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Davide Abbatescianni


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

The European Audiovisual Observatory analyses the activities of national and sub-national film funds

The European Audiovisual Observatory analyses the activities of national and sub-national film funds

One of the key findings of the report, which covers the period 2018-2022, is that incentive support from European film funds is rising at a far greater rate than direct public funding  

12/11/2024 | Industry | Market | Europe

Cartoon Business unveils the full programme for its 2024 edition

Cartoon Business unveils the full programme for its 2024 edition

The industry event for animation professionals will run from 18-20 November, offering a rich schedule of keynotes, panels and one-on-one meetings alongside a job fair and a new Business Clinic  

12/11/2024 | Cartoon 2024 | Cartoon Business

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title The Propagandist

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title The Propagandist

Luuk Bouwman’s documentary follows filmmaker Jan Teunissen, head of the Dutch Nazi Party’s Film Department during World War II  

07/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

Ugla Hauksdóttir’s thriller The Fires being sold by Bankside at the American Film Market

Ugla Hauksdóttir’s thriller The Fires being sold by Bankside at the American Film Market

Penned by Hauksdóttir herself together with Markus Englmair, the picture is an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Sigríður Hagalín  

07/11/2024 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Poland

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title Writing Hawa

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title Writing Hawa

Shot over the course of five years, Najiba Moori’s documentary follows three generations of Hazara women in Afghanistan  

06/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

Volia Chajkouskaya • Founder and programme director, Northern Lights Nordic-Baltic Film Festival

Interview: Volia Chajkouskaya • Founder and programme director, Northern Lights Nordic-Baltic Film Festival

“Belarusian independent cinema, as well as the Belarusian cause overall, needs more exposure and attention”

During our chat, we explored the programme of the hybrid gathering, organised by filmmakers in exile and showcasing the best of Nordic-Baltic cinema to Belarusian audiences  

06/11/2024 | /Belarus/Estonia

Latvian cinema heads to Tallinn Black Nights en masse

Latvian cinema heads to Tallinn Black Nights en masse

This year’s Latvian presence at the Estonian gathering is unprecedented, comprising 14 features, three shorts, one mini-series and several new projects in the works  

06/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Thessaloniki title Luna Park

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Thessaloniki title Luna Park

Florenc Papas’ sophomore feature follows a single mother and her son as they struggle to survive  

06/11/2024 | Thessaloniki 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA International Competition title Rule of Stone

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA International Competition title Rule of Stone

Danae Elon’s documentary exposes the aesthetic, ideological and strategic power of architecture in the creation of modern Jerusalem  

06/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title Abo Zaabal 89

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title Abo Zaabal 89

Bassam Mortada’s documentary explores his father’s arrest, reconstructing and reconsidering the experience that traumatised and divided his family  

05/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

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