The Beautiful Summer (La Bella Estate) lives up to its title: The screen is alive with the sensual glow of balmy days and nights — and, specifically, with the youthful giddiness that the warmest season rouses. In the uneven period drama, a country girl starts to make her way in the big city and is drawn into a bohemian circle, intrigued by the impetuous painters who turn out to be cads and especially by a free-spirited, sad-eyed model. The romance at the movie’s core doesn’t deliver the intended emotional impact, but there’s a tender, potent resonance to other aspects of the story.
“Freely inspired” by the 1940 novel of the same name by Cesare Pavese, the third feature from writer-director Laura Luchetti (Twin Flower) sometimes slides into cliché or loses momentum, but it also offers some sharp coming-of-age observations and a delectable physicality, and it’s anchored by the...
“Freely inspired” by the 1940 novel of the same name by Cesare Pavese, the third feature from writer-director Laura Luchetti (Twin Flower) sometimes slides into cliché or loses momentum, but it also offers some sharp coming-of-age observations and a delectable physicality, and it’s anchored by the...
- 8/4/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While unveiling its slate of new French originals and acquisitions on Monday, Prime Video announced that it would skip a French theatrical release for “Challengers,” Luca Guadagnino’s anticipated tennis drama. The film, which stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and “West Side Story” star Mike Faist, will still be released in theaters in all other territories.
During a posh press event hosted at the Pavillon Royal on the outskirts of Paris, Brigitte Ricou-Bellan, Prime Video’s country managing director for France, said the strategic move by the Amazon streamer resulted from France’s notoriously strict windowing rules, which demands streamers to wait 15 to 17 months after a theatrical roll out before making a new film available on their services. The rule has led other studios to opt to skip French cinemas for new releases before, such as Disney’s decision to debut “Strange World” on streaming.
“We’re a strong partner for French cinema and well-established talent.
During a posh press event hosted at the Pavillon Royal on the outskirts of Paris, Brigitte Ricou-Bellan, Prime Video’s country managing director for France, said the strategic move by the Amazon streamer resulted from France’s notoriously strict windowing rules, which demands streamers to wait 15 to 17 months after a theatrical roll out before making a new film available on their services. The rule has led other studios to opt to skip French cinemas for new releases before, such as Disney’s decision to debut “Strange World” on streaming.
“We’re a strong partner for French cinema and well-established talent.
- 6/19/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Joseph Chora is a lawyer based in Los Angeles (Chora Young Massarian) who is known on the street for his cruel and corrupt nature. He has been connected to several unethical practices, including involvement in Jasmine Chora’s (his daughter) arrest for prostitution at Chora’s own home. Twice. Above – Joseph Chora – became an attorney […]
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- 6/4/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
The provocative artist has made a shocking new ‘immersive experience’ for the one year anniversary of the 6 January attack
Andres Serrano is not known as an especially political artist. The 71-year-old’s photographs are more accurately described as transgressive, perennially summed up with a singular point of reference: Piss Christ, his 1987 photo of a crucifix submerged in his own orange-tinted urine, which has over the years sparked multiple instances of national outrage. In the photographic series that followed, including The Klan (1990), The Morgue (1992), Shit (2007), and Nudes (2009), Serrano’s work has remained as provocative as it is aptly named.
“I like to make the kind of pictures where you don’t need much more than the title to tell you what you’re looking at,” the artist said over the phone. As for his perpetual association with a single, 34-year-old work of art, he doesn’t mind: “Piss Christ is a...
Andres Serrano is not known as an especially political artist. The 71-year-old’s photographs are more accurately described as transgressive, perennially summed up with a singular point of reference: Piss Christ, his 1987 photo of a crucifix submerged in his own orange-tinted urine, which has over the years sparked multiple instances of national outrage. In the photographic series that followed, including The Klan (1990), The Morgue (1992), Shit (2007), and Nudes (2009), Serrano’s work has remained as provocative as it is aptly named.
“I like to make the kind of pictures where you don’t need much more than the title to tell you what you’re looking at,” the artist said over the phone. As for his perpetual association with a single, 34-year-old work of art, he doesn’t mind: “Piss Christ is a...
- 1/7/2022
- by Janelle Zara
- The Guardian - Film News
Fabrizio Salini, who prior to running Rai held top posts at Sky, Fox International Channels, and Discovery Italy, is leaving his post as managing director of the Italian pubcaster — which is the country’s top-rated TV service — at the end of his three-year mandate. During this stint he led Rai through the pandemic, boosted its Rai Play streaming platform which now has 17 million subs (albeit non-paying ones) and oversaw the smashing victory of Italian rock band Maneskin at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Salini spoke to Variety about Rai’s role in Italy’s rapidly changing TV landscape. Excerpts.
Having transitioned from commercial TV to public service at Rai’s the top management level, what’s your main takeaway?
I’ve acquired a more big picture outlook. One that goes beyond product and content. Inevitably as a public service you have to look beyond that to things such as...
Having transitioned from commercial TV to public service at Rai’s the top management level, what’s your main takeaway?
