British director Oscar Hudson‘s feature debut “Straight Circle,” an absurdist anti-war satire starring twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor as two soldiers of equal rank in opposing armies, is the big...
Italy’s Fondazione Prada, on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, officially launched its film fund to sustain independent cinema from around the world without any restrictions on theme, genre, or language....
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked story of Italy’s first female director, ahead of the documentary’s world premiere...
Italian producer Annamaria Morelli, who took the reins at Fremantle-owned production company the Apartment in early 2024, is having a pretty good year. She recently landed movies in both the Cannes...
Italy’s PiperFilm and France’s Playtime are joining forces to establish a new sales company dedicated to Italian movies called Piperplay that is launching from the Venice Film Festival. The innovative outfit,...
A large group of mostly Italian film industry professionals, including auteurs Marco Bellocchio, Matteo Garrone and Alice Rohrwacher, has launched an appeal for the Venice Film Festival to take a more...
Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera unveiled one of the richest Venice Film Festival lineups in recent memory on Tuesday, set to reinforce the Lido’s standing as the circuit’s top awards season...