Independent Production Thrives at Rome’s MIA Market with 60 Selected Projects
While studios and major production companies tighten their belts, independent cinema seems to be thriving. This is reflected in the tenth edition of MIA, the International Audiovisual Market—an event promoted by ANICA, chaired by Francesco Rutelli, and APA, chaired by Chiara Sbarigia, and directed by Gaia Tridente—which returns to Rome from October 14 to 18, 2024.
Over 600 projects were received this year for the Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum, reflecting a 20% increase compared to 2023, along with a 12.5% rise in the number of countries of origin from all continents, rising from 80 to 90. Approximately 60 of these will be presented, including works in Animation, Documentaries, Drama (series), and Film.
The film pitch is up 32%, with applications from 58 countries. Fourteen projects from 10 countries, including the UK, Italy and France, will be presented. The docs pitch will see 14 projects from 13 countries represented, with nine produced or directed by women, MIA said. The animation pitch has seen a 50% increase, with 15 projects from 15 countries presenting to judges.
The ever-popular Drama co-production market and pitching forum has seen a 6% increase in submissions, with 14 series projects from 12 nations ready to take the spotlight. Notable Italian entries include A Family Reunion (Riunione di Famiglia), a family thriller produced by Rosario Rinaldo for Cross Productions and written by Donatella Diamanti, Mauro Casiraghi, Simona Coppini, Alessandra Martellini, Marzio Paoltroni and Nicola Ravera Rafele; and Uglycomics (Fumettibrutti), based on the graphic novel trilogy by Josephine Yole Signorelli, produced by Riccardo Russo for Bim Produzione and written by Teresa Ciabatti, Laura Luchetti and Michele Pellegrini.
International co-productions Palmyra is a French-Lebanese story about three heiresses of a precious artefact from an ancient Syrian city, while The Aosawa Murders is a U.S.-Japanese effort based on Riku Onda’s book of the same name. Takeo Kodera from Kadokawa and Jonathan Kier from Upgrade Productions are producing the show.
From the UK is Castle of the Eagles, a Jeff Pope-penned series about a prison escape from Mussolini’s Colditz prison that’s produced by Xavier Marchand for Moonriver and based on the book of the same name by Mark Felton. The Little Italian Hotel, from Giuliano Papadia and Chiara Cardoso for Blackbox Multimedia and written by comedian Kay Stonham, is about a road trip across Italy to rediscover love.
Germany’s Story House Pictures and writers Andreas Gutzeit, Michal Aviram and Swantje Oppermann are behind The Book of Longings, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s book that weaves historical events with contemporary themes, while also from Germany is Viktoria Frankenstein, a female reinterpretation of Mary Shelley’s work.
From Ireland comes Yes!, while the Netherlands is providing The Night Watch. Others include Belgium’s The Best Immigrant, Switzerland’s Dolce Amelia and Canada’s Bat Out of Hell and French series Lifeline/Canal 16.
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While studios and major production companies tighten their belts, independent cinema seems to be thriving. This is reflected in the tenth edition of MIA, the International Audiovisual Market—an event promoted by ANICA, chaired by Francesco Rutelli, and APA, chaired by Chiara Sbarigia, and directed by Gaia Tridente—which returns to Rome from October 14 to 18, 2024.
Over 600 projects were received this year for the Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum, reflecting a 20% increase compared to 2023, along with a 12.5% rise in the number of countries of origin from all continents, rising from 80 to 90. Approximately 60 of these will be presented, including works in Animation, Documentaries, Drama (series), and Film.
The film pitch is up 32%, with applications from 58 countries. Fourteen projects from 10 countries, including the UK, Italy and France, will be presented. The docs pitch will see 14 projects from 13 countries represented, with nine produced or directed by women, MIA said. The animation pitch has seen a 50% increase, with 15 projects from 15 countries presenting to judges.
The ever-popular Drama co-production market and pitching forum has seen a 6% increase in submissions, with 14 series projects from 12 nations ready to take the spotlight. Notable Italian entries include A Family Reunion (Riunione di Famiglia), a family thriller produced by Rosario Rinaldo for Cross Productions and written by Donatella Diamanti, Mauro Casiraghi, Simona Coppini, Alessandra Martellini, Marzio Paoltroni and Nicola Ravera Rafele; and Uglycomics (Fumettibrutti), based on the graphic novel trilogy by Josephine Yole Signorelli, produced by Riccardo Russo for Bim Produzione and written by Teresa Ciabatti, Laura Luchetti and Michele Pellegrini.
International co-productions Palmyra is a French-Lebanese story about three heiresses of a precious artefact from an ancient Syrian city, while The Aosawa Murders is a U.S.-Japanese effort based on Riku Onda’s book of the same name. Takeo Kodera from Kadokawa and Jonathan Kier from Upgrade Productions are producing the show.
From the UK is Castle of the Eagles, a Jeff Pope-penned series about a prison escape from Mussolini’s Colditz prison that’s produced by Xavier Marchand for Moonriver and based on the book of the same name by Mark Felton. The Little Italian Hotel, from Giuliano Papadia and Chiara Cardoso for Blackbox Multimedia and written by comedian Kay Stonham, is about a road trip across Italy to rediscover love.
Germany’s Story House Pictures and writers Andreas Gutzeit, Michal Aviram and Swantje Oppermann are behind The Book of Longings, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s book that weaves historical events with contemporary themes, while also from Germany is Viktoria Frankenstein, a female reinterpretation of Mary Shelley’s work.
From Ireland comes Yes!, while the Netherlands is providing The Night Watch. Others include Belgium’s The Best Immigrant, Switzerland’s Dolce Amelia and Canada’s Bat Out of Hell and French series Lifeline/Canal 16.
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