I’ve acquired a more big picture outlook. One that goes beyond product and content. Inevitably as a public service you have to look beyond that to things such as...
- 7/21/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Italy, the European country initially hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, is weathering the second wave well with film and TV production chugging along at a relatively healthy pace thanks to efficient safety protocols and government incentives.
Culture minister Dario Franceschini has just trumpeted a fresh injection of cash to support production, upping resources to fund the Italian tax rebate from €400 million ($474 million) to $652 million for 2021 while raising the incentive’s cap from 30% to 40% of a local production’s budget. The tax rebate is Italy’s main tool to combat the rise in economic costs and risks caused by coronavirus.
The Italian culture czar has also announced plans to double available backlot space at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios and to bring in millions of euros in new resources as part of a revamp of the famed facilities, where several substantial U.S. studio productions are expected to set up camp next year.
Culture minister Dario Franceschini has just trumpeted a fresh injection of cash to support production, upping resources to fund the Italian tax rebate from €400 million ($474 million) to $652 million for 2021 while raising the incentive’s cap from 30% to 40% of a local production’s budget. The tax rebate is Italy’s main tool to combat the rise in economic costs and risks caused by coronavirus.
The Italian culture czar has also announced plans to double available backlot space at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios and to bring in millions of euros in new resources as part of a revamp of the famed facilities, where several substantial U.S. studio productions are expected to set up camp next year.
- 12/9/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
European film, TV and media group Wild Bunch is moving to strengthen its involvement in production and co-productions in France, placing longtime in-house execs Adeline Fontan Tessaur and Jerome Rougier in charge of the effort. They will respectively continue as Managing Director of Elle Driver and Director of French Theatrical Distribution, and will spearhead acquisitions with a particular focus on co-productions. The first films will be announced in the coming weeks.
The push in France follows similar developments at Wild Bunch subsidiaries in Germany, Italy and Spain. Recently appointed COO of Wild Bunch, Marc Gabizon, created and developed the Wild Bunch activity in Germany and is continuing the policy to grow production and co-production in Europe.
Wild Bunch has kept busy with internal shifts and new in-roads over the past year. That includes recently setting key promotions at independent sales subsidiary Wild Bunch International, as well as securing a 35M...
The push in France follows similar developments at Wild Bunch subsidiaries in Germany, Italy and Spain. Recently appointed COO of Wild Bunch, Marc Gabizon, created and developed the Wild Bunch activity in Germany and is continuing the policy to grow production and co-production in Europe.
Wild Bunch has kept busy with internal shifts and new in-roads over the past year. That includes recently setting key promotions at independent sales subsidiary Wild Bunch International, as well as securing a 35M...
- 11/30/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
A second spike of coronavirus cases and new national lockdowns in Europe aren’t yet stopping film and television productions abroad, as new precautions to keep casts and crew in quarantine bubbles have been largely successful.
Last spring, cameras stopped rolling almost everywhere during the first Covid-19 lockdown, since much was unknown about safeguarding sets from the virus that has caused 1.2 million deaths worldwide. But this winter, shoots in France, Italy, Germany and the U.K. are largely carrying on — even as restrictions are presenting fresh headaches and soaring costs.
Since France emerged from a three-month lockdown in May, the volume of shoots has skyrocketed, especially in June after the government launched a $116 million indemnity fund covering producers in case of Covid-19-related postponements or cancellations.
“In Paris, the number of shoots for films, TV series and commercials has exploded; we’ve never had so many shoots in the city,...
Last spring, cameras stopped rolling almost everywhere during the first Covid-19 lockdown, since much was unknown about safeguarding sets from the virus that has caused 1.2 million deaths worldwide. But this winter, shoots in France, Italy, Germany and the U.K. are largely carrying on — even as restrictions are presenting fresh headaches and soaring costs.
Since France emerged from a three-month lockdown in May, the volume of shoots has skyrocketed, especially in June after the government launched a $116 million indemnity fund covering producers in case of Covid-19-related postponements or cancellations.
“In Paris, the number of shoots for films, TV series and commercials has exploded; we’ve never had so many shoots in the city,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
On behalf of Rai Play, the director of Twin Flower is shooting a 20-episode teen drama on the subject of revenge porn, based upon the homonymous Norwegian series and produced by Bim and Rai Fiction. Filming on the TV series Nudes, helmed by the director of Twin Flower Laura Luchetti, has commenced in the Emilia-Romagna region. Produced by Riccardo Russo on behalf of Bim Produzione (of the Wild Bunch Group) and Rai Fiction for the streaming platform Rai Play, Nudes is an Italian remake of the homonymous Norwegian teen drama and will unfold across 10 episodes, each lasting 20 minutes and exploring the subject of revenge porn. Penned by Emanuela Canonico, Valerio D’Annunzio, Matteo Menduni and Giulio Fabroni, Nudes recounts the experiences of a group of teenagers who find themselves contending with the online posting of sexual images, and ventures into the insidious world of social media, utilising an intimate...
- 10/30/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Film and TV outfit was launched by Italian Wild Bunch subsidiary last year.
