Week this year  

30/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | International Film Critics’ Week

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul filming Memoria in Colombia

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul filming Memoria in Colombia

Filming of the critically acclaimed, Bangkok-born helmer's new drama kicked off on 19 August  

28/08/2019 | Production | Funding | Thailand/Colombia/UK/France/Germany/ Mexico/China/Switzerland

Carlo Sironi  • Director of Sole

Interview: Carlo Sironi • Director of Sole

“I’ve continued to wonder what my life would have been like if I’d actually become a father”

VENICE 2019: We talked to Carlo Sironi, director of Sole, selected in the Orizzonti section of the festival  

27/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Orizzonti

Barnaby Thompson’s comedic thriller Pixie filming in and around Belfast

Barnaby Thompson’s comedic thriller Pixie filming in and around Belfast

The London-born producer and director is working on his third feature, penned by his son Preston  

22/08/2019 | Production | Funding | UK

Review: The Nest

Review: The Nest

The new film from Roberto De Feo is an homage to Italian horror cinema and offers interesting ideas, but the weakness of the script jeopardizes its potential  

15/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Roberto De Feo  • Director of The Nest

Interview: Roberto De Feo • Director of The Nest

“I wanted to tell the tale of a world cut adrift, using as a metaphor the story of a family living in a place outside of time”

Cineuropa met with Roberto De Feo, the director of horror flick The Nest, which is competing in Locarno’s Piazza Grande  

15/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Davide Maldi • Director of The Young Observant

Interview: Davide Maldi • Director of The Young Observant

“With my works, I always begin by studying an ancient rite, which I then try to transpose into modern-day society”

We interviewed Davide Maldi to discuss his latest film The Young Observant, which follows a group of hospitality and catering school students enrolled on a difficult course  

08/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Priit Pääsuke’s second feature Kids of the Night enters production

Priit Pääsuke’s second feature Kids of the Night enters production

The Estonian helmer’s new film is a coming-of-age comedy starring Grete Konksi, Piret Krumm and Alice Siil in the leading roles  

08/08/2019 | Production | Funding | Estonia

David Freyne’s comedy Dating Amber in post-production

David Freyne’s comedy Dating Amber in post-production

The Irish helmer’s second feature is a coming-of-age comedy starring Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew in the lead roles  

01/08/2019 | Production | Funding | Ireland/Belgium

Film Fund Luxembourg announces the recipients of its latest slate of funding

Film Fund Luxembourg announces the recipients of its latest slate of funding

The country’s film agency will back 20 new audiovisual projects, giving out a total of €8,096,109 in production and development grants  

30/07/2019 | Funding | Luxembourg

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