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5926 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 24/12/2025.

Damiano Michieletto • Director of Primavera

Interview: Damiano Michieletto • Director of Primavera

“Both protagonists need affirmation, to have something or someone to make them feel valued”

The multi-award-winning opera director chatted to us about his first experience as a filmmaker, about the power of music and about the Italian stories well-received abroad  

24/12 | /Italy/France

Anastasia Plazzotta • Distributor, Wanted Cinema

Interview: Anastasia Plazzotta • Distributor, Wanted Cinema

“We’d like audiences to see Wanted as a brand of cinema which entertains but which always leaves food for thought too”

The Italian distributor chatted with us about the history and present reality of her company, which sees cinema as a tool with the power to dismantle prejudices and draw out uncomfortable truths  

22/12 | Distributor of the Month

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

Interview: Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

“Today, we are witnessing the production of fear, the idea that war is inevitable”

The Croatian filmmaker discusses his latest film, a documentary that resists mythmaking and instead proposes cinema as a shared civic act  

22/12 | /Croatia/Italy/Slovenia

When East Meets West unveils its complete 2026 line-up

When East Meets West unveils its complete 2026 line-up

The Italian co-production forum has revealed the selections for its works-in-progress sections, the EAVE Slate programme, the Inspirational Labs and the new Films x Games Connection Hub  

19/12 | Trieste 2026 | WEMW

The Sorrento Industry Days host an Italy-Spain comparison about distribution

The Sorrento Industry Days host an Italy-Spain comparison about distribution

A panel highlighted how young people no longer find a reference point in cinemas and analysed possible strategies  

19/12 | Industry | Market | Italy/Spain

The effect of TikTok on box office, discussed at the Sorrento Industry Days

The effect of TikTok on box office, discussed at the Sorrento Industry Days

Distributors are increasingly adapting their campaigns to platform codes, now one of the most decisive instruments in film marketing, as highlighted by an Italian study  

19/12 | Industry | Market | Italy

Paolo Bertolin, Ginella Vocca • Head, MEDMeetings, director, MEDFilm Festival

Interview: Paolo Bertolin, Ginella Vocca • Head, MEDMeetings, director, MEDFilm Festival

“We’ve confirmed the cultural and industrial relevance of this project which looks to build a bridge between Italy and film industries within the Mediterranean region”

The two professionals deliver their verdict on the event, its role for Euro-Mediterranean projects and its capacity to strengthen production dialogue between Italy and the MENA countries  

19/12 | /Italy

Review: Despite the Scars

Review: Despite the Scars

Recounting a rape case, Felix Rier’s documentary shows how dance can be a tool for the body to lend physical form to suffering and become a kind of therapy  

19/12 | Films | Reviews | Italy

When East Meets West reveals its selection for 2026

When East Meets West reveals its selection for 2026

Among the 22 lucky projects are new works by Sara Fattahi, Cristina Grosan, Anita Rivaroli, Silvia Brunelli, Alireza Ghasemi and Sander Joon  

17/12 | Trieste 2026 | WEMW

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman to star in Simon Stone’s StudioCanal-backed biopic Elsinore

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman to star in Simon Stone’s StudioCanal-backed biopic Elsinore

The pic is based on the life of Scottish actor Ian Charleson, best known for his performance as Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire  

17/12 | Production | Funding | France/Italy/USA/UK

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