Eight months after Italy took a sharp turn to the right, the government headed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni – whose Brothers of Italy party has neo-fascist roots – is wreaking havoc at state broadcaster Rai, prompting the abrupt exit of several executives and TV personalities and causing alarm within the country’s film and TV sectors.
At Rai, where politics have always held sway, managing director Carlo Fuortes resigned earlier this month saying he was unwilling to “agree to changes” in the broadcaster’s content and programming “that I do not consider to be in Rai’s best interests,” he underlined.
Fuortes has now been replaced by Roberto Sergio, a veteran Rai executive who is considered basically bi-partisan. The pubcaster’s new general director, instead, is former Rai board member Giampaolo Rossi, who is backed by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and is known for his controversial tweets and support of Vladimir Putin,...
At Rai, where politics have always held sway, managing director Carlo Fuortes resigned earlier this month saying he was unwilling to “agree to changes” in the broadcaster’s content and programming “that I do not consider to be in Rai’s best interests,” he underlined.
Fuortes has now been replaced by Roberto Sergio, a veteran Rai executive who is considered basically bi-partisan. The pubcaster’s new general director, instead, is former Rai board member Giampaolo Rossi, who is backed by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and is known for his controversial tweets and support of Vladimir Putin,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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Italy, and all of Europe, awoke Monday to a new political reality after far-right politician Giorgia Meloni claimed victory in Italy’s snap elections. With nearly all the results in, Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, a group with neofascist origins, secured the biggest share of votes.
Her far-right coalition, which includes the League, headed by Matteo Salvini, and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party, have a clear majority and should be able to form a new government. Such a coalition of nationalist and far-right parties would represent Italy’s most rightwing government since the end of Benito Mussolini’s reign in 1945. Meloni has made a name for herself with starkly conservative stances, on abortion, immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.
Given the seismic political shift, it was perhaps surprising to see few voices among Italy’s traditionally leftist entertainment industry raised in protest. Only...
Italy, and all of Europe, awoke Monday to a new political reality after far-right politician Giorgia Meloni claimed victory in Italy’s snap elections. With nearly all the results in, Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, a group with neofascist origins, secured the biggest share of votes.
Her far-right coalition, which includes the League, headed by Matteo Salvini, and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party, have a clear majority and should be able to form a new government. Such a coalition of nationalist and far-right parties would represent Italy’s most rightwing government since the end of Benito Mussolini’s reign in 1945. Meloni has made a name for herself with starkly conservative stances, on abortion, immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.
Given the seismic political shift, it was perhaps surprising to see few voices among Italy’s traditionally leftist entertainment industry raised in protest. Only...
- 9/26/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UK author Nick Hornby has fared remarkably well on the big screen, adaptations of his novels High Fidelity and About A Boy proving to be big hits in the Us and abroad. Big enough that someone in Italy is giving it a try now as well.Hornby's novella Not A Star - about a mother informed by her neighbors that her teenage son is a porn star - is being adapted by Lucio Pellegrini as an Italian language comedy with Luciana Littizzetto, Roco Papaleo and Pietro Castellitto starring. Production is already underway in Turin with Warner Brothers co-producing and distributing the film in Italy....
- 10/12/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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