Jennifer Lopez is adding one more achievement to her resume. The 53-year-old has become the new global ambassador for Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi, in an effort to introduce the growing brand in the United States.The company signed the deal with the Hollywood star, making Jennifer the name face of Intimissimi, with general manager Marcello Veronesi explaining that they have an ambitious growth plan that has been slowed down during the last years, following the coronavirus pandemic.Sandro Veronesi, the company’s CEO, revealed that the brand is aware of the differences between European and American markets and audience.“We want to grow a lot and we also want to understand better the taste and the preferences of the American public because the two markets are different and the competitors are different,” he shared.Jennifer is known for having a unique and eclectic style, previously explaining that she kept “that mix of toughness and sexiness” after growing up in “New York, in the Bronx.”“It was very Latin, big hoops and eyeliner, and that stayed with me,” Jennifer said.
Market In Focus: How Italy’s MIA Market Has Fast Become A Key Destination For Top Industry Execs
15.09.2022 - 15:55 / deadline.com
While the boom of local content has seen increased ambition from streaming platforms to compete with local broadcasters, local industry events with strong regional focuses are increasingly becoming attractive destinations for U.S. companies and executives and Rome’s MIA market is no exception.
The innovative Italian event, which stands for Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market, has fast become Italy’s key film and TV market since its inception eight years ago. The market, which runs October 11-15 alongside the Rome Film Festival (which kicks off October 13), has already confirmed a 120% increase in registrations year-on-year with delegates from companies like Disney+, Paramount+, CAA, Fremantle, Sundance Institute, Sky, Warner Bros. Discovery, A+E Networks, Wild Bunch, StudioCanal and Banijay all confirmed to attend.
Its new director Gaia Tridente, who was previously head of scripted at the event, tells Deadline that she believes this upcoming edition looks set to be its most dynamic edition yet.
“When MIA was born, it was more focused on film distribution and was a place for sales and buyers of theatrical films,’ Tridente says. “But, in the last five years, the key pillars of the business have moved.”
Indeed, the theatrical distribution model has never been more challenged and the growth of investments from major streaming platforms for local product has become much more evident. As a result, Tridente, who has worked at MIA since 2017, says the prominent industry event has pivoted accordingly year-on-year.
“We’ve had to adapt and try and anticipate this kind of focus,” she says. “Therefore, we are balancing things more with global production in mind and, of course, the changing models for
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