Rome MIA Market Recruits ‘Avengers’ Director Joe Russo as Keynote For Upcoming Edition, Packed With New Film, TV and Docs

Emiliano De Pablos Italy’s Lotus Production, producer of 2016 megahit “Perfetti Sconosciuti” (“Perfect Strangers”), has finished its Rome shoot of “Vicini di casa,” the Italian adaptation of Cesc Gay’s Spanish hit comedy “Sentimental” (“The People Upstairs”).“Vicini di casa” teams Lotus, part of Italy’s Leone Film Group company, with Manuel Tedescos’ Baires Produzioni in association with Mediaset Group’s Medusa Film.Directed by Paolo Costella, who was also one of the writers behind “Perfect

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorSales agency The Playmaker Munich has signed a deal with Elsani & Neary Media to handle the international sales for “The Albanian Virgin.” The film had its world premiere in the competition section of the Warsaw Intl.

EXCLUSIVE: Biopic Lamborghini has added Northern Rescue actress Eliana Jones.

Christopher Vourlias Greece’s Argonauts Productions has boarded “Forough: A Lonely Woman,” a biopic about iconoclastic Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad by BAFTA-nominated director Tina Gharavi (“I Am Nasrine”), ahead of its presentation in the co-production forum of Rome’s MIA market.The film follows the short and controversial life of Farrokhzad, a feminist icon who in the 1950s and ‘60s found a way to tell her story in an Iranian society not yet ready for the uncomfortable truths of female

Christopher Vourlias Abacus Media Rights has picked up international sales rights for “The Recruiter,” a spy series co-created by “Ransom” executive producer and co-creator David Vainola, one of the buzz titles being presented during the co-production forum at Rome’s MIA market this week.“The Recruiter” is a high-stakes espionage thriller inspired by the work of the “Five Eyes,” an alliance of the intelligence agencies from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., New Zealand, and Australia.

COVID-19 pass protest in Rome.The protest took place on October 9, and was against a government drive to make the COVID-19 Green Pass mandatory for all workers.Leto is currently in the city, and was caught on the street when violence between the police and public broke out. The actor took to Instagram stories to document the clash.“Got caught in a protest in Italy,” he wrote, as reported via Metro.

Jared Leto got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time while on a trip to Rome.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Northern Italian city of Turin will host the upcoming 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022, Italian state broadcaster RAI has revealed.Turin — which hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics and will be hosting the upcoming Nitto ATP Tennis finals in November — beat out Milan and Rome, among other Italian cities, in the bid to be chosen by the European Broadcasting Union as the first Italian city to host Eurovision after more than 30 years.

Freddy Rodriguez’s Benny was at the center on the action in Bull‘s Season 5 finale, running for office, leaving TAC, dropping out of the race and ultimately returning to TAC. But, following the May exit of Rodriguez alongside the departure of series showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron after an investigation, Benny has been quickly erased from the show.

Charli XCX was the musical guest on Wednesday night's episode of The Tonight Show. Charli performed new song "Good Ones" for Jimmy Fallon and his masked audience with an elaborate stage set-up involving her emerging from a grave and dancing in front of a gravestone marked with her own name.

This year’s Rome Film Festival unveiled its line-up today, with honorary prizes set to be given to Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton.

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” the rocker recounts how he got a call — after Cobain overdosed at a Rome hotel on March 3, 1994 — saying that his Nirvana bandmate had died.“My knees gave out and I dropped the phone as I fell to my bedroom floor, covering my face with my hands as I began to cry,” writes Grohl, 52, in his book, which was released on Tuesday. “He was gone.

Jennifer Yuma editorAmazon Prime Video announced “With Love” will premiere on Dec. 17.The limited series stars Emeraude Toubia, Mark Indelicato, Rome Flynn, Desmond Chiam, Vincent Rodriquez III, Isis King, Todd Grinnell, Constance Marie and Benito Martinez.“With Love” follows the Diaz siblings, Lily (Toubia) and Jorge (Indelicato), who are on a mission to find love and purpose.

Gloria Calderón Kellett’s romantic comedy With Love will debut on Amazon Prime Video on Dec. 17.

Louise Cooney is feeling ‘very lucky’ after an unforgettable weekend in Rome with her boyfriend Mark.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMarvel Studios’ upcoming “Eternals,” directed by Chloé Zhao, has been set as the Rome Film Festival’s closing film.The hotly anticipated third film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will have its Italian premiere on Sunday, Oct. 24, as an event jointly hosted by both Rome Film Fest and its separately run Alice nella città youth films strand, prior to its release in Italian movie theaters on Wednesday, Nov.

Adele's comeback appears to be imminent as the singer has updated her website and social media pages.

Adele has teased her comeback by updating her website and social media pages.Last week fans speculated that the singer’s return was imminent when billboards bearing the number “30” appeared in cities including London, New York, Dublin, Paris and Rome.The singer released her last album, ’25’, in 2015, with the number of the album title corresponding to the age that she was when she started working on the record.

Eve Jobs, 23, may be an accomplished equestrian, but she’s also adding supermodel to her resume! The daughter of the late Steve Jobs was photographed on the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week, making her runway debut in the Coperni. She stunned in a neon green mock turtleneck tee, which was paired with a dark blue mini skirt, platform sandals and orange reflective sunglasses with a chunky white frame.