Italy’s TVCO Boards World Sales On Russian Drama ‘Masha’ – AFM

Marta Balaga In 2015, desperate to get his favorite band, Foo Fighters, to play in Cesena, a small town near Rimini, Italian marine geologist Fabio Zaffagnini came up with a rather unorthodox solution.

Josh Hutcherson whispers into girlfriend Claudia Traisac‘s ear as they take a stroll together in Venice, Italy on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 26).

Dermot Kennedy is officially the first Irish act to land a Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart in over five years.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe world took to social media on Wednesday to mourn the death of Argentine soccer player Diego Armando Maradona, among the greatest soccer players of all time, whose career skyrocketed in Italy where he played for A.C. Napoli starting in the mid-1980s.Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted, “The entire world mourns the loss of Maradona, who with his unequalled talent has written unforgettable pages in soccer history.

Jamie Lang Arguably the greatest soccer player to ever live, Argentina’s Diego Maradona has died, his attorney confirmed to Reuters. He was 60.Several news outlets across Latin America are reporting that the former World Cup winner suffered a heart attack in his home, just two weeks after an urgent surgery to repair a brain bleed.Maradona’s club career included time at several of the world’s most famous clubs, including Boca Juniors in Argentina, Napoli in Italy and Barcelona in Spain.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor“The Truffle Hunters” is a stark contrast to many of this year’s acclaimed documentaries.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHanWay Films has closed multiple international sales for Phillip Noyce’s “Peggy Jo,” with Lily James attached to star as Peggy Jo Tallas, who robbed Texas banks in the early 1990s while posing as a man.A deal with Universal Pictures Content Group includes Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, and the UK.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Rome-based international sales and production company TVCO has scooped up sales rights to Argentine comedy “El Padre de Mis Hijos” (“The Father of My Sons”) which TVCO is presenting along with drama “El Silencio del Cazador” (“The Hunter’s Silence”) at the Malaga Spanish screenings (Nov. 17-20).

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International has closed a raft of sales on virtual AFM project Universe’s Most Wanted.Deals have closed with Entertainment Film Distribution in the U.K.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentItaly-based sales outlet TVCO has acquired international rights to Jonas Kærup Hjort’s Danish black comedy “The Penultimate” ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Tallinn Black Night Film Festival.Described as a “Kafkaesque tale” by Tallinn festival, “The Penultimate” follows an insignificant clerk (Joen Højerslev), who gets trapped inside a secluded building facing an endless maze of obstacles.

hereIt is not known what happened between the time Ms Whiteside spoke to her mum on the phone and when she was found in the street.She was taken back to her apartment by paramedics and her landlord.It is understood they stayed with her for around an hour and gave her fluids.Italian police believe Ms Whiteside may have heard dogs barking from the apartment next door and went out onto her balcony to see them. It is thought she held onto a glass partition separating balconies to peer around the

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian state broadcaster RAI has announced the appointment of writer, journalist and top media industry executive Maria Pia Ammirati as its head of drama, ending the bureaucratic impasse hampering the local industry since her predecessor Eleonora Andreatta left to become vice president of Italian Original series at Netflix in June.RAI’s board has officially announced that Ammirati will replace Andreatta as head of RAI Fiction, the unit that produces

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEmmy-winning U.S. director and producer John Maggio is shooting “Milano,” a high-profile doc on the rise of the Italian fashion industry that is expected to feature many of Italy’s most iconic fashion designers.Maggio, who most recently directed HBO doc “The Perfect Weapon,” based on the best-selling book by David E.

Ethan Hawke will star in war thriller Zeros and Onesfrom writer-directorAbel Ferrara. Hawke will play JJ, an American soldier stationed in a Rome that is under siege, locked down, and at war.

Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson and Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore have joined Liev Schreiber in the feature movie adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel, Across the River and Into the Trees, now in pre-production in Italy. The movie version will tell the story of Colonel Richard Cantwell, played by Schreiber, a semi-autobiographical character partially-based-on Hemingway’s friend Colonel Charles T.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s Minerva Pictures — the company specialized in genre fare such as teen chiller “Shortcut” that recently made a U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSince True Colours launched in 2015, it has rapidly doubled the size of its lineups to roughly 20 titles per year, while continuing to carefully curate distribution strategies for each film and made lots of global inroads.The company is known among Italian producers for transparency and providing rapid sales reports, while foreign buyers like working with execs “because they always make things easy,” says Nicolas Zumaglini, head of content at prominent