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Why Italy’s regional film commissions are the country’s secret weapon as an international production hub
One of the biggest ‘stars’ to emerge from the second series of HBO’s The White Lotus was the Sicilian coastal town of Taormina, where the production filmed. With the Ionian Sea as a glittering backdrop, the drama put on abundant displays of exactly what Italy offers as a filming location and sparked an explosion of press about the joys of holidaying on the volcanic island.
‘Gomorrah’ Author Roberto Saviano to Make Directorial Debut With Animation Feature ‘I’m Still Alive’
Italian star author Robert Saviano, whose mob exposé “ Gomorrah ” spawned both Matteo Garrone’s eponymous prizewinning movie and the groundbreaking crime series that plays stateside on HBO, is making his directorial debut. Saviano will direct “I’m Still Alive,” an animation adaptation of his graphic novel illustrated by Israeli artist Asaf Hanuka
Italian Star Giancarlo Giannini Talks Marlon Brando, Marcello Mastroianni, James Bond Ahead of Hollywood Walk of Fame Honor
Prior to becoming an actor, Giancarlo Giannini, who on March 6 will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, studied electronic engineering, a skill he’s been known to put to good use even on movie sets…
Giacomo Abbruzzese’s ‘Disco Boy’ wins Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Disco Boy , a debut work from Giacomo Abbruzzese and the only Italian film selected for competition at the 73 th International Film Festival of Berlin, has won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution . Co-produced by Italy’s Dugong Films, the film is a French/Italian/Belgian/Polish co-production.
In Italy, The Actors Who Dub Foreign Movies Can Become Big Stars
The sound of her voice emerging from Italian cinema screens over the years, in some of the biggest Hollywood films, has made Claudia Razzi a star in her own right.
Alice Rohrwacher to give Visions du Reel 2023 masterclass
Alice Rohrwacher will attend the 2023 Visions du Reel film festival in Switzerland as a special guest. Italian writer, director and editor Rohrwacher will give a masterclass on Saturday, April 22 about her films. She will also present a retrospective of her fiction, hybrid and documentary work at the festival. Rohrwacher’s first fiction film Corpo Celeste debuted in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes
‘Dehumanization Is Taking Place With AI’: Italian Dubbers Go on Strike to Demand ‘Human’ Working Conditions Amid Digital Disruption
Italy’s 2,500 dubbing industry workers are on a protracted strike demanding higher wages, less frenzied work conditions, and protection against digital dubbing devices, which they claim threaten their jobs. The country’s unions representing Italian voice actors and dubbing directors have been on the war path since Feb. 21
Interview: Benedetta Porcaroli, actress – “I am very passionate, and when I decide to do a film, everything in my life has to do with it” – Shooting Stars 2023
BERLINALE 2023: The Italian actress talks to us about her career in her home country and her wish to work abroad
‘Le Pupille’ Director Alice Rohrwacher on Rambunctious and Oscar-Nominated Short: “This Film Is Dedicated to All the Naughty Girls”
In the delightfully mischievous short film Le Pupille , which earned Italian writer-director Alice Rohrwacher her first Oscar nomination, a rebellion is brewing within the confines of a Catholic girls’ school in Italy on a chilly Christmas Eve in the midst of World War II.
Italy’s Most Wanted Mafia Boss Set For High-End Movie Following Arrest After 30 Years on the Run
The story of Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, whose recent arrest by police in Palermo after 30 years on the run made global headlines, is set to become a big-budget film. Rome-based producer Marco Belardi (“Perfect Strangers”) has acquired rights to ace anti-Mafia journalist Lirio Abbate’s book about the Cosa Nostra boss.