All articles by Sheri Jennings – Page 13
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Certified Copy back on track after delays
Certified Copy , the up-coming feature from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, is back on track after being hit by delays. The film, starring Juliette Binoche and produced byFrance’s MK2, will begin shooting in Tuscany on June 8.
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NewsVenice names Horizons and Lions of the Future jury presidents
The Venice Film Festival has named independent filmmaker Pere Portabella as president of the Orizzonti (Horizons) Jury, while director Haile Gerima will preside over the Lion of the Future Jury.
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Gabriele Salvatores to play Happy Families
Oscar winning director Gabriele Salvatores will shoot his next feature, the comedy Happy Family in Milan from June. Salvatores' long time producer Maurizio Totti of Colorado Films will produce. The budget and cast have yet to be confirmed. Speaking to Screendaily, Totti confirmed that the project has been in development ...
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Venice unveils new competitive section Controcampo Italiano
The Venice Film Festival has announced a new, competitive section for the 66th edition of the festival,Controcampo Italiano, which will focus on the latest trends in Italian cinema.
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Sony Pictures Releasing Italia signs deal with indie Mediafilm
Sony Pictures Releasing Italia has signed a deal to add 13 titles acquired by independent company Mediafilm to its own line in 2009, with additional titles expected in 2010-2011. The first Mediafilm title to come under the agreement is the mystery-thriller Franklyn starring Eva Green and Ryan Phillippe. Franklyn is ...
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Cattleya's Tozzi re-named head of Anica's producers section
Ricardo Tozzi has been unanimously re-named head of the producers section within Anica, the organization representing Italy's cinema and audiovisual industry. This will be the third time that the prominent Italian film producer has held the role. Accepting the post Tozzi urged the Italian industry to work together in confronting ...
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Fellini screenwriter Tullio Pinelli dies aged 100
Screenwriter Tullio Pinelli who co-wrote a string of FedericoFellini's greatest works including Oscar awarded films The Road (La Strada), Nights of Cabiria and 8 ½ has died in Rome at the age of 100.Pinelli would have turned 101-years-old in June and was the lastsurvivor of the group of four writers ...
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Archibald Enterprise Film picks up The Milk Of Sorrow for Italy
Independent Italian distributor Archibald Enterprise Film has picked up Claudia Llosa's Berlin Golden Bear winner The Milk Of Sorrow from German sales agent The Match Factory. In a separate deal, Milan-based Officine Ubu has taken distribution rights to Michael Winterbottom's drama Genova from HanWay. Genova stars Colin Firth as an ...
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$10.8m Italy-Canada co-productionof true life death row story
Italian production company Just Us Production will team with Canada's Caramel Films Production on a $10.8m (Euros 8.5m) English language Italy-Canada co-production. Based on a true-life death penalty story, the film has the working title Just Us Derek Rocco Barnabei. It will shoot in both Tuscany and Canada from July ...
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Medusa comes on board as Cinecitta looks to digital future
Cinecitta Studios has merged three existing post structures under the umbrella name Cinecitta Digital Factory and distributor Medusa has taken a minority share in the project. The post facilities being merged and rebranded are Cinecitta Digital, Cinecitta development lab and Cinecitta's sound unit. Giuseppe Basso, Managing Director of Cinecitta Digital ...
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Folman, Cantet join Taormina jury in 55th anniversary year
Oscar nominees Ari Folman and Laurent Cantet have joined the international jury of the Taormina Film Fest. The announcement came along with other initiatives aimed at celebrating the festival's 55th anniversary.France will be this year's 'guest of Honour,' as part of Taormina's focus on Mediterranean cinema. For the event, eight ...
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NewsAng Lee to head international jury at Venice's 66th edition
Two-time Venice Golden Lion winner Ang Lee will head the international jury of the Venice FilmFestival’s 66th edition.
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Public funding for cinema in Italy cut by 23% for 2009
Arts funding in Italy for 2009 has been drastically reduced, with cinema hit by a reduction of $26.7m (Euros 20.9m), sparking a move by the arts community to change Italy's laws governing funding for cinema and the arts. The budget for Italy's single arts fund, the FUS, has been reduced ...
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Rai sells Fausto Brizzi's Ex to Notro for Spain
Rai Trade has seen a flurry of interest in Ex, the new romantic comedy directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is currently at the top of the domestic box office, grossing $6.1m (Euros 4.76m) off its first seven days in Italian cinemas.During Berlin's EFM, Rai Trade sold Ex to Notro ...
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Rome appoints industry figures to support artistic director
The International Rome Film Festival has appointed three industry professionals to assist artistic director Piera Detassis in selecting films for the event's fourth edition, set to run October 15-23.Theyare journalist, critic, producer and film distributor Fabrizio Grossoli, journalist Alessandra De Luca and Fabia Bettini.Grossoli has previously served on a number ...
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Italy 's box office dips 3.85% for 2008
Italy 's box office has taken a 3.85% dip year on year and over-all admissions are down by 4.11% according to Cinetel, the Italian ticket complier. Overall, Italian box-office grossed $799m (Euros 594m) in 2008 compared to $831m (Euros 618m) year-on-year with 2007. Looking at market share, US studio fare ...
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First Italian tax break receives European Union backing
The initial measures of Italy's first tax incentive law geared to the cinema sector has been approved by the European Union.Thenews announced by Italian Culture Minister Sandro Bondi is a breakthrough for an initiative that has proved ahard sell in Italy and follows more than a decade of lobbying.The law ...
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Public funding for Rome Film Festival cut by $2.5m for 2009 edition
The International Rome Film Festival has announced that public funding for its budget will be cut from $8.1 (Euros 5.8 mil) to $5.6 (Euros 4 mil) for the 2009 edition. The cuts come from the festival's founding committee, which has cited the global economic crisis as the reason.Earlier the committee ...
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Sicily $6.2m funding initiative set to become annual
The region of Sicily in Italy has now closed applications on what looks to be a successful first edition of a $6.2m (Euros 4.25m) film fund. The Sicily Film Commission says it intends the fund to be annual, although it will be subject to approval in the annual regional budget.Project ...
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Gianni Amelio is new director of Turin Film Festival
Gianni Amelio will replace Nanni Moretti as artistic director of the Turin Film Festival. Amelio has stepped in to lead Turin's 27th edition in 2009 just four days after Moretti stepped down.Filmmaker Gianni Amelio's credentials include winning Venice's 1998 Golden Lion for the Turin-set period drama The Way We Laughed ...