17/11/2016 - Serena Sostegni will be editorial director, in partnership with Tommaso Arrighi and supervised by Mattia Guerra. Projects currently under development include the second film by Gabriele Mainetti

The highly anticipated second film by Gabriele Mainetti (the sensational first-time director of They Call Me Jeeg [+see also:
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“We want greater choice when it comes to developing and producing Italian and international films, as well as television series and animations, making the most of the potential synergy between distribution and production”, states Occhipinti. “Our active presence on international markets and our close relationship with audiences have most definitely been and will continue to be an advantage in our approach to production”.

Over the years the company has produced and co-produced over thirty films both Italian and foreign: from films by the likes of Mario Martone (L’amore molesto, Teatro di guerra), Salvatore Mereu (Ballo a tre passi, Sonetaula [+see also:
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interview: Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne
interview: Renato De Maria
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interview: Nicola Giuliano
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
interview: Philippe Desandre
film profile], This Must be the Place [+see also:
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interview: Paolo Sorrentino
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film profile], Antichrist [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Lars von Trier
film profile]), Jean Pierre e Luc Dardenne (The Silence of Lorna [+see also:
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interview: Arta Dobroshi
interview: Arta Dobroshi
interview: Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
interview: Olivier Bronckart
film profile], The Kid with a Bike [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
film profile]), Agnès Jaoui (Look At Me [+see also:
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film profile], The White Ribbon [+see also:
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interview: Michael Haneke
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In 2014 Andrea Occhipinti won a Davide Speciale for his work as distributor (with over 400 films distributed over almost thirty years); his work as a producer was instead awarded the European Film Award – Prix Eurimages in 2015. Last year he also won Unifrance’s French Cinema Award  for his contribution to the promotion of French film in Italy.

(Translated from Italian)