TORONTO – Many in the Italian film industry lament the lack of ethnic accuracy concerning casting for Italian roles. With the abundance of talent in Italy, it’s incomprehensible that foreign casting agents opt for non-Italians, especially for non-fictional roles in Italian based biopics. For example, Ferrari and The House of Gucci. There is a counter argument, however.
TORONTO – Nel 1992, il figlio di Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Coppola, implorò suo padre di scritturare un’allora sconosciuta Monica Bellucci nel suo film Dracula. All’epoca era per lo più una modella, la Bellucci era il sogno di ogni fotografa e la sua apparizione su Zoom Magazine ha attirato l’attenzione della giovane Coppola…
TORONTO – Il prossimo film di Pierfrancesco Favino, Il Maestro, sarà distribuito a livello internazionale da Playtime Group, un annuncio arrivato in occasione del Festival di Cannes di quest’anno. La notizia è stata data dopo la proiezione delle prime immagini del film a Cannes, e l’interesse è stato immediato. Sebbene abbia sede a Parigi, Playtime Group ha uffici e partnership nei principali mercati cinematografici: Berlino, Bruxelles, Londra e Monaco…
TORONTO – Pierfrancesco Favino’s upcoming film My Tennis Maestro will be handled internationally by Playtime Group, an announcement coming out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news came after the first images from the film were shown in Cannes – and the interest was instant. Although headquartered in Paris, Playtime Group has offices and partnerships in key film markets: Berlin, Brussels, London, and Munich.
TORONTO – Martin Scorsese’s daughter, Francesca Scorsese, is currently co-directing the second season of her father’s docuseries The Saints. She will be co-directing alongside her father, Matti Leshem, Rubin Stein and Devereux Milburn, with production running until August 5th 2025. The first season began airing on Fox Nation Streaming Platform last November, and highlighted the stories of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Sebastian, Joan of Arc and Father Maximilian Kolbe…
