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Davide Abbatescianni


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

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title Echo of You

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title Echo of You

Zara Zerny’s debut feature follows a group of people aged 80+ who share their thoughts on their life partnerships and their lost loves  

07/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Frontlight title 2G

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Frontlight title 2G

Karim Sayad’s documentary follows four former smugglers who struggle to make a living after Niger’s ban on migrant transportation  

06/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

Only 26% European features directors are women, the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report finds

Only 26% European features directors are women, the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report finds

Although the disclosed figures are far from depicting an ideal scenario, some progress has been made in most of the countries surveyed by the study  

02/11/2023 | Industry | Market | Europe

Chicken for Linda! wins the Cinekid Lion for Best Children’s Film

Chicken for Linda! wins the Cinekid Lion for Best Children’s Film

Kiddo has snagged the Lion for Best Dutch Children’s Film, while the Eurimages Co-production Development Award was bestowed upon Greece’s Nico Finds a Treasure by Konstantinos Frangopoulos  

27/10/2023 | Cinekid 2023 | Awards

Els van Driel  • Co-director of The Mind Game

Interview: Els van Driel • Co-director of The Mind Game

“We hope to give faces and voices to the many untold stories of suffering involving people on the move”

One of the co-directors delves into her documentary revolving around the two-year odyssey of a young Afghani boy seeking asylum in Europe  

26/10/2023 | Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2023

Olsberg SPI looks into why Dutch features struggle abroad

Olsberg SPI looks into why Dutch features struggle abroad

The international benchmark study commissioned by the Netherlands Film Fund also delves into what the industry can do to strengthen the position of Dutch movies  

26/10/2023 | Industry | Market | Netherlands

EXCLUSIVE: First-look image of Nicolas Blies and Stéphane Hueber-Blies’ immersive work Ceci est mon cœur

EXCLUSIVE: First-look image of Nicolas Blies and Stéphane Hueber-Blies’ immersive work Ceci est mon cœur

One of the projects selected for the IDFA DocLab Forum, the experience aims to portray “a child’s magical reconciliation with his body”  

26/10/2023 | IDFA 2023

Review: Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds

Review: Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds

Benoît Chieux’s picture is heavily indebted to the cinema of Hayao Miyazaki but is nonetheless an engaging tale of sisterhood  

25/10/2023 | Rome 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title How Do You Spell Home?

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IDFA Luminous title How Do You Spell Home?

Louisiana Mees-Fongang’s documentary centres on two Eritrean girls who live in a Belgian community centre that hosts 15 minor refugees  

25/10/2023 | IDFA 2023

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2023

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2023

Cineuropa takes a closer look at six projects pitched at this year’s gathering, which is currently unspooling in Madrid from 24-26 October  

25/10/2023 | Cartoon 2023 | Cartoon Springboard

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