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Davide Abbatescianni


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

Carlo Stella  • Producer of Sono ancora vivo

Interview: Carlo Stella • Producer of Sono ancora vivo

Sono ancora vivo is Roberto Saviano’s first real opportunity to talk about himself, about his most intimate, hidden side”

We talk to one of the producers behind Roberto Saviano’s debut animated feature film, which he also wrote and which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at this year’s Cartoon Movie  

18/04/2023 | Cartoon 2023 | Cartoon Movie

Aki Kaurismäki’s latest outing, Fallen Leaves, set to world-premiere at Cannes

Aki Kaurismäki’s latest outing, Fallen Leaves, set to world-premiere at Cannes

Labelled as a “gentle tragicomedy about two people looking for love”, the picture stars Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen in the leading roles  

18/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Finland/Germany

EXCLUSIVE: George Kane's Apocalypse Clown to hit Irish and British cinemas in August, new behind-the-scenes picture unveiled

EXCLUSIVE: George Kane's Apocalypse Clown to hit Irish and British cinemas in August, new behind-the-scenes picture unveiled

The comedy follows a troupe of failed clowns and an intrepid reporter embarking on a chaotic road trip of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy  

18/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Ireland/UK/Belgium

Ove Musting’s sports drama Kalev crowned Best Film at the Estonian Film and Television Awards

Ove Musting’s sports drama Kalev crowned Best Film at the Estonian Film and Television Awards

Three statuettes went to Elmo Nüganen’s first two films in the Melchior the Apothecary trilogy, whilst Aidi Vallik scooped the gong for Best Script with The Sleeping Beast  

18/04/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Estonia

Jim Sheridan and Andrew Troy to co-write, co-direct and produce I Am a Man: The True Story of Chief Standing Bear

Jim Sheridan and Andrew Troy to co-write, co-direct and produce I Am a Man: The True Story of Chief Standing Bear

Set in Nebraska in 1879, the historical drama will tell the story of Ponca chief Standing Bear, who became the first Native American to be judicially granted civil rights under American law  

17/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Ireland/USA

Elle Márjá Eira's debut feature, Stolen, currently in production in Sápmi

Elle Márjá Eira's debut feature, Stolen, currently in production in Sápmi

Based on Ann-Helén Laestadius's novel of the same name, the film follows a young woman’s struggle to defend her indigenous heritage in a world threatened by xenophobia and climate change  

13/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Sweden/USA

Trailer launched and Netflix release announced for new Danish series The Nurse

Trailer launched and Netflix release announced for new Danish series The Nurse

Based on the book of the same name by Kristian Corfixen and directed by Kasper Barfoed, the show follows a Danish nurse sentenced to 12 years for four counts of attempted murder in 2017  

13/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Denmark

The European Audiovisual Observatory surveys the different strategies to ensure the prominence of European works

The European Audiovisual Observatory surveys the different strategies to ensure the prominence of European works

The latest report examines nine different “national approaches” in particular and the role of local regulatory authorities  

12/04/2023 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Europe

WestEnd Films unveils first-look picture of Irish-UK co-production Freud’s Last Session

WestEnd Films unveils first-look picture of Irish-UK co-production Freud’s Last Session

Directed by Matthew Brown, the new film sees Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode starring as the legendary titular psychoanalyst and writer CS Lewis, respectively  

12/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Ireland/UK

Lilyhammer creators Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin announce their new drama series, Salmon Island

Lilyhammer creators Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin announce their new drama series, Salmon Island

The show, directed by Marit Moum Aune, will zoom in on two families in a small coastal community in Norway, who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry  

12/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Norway/USA

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