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Davide Abbatescianni


2098 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 12/06/2025.

The TV/Film Rights Centre and the Games Business Centre return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

The TV/Film Rights Centre and the Games Business Centre return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

The event’s business area aims to facilitate professional encounters between producers, publishers, literary agents and licensing professionals  

24/03 | Industry | Market | Italy

Rand Beiruty’s French-Jordanian animated short Shadows scoops the Grand Prize at Festival Regard in Saguenay

Rand Beiruty’s French-Jordanian animated short Shadows scoops the Grand Prize at Festival Regard in Saguenay

The Québec-based gathering has rewarded six further short-film productions with European involvement, including Rúnar Rúnarsson’s latest effort, O  

24/03 | Shorts | Canada/Europe

SkyShowtime and SVT board Felix Herngren's Swedish dramedy series Where the Sun Always Shines

SkyShowtime and SVT board Felix Herngren's Swedish dramedy series Where the Sun Always Shines

Set against the backdrop of Mallorca, the show follows a successful straight couple whose dream of early retirement in Spain unravels following the chaotic events of the man’s 50th birthday  

19/03 | Production | Funding | Sweden

Mediaset Spain and Bambú Producciones’ period-drama series La Favorita 1922 secures pre-sales across Europe and the Americas

Mediaset Spain and Bambú Producciones’ period-drama series La Favorita 1922 secures pre-sales across Europe and the Americas

Set in early-20th-century Spain, the show directed by María Togores, Samantha López Speranza and Javier Pulido revolves around a marchioness trapped in an unhappy marriage  

19/03 | Industry | Market | Spain

Greta Griniūtė’s drama Independent Child snags two prizes at Meeting Point Vilnius

Greta Griniūtė’s drama Independent Child snags two prizes at Meeting Point Vilnius

The pic has received the Award for Best Lithuanian Project in Development and the Content Licensing Award, whilst Kate Tiuri’s Night Mayor scooped Best Project in Development  

19/03 | Vilnius 2025 | Meeting Point Vilnius/Awards

REPORT: Meeting Point Vilnius 2025

REPORT: Meeting Point Vilnius 2025

We take a closer look at five of the projects pitched at this year’s Lithuanian gathering, the industry sidebar of the Vilnius International Film Festival  

18/03 | Vilnius 2025 | Meeting Point Vilnius

Review: Coexistence, My Ass!

Review: Coexistence, My Ass!

Amber Fares zooms in on Jewish comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she unpacks her transformation from a self-deluded UN diplomat to an artist who challenges her audience  

18/03 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2025

Tigran Araqelyan, Susanna Khachatryan • Director and producer of Zako

Interview: Tigran Araqelyan, Susanna Khachatryan • Director and producer of Zako

Zako is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and the power of art to preserve freedom, humanity and hope”

The director and producer of the project that received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cartoon Movie tell us more about the transformative power of art in the face of adversity  

11/03 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Movie

Animated film Acquateam – La Grande Avventura in Mare hitting the big and small screens

Animated film Acquateam – La Grande Avventura in Mare hitting the big and small screens

Following a premiere in San Diego’s Blue Water Film Festival, Riccardo Mazzoli’s feature will be available on the RAI Yoyo channel as well as on the VoD RaiPlay platform  

11/03 | Production | Funding | Italy/India/Ireland

Review: The Dating Game

Review: The Dating Game

Violet Du Feng’s documentary is a lively and captivating exploration of China’s dating scene and, ultimately, a film about authenticity  

10/03 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2025

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