Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna Publishes Book With Full Screenplay of Charlie Chaplin’s Unfinished Film ‘The Freak’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s TorinoFilmLab, the international film and TV series incubator linked to the Torino Film Festival, is forging a French connection with an Alpine twist.The Torino lab, based in the Northern Italian city at the foothill of the Alps — and known in the indie community for supporting global talent and projects through a multitude of training and co-production programs — is teaming with the nearby Annecy Cinéma Italien fest to launch Alpi Film Lab, a

The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Gia Giudice, 20, celebrated her 20th birthday on Jan. 8 in New Jersey, months after visiting her dad, Joe Giudice, 48, in his new home in Italy.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDiscovery continued to expand its footprint in Italy in 2020, and has cracked the country’s top three networks.The media giant’s linear channels last year commanded an almost 8% average audience share, up 4% compared with 2019, bolstering its standing as the country’s third free-TV player after state broadcaster RAI and private network Mediaset.Year-end figures for Discovery’s now bolstered linear success in Italy –– where free-TV viewers grew during

Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw didn’t necessarily get much sleep when they were making their Sony Pictures Classics documentary The Truffle Hunters, about superannuated men and their dogs in Italy who search for the subterranean delicacy.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNetflix’s first Italian original doc series “SanPa: Sins of the Savior” follows controversial drug rehab founder Vincenzo Muccioli, and has made a splash on the platform since its Dec. 30 debut.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSince his appointment as artistic director of the Locarno Film festival in early November, Italian film critic Giona A. Nazzaro has been busy taking the reins of the prominent Swiss festival.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAtalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini has confirmed Manchester United want Amad Diallo to link up with them this month.United are set to sign Diallo from Atalanta during the January transfer window after the two clubs agreed a fee rising to £37million for the teenage winger on deadline day in October. United are in the process of finalising a work permit for the 18-year-old, who was born in the Ivory Coast before moving to Italy at a young age.

Us Weekly can exclusively reveal the identity of Joe Giudice‘s new girlfriend, two months after he hinted that he’d found love with a lawyer in Italy after finalizing his divorce from Teresa Giudice.Us confirms that the former construction business owner, 48, has been dating Daniela Fittipaldi for a few months — and the twosome have already taken a big step in their budding romance.“They have been together since the summer,” a source tells Us. “They’re doing great.

Sharon Fonseca and  Gianluca Vacchi  told us when she was three months pregnant. To the couple’s surprise, and Vacchi’s dream, it turns out the baby was a girl! They have named her Blu Jerusalema.

amid fears the new Covid-19 variant will spread.Ireland has banned all flights from the UK for 48 hours, as has Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Turkey, Belgium and Switzerland.The measures are temporary with plans for an EU council meeting at 10am to decide on co-ordinating EU actions.The announcement comes as Scotland prepares for a level four lockdown starting on Boxing Day.Opposition party leaders in Scotland have called on the SNP government to further explain the reasons for

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKaouther Ben Hania’s “The Man Who Sold His Skin” has been sold by Paris-based Bac Films International to further territories. The movie will represent Tunisia in the Oscar race for best international feature film.“The Man Who Sold His Skin” world premiered at Venice, where it won the best actor award for Yahya Mahayni.

Andrea Bocelli is bringing his fans an early Christmas gift.