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Davide Abbatescianni


2152 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 18/08/2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Venezia Spotlight title Silent Rebellion

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Venezia Spotlight title Silent Rebellion

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s first feature tells the story of a 15-year-old girl who becomes pregnant after she is raped and defies her oppressive Protestant community  

18/08 | Venice 2025 | Venezia Spotlight

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2025

We take a closer look at nine projects showcased in Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Geneva and Neuchâtel to roll out cash-rebate schemes to lure filmmakers

Geneva and Neuchâtel to roll out cash-rebate schemes to lure filmmakers

Geneva has launched a film commission and will instigate a 30% rebate in 2026, whilst Neuchâtel is testing a pilot scheme offering up to 15% back on local spend  

12/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Dika Ofoma’s Till the Morning Comes snags three prizes at Locarno’s Open Doors

Dika Ofoma’s Till the Morning Comes snags three prizes at Locarno’s Open Doors

Other prominent victors included Azata Soro’s Diary of a Goat Woman and Naishe Nyamubaya’s Black Snake as well as Rwandan filmmaker Yannick Mizero Kaba  

12/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro/Awards

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Spanish Previews and Alliance 4 Development winners

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Spanish Previews and Alliance 4 Development winners

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ Nina Roza, Adrià Guxens’ Lóngquán: The Dragon Spring and Valentin Merz’s Dark Chocolate are among this year’s victors  

11/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro/Awards

Review: With Hasan in Gaza

Review: With Hasan in Gaza

Kamal Aljafari’s documentary offers an unvarnished meditation on the cyclical nature of loss, the persistence of erasure, and the fragile yet enduring traces of humanity that linger in between  

11/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2025

We take an in-depth look at four of the six Canadian projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Irish-Dutch-Belgian co-production Whitetail set to bow at Toronto

Irish-Dutch-Belgian co-production Whitetail set to bow at Toronto

The Centrepiece title, billed as a slow-burning, emotionally charged drama film, marks Dutch helmer Nanouk Leopold’s return to fiction after 2018’s Cobain  

07/08 | Production | Funding | Ireland/Netherlands/Belgium

Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s sports drama Saipan to world-premiere at Toronto

Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s sports drama Saipan to world-premiere at Toronto

The Centrepiece entry revisits Ireland’s most infamous football feud ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup  

07/08 | Production | Funding | Ireland/UK

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2025

We take a closer look at four African projects being co-produced with European partners – or seeking them – which are taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

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