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Davide Abbatescianni


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

The Venice Film Festival hosts a Ukrainian Day

The Venice Film Festival hosts a Ukrainian Day

VENICE 2022: The initiative, held on 8 September, was organised to demonstrate the Italian festival’s solidarity with Ukraine and its support for the country’s film industry  

13/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Venice Production Bridge

The making of the first Swedish large-scale disaster movie, The Abyss, is under way

The making of the first Swedish large-scale disaster movie, The Abyss, is under way

Directed by Richard Holm, the picture revolves around the devastating events unfolding in the mining town of Kiruna and the Kiirunavaara iron mine  

13/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Sweden

The Art of Negative Thinking director Bård Breien to helm new comedy-drama series In the Name of Love

The Art of Negative Thinking director Bård Breien to helm new comedy-drama series In the Name of Love

Set to premiere on Viaplay next year, the show follows a primary-school teacher who keeps her husband’s highly profitable porn business a secret  

13/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Norway

During Venice’s VoD Market Day, Guy Bisson discloses the major streaming trends of the last 18 months

During Venice’s VoD Market Day, Guy Bisson discloses the major streaming trends of the last 18 months

VENICE 2022: The expert highlighted how AVoD and FAST are “a big thing now”, and how streamers are shifting their business model from customer acquisition to customer retention  

13/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Venice Production Bridge

The New Dawn fund announces first six backed projects, welcomes support from Telefilm Canada

The New Dawn fund announces first six backed projects, welcomes support from Telefilm Canada

Four fiction projects will receive up to €200,000, whilst the remaining documentaries will get up to €100,000  

12/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Europe/Canada

The 79th Venice Film Festival announces the winners of its parallel awards

The 79th Venice Film Festival announces the winners of its parallel awards

Santiago Mitre’s Argentina, 1985 and Makbul Mubarak’s Autobiography have scooped the two FIPRESCI Prizes, whilst Alex Schaad’s Skin Deep won the prestigious Queer Lion  

10/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Awards

Review: The Hanging Sun

Review: The Hanging Sun

VENICE 2022: Francesco Carrozzini’s debut film wins over audiences with its well-measured tension and great cast, even if some twists are somewhat predictable  

10/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

Susanna Nicchiarelli • Director of Chiara

Interview: Susanna Nicchiarelli • Director of Chiara

“There was something about this medieval tale, with its fears, illnesses and isolation, that seemed to speak to the modern-day”

VENICE 2022: The Italian director chatted with us about her casting choices, her work on the vernacular within the film and her sources of inspiration  

10/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Competition

Review: Chiara

Review: Chiara

VENICE 2022: Susanna Nicchiarelli paints a credible portrait of a revolutionary saint, as a girl and a woman, which is free from rhetorical trappings  

09/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Competition

David Wagner's Eismayer wins the Grand Prize of the International Critics' Week

David Wagner's Eismayer wins the Grand Prize of the International Critics' Week

VENICE 2022: This year's two other great winners are Anhell69 by Theo Montoya and Margins by Niccolò Falsetti, the only Italian title in competition  

09/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | International Film Critics' Week/Awards

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