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Davide Abbatescianni


2120 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 16/07/2025.

The Berlinale announces its Competition and Encounters titles, plus Ukraine- and Iran-focused solidarity initiatives

The Berlinale announces its Competition and Encounters titles, plus Ukraine- and Iran-focused solidarity initiatives

The Berlinale Special section will host the world premiere of Superpower, Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s documentary shot over the last year in Ukraine  

23/01/2023 | Berlinale 2023

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces the recipients of its December round of funding

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces the recipients of its December round of funding

The body has awarded production support to projects helmed by the likes of Mikael Håfström, Magnus Martens, Kari Vidø and Lisa Marie Gamlem  

23/01/2023 | Production | Funding | Norway

The Berlinale adds new titles to Berlinale Special and rounds off its Berlinale Series, Panorama and Generation line-ups

The Berlinale adds new titles to Berlinale Special and rounds off its Berlinale Series, Panorama and Generation line-ups

The doc Kiss the Future is added to the Berlinale Special strand, whilst Sepideh Farsi’s “politically urgent” The Siren will kick off the Panorama programme  

18/01/2023 | Berlinale 2023

Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report

Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report

The British firm’s latest figures suggest that global content expenditure will increase by just 2% year on year, marking the lowest growth in over a decade excluding the COVID-driven slump of 2020  

18/01/2023 | Industry | Market | Europe

Roderik Smits  • Film academic

Interview: Roderik Smits • Film academic

“Online access and availability are now based on a blending of different business models, distribution strategies and content selections”

The academic shared some key findings from his recent study titled Circulation Patterns, Abundance and Scarcity: Film Availability in the Online Era  

18/01/2023 | /Europe/Germany

Nikolaj Lie Kaas’ series Agent to world-premiere at this year’s Berlinale Series

Nikolaj Lie Kaas’ series Agent to world-premiere at this year’s Berlinale Series

Produced by Zentropa and sold internationally by TrustNordisk, the dramedy will tell the story of “a man with his heart in the right place but whose priorities are wrong”  

17/01/2023 | Production | Funding | Denmark

The Berlinale unveils its full Forum and Forum Expanded line-ups

The Berlinale unveils its full Forum and Forum Expanded line-ups

The German festival has announced new European titles by names such as Claire Simon, Vlad Petri, Mehran Tamadon, Tomasz Wolski and Piotr Pawlus  

16/01/2023 | Berlinale 2023

The Berlinale adds eight new titles to its Berlinale Special strand, announces full Berlinale Shorts line-up

The Berlinale adds eight new titles to its Berlinale Special strand, announces full Berlinale Shorts line-up

Among the most hotly anticipated features are Andrea Di Stefano's Last Night of Amore, Mario Martone’s Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me, and David Wnendt’s Sun and Concrete  

16/01/2023 | Berlinale 2023

Ben Verbong’s drama Broken to be launched at this year’s European Film Market

Ben Verbong’s drama Broken to be launched at this year’s European Film Market

Starring Egbert-Jan Weeber and Noortje Herlaar, and sold internationally by DFW International, the new feature is set to hit Dutch cinemas in March  

16/01/2023 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Karin Fahlén’s detective-drama series Hostage to premiere next month

Karin Fahlén’s detective-drama series Hostage to premiere next month

The follow-up to the Swedish hit Stockholm Requiem will once again star Liv Mjönes and Jonas Karlsson as a popular duo of detectives  

16/01/2023 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Belgium

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