ITALY FEATURE During January and February, the interna-
tional titles that broke through the Italian dom- inance were Clint Eastwood’s supernatural drama Hereafter, and the best-fi lm Oscar win- ner The King’s Speech. “What is working are really superb specialty
fi lms, big event movies and Oscar-type fi lms,” says Maria Grazia Vairo, head of acquisitions at Eagle Pictures. “And 3D doesn’t show signs of getting weaker.” However, she notes, US romantic comedies
— once sure winners in the territory, earning $4.2m-$8.4m (¤3m-¤6m) — are no longer slam-dunks. Films such as The Accidental Husband, with Uma Thurman and Colin Firth, released by Eagle in November 2010, a hot cinema-going period in Italy, took just $1.6m, while Did You Hear About The Morgans?, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant, grossed only $2.6m. As for arthouse titles, Stefano Massenzi,
head of acquisitions for Lucky Red, defi nes that market as “diffi cult at the moment”. However, the company did very well with I Love You Phil- lip Morris, which grossed $2.9m (¤2.1m), while Bim Distribuzione’s The Concert earned a healthy $5.3m (¤3.8m) at the box offi ce. The US studios and international indie dis-
tributors should not despair. The focus will now likely shift back to imports, as local blockbusters are traditionally released in the fi rst and third quarters of the year.
s The King’s Speech performed well in Italy ITALY’S LEADING INDIE PLAYERS
01 DISTRIBUTION The distribution arm of Rai Cinema also produces and distributes local projects, and acquires third- party titles. The year 2010 was a good one for 01, with local hit Men Vs Women, as well as pick-ups The Ghost Writer and The Tourist. 01 will release Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life in 2011. (39) 06 684 701
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‘What is working are really superb specialty films, big event movies and Oscar-type
films’ Maria Grazia Vairo, Eagle Pictures
ARCHIBALD ENTERPRISE FILM One of Italy’s most established arthouse distributors, Archibald is set to release Danis Tanovic’s Cirkus Columbia and Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff in 2011. (39) 06 853 04 753 info@archibaldfi
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BIM DISTRIBUZIONE Bim can spot a potential Palme d’Or, Venice Lion or Berlin Bear winner. And it is expanding its slate in 2011 to include mainstream titles such as Piranha 3D, which will sit alongside Gregg Araki’s Kaboom and Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg. (39) 06 323 1057
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EAGLE PICTURES Eagle scored exceptional results in 2010 with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Step Up 3D, and was the seventh most successful distributor in the territory. 2011 has kicked off well with The King’s Speech and Sanctum 3D. Recent pick-ups include The Dinosaur Project and Mandate’s Limitless. (39) 06 326 9101
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FANDANGO DISTRIBUZIONE While larger distributors release most of his fi lms such as Loose Cannons and Whatsoeverly, the distribution arm of Domenico Procacci’s Fandango production outfi t releases selected indie features and documentaries. 2011 releases include The Hunter, the doc Sons Of Cuba and The Housemaid. (39) 06 852 185
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FILMAURO It might only buy one or two fi lms a year, but they tend to be big, ensuring Filmauro is one of
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Italy’s 10 biggest distributors. Paranormal Activity grossed $9m for the company in 2010. (39) 06 699 581
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LUCKY RED Lucky Red distributes and co-produces quality arthouse cinema. 2011 releases will include Machete, The Kids Are All Right, Made In Dagenham and Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be The Place, starring Sean Penn, which it co-produced. (39) 06 375 9441
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MEDUSA FILM Italy’s market leader produces and distributes local fi lms, buys about 10 titles a year and is a prominent European co-producer. It prefers commercially solid titles, often director-driven, and has snagged the latest fi lms of Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen. Medusa is part of the Mediaset empire: the broadcaster also has a 49% stake in The Space Cinema, one of the two leading Italian exhibition chains. (39) 06 663 901
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MOVIEMAX Known for innovative marketing campaigns, it made waves last year with Saw 3D ($7.5m) and Law Abiding Citizen ($6.6m). 2011 releases include Shelter, Animals United 3D and Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night. (39) 06 360 06 760
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TEODORA FILM An arthouse distributor with a roster of projects from European directors including Susanne Bier, Francois Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg. It is co- producing Bier’s All You Need Is Love. (39) 06 806 93 760 www.teodorafi
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VIDEA CDE Videa has an eye for international gems and its 2011 slate includes Four Lions, L’Age De Raison and The Woman In Black. (39) 06 331 851
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