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Davide Abbatescianni


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

Apple TV+ unveils the trailer for its first German original series, Where’s Wanda?

Apple TV+ unveils the trailer for its first German original series, Where’s Wanda?

The eight-episode dark comedy show, staged by UFA Fiction, stars Heike Makatsch and Axel Stein in the leading roles  

17/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany/USA

Prime Video announces new spy series Citadel: Diana, toplined by Matilda De Angelis

Prime Video announces new spy series Citadel: Diana, toplined by Matilda De Angelis

Based on the titular world of the original series and produced by Cattleya and Amazon MGM Studios, the six-part show will debut on the streaming platform on 10 October  

16/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/USA

My First Film and The Accident triumph at the Nòt Film Fest in Santarcangelo di Romagna

My First Film and The Accident triumph at the Nòt Film Fest in Santarcangelo di Romagna

The fantasy-horror movie The Wait and the sci-fi comedy Darla in Space have each scooped an Award for Best Director  

16/09/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Global streamers focusing more on non-US content, finds the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report

Global streamers focusing more on non-US content, finds the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report

In 2023, global streamers’ spending increased by 34%, hitting €5.7 billion and accounting for 26% of all outlay on European original content  

12/09/2024 | Industry | Market | Europe

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Florenc Papas’ coming-of-age drama film Luna Park

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Florenc Papas’ coming-of-age drama film Luna Park

Set amidst Albania’s civil unrest in 1997, the new Albanian-Italian-Greek-Croatian-Kosovar co-production follows a single mother and her son as they struggle to survive  

12/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Albania/Italy/Greece/Croatia/Kosovo

Giulio Base in post with religious drama Judas’ Gospel, toplined by Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara

Giulio Base in post with religious drama Judas’ Gospel, toplined by Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara

The Turin-born helmer’s new feature, which takes an innovative approach to retelling the tale of Judas Iscariot, is being sold by Minerva Pictures  

11/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/Poland

Philippe Reynaert • Senior consultant, Xanadu

Interview: Philippe Reynaert • Senior consultant, Xanadu

“The public authorities’ responsibility today is to ensure the independence not of producers, but of productions”

VENICE 2024: The expert unpacks key insights from the “A Reflection About the Future Purpose for Film and Audiovisual Policies” panel, held during the Venice Production Bridge  

10/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Venice Production Bridge

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

VENICE 2024: Japan and Europe are set to strengthen their collaborations, and the brand-new co-production treaty between Italy and Japan is perhaps the first achievement of many to come  

10/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Venice Production Bridge

Review: American Backyard

Review: American Backyard

VENICE 2024: The latest feature by Pupi Avati is a truly over-the-top noir gothic thriller, unsettling and ridiculous  

09/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Out of Competition

Venice announces the winners of its parallel awards

Venice announces the winners of its parallel awards

VENICE 2024: Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and Bogdan Mureșanu’s The New Year that Never Came scooped the two FIPRESCI Prizes, whilst Mónica Taboada-Tapia’s Alma del desierto snagged the Queer Lion  

07/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Awards

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