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Davide Abbatescianni


2121 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 18/07/2025.

Icelandic drama Odd Fish in the making

Icelandic drama Odd Fish in the making

Helmed by Snævar Sölvason, the film broaches the themes of identity and acceptance and is set in a small community in the Westfjords  

24/11/2023 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Finland/Czech Republic

Chiara Zappalà  • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

Interview: Chiara Zappalà • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

“The programme offers an innovative and practical approach to supporting film education in Europe”

During Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, we delved into this ground-breaking European project supported by MEDIA and focused on film literacy  

24/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Total spending on European original works hit almost €21 billion in 2022, finds the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report

Total spending on European original works hit almost €21 billion in 2022, finds the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report

Original content accounted for 35% of broadcaster spending, followed by sports rights and acquired programming  

23/11/2023 | Industry | Market | Europe

Anna Kopecka  • Programme director, Cork International Film Festival

Interview: Anna Kopecka • Programme director, Cork International Film Festival

“We aim to bring to Cork and Ireland the best and most important movies that were made and premiered in the past year”

The programme director talked us through this year’s highlights, her curatorial strategy and the main industry events organised by Ireland’s oldest festival  

23/11/2023 | /Ireland

Kasper Gaardsøe to direct Tommy Seebach biopic, Under the Stars

Kasper Gaardsøe to direct Tommy Seebach biopic, Under the Stars

The film will paint the “portrait of one of Danish pop culture's biggest stars”, who is best known for his cult hit “Disco Tango” and will be played by Anders Matthesen  

23/11/2023 | Production | Funding | Denmark/Sweden

Review: Echo of You

Review: Echo of You

Zara Zerny’s feature debut is a moving documentary that speaks about love and death, and does so with shocking beauty and honesty  

23/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

Maryna Vroda’s Stepne wins Best Feature at Scanorama

Maryna Vroda’s Stepne wins Best Feature at Scanorama

The Award for Best Film in the European Short Competition went to Carla Melo Gampert’s The Bitch, whilst Agata Tracevič’s Plica Polonica was crowned Best Lithuanian Short  

22/11/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Lithuania

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

“For us, it’s important to highlight that we’re being welcomed in the European film-festival community”

In Tallinn, we spoke about this year’s hybrid festival, run by filmmakers in exile and showcasing the best of Nordic-Baltic cinema to Belarusian audiences  

21/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Natasha’s Dance

Review: Natasha’s Dance

The latest feature by veteran filmmaker Jos Stelling is an uneven movie that tells the tragicomic love story of two outcasts – a Dutch man and a Russian woman  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Emma Dante’s Misericordia wins the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Emma Dante’s Misericordia wins the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Italian picture has also snagged the Award for Best Actor, whilst the gong for Best First Feature went to Loren Taylor’s The Moon Is Upside Down  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Awards

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