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Davide Abbatescianni

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Davide Abbatescianni is a film critic and journalist based in Rome. He works as an international reporter for Cineuropa and regularly contributes to publications such as Variety, New Scientist, The New Arab, Business Doc Europe, and the Nordisk Film & TV Fond website. He also serves as a funding expert for two European financing bodies.

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Exclusive: Trailer for Diego Gutiérrez’s ‘The Shipwrecked,’ world-premiering in IDFA’s International Competition
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In a dusty road, two men with helmets on stand on either side of a broken down, battered car.
San Sebastián 2025: Lau Haizetara Project Highlights, ‘Good Valley Stories,’ ‘Flores para Antonio,’ Juliette Binoche’s Doc, and ‘Copper’
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Exclusive: Trailer for Gregor Brändli’s ‘Elephants & Squirrels,’ Premiering at DOK Leipzig and IDFA
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Exclusive: Clip From Kevin B. Lee’s Debut Feature ‘Afterlives,’ Premiering at Doclisboa and London
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Locarno 2025: Future Frequencies
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“True Memory Catalogs”: Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini on their Venice-Premiering Doc Waking Hours
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Karlovy Vary 2025: Holding the Line
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“Thinking About Cinema Here Is a Revolutionary Act”: Giffoni Programmer Rosario Minervini Discusses Nurturing Young Audiences Through Doc Storytelling
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Exclusive: Clip from Paula Ďurinová’s ‘Action Item,’ Premiering at Karlovy Vary and FIDMarseille
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Exclusive: Trailer From Dmytro Hreshko’s Karlovy Vary-Premiering ‘Divia’
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Exclusive: Trailer from Garry Keane’s Doc Edge-Premiering ‘A Quiet Love’
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Davide Abbatescianni stands on a stage giving a talk. Behind him is a slide in blue captioned "Collaboration is key."
How To Get Your Doc in the Spotlight: A Press Strategy Talk at Iceland’s Skjaldborg Festival
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“At the Core, It’s About Supporting Filmmakers”: Galya Stepanova on Doc Alliance’s Evolving Mission
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Qumra’s Quiet Strength: Championing Documentaries from the MENA Region and Beyond
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Existing Next to Each Other: Monica Strømdahl Turns a 15-Year Photography Project Into ‘Flophouse America’
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Thessaloniki Docfest’s Agora Remains a Beacon of Hope Despite Geopolitical Turmoil and Broadcasters’ Retreat, Says the Industry
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EFM’s Fairly Tepid Market for Nonfiction Deals Drives Innovation and Resilience, According to Sales Agents
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In ‘The Dialogue Police,’ Susanna Edwards Explores Swedish Police Officers’ Tireless Effort to Protect Freedom of Speech
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“A Battle for Storytelling”: Igor Bezinović Explores Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Proto-Fascist Legacy in IFFR-Bound ‘Fiume o Morte!’
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“A Win-Win Situation”: Marianna Kaat Launches the Inaugural Doc Competition at Tallinn Black Nights
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