Exclusive: Italian production and distribution stalwart Lucky Red is teaming with local pubcaster Rai on drama series Belcanto, about the roots of opera in Italy.
The ambitious drama is set to star Vittoria Puccini (The Trial) and be directed by Carmine Elia (The Sea Beyond). Newen Connect will be handling international sales.
We understand the series is aiming for a budget in the €15M range. Additional casting is underway, including for two more prominent actress roles.
Belcanto was first pitched at Berlin’s co-pro series market last year. Co-created by Mariano Di Nardo, Antonio Manca and Federico Fava, the drama is set in 1798, as 14-year-old Carolina, her 17-year-old sister Antonia and their mother Maria seek refuge in the city of Milan after stabbing their violent father to death.
The elder sister dreams of becoming a renowned singer, much as her mother once hoped for when she was the girl’s age.
The ambitious drama is set to star Vittoria Puccini (The Trial) and be directed by Carmine Elia (The Sea Beyond). Newen Connect will be handling international sales.
We understand the series is aiming for a budget in the €15M range. Additional casting is underway, including for two more prominent actress roles.
Belcanto was first pitched at Berlin’s co-pro series market last year. Co-created by Mariano Di Nardo, Antonio Manca and Federico Fava, the drama is set in 1798, as 14-year-old Carolina, her 17-year-old sister Antonia and their mother Maria seek refuge in the city of Milan after stabbing their violent father to death.
The elder sister dreams of becoming a renowned singer, much as her mother once hoped for when she was the girl’s age.
- 9/7/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
ROME -- Mediaset TV channels brought home the lion's share of awards Monday evening at the 21st annual Telegatti Awards, Italy's biggest TV prizes. Mediaset channels took home awards for best TV fiction; best male character, to Alessandro Preziosi; best female character, to Vitoria Puccini; and best TV program of the year for Elisa di Rivombrosa, a love story produced by Mediaset and set in nineteenth-century Turin. The awards' international guests this year included Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Philippe Noiret, Sidney Poitier, Harvey Keitel and Eric Roberts. Harvey Keitel received this year's TV critics' award, while Philippe Noiret and Sidney Poitier received special awards for their career.
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