21/12/2022 - The producer of the film which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Cinekid Festival is carrying over his experience in arthouse cinema into the children’s and teenage market
21/12/2022 - The producer of the film which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Cinekid Festival is carrying over his experience in arthouse cinema into the children’s and teenage market
Cinekid has confirmed the 20 children’s film and television projects in development and works in progress that will be presented at its Junior Co-production Market (JCM) in October.
film profile] is being released in Italy today, 1 February, across the major on-demand platforms (Sky Primafila, Google Play, Infinity, Apple tv, Chili, Rakuten Tv, The Film Club and Io resto in Sala). This childrenâs film directed by
Samuele Rossi is loosely based on the Andersen Award-winning novel âIl Bambino di Vetroâ (litt. âGlassboyâ) by
Fabrizio Silei. We interviewed the filmâs producer Emanuele Nespeca.
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Cineuropa: This is your first childrenâs filmâ¦
Emanuele Nespeca: It was something Iâd thought about doing in the early days of my career. Iâve always made socially engaged arthouse films, a far cry from the sorts of films watched by children. Now my private and public financial partners are asking me to change my editorial line because my projects have been limited to too restricted an audience.