Sonia Rovai Appointed Disney Italy VP of Original Production (EXCLUSIVE)
Sonia Rovai, one of Italy’s most respected TV and film production executives, has been appointed VP of original production at the Italian unit of The Walt Disney Company. Rovai, who since 2024 served
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17.09.2026
Fulvio Lucisano, Italian Producer of ‘Planet of the Vampires’ and ‘What Have You Done to Solange?,’ Dies at 98
Italian producer Fulvio Lucisano, who shepherded a slew of cult B-movies such as “Planet of the Vampires” and “What Have You Done to Solange?” and had a close rapport with Roger Corman, has died. He w
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18.08.2026
‘Fire at Sea’ Producer Donatella Palermo Boards Eryk Rocha’s Buzzy Doc ‘Elza’ Ahead of Rio Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-nominated Italian producer Donatella Palermo (“Fire at Sea,” “Caesar Must Die”) has boarded Eryk Rocha’s highly anticipated doc “Elza” as a production associate. The film will have its world pre
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25.09.2026
‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 Stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries Set to Attend Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games
Disney+ will spotlight Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” at Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games Festival, where stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri, and the show’s co-cr
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24.09.2026
Oasis Adds More Live ’27 Shows in U.K., Italy and Germany
Oasis has added four more dates to their Live ’27 tour. Due to phenomenal demand, the resurrected Britpop band will now play at Munich’s Allianz Arena on July 6, Rome’s Olympic Stadium on July 26 and
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23.09.2026
Oscars: Italy Selects Paolo Strippoli’s Thriller ‘The Spiral’ for International Feature Race
Paolo Strippoli’s “The Spiral” has been designated as Italy’s candidate in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedesc
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23.09.2026
Former Cinecittà Chief Nicola Maccanico Appointed CEO of Rainbow Group’s Colorado Film
Former Cinecittà Studios chief Nicola Maccanico has been appointed CEO of Rome-based production shingle Colorado Film. The company is owned and operated by Italy’s Rainbow Group, led by Iginio Straffi
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22.09.2026
Vatican to Submit a Film for Oscar Consideration, Making Academy Awards History (EXCLUSIVE)
The Vatican is set to submit a film for Oscar consideration for the first time in the 97-year history of the Academy Awards. “Green Lava,” an inspirational Vatican-produced documentary short featuring
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16.09.2026
Italian Director Tommaso Usberti’s Toxic Masculinity Drama ‘Before the War’ Scores Top Venice Critics’ Week Prize
Paris-based Italian director Tommaso Usberti’s romance “Before the War,” a reflection on racism and toxic masculinity set in the Northern Italian plains, is the big winner of the Venice Critics’ Week
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11.09.2026
Watch Brad Pitt Talk to Dogs in New De’Longhi Espresso Maker Ad Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)
Brad Pitt is in the doghouse. In a new video ad spot for the De’Longhi Magnifica Duo espresso maker, the Oscar winner is roommates with and talks to a pack of 16 dogs. Yes, he talks with the dogs. The
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08.09.2026
The Spiral review – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is hilarious as a demon cutting a deal with a vain matriarch
Venice film festival: Tedeschi gives a career best performance as the mysterious stranger who visits a wealthy Italian family to prey on their pampered weaknessesEveryone in the movie business has ear
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07.09.2026
‘The Spiral’ Review: Paolo Strippoli’s Lurid Faustian Tragedy Shores Up His Reputation as Italy’s New Horror Virtuoso
We don’t get a close enough look to see if the Devil actually wears Prada, but regardless, in Paolo Strippoli’s new horror romp “The Spiral,” she’s very chicly turned out indeed: Cool, crisp and colle
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07.09.2026
Louis Garrel on Being Nanni Moretti’s Alter Ego and Doing Sex Scenes With Jasmine Trinca in ‘It Will Happen Tonight’: ‘You Have to Feel a Real Connection’
French actor and director Louis Garrel, who gained international fame starring in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Dreamers,” is at the Venice Film Festival with a film by another Italian auteur, Nanni More
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07.09.2026
Spain’s Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Co-Production and Sales Opportunities (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish indie studio Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango have forged a strategic partnership to boost Spanish and Italian productions through co-production, financing, distribution and global sales. T
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05.09.2026
Nanni Moretti’s ‘It Will Happen Tonight’ Sells Widely Ahead of Venice Launch – Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
Veteran Italian auteur Nanni Moretti’s “It Will Happen Tonight,” featuring French star Louis Garrel and Italian A-lister Jasmine Trinca (“La Storia,” “Supersex”) has been pre-sold widely by Paris-base
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04.09.2026
‘Anatomy of a Portrait’ Profiles Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s First Female Museum Director and an Anti-Fascist Activist
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03.09.2026
Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures
John Fabiano has travelled the globe photographing dogs with jobs – from Italian truffle sniffers and Greenlandic sled dogs to Perla the hotel receptionist in Cologne Continue reading...
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01.09.2026
‘Sacred Creatures’ Review: Slippery Canadian-Italian Satire Follows the Cult and Collapse of a Questionable Guru
As the great Aretha Franklin taught us, it’s usually a backhanded approach to begin a critique with praise for the gowns. Or gown, in the case of “Sacred Creatures,” a microbudget hothouse drama other
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31.08.2026
Francesco Carrozzini on His Venice AI Doc ‘Be Brave’ and Why ‘The Human Has to Come First’ (EXCLUSIVE)
New York-based Italian director Francesco Carrozzini is heading to the Venice Film Festival with “Be Brave” an 85-minute portrait of Renzo Rosso, founder of the Diesel fashion brand. The groundbreakin
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31.08.2026
Sting-Narrated Documentary About ‘The Godfather,’ ‘La Dolce Vita’ Composer Nino Rota Boarded by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Vuelta’s sales and finance outfit Global Constellation has boarded international sales on “Nino: A Film About Nino Rota,” a documentary exploring the life and legacy of the Oscar-winning Italian compo
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28.08.2026