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5828 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 12/09/2025.

Alberto Barbera and his team "continuing to work on” the 77th Venice Film Festival

Alberto Barbera and his team "continuing to work on” the 77th Venice Film Festival

The festival is monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic but is not pulling the plug; it is considering virtual initiatives and envisaging different scenarios, while the final decision on dates is due in May  

07/04/2020 | Venice 2020

Italy's ANICA requests that films penalised by COVID-19 also be eligible for financial aid

Italy's ANICA requests that films penalised by COVID-19 also be eligible for financial aid

Italian professionals have asked the Minister of Cultural Heritage for a relaxation on the decree on access to public funds so as to include films which can’t be released in cinemas due to the crisis  

06/04/2020 | Industry | Market | Italy

New titles available to buyers on Rai Com’s virtual marketplace

New titles available to buyers on Rai Com’s virtual marketplace

The sales branch of Italian pubcaster Rai has bolstered the technology used on its virtual platform to make up for the cancellation of various upcoming markets and festivals  

03/04/2020 | Industry | Market | Italy

Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions launch an emergency COVID-19 fund

Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions launch an emergency COVID-19 fund

Their aim is to provide support to those working in the Italian film and TV industry who are most affected by the nationwide shutdown of production due to Coronavirus  

03/04/2020 | Industry | Market | Italy

Italy’s regions and film commissions take action to tackle the crisis

Italy’s regions and film commissions take action to tackle the crisis

We give an overview of the initiatives and measures taken by the various Italian film commissions and regions in order to combat the crisis  

02/04/2020 | Industry | Market | Italy

Marco Valerio Fusco • Head of Acquisitions & Production, Intramovies

Interview: Marco Valerio Fusco • Head of Acquisitions & Production, Intramovies

"If it goes ahead, Cannes will be a weakened version of itself"

Marco Valerio Fusco, Head of Acquisitions & Production at Intramovies, talks to us about festival postponements, the eventuality of an online Marché du Film and post-virus changes to the film market  

01/04/2020 | Italy

Nexo Digital is meeting with buyers via an online platform

Nexo Digital is meeting with buyers via an online platform

Following the cancellation of MIPTV, Nexo will present its titles to buyers through a Screening Room and Virtual Meeting, providing "a space which will allow all of us to keep on working"  

27/03/2020 | Industry | Market | Italy

Chiara Valenti Omero • President of the AFIC – Association of Italian Film Festivals

Interview: Chiara Valenti Omero • President of the AFIC – Association of Italian Film Festivals

"After the virus, festivals will need to pick up where they left off with independent films"

We chatted with Chiara Valenti Omero, the president of the AFIC – the Association of Italian Film Festivals, about the consequences of Italy’s lockdown and what the future looks like for festivals  

27/03/2020 | Italy

Gabriele Salvatores looks to collate people’s fears and emotions at the time of the pandemic

Gabriele Salvatores looks to collate people’s fears and emotions at the time of the pandemic

Indiana Production and Rai Cinema announce the collective doc Viaggio in Italia which looks to paint a film portrait of what we’re currently experiencing, incorporating many different voices  

25/03/2020 | Production | Funding | Italy

The IDM Alto Adige Film Commission throws its weight behind 7 projects

The IDM Alto Adige Film Commission throws its weight behind 7 projects

Three of these works hail from Italy, including Andrea De Sica and Alessandro Genovesi’s new films, two from Germany, one from France and one by way of Sweden  

20/03/2020 | Production | Funding | Italy

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