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Davide Abbatescianni


2127 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 25/07/2025.

MedFilm Festival chooses to announce the finalist projects for MedMeetings at the MIA

MedFilm Festival chooses to announce the finalist projects for MedMeetings at the MIA

MedMeetings head Paolo Bertolin offered an overview of the 12 Euro-Mediterranean projects set to be showcased in the MedPitching and MedWIPs sections  

18/10/2024 | MIA 2024

Iris Gaeta’s debut feature, Fanum – Shadows from the Past, set to premiere on 20 October

Iris Gaeta’s debut feature, Fanum – Shadows from the Past, set to premiere on 20 October

The Tarquinia-set thriller, an Italian-Polish co-production, stars Valeria Solarino as an archaeologist uncovering secrets from the past, a process that culminates in a series of brutal murders  

17/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/Poland

Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending

Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending

The figures outlined at MIA suggest that safer renewals and lower-budget productions are on the rise, while revealing opportunities for licensing and co-productions in Europe and Asia  

16/10/2024 | MIA 2024

Anna Gutto’s Norwegian true-crime series Escaping Bolivia now filming in Cape Town

Anna Gutto’s Norwegian true-crime series Escaping Bolivia now filming in Cape Town

The six-episode show, boarded by REInvent International Sales, is inspired by the infamous case of three Norwegian girls imprisoned in Bolivia after being caught with cocaine in their bags in 2008  

16/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Norway/Germany

MIA panellists explore how to unlock the power of animated IPs

MIA panellists explore how to unlock the power of animated IPs

A group of experts shared their insights into maximising the value of each IP, licensing strategies, and building powerful alliances between producers, broadcasters and licensees  

15/10/2024 | MIA 2024

The 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum ends on a high note

The 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum ends on a high note

Talents from the Baltics and Croatia shone at the Vilnius-based event, as standout short films earned top industry awards  

14/10/2024 | Baltic Pitching Forum 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories

The 8x60-minute mystery-thriller, starring Elena Radonicich, Matteo Martari and Richard Sammel, has been sold to the USA, Canada, Ireland, Turkey and the UK  

10/10/2024 | Industry | Market | Italy/Germany

Tallinn Black Nights unveils the line-up of its brand-new Doc@PÖFF competition

Tallinn Black Nights unveils the line-up of its brand-new Doc@PÖFF competition

The Estonian gathering’s non-fiction strand will be made up of 11 titles, including six world and five international premieres  

08/10/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Doc@PÖFF

Chong Keat Aun’s Malaysian-Italian co-production Mother Bhumi in the works

Chong Keat Aun’s Malaysian-Italian co-production Mother Bhumi in the works

Toplined by China’s Fan Bingbing, the drama is the director’s third feature and revolves around a community of farmers living on the Malaysian-Thai border  

07/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Malaysia/Italy

EXCLUSIVE: First look at María Silvia Esteve’s documentary Mailin

EXCLUSIVE: First look at María Silvia Esteve’s documentary Mailin

In this unsettling film, the title character’s past and present begin to converge as the trial of priest Carlos José, who abused her for 15 years, unfolds  

07/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Argentina/Romania/France

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