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Davide Abbatescianni


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

Elza Gauja’s A Postcard from Rome crowned Best Feature at this year’s Lielais Kristaps

Elza Gauja’s A Postcard from Rome crowned Best Feature at this year’s Lielais Kristaps

It was also a great night for filmmaker Staņislavs Tokalovs, whose works earned five prizes in total at the Latvian National Film Awards  

06/02/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia

John Skoog’s sophomore feature, Redoubt, toplined by Denis Lavant, in post-production

John Skoog’s sophomore feature, Redoubt, toplined by Denis Lavant, in post-production

Staged by Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion, the picture is inspired by Karl-Göran Persson, a real-life farmer known as a good Samaritan on the verge of madness  

05/02/2024 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Finland/ Netherlands/Italy/Denmark/Switzerland/UK

Rei and The Old Bachelor take home the top prizes from IFFR

Rei and The Old Bachelor take home the top prizes from IFFR

Three films with European involvement, Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust, Power Alley and Green Border, snagged the NETPAC Award, Youth Jury Award and Audience Award, respectively  

05/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Awards

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Mara Tamkovich’s debut feature, the drama Under the Grey Sky

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Mara Tamkovich’s debut feature, the drama Under the Grey Sky

The movie, which will shortly set sail for the EFM, is set during the 2020 protests, and is inspired by the true story of Belarusian journalists Ihar Iljash and Katsyaryna Andreeva  

02/02/2024 | Production | Funding | Poland

Andrius Blaževičius reveals details of his third feature, Divorce During the War

Andrius Blaževičius reveals details of his third feature, Divorce During the War

The drama film, set to be presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market, stars Marius Repšys and Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė in the leading roles, and will enter production next year  

02/02/2024 | Production | Funding | Lithuania

TrustNordisk boards Norwegian boxing drama Team Havnaa

TrustNordisk boards Norwegian boxing drama Team Havnaa

Helmed by Karlovy Vary winner Bård Breien, the picture promises to tell the “gripping story of two brothers and their enthralling boxing careers”  

01/02/2024 | Production | Funding | Norway

Kasia Adamik’s Cold War-set spy thriller Winter of the Crow to be sold at the EFM

Kasia Adamik’s Cold War-set spy thriller Winter of the Crow to be sold at the EFM

The picture is now filming in Warsaw and is toplined by Lesley Manville, recently seen as Princess Margaret in The Crown  

01/02/2024 | Production | Funding | Poland/Luxembourg/UK/Spain

Alejandro Amenábar’s adventure epic The Captive in the works

Alejandro Amenábar’s adventure epic The Captive in the works

Set to enter production in April, the film is based on the origin story of Miguel de Cervantes, and stars Julio Peña and Alessandro Borghi in the leading roles  

31/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Spain/Italy

Cherub snags two prizes at the 41st CineMart

Cherub snags two prizes at the 41st CineMart

Barbara Rupik’s feature scooped the Eurimages New Lab Award for Innovation and the Wouter Barendrecht Award, while five other accolades were also handed out  

31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | IFFR Pro/Awards

REPORT: CineMart 2024

REPORT: CineMart 2024

We present details of five intriguing projects that are currently being presented at this year’s co-production market, which runs from 28-31 January  

30/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | IFFR Pro

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