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Davide Abbatescianni


2117 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Latvia picks Viesturs Kairišs’s January as its Oscars bid

Latvia picks Viesturs Kairišs’s January as its Oscars bid

After it was crowned Best International Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the National Film Centre of Latvia is pinning all its hopes on this Latvian-Lithuanian-Polish co-production  

28/09/2022 | Oscars 2023/Sponsored

At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents

At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents

What are “new voices”? How can talent programmes help them step into the professional arena? These were the two main questions tackled by the panellists at the event  

27/09/2022 | Nordisk Panorama 2022

Tiivi Tüür • Acquisitions executive, ERR

Interview: Tiivi Tüür • Acquisitions executive, ERR

“There is a new generation flourishing, moving their main focus more to computer animation and 3D tech”

We spoke to the Estonian executive, who talked through the content the pubcaster wishes to acquire, its target audiences and its distribution strategies  

27/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum

The IDFA Bertha Fund backs 21 new non-fiction projects, including seven from Ukraine

The IDFA Bertha Fund backs 21 new non-fiction projects, including seven from Ukraine

The fund is awarding a total of €235,000 to 14 projects and an additional €122,500 to seven Ukrainian ones through the support of the Open Society Foundation  

27/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Ukraine

Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR

Interview: Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR

“Mainly, we are looking for content for kids aged between four and ten years old”

We sat down with the Danish executive to discuss the pubcaster’s participation in the forum, its editorial strategies and the type of content it seeks  

26/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum

REPORT: Cartoon Forum 2022

REPORT: Cartoon Forum 2022

We present details of six intriguing projects pitched at this year’s Cartoon Forum, which ran in Toulouse from 19-22 September  

26/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum

Full cast unveiled for Zentropa-produced drama The Promised Land

Full cast unveiled for Zentropa-produced drama The Promised Land

Originally announced at Cannes and sold by TrustNordisk, the production is being helmed by Nikolaj Arcel, and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Simon Bennebjerg and Kristine Kujath Thorp, among others  

23/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Denmark/Sweden/Germany/Czech Republic

Dag Johan Haugerud to direct Sex, Dreams and Love for Viaplay

Dag Johan Haugerud to direct Sex, Dreams and Love for Viaplay

The trilogy will explore sexuality, longing and transgression in modern Nordic society  

23/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Norway/Sweden

The 2022 edition of Cartoon Forum ends on a high note, with record attendance figures and Tribute Awards

The 2022 edition of Cartoon Forum ends on a high note, with record attendance figures and Tribute Awards

Two Spanish outfits, GoldBee and Peekaboo Animation, were respectively crowned Investor and Producer of the Year, whilst Germany’s KiKA snagged Broadcaster of the Year  

23/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum/Awards

María Peña Mateos • Chief executive officer, ICEX/Animation from Spain

Interview: María Peña Mateos • Chief executive officer, ICEX/Animation from Spain

“With Latin America, we share our culture, our language and many other things, but of course, Europe remains our natural market”

Our chat focused on ICEX and Animation from Spain’s activities at this year’s Cartoon Forum and the benefits of producing animated projects in the Iberian country  

22/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum

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