Rome’s innovative Mia market dedicated to international TV series, feature films, and documentaries is gearing up for its eighth edition with an increased international industry presence, a new animation section, and lots of European content – most of which in early stages of production – on display.
The upcoming Oct. 11-15 Mia mart (whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market) this year is positioned prior to the Mipcom content market and conference that runs Oct. 17-20 in Cannes, since Mipcom has shifted its dates forward.
But the repositioning has not impacted the number of registered attendees which is up more than 12 compared with past Mia editions. More than 900 international industry execs are expected to make the trek, and counting, organizers said at a Rome press conference on Thursday.
Significantly, U.S. streamers will be at Mia in full force. Execs from Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Apple,...
The upcoming Oct. 11-15 Mia mart (whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market) this year is positioned prior to the Mipcom content market and conference that runs Oct. 17-20 in Cannes, since Mipcom has shifted its dates forward.
But the repositioning has not impacted the number of registered attendees which is up more than 12 compared with past Mia editions. More than 900 international industry execs are expected to make the trek, and counting, organizers said at a Rome press conference on Thursday.
Significantly, U.S. streamers will be at Mia in full force. Execs from Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Apple,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s innovative Mia Market dedicated to international TV series, feature films, documentaries and more has now added a section specifically for animation series, stand-alone specials and feature films.
The eighth edition of Mia to be held in Rome Oct. 11-15 will feature a boosted co-prods market and pitching forum featuring a brand new animation strand that is being added to the pre-existing sections dedicated to drama series, documentaries (including docu-series) and feature films.
Conceived with a Europe-centric focus as an international market hosting the entire production cycle of different types of content, Mia – whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market – has in recent years attracted a substantial U.S. presence. The curated event, running ahead of Mipcom this year, offers a wide range of specific industry programs comprising panels alongside, networking and project pitching sessions.
Animation producers looking for financial partners and co-prod deals...
The eighth edition of Mia to be held in Rome Oct. 11-15 will feature a boosted co-prods market and pitching forum featuring a brand new animation strand that is being added to the pre-existing sections dedicated to drama series, documentaries (including docu-series) and feature films.
Conceived with a Europe-centric focus as an international market hosting the entire production cycle of different types of content, Mia – whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market – has in recent years attracted a substantial U.S. presence. The curated event, running ahead of Mipcom this year, offers a wide range of specific industry programs comprising panels alongside, networking and project pitching sessions.
Animation producers looking for financial partners and co-prod deals...
- 6/16/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Event will run October 11-15 this year.
Gaia Tridente has been appointed director of Rome’s International Audiovisual Market (Mia), which will run as a physical event from October 11-15,2022.
Tridente has worked at Mia since 2017, most recently as head of scripted. She succeeds Lucia Milazzotto, who spent two editions in the role before leaving last October, and will be assisted by two deputy directors: head of film content Francesca Palleschi, and head of doc/factual content Marco Spagnoli.
Tridente previously spent 10 years as head of international programming at RomaFictionFest, and also served as director of European relations for the...
Gaia Tridente has been appointed director of Rome’s International Audiovisual Market (Mia), which will run as a physical event from October 11-15,2022.
Tridente has worked at Mia since 2017, most recently as head of scripted. She succeeds Lucia Milazzotto, who spent two editions in the role before leaving last October, and will be assisted by two deputy directors: head of film content Francesca Palleschi, and head of doc/factual content Marco Spagnoli.
Tridente previously spent 10 years as head of international programming at RomaFictionFest, and also served as director of European relations for the...
- 4/20/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Italy’s key film and TV market Mia (Mercato Internazionale dell’Audiovisivo) is returning in 2022 with a new director in the shape of Gaia Tridente.
The eighth edition of the Rome event will run from 11 to 15 October 2022, we can also reveal. The market usually runs during the Rome Film Festival, whose 2022 dates have yet to be confirmed.
Tridente has worked at Mia between 2017 to 2021, most recently as Head of Scripted, during which time the event has become an increasingly dynamic gathering. Last year’s event included a keynote from Joe Russo and panels featuring a host of studios and streamers.
In her new role, Tridente will be flanked by two Deputy Directors: Francesca Palleschi, in the role of Head of Film Content, and Marco Spagnoli, in the role of Head of Doc/Factual Content.
Tridente succeeds Lucia Milazzotto who had worked at the event since its inception but left the project last October.
The eighth edition of the Rome event will run from 11 to 15 October 2022, we can also reveal. The market usually runs during the Rome Film Festival, whose 2022 dates have yet to be confirmed.
Tridente has worked at Mia between 2017 to 2021, most recently as Head of Scripted, during which time the event has become an increasingly dynamic gathering. Last year’s event included a keynote from Joe Russo and panels featuring a host of studios and streamers.
In her new role, Tridente will be flanked by two Deputy Directors: Francesca Palleschi, in the role of Head of Film Content, and Marco Spagnoli, in the role of Head of Doc/Factual Content.
