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Davide Abbatescianni


2188 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 11/09/2025.

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

Led by former TV Beats head honcho Jevgeni Supin, the joint Estonian-Latvian-German-Italian project has become one of Estonia’s biggest to date  

20/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Smaragda – I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump

Review: Smaragda – I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump

Emilios Avraam’s debut feature centres on a quirky character but struggles to commit to taking a clear direction  

19/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

Review: No Dogs Allowed

Review: No Dogs Allowed

Steve Bache’s debut feature is a hard watch owing to its highly controversial subject but is an accomplished work, all things considered  

18/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

The 69th Cork International Film Festival announces its award winners

The 69th Cork International Film Festival announces its award winners

Yorgos Zois’ Arcadia has snagged the Spirit of the Festival Award for Best Screenplay, whilst Sinéad O'Shea's Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story scooped the Award for Best Irish Feature  

18/11/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Ireland

Review: The Exalted

Review: The Exalted

Juris Kursietis' sophomore feature boasts a solid premise but ultimately struggles to be more than a finely crafted character study  

15/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

TrustNordisk boards international sales on Christoffer Boe's new effort

TrustNordisk boards international sales on Christoffer Boe's new effort

Titled Special Unit – The First Murder in Danish and untitled internationally, the film promises to be "a thrilling and entertaining crime story set between luxury and lawlessness in the 1920s"  

15/11/2024 | Production | Funding | Denmark

EXCLUSIVE: New sales outfit Open Kitchen Films launches, boards Eliza Petkova’s IDFA-bound doc Silent Observers

EXCLUSIVE: New sales outfit Open Kitchen Films launches, boards Eliza Petkova’s IDFA-bound doc Silent Observers

The new industry player was founded by director Petra Seliškar, Cinéphage Production’s Victor Ede, Icedocs’ Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir and former Autlook exec Martina Droandi  

15/11/2024 | Industry | Market | France/Iceland/Slovenia

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn, Cork and Cottbus title Tasty

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn, Cork and Cottbus title Tasty

Egle Vertelyte’s sophomore feature is a culinary comedy that tells the story of two best friends who stumble into a cooking-show contest  

15/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024

Chris Baugh’s new crime-thriller series In Flight now filming in Northern Ireland

Chris Baugh’s new crime-thriller series In Flight now filming in Northern Ireland

The 6x60-minute show is toplined by Katherine Kelly, who plays a flight attendant whose life is turned upside down when she is blackmailed into drug smuggling  

14/11/2024 | Production | Funding | UK

Review: The Best Reward

Review: The Best Reward

Italian director Federico Ferrone directs his first solo work, telling a solid story set in northern Italy about radicalisation  

13/11/2024 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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