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The article discusses how the U.S. election outcome, along with factors like generous tax incentives and successful streaming hits such as 'Lupin,' are contributing to a European production boom. The shift in America's perception abroad is making Europe an attractive destination for talent, with U.S. productions relocating to Europe for tax credits and creative freedom. While Hollywood still leads in scouting emerging artists, European industries are gaining ground with successful original content and international blockbusters. [Extracted from the article]

Western Europe Slumming, Austria Acclaimed Austrian documentary maker Michael Glawogger, who just scooped the London Film Festival Grierson Award for 'Workingman's Death,' has turned to fiction for his latest work. [...]

In February, the halls of the American Film Market echoed with the sounds of weary international film buyers lamenting the lack of serious deal making and quality product. Even buyers [...]

Photo illustration by Dan Doperalski The Venice Film Festival has only continued to garner momentum under longtime festival director Alberto Barbera, who in recent years has managed to lure significant star power - from Lady Gaga to Joaquin Phoenix to Timothée Chalamet to Harry Styles - to the Lido. Barbera and the producers hope to get SAG-AFTRA waivers for these stars to be on the red carpet. (Barbera faced similar criticism in 2019 when the filmmaker's "J'accuse (An Officer and a Spy)", won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice.). [Extracted from the article]

Eighteen years after becoming the first media mognl to be elected prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi is losing his political power. And with Italy engulfed in an economic crisis, his Mediaset [...]

YU DONG (LEFT), JEFFREY CHAN & NANSUN SHI After last year's failed attempt to launch a content und with Yu's Polybona, China's largest privately owned distributor, producers Shi and Chan [...]

With thousands of wannabes and couldbes swirling around the Riviera during the festival and market, how does a self-respecting Cannes-goer determine what business cards to hang on to, which meetings [...]

Mâneskin officially formed in 2015, when David, Raggi and De Angelis were all teenagers in Rome's middle-class Monteverde Vecchio quarter. Clockwise from top: Måneskin's Damiano David, Thomas Raggi, Victoria De Angelis and Ethan Torchio "We know how to write songs. FEATURES On a January day in a drab, deserted hotel in Rome, the four members of Mâneskin are back at work after a brief holiday following a whirlwind 2022 that saw the young Italians vault into rock stardom. [Extracted from the article]

Pierfrancesco Favino, an Italian actor, plays a protective butler to Maria Callas in the film "Maria." Favino expressed frustration at American actors being cast as iconic Italians, advocating for more opportunities for Italian actors. Despite playing mostly alpha male roles, Favino embraced the chance to portray a sensitive character in "Maria," highlighting a different aspect of his acting range. [Extracted from the article]

The Torino Film Festival, under the direction of Giulio Base, is set to feature a retrospective of Marlon Brando's films to celebrate his centennial. The festival will also showcase a diverse selection of films, including those directed by women and addressing themes of motherhood and political issues. Billy Zane's portrayal of Brando in "Waltzing With Brando" is anticipated to be a highlight of the event, which will take place from Nov. 22-30 in Turin, Italy. [Extracted from the article]

The Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia has quickly become a prominent hub for Arab cinema, with films supported by its Red Sea Fund receiving accolades such as Oscar nominations and screenings at prestigious festivals like Cannes. The festival's 2024 edition will take place in Jeddah's historic district of Al-Balad, featuring a newly constructed Cultural Square with five cinemas and an auditorium for screenings. The festival aims to foster cinephile audiences in Saudi Arabia by showcasing specialty films that may not receive commercial releases in the kingdom, reflecting a desire to grow and diversify the country's film industry. [Extracted from the article]

ROME -- The Venice International Film Festival's new director, Moritz de Hadein, unveiled a rich assortment of titles Tuesday featuring an ample selection of English-language films as well as Italian, [...]

CANNES -- At age 67 and with a glittering career of moviemaking stretching more than four decades, writer-director Woody Allen might be expected to take a back seat when it [...]

That gay romance, in which Chalamet plays Elio, an American teenager who falls in love with an older man, not only made Chalamet, then 22, the second-youngest best actor Oscar nominee in history, it gave peach emojis a whole new reason for existing. FEATURES Timothée Chalamet has been on a wilder world tour than most rock stars. Guadagnino floated the idea almost as soon as he debuted the original at Sundance, while he was doing press with Chalamet and Armie Hammer, who played Chalamet's older lover, Oliver. - TAYLOR RUSSELL Guadagnino while shooting "Bones and All", his first American film, in Ohio Russell and Chalamet on the set of "Bones and All" PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE). [Extracted from the article]

After a 26-year gestation, 'Silence'--Martin Scorsese's passion project about Jesuit missionaries in feudal Japan--is set to hit U.S. theaters Dec. 23. Gastdn Pavlovich, the little-known Mexican financier behind the production, [...]

The Dubai Intl. Film Festival, which is one of the world's top Arab cinema showcases, is dominated by women this year, whether it be behind camera or on screen as [...]

THANKS TO THE THAW in relations with the U.S., Cuba since January has become a Hollywood destination, attracting shoots like 'Furious 8,''House of Lies,' and the latest 'Transformers.' But European [...]

Players on both sides of the Atlantic oppose new EU measures for a unified digital market THE BATTLE BREWING over plans for a single digital market in Europe ratcheted up [...]

Rupert Murdoch and Reed Hastings just got a deep-pocketed rival in Europe. The recent alliance between French conglomerate Vivendi and Italy's Silvio Berlusconi-controlled Mediaset TV group is likely to spark [...]

Ever since the Arab Spring in 2011 sparked a wave of uprisings that fueled hopes of transformation and transition from dictatorships to democracies, Arab directors have felt compelled to depict [...]