Rome-based Bim Produzione has begun principal photography on TV series Nudes, an Italian remake of the hit Norwegian teen drama of the same name.
It is the company’s first production to get underway since it was launched a year ago by parent company Bim Distribution, which is part of the pan-European Wild Bunch Group.
Bim Produzione is making the show in collaboration with Rai Fiction, the production arm of Italian state broadcaster Rai, as an original series for its RaiPlay streaming platform.
The anthology series explores...
Rome-based Bim Produzione has begun principal photography on TV series Nudes, an Italian remake of the hit Norwegian teen drama of the same name.
It is the company’s first production to get underway since it was launched a year ago by parent company Bim Distribution, which is part of the pan-European Wild Bunch Group.
Bim Produzione is making the show in collaboration with Rai Fiction, the production arm of Italian state broadcaster Rai, as an original series for its RaiPlay streaming platform.
The anthology series explores...
- 10/28/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Norwegian showrunner/producer sister duo Nina M. Barbosa Blad and Liv Barbosa Blad, the creators behind teen series Nudes, the follow-up to hit show Skam, have signed with Los Angeles and Oslo-based management outfit Inner Voice Artists.
The pair, who run their own production co Barbosa Film out of Oslo, won the 2020 Gullruten Award for best Best Youth Program for Nudes, which follows three teens who find themselves in the midst of their first life crisis when compromising photos spread on social media.
The show was distributed by Nrk with Wild Bunch handling international rights; BBC Three previously took UK rights. A second series is now in the works and is being shopped to new distributors.
Barbosa Film has a development slate of TV and feature projects, and the company is part of The Art of Balance (Balansekunst), a Norwegian association working to promote gender equality and diversity in the arts.
The pair, who run their own production co Barbosa Film out of Oslo, won the 2020 Gullruten Award for best Best Youth Program for Nudes, which follows three teens who find themselves in the midst of their first life crisis when compromising photos spread on social media.
The show was distributed by Nrk with Wild Bunch handling international rights; BBC Three previously took UK rights. A second series is now in the works and is being shopped to new distributors.
Barbosa Film has a development slate of TV and feature projects, and the company is part of The Art of Balance (Balansekunst), a Norwegian association working to promote gender equality and diversity in the arts.
- 7/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
In this week’s International TV Newswire, Enders Analysis’ report casts shadow over European soccer rights, Netflix primes its Spanish-language star system, landing Manolo Caro for a new thriller, Denmark prepares a new series TV fest, and Spain’s Movistar Plus primes female voices.
European Soccer Faces ‘Post Boom’ – Report
Pele popularized the phrase “the beautiful game.” He never said that soccer was profitable. For broadcasters, it is often a loss leader, a must have for dominant pay-tv services, or networks looking to retain market share. Over this decade, as the prices TV operators were prepared to pay for soccer rose, soccer clubs never had it so good. Between the 2012/13 and 2017/18 seasons, revenues for the top five European leagues rose 7.7% in compound annual growth rate according to an Enders Analysis report published Friday, driven by broadcasting (up 9.9%), sponsorship (up 8.5%), match day (a 3.3% rise). But that may be as good as it gets.
European Soccer Faces ‘Post Boom’ – Report
Pele popularized the phrase “the beautiful game.” He never said that soccer was profitable. For broadcasters, it is often a loss leader, a must have for dominant pay-tv services, or networks looking to retain market share. Over this decade, as the prices TV operators were prepared to pay for soccer rose, soccer clubs never had it so good. Between the 2012/13 and 2017/18 seasons, revenues for the top five European leagues rose 7.7% in compound annual growth rate according to an Enders Analysis report published Friday, driven by broadcasting (up 9.9%), sponsorship (up 8.5%), match day (a 3.3% rise). But that may be as good as it gets.
- 10/25/2019
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
As Mipcom kicks off, Variety looks back at just a few very recent stories you – and Variety – may have missed in the buildup to the world’s biggest TV market. The BBC picks up a trio of Nordic series, Netflix backs its first Original in Iceland, exciting startup Toon2Tango announces its first IP, African animation makes a impact at MipJunior; and Eccho Rights sells “Invisible Heroes” in Spain.
BBC3 Acquires its First Non-English-Language Series in Nrk’s “Nudes”
Wild Bunch has closed a raft of sales deals for Nrk’s Norwegian Ya series “Nudes” including the BBC’s youth network BBC Three in the U.K. – the first non-English-language series for the network, AMC in Spain and Portugal, Sbs in Australia and Yandex in Russia. The series turns on three stories of teens in the midst of personal crisis stemming from leaked nude photos. Each must find their own...
BBC3 Acquires its First Non-English-Language Series in Nrk’s “Nudes”
Wild Bunch has closed a raft of sales deals for Nrk’s Norwegian Ya series “Nudes” including the BBC’s youth network BBC Three in the U.K. – the first non-English-language series for the network, AMC in Spain and Portugal, Sbs in Australia and Yandex in Russia. The series turns on three stories of teens in the midst of personal crisis stemming from leaked nude photos. Each must find their own...
- 10/13/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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