Tridente succeeds Lucia Milazzotto who had worked at the event since its inception but left the project last October.
- 4/19/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman, Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The radical revamp of Italy’s Cinecittà Studios, which has been underway since May, is gaining traction with a rise in occupancy of its sound stages and backlot, realistic prospects for profitability, and new state-of-the-art filming facilities on the way, according to managing director Nicola Maccanico.
Maccanico, a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec, came on board in April to run Cinecittà with a mandate from Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini to turn the iconic Rome studios into continental Europe’s top filming facilities thanks to a €300 million ($339) million) investment from the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund. He has since been busy overhauling several of the existing 19 sound stages and getting five new stages built, while also devising a five-year financial plan under which Maccanico expects Cinecittà to start turning a profit in 2023.
In roughly six months, the sprawling studios have reached almost 80% occupancy, having lured...
Maccanico, a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec, came on board in April to run Cinecittà with a mandate from Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini to turn the iconic Rome studios into continental Europe’s top filming facilities thanks to a €300 million ($339) million) investment from the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund. He has since been busy overhauling several of the existing 19 sound stages and getting five new stages built, while also devising a five-year financial plan under which Maccanico expects Cinecittà to start turning a profit in 2023.
In roughly six months, the sprawling studios have reached almost 80% occupancy, having lured...
- 12/16/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Sorrentino was a winner in the category with ’The Great Beauty’ in 2014.
Italy has selected The Hand Of God, from Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, as its entry for the best international feature film category at the 2022 Academy Awards.
It was chosen by an 11-member committee representing directors, journalists, critics, distributors, festivals, government officials and market specialists, including Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera and former Mia Market head Lucia Milazzotto.
18 films were submitted to the committee by individual production companies. These included Jonas Carpignano’s Quinzaine title A Chiara, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Ennio Morricone documentary Ennio, and Nanni Moretti’s Cannes competition drama Three Floors.
Italy has selected The Hand Of God, from Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, as its entry for the best international feature film category at the 2022 Academy Awards.
It was chosen by an 11-member committee representing directors, journalists, critics, distributors, festivals, government officials and market specialists, including Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera and former Mia Market head Lucia Milazzotto.
18 films were submitted to the committee by individual production companies. These included Jonas Carpignano’s Quinzaine title A Chiara, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Ennio Morricone documentary Ennio, and Nanni Moretti’s Cannes competition drama Three Floors.
- 10/26/2021
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Rome’s Mia film and TV market chief Lucia Milazzotto is stepping down to head up a newly created sales and marketing unit of Italy’s Cinecittà Studios which is undergoing a radical revamp and looking to become continental Europe’s top production hub.
The surprise announcement, made on Thursday by Istituto Luce-Cinecittà CEO Nicola Maccanico, comes just days after Mia wrapped its seventh edition on Sunday, having boosted its standing on the global calendar as a prominent emerging industry hub in Europe.
Who will replace Milazzotto at Mia’s helm is still unclear.
Milazzotto’s move from Mia, which she shepherded to success, to Cinecittà is in line with Italy’s comprehensive government-driven effort to drive the local film and TV production industry which is considered strategic for the country’s post-pandemic economy.
The iconic studios are set for a major overhaul involving many new state-of-the art soundstages, a...
The surprise announcement, made on Thursday by Istituto Luce-Cinecittà CEO Nicola Maccanico, comes just days after Mia wrapped its seventh edition on Sunday, having boosted its standing on the global calendar as a prominent emerging industry hub in Europe.
Who will replace Milazzotto at Mia’s helm is still unclear.
Milazzotto’s move from Mia, which she shepherded to success, to Cinecittà is in line with Italy’s comprehensive government-driven effort to drive the local film and TV production industry which is considered strategic for the country’s post-pandemic economy.
The iconic studios are set for a major overhaul involving many new state-of-the art soundstages, a...
- 10/21/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s Mia Market for TV series, feature films, documentaries and factual content wrapped a watershed 7th edition on Sunday, having boosted its standing on the global calendar as a prominent emerging industry hub in Europe.
In a significant indicator of the Eternal City’s Oct. 13-17 event’s restart relevance Mia, organizers on the final day announced a total of 2,000 industry executives from 56 countries, all of whom attended the new-concept market in-person, while there were only 46 online attendees, mostly from Asia and Latin America due to coronavirus constraints that impeded travel to Italy from those countries.
While the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes suffered a reduced presence – and the AFM this year has gone entirely online – Mia reaped the benefits of being conceived more congenially to how the global content industry is evolving because it offered a wide range of product, plenty of which in early stages.
The...
In a significant indicator of the Eternal City’s Oct. 13-17 event’s restart relevance Mia, organizers on the final day announced a total of 2,000 industry executives from 56 countries, all of whom attended the new-concept market in-person, while there were only 46 online attendees, mostly from Asia and Latin America due to coronavirus constraints that impeded travel to Italy from those countries.
