An Innovative Italy-U.S. Deal Heads to the State Department
A new production agreement between the United States and Italy is in the works that could mean significant advantages to projects of Italian origin.
EFM '24
Berlin Bear Turns EFM into a Bull Market
By Liza Foreman This week’s European Film Market in Berlin had buyers buzzing about big projects. Jason Resnick, consultant and former acquisitions exec at Universal said: “There were a lot of commercial projects with big stars which got the buyers excited. Post the strikes, we are seeing a bounce back at the market.” But although...
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Yanks Pull Rank at EFM
BY LIZA FOREMAN This year’s European Film Market has been awash in big titles sold by a slew of independent sales companies that are creating momentum going into 2024. At this week’s EFM, buzz titles like 'Oh Canada' from Paul Schrader, Oscar nominee Celine Song’s 'Materialists', David Mackenzie’s heist thriller 'Fuze', and Festival opener 'Small...
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Borgonzoni and Rivkin Meet at Berlinale
The Undersecretary of the Culture Ministry, Lucia Borgonzoni hosted a private meeting Tuesday at The Italian Pavilion between Italian cinema representatives and the US Motion Picture Association. Lucia Borgonzoni in a closed door meeting with Charles Rivkin, President of the MPA. Borgonzoni was accompanied by the Director General of Cinema, Nicola Borrelli, and Roberto Stabile,...
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The Importance of Networking
TFV attended a Berlinale networking event for German talents and asked them about their experiences.
The Italian Connection
The Italian Ministry of Culture, with Cinecitta’, are hosting a series of events in the Gropius Dome at the Italian Pavilion. Organizers of the Italian film industry say the focus-event aims to introduce a new format yet unseen at international festivals that will not only tell the story of cinema in a new way, but...
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Market Voices
by Liza Foreman For our daily column Market Voices, The Film Verdict will be checking in with the peeps peopleing the shop floor at this week’s European Film Market in Berlin, to give readers a feel for the first major film market of the year. Stay tuned. Pedro Peira, Filmmaker, Producer, Sales Agent “Selling niche...
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Unifrance’s Game Changer, Daniela Elstner
By Liza Foreman PARIS - The Hôtel du Collectionneur is awash with French cinema talent and journalists buzzing between interview rooms at the tail end of the annual UniFrance Meetings in Paris a few weeks ago. But Daniela Elstner, the Executive Director of the French film and television promotion body, is a paragon of calm,...
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