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Davide Abbatescianni


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

Tim Mielants’ Small Things Like These to open the Berlinale

Tim Mielants’ Small Things Like These to open the Berlinale

The Irish-Belgian co-production, taking part in the main competition, stars Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson in the leading roles  

18/01/2024 | Berlinale 2024

The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin’s Crossing

The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin’s Crossing

This year’s programme, now unveiled in full, aims to explore “the world around us, shaped by global crises, wars and social divisions”  

17/01/2024 | Berlinale 2024

The European Commission bills the Audiovisual Media Services Directive an “essential instrument to harmonise rules throughout the EU”

The European Commission bills the Audiovisual Media Services Directive an “essential instrument to harmonise rules throughout the EU”

A report highlights that the directive’s rules on video-sharing platforms “have been transposed verbatim into national legislation by almost all member states”  

17/01/2024 | Institutions | Legislation | Europe

EXCLUSIVE: New Lithuanian-Finnish series A Wolf’s Palate in post-production

EXCLUSIVE: New Lithuanian-Finnish series A Wolf’s Palate in post-production

Directed by Emilis Vėlyvis, the 6x45-minute mystery crime-drama promises to combine “mythology, Jung’s ideas and sexual perversions”  

17/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Finland

Runar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature, When the Light Breaks, to be presented at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market

Runar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature, When the Light Breaks, to be presented at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market

The Icelandic filmmaker’s new drama tackles the theme of grief and stars Let Me Fall actress Elín Hall Halldórsdóttir in the leading role  

17/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Netherlands/France/Croatia

Phoebe Nir ready with Rotterdam title Eco Village

Phoebe Nir ready with Rotterdam title Eco Village

The gonzo musical about female desire is toplined by Never Rarely Sometimes Always star Sidney Flanigan  

16/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/USA

Berlin announces a raft of new titles for its Berlinale Special and Shorts

Berlin announces a raft of new titles for its Berlinale Special and Shorts

The Netflix series Supersex, Martin Scorsese’s tribute to Powell and Pressburger, and Nicolas Philibert’s new effort are some of the European highlights of this year’s Berlinale Special  

16/01/2024 | Berlinale 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Feline Films producer Jessie Fisk reveals details about Eóin Heaney’s My Hands

EXCLUSIVE: Feline Films producer Jessie Fisk reveals details about Eóin Heaney’s My Hands

Set to be presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market, the drama, now in development, follows a profoundly deaf teenager who endures the horrors of an industrial school in 1950s Ireland  

16/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Ireland

The Netherlands Film Fund invests €6.7 million in 13 new projects

The Netherlands Film Fund invests €6.7 million in 13 new projects

The Dutch film agency has granted its support to the new works by the likes of Eddy Terstall, Frank van Passel and Johan Nijenhuis  

15/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

The UK and Irish box office grew by 8.3% in 2023

The UK and Irish box office grew by 8.3% in 2023

Figures published by Comscore demonstrate a good year for Irish and British cinemas, with revenues mostly driven by Barbenheimer attracting audiences en masse  

11/01/2024 | Box Office | UK/Ireland

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