While the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes suffered a reduced presence – and the AFM this year has gone entirely online – Mia reaped the benefits of being conceived more congenially to how the global content industry is evolving because it offered a wide range of product, plenty of which in early stages.
The...
- 10/17/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s new-concept Mia Market, which had the rare distinction of holding a physical edition last year – albeit with an online component — has unsurprisingly succeeded in luring a robust group of international industry heavyweights, including a copious U.S. contingent, for its upcoming Oct. 13-17 seventh edition. They are also boasting a 30% increase in completed films screening on its film market side.
Mia director Lucia Milazzotto spoke to Variety about why her vision for an informal mart encompassing TV series, feature films and documentaries in early stages is getting more traction in the current market landscape. Edited excerpts.
There is plenty of fresh product and also lots of high-caliber industry people attending this year. Does this reflect the restart spirit?
On the one hand this is a very special edition that marks a moment of great interest both towards Italy and towards Mia. We do have lots of market premieres...
Mia director Lucia Milazzotto spoke to Variety about why her vision for an informal mart encompassing TV series, feature films and documentaries in early stages is getting more traction in the current market landscape. Edited excerpts.
There is plenty of fresh product and also lots of high-caliber industry people attending this year. Does this reflect the restart spirit?
On the one hand this is a very special edition that marks a moment of great interest both towards Italy and towards Mia. We do have lots of market premieres...
- 10/13/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s new concept Mia Market dedicated to international TV series, feature films, documentaries and more kicked off Wednesday in the Eternal City’s 17th century Palazzo Barberini with 1,700 registered industry execs – roughly 600 of whom have made the trek from abroad – and 350 new titles of various types, in development and production, on display.
At a press conference attended by Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and all top Italian industry reps, organizers also boasted a 30% increase in completed films screening at the Mia film market where about 80 mostly European titles will be having their market – or, in some cases, even world – premieres.
While the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes is suffering a reduced presence, and the AFM this year has gone entirely online, Mia seems to be reaping the benefits of being conceived more congenially to how the global content industry is evolving.
“Mia was born as a challenge,” said...
At a press conference attended by Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and all top Italian industry reps, organizers also boasted a 30% increase in completed films screening at the Mia film market where about 80 mostly European titles will be having their market – or, in some cases, even world – premieres.
While the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes is suffering a reduced presence, and the AFM this year has gone entirely online, Mia seems to be reaping the benefits of being conceived more congenially to how the global content industry is evolving.
“Mia was born as a challenge,” said...
- 10/13/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s growing Mia market, dedicated to international TV series, feature films and documentaries, has secured a rich roster of fresh international product in various stages and announced a clutch of prominent U.S. and European execs set to make the trek for the mostly in-person Oct. 13-17 event.
While companies such as ITV Studios, Banijay and Fremantle are either bowing out or reducing their presence at the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes — and the AFM has gone entirely online — Mia seems to be succeeding in luring a robust group of international industry heavyweights. They are also boasting a 30% increase in completed films screening on its film market side while some 80 new European film, TV and doc projects will be pitched to prospective partners.
Joe Russo, who with his older brother Anthony became the creative superheroes of the Marvel Universe with a string of four blockbusters climaxing with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,...
While companies such as ITV Studios, Banijay and Fremantle are either bowing out or reducing their presence at the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes — and the AFM has gone entirely online — Mia seems to be succeeding in luring a robust group of international industry heavyweights. They are also boasting a 30% increase in completed films screening on its film market side while some 80 new European film, TV and doc projects will be pitched to prospective partners.
Joe Russo, who with his older brother Anthony became the creative superheroes of the Marvel Universe with a string of four blockbusters climaxing with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,...
- 9/23/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rome’s growing Mia market, dedicated to international TV series, feature films and documentaries, is on track to take place as a mostly in-person Oct. 13-17 event, for which a robust clutch of top U.S. and European execs are expected to make the trek.
“We are getting a great response: lots of confirmations and great willingness to attend,” said Mia director Lucia Milazzotto (pictured), adding that pulling off last year’s market in the Eternal City as a partly physical event “when the pandemic situation was a lot worse” has “certainly paid off” in terms of getting people to attend this year.
Despite concerns about the Delta variant, certified vaccinations are expected to ensure a measure of safety for the event in October.
While companies such as ITV Studios and Banijay are bowing out from the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes, Mia has recruited an impressive roster of...
“We are getting a great response: lots of confirmations and great willingness to attend,” said Mia director Lucia Milazzotto (pictured), adding that pulling off last year’s market in the Eternal City as a partly physical event “when the pandemic situation was a lot worse” has “certainly paid off” in terms of getting people to attend this year.
Despite concerns about the Delta variant, certified vaccinations are expected to ensure a measure of safety for the event in October.
While companies such as ITV Studios and Banijay are bowing out from the Oct. 11-14 Mipcom market in Cannes, Mia has recruited an impressive roster of...
- 7/29/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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