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Davide Abbatescianni


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

MUBI closes multi-territory deal for Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla ahead of its Venice world premiere

MUBI closes multi-territory deal for Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla ahead of its Venice world premiere

Playing in the main competition and sold internationally by The Match Factory, the picture is based on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, co-authored by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon  

23/08/2023 | Production | Funding | Italy/USA

At Animist Tallinn, panellists talk about how animation can help raise awareness of social issues

At Animist Tallinn, panellists talk about how animation can help raise awareness of social issues

During the talk, the speakers also touched upon the intersections between animation, documentary and anthropology  

23/08/2023 | Animist Tallinn 2023

James Marsh’s Dance First is the closing film of this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival

James Marsh’s Dance First is the closing film of this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival

The new biopic, a British-Belgian-Hungarian co-production, will see seasoned thesp Gabriel Byrne playing Irish writer Samuel Beckett  

22/08/2023 | Production | Funding | UK/Belgium/Hungary

EXCLUSIVE: Astrea acquires Venice Immersive competition title Floating with Spirits, unveils trailer

EXCLUSIVE: Astrea acquires Venice Immersive competition title Floating with Spirits, unveils trailer

Juanita Onzaga’s work follows two indigenous sisters who summon the ancestral knowledge and mystical cosmogony of their shaman grandmother  

22/08/2023 | Venice 2023

The sixth edition of the Nòt Film Fest in Santarcangelo di Romagna is on its way

The sixth edition of the Nòt Film Fest in Santarcangelo di Romagna is on its way

The event takes place from 22 to 27 August and features 111 screenings, between feature films, short films, music and brand videos  

21/08/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

At Animist Tallinn, Dave McKean talks creativity, and traces back his career in film and animation

At Animist Tallinn, Dave McKean talks creativity, and traces back his career in film and animation

The British artist showed clips from some of his projects and regaled the audience with a live reading of his audiovisual poem [N]eon  

21/08/2023 | Animist Tallinn 2023

The seventh edition of the Baltic Film Days prepares to unspool

The seventh edition of the Baltic Film Days prepares to unspool

The Latvian screenings will take place on 23 and 24 August at Riga’s K Suns cinema, and the programmed films include Parade, Kalev, Poop, Spring and the Others, and The Poet  

21/08/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia/Estonia/Lithuania

Screen Ireland unveils new Audience Development Fund

Screen Ireland unveils new Audience Development Fund

The fund is open to a wide range of stakeholders for activities creating ambitious new cinematic events set to drive audiences to Irish films  

18/08/2023 | Industry | Market | Ireland

Juho Kuosmanen’s first English-language series, Alice & Jack, set to premiere at Toronto

Juho Kuosmanen’s first English-language series, Alice & Jack, set to premiere at Toronto

The new Channel 4 romantic drama is toplined by Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson  

18/08/2023 | Production | Funding | UK/Australia/USA

Review: Ricardo and Painting

Review: Ricardo and Painting

After bringing his ‘Trilogy of Evil’ to a close, Barbet Schroeder chooses to zoom in on the life of a gentle soul, a talented painter and one of his closest friends  

16/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

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