The CW Acquires Italian Thriller ‘Devils’ Starring Patrick Dempsey, Shifts Fall Schedule

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE:Italian producer Emanuele Moretti (Bite) is launching LA and Rome-based production and sales firm Motus Studios.Out of the gate, Moretti has set up a strategic partnership with Ellen S. Wander’s Film Bridge International to produce and sell movies together.

Netflix has hired Eleonora "Tinny" Andreatta, the head of drama at Italian public broadcaster Rai, as its new vp of Italian originals. She will join the streaming giant, which has been increasing its investment in originals in Italy and other countries, in July.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPrior to the pandemic, British filmmaker Peter Chelsom (“Serendipity,” “Shall We Dance?,” “Hannah Montana”) shot an Italian-language movie titled “Security” based on the novel of the same name by U.S. author Stephen Amidon.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix has poached Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta as its vice president of Italian original series after she had a distinguished 25-year career at Italian public service broadcaster Rai.Andreatta will take up her new role in July and will report to  Kelly Luegenbiehl, vice president of original series at Netflix in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Ben Croll French animation house My Fantasy, a 2P2L Group subsidiary dedicated to new media animation, has unveiled its first feature project at Annecy’s MIFA pitch forum.

Fans of the thriller 365 DNI have begged Netflix to come out with a sequel to the film after being left astounded by the ending.The erotic Polish movie, which translates to '365 Days', has been compared to Fifty Shades of Grey and features hunky Italian actor Michele Morrone as the violent leader of a Sicilian Mafia family, who kidnaps a woman he saw five years ago on the day his father was murdered.

Paul McCartney has criticised the Italian government for their “outrageous” decision to implement a policy that prevents music fans from receiving a full refund for Italian shows that have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.McCartney’s ‘Freshen Up’ tour was due to stop at a number of cities in Europe this summer, including Naples (June 10) and Lucca (June 13).

A post shared by GIEFFE IMMOBILIARE (@gieffetaurianova) on     A post shared by PizzaRè (@pizzare_rizziconi) on   Cinquefrondi's Mayor Michele Conia believes the mission to bring people into the town is one of hope, so much so he calls it “Operation Beauty.” “Finding new owners for the many abandoned houses we have is a key part of the Operation Beauty [mission] that I have launched to recover degraded, lost parts of town,” Conia told CNN.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPaul McCartney fiercely criticized the Italian live-music industry over its refund policy for his canceled 2020 concerts in a Facebook post that has apparently been deleted. McCartney was scheduled to perform in the Italian cities of Naples and Lucca this week but canceled the shows early last month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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