Italy's Far East Film Festival to Open with Korean Disaster Movie 'Ashfall'

Andreas Wiseman International EditorFilm and TV productions are getting back underway in Italy after the coronavirus-enforced shutdown.The third season of Netflix and Cattleya’s crime series Suburra restarted filming last week and is due to wrap this week.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDisney+ is to go live in another eight European countries on September 15 after previously launching in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland in March.The streamer, which is stocked with originals including The Mandalorian and The World According To Jeff Goldblum, will be made available in the following territories:Disney said in May that Disney+ has 54.5M subscribers after launching late last year.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs Cannes kicks off its virtual market, the Venice Film Festival is firmly on track to hold its physical edition in September with plans for a real red carpet and a substantial, albeit slimmed down, lineup.The Palazzo del Cinema has now been reopened on the Lido, and fest staff are working from their offices.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Michael Mann’s passion project Ferrari is in the market on a new set of tyres ahead of an anticipated spring 2021 shoot.The Greatest Showman and Logan star Hugh Jackman is in discussions to star as Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari and Mann has recently reworked the script, which was originally penned by the late Troy Kennedy Martin (The Italian Job).STX is now handling international sales and will directly distribute the film in the UK and Ireland.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: London-based production studio Pulse Films is expanding its global footprint with the addition of an office in Milan, Italy.The move is part of a larger partnership with local indie Indiana Production, which has recent credits including Liam Neeson pic Made In Italy and The Burnt Orange Heresy.

The plot of the new James Bond movie No Time To Die has leaked online following the film's delay from April to November. The 25th installment of the James Bond franchise is now slated for November 25, 2020 release.

As Season 17 of Bravo's Top Chef begins to reach its dramatic conclusion, the remaining All Stars Cheftestants will head to Italy to cook it out to victory or end up packing their knives and going home in the upcoming finale.

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According to new reports, the Giudice daughters are looking forward to seeing their dad, Joe, again in Italy this upcoming August. Apparently, they are really hopeful that they will be able to visit since ‘things are slowly starting to open up’ as the pandemic gets more under control.

FLORENCE, Italy -- The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who don’t have to jostle with throngs of tourists thanks to new social distancing rules.

Teresa and Joe Giudice‘s daughters — Gia, 19, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11 — can’t wait to be reunited with their dad in Italy this August after months of not seeing their dad. “Teresa and Joe’s daughters had plans to visit Joe this August for about a week before school starts,” a source shared EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife. “The girls and Joe cannot wait and now that things are slowly starting to open up, they’re feeling excited and hopeful.”

Joe Giudice, 48, still has a lot of love for his ex Teresa Giudice, 48 — so much so, he sent her a special delivery all the way from Italy. The former Real Housewives of New Jersey star appeared on the latest episode of the Hollywood Raw podcast with Dax Holt and Adam Glyn, and revealed he sent his ex a pack of vibrators for her and her friends to try. “They loved them,” he told the podcast hosts.

Tom Cruise and his fellow Mission: Impossible 7 producers are reportedly taking over an old airbase in England so cast and crew can live there while filming the movie amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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By Patrick Frater

British tourists can travel to Italy unhindered by coronavirus quarantine restrictions from tomorrow, the Italian Tourist Board has announced.

A Perthshire graduate has described her experience of a coronavirus lockdown in another country.