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...
Luca Bernabei is stepping down as CEO of Lux Vide, the Fremantle-owned Italian production powerhouse behind shows such as “Medici,” “Devils” and medical procedural “Doc,” the U.S. remake of which is...
Call it “No Space for Bezos” versus “Welcome, Mr. Amazon!” The three-day wedding celebrations being held in Venice by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are stirring up global media...
German media giant RTL Group has signed an agreement to buy Comcast-owned pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland. The deal brings together two top media brands in the region, creating a business with...
