‘Disco Boy’, co-production financed by Italy- France grant, in competition at the Berlinale

Disco Boy , debut film from Giacomo Abbruzzese is the only Italian film in competition at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival.

Co-produced with Italy’s Dugong Films, it will be distributed in Italy by Lucky Red from 9 March. Shot in Europe and Africa with an international cast, the film is a French/Italian/Belgian/Polish coproduction.

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Rotterdam: Italy’s Lyda Patitucci on the Female Gaze in Atmospheric Noir ‘Like Sheep Among Wolves’ – Watch Clip 

Rotterdam: Italy’s Lyda Patitucci on the Female Gaze in Atmospheric Noir ‘Like Sheep Among Wolves’ – Watch Clip

Lyda Patitucci, whose first feature “Like Sheep Among Wolves” is launching from the Rotterdam Film Festival’s Harbor section, represents a rare case of an Italian female filmmaker who cut her teeth in the genre movie trenches.

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‘The White Lotus’ Breakout Sabrina Impacciatore Signs With Gersh & MGMT Entertainment

‘The White Lotus’ Breakout Sabrina Impacciatore Signs With Gersh & MGMT Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: The White Lotus breakout Sabrina Impacciatore has signed with Gersh and MGMT Entertainment for representation. Impacciatore is one of the Italian stars of the HBO smash’s second season, following the intertwining lives of employees and guests at a White Lotus luxury hotel in Sicily.

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