Jean-Luc Godard, the influential filmmaker known as the Godfather of French New Wave, completed his final 18-minute film, "Scenarios," the day before his death in 2022. The film, which premiered at Cannes, consists of two components called "DNA, Fundamental Elements" and "MRI, Odyssey," and is followed by a 34-minute behind-the-scenes documentary about its making. Godard had been working on the project since 2018 and considered it his last. "Scenarios" is a condensed version of the initial feature film project, "Scenario," and includes significant imagery that held personal meaning for Godard. The film was produced by Mitra Farahani's Ecran Noir Prods. in collaboration with ARTE France and Nekojarashi/Roadstead. [Extracted from the article]

Iranian cinema is experiencing a surge of creativity and defiance against the repressive regime. Filmmakers like Mohammad Rasoulof, who was sentenced to prison and flogging for his film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," are pushing boundaries and breaking new ground. Rasoulof's latest film features women without headscarves, which is likely why he faced punishment. Other Iranian directors, such as Ali Abbasi, are also using their work to challenge the conservative crackdown and address societal issues. This new generation of filmmakers is disregarding government norms and censorship, and they are finding new ways to tell stories with the help of technology. Despite facing consequences, these directors are determined to make their voices heard. [Extracted from the article]

As 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' conquers the world, European producers can take comfort in the fact that their local comedies have the firepower to strike back. Hitting a cultural [...]

After delving into Rome's magnificent but deathly decadence with foreign-language Oscar winner 'The Great Beauty,' prolific Italo auteur Paolo Sorrentino worked on dual fronts this year, making Oscar contender 'Youth,' [...]

The ever-changing middle East festival scene has been shaken up by instability lately just as the Arab film industry gains more traction. In this scenario the Dubai Intl. Film Festival [...]

Will the Iran nuclear deal energize the country's filmmakers and open up the Iranian film industry internationally? Now that the landmark accord between Iran and the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, [...]

Does the European entertainment industry really need another major fall content market in Europe? More than a decade after the shuttering of Milan's Mifed mart, the answer may actually be: [...]

The paparazzi have been busy this year chasing stars filming in the Eternal City, as Hollywood has rediscovered Italy, making the country--and Rome's storied Cinecitta Studios--a hot destination for foreign [...]

THE TAORMINA FILM FESTIVAL, one of Italy's oldest, has undergone many makeovers. Its most recent mission is to help salvage the country's sagging box office from yet another bout of [...]

While studies show that prospects for women directors are stunted in Hollywood, a program backed by a Saudi entrepreneur will create opportunities in the U.S. for Arab female filmmakers. In [...]

The proliferation of Arab projects being developed with European producers and filmmakers at this year's Cannes market suggests that despite political turmoil, and the escalation of anti-Muslim sentiment in France [...]

In Qatar, a young Arab nation where movies are not yet an integral part of the culture, the Doha Film Institute is becoming a driver for emerging filmmakers from the [...]

When China's Dalian Wanda bought a 20% stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid in January, it was hailed as the first major mainland Chinese investment in European sports, and [...]

Rupert Murdoch's recently reconfigured Sky paybox looks to have the makings to become a new force in the international TV drama landscape as it begins to flex its pan-European muscles. [...]

Eight years after Al Jazeera English launched as the Arab world's counterweight to CNN Intl. and BBC World, the Doha-based 24-hour news network, now airing in 130 countries, is still [...]

With ties to the Tribeca fest in the rearview mirror, Doha Film Institute took time at December's Ajyal Youth Film Festival to outline its radically reconfigured plans for Qatar's evolving [...]

The Abu Dhabi Media Summit, which runs Nov. 18-20, is tackling some timely subjects just as extremists in the region are making headlines with their social-media skills. There is a [...]

When Marco Mueller took over as Rome Film Festival director prior to the event's 2012 edition, he brought with him more than three decades of experience amassed at Venice, Locarno [...]

ABU DHABI -- WHICH RECENTLY lured shoots of the new 'Fast & Furious' and 'Star Wars' installments and Bollywood's 'Bang Bang,' while also spawning road movie 'From A to B'--the [...]

Half a century ago, the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival was launched to boost production of quality Turkish pics by showcasing them alongside global standouts in an international movie industry [...]

FOR ITS EIGHTH EDITION, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival is boldly looking to bolster its standing as driver of the Gulf region's still embryonic but increasingly vibrant film industry. Fest's [...]

The power of live television and social media is helping to drive MTV Intl.'s global footprint and maximize opportunities for advertisers. Between the beginning of June and Aug. 16, the [...]

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera is steering clear of tensions festering on the fall fest circuit. Namely, the cinematic cold war between the Toronto and Telluride festivals, which [...]

Boosted by the international sales success of mob series 'Gomorrah,' Italy's expanding TV production community, led by Sky Italia and shingle Cattleya, is hoping to spark a trend among buyers, [...]

Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci enters the living room of his Rome apartment through a door that had been in New York's now-defunct New Yorker Theater, the legendary mecca for film [...]

The Italian film business, coming off an Oscar win this year for Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty,' should be on a roll. But the Italo industry's story is more complex, [...]

The boldest new format that FremantleMedia will be hawking at Mip is Italy's 'Masterpiece,' touted as the world's first talent show for wannabe writers. Perhaps more important, 'Masterpiece' stems from [...]

To measure how much things have changed on the Iranian film scene with the election of moderate president Hassan Rouhani in June, one need only look at some of the [...]

ROME -- As Italian director Nanni Moretti's Palme d'Or winner 'The Son's Room' readies for its U.S. debut, Italian commentators are slamming the MPAA's decision to give the drama about [...]