Publispei is one of the oldest TV and film production companies in Italy and creator of some of the country’s most beloved, long-running series such as Un Medico In Famiglia and I Cesaroni.
Until now, the company’s renown has been confined to Italy but company president Verdiana Bixio wants to change this and expand its international footprint.
The Rome-based producer is in Los Angeles this week for the Italian TV Forum&Festival (Ittv) where she will present Publispei’s upcoming high-end crime show Flowers Over The Inferno on Tuesday (November 8).
The presentation will be part of a larger Rai Fiction Ittv showcase of upcoming dramas, moderated by Michele Zatta, Commissioning Editor International Co-Productions at the Italian state broadcaster.
“It marks a change for me to present a series first in Los Angeles rather than in Italy,” says Bixio.
“The move to be more international is a necessity in...
Until now, the company’s renown has been confined to Italy but company president Verdiana Bixio wants to change this and expand its international footprint.
The Rome-based producer is in Los Angeles this week for the Italian TV Forum&Festival (Ittv) where she will present Publispei’s upcoming high-end crime show Flowers Over The Inferno on Tuesday (November 8).
The presentation will be part of a larger Rai Fiction Ittv showcase of upcoming dramas, moderated by Michele Zatta, Commissioning Editor International Co-Productions at the Italian state broadcaster.
“It marks a change for me to present a series first in Los Angeles rather than in Italy,” says Bixio.
“The move to be more international is a necessity in...
- 11/8/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Italian horror master Dario Argento (“Suspiria”) is set to direct a TV series titled “Longinus” involving mysterious murders, esoteric elements and ancient enigmas.
The show is the 79-year-old cult helmer’s first project since 2012 and is his most ambitious TV project. It is being co-produced by new Italian shingle Bim Production and Publispei, the company founded by the late great Italian TV producer Carlo Bixio and now run by his daughter Verdiana.
The Argento TV series is the first project announced by the new production unit of Bim, which was announced last week and is owned by Wild Bunch. The Bim Production banner is being spearheaded by Riccardo Russo, who was previously in charge of international TV productions at Lux Vide, where he produced the series “Medici: Masters of Florence,” which Wild Bunch TV sold to key territories.
A brief statement from Bim and Publispei said that Argento will lead...
The show is the 79-year-old cult helmer’s first project since 2012 and is his most ambitious TV project. It is being co-produced by new Italian shingle Bim Production and Publispei, the company founded by the late great Italian TV producer Carlo Bixio and now run by his daughter Verdiana.
The Argento TV series is the first project announced by the new production unit of Bim, which was announced last week and is owned by Wild Bunch. The Bim Production banner is being spearheaded by Riccardo Russo, who was previously in charge of international TV productions at Lux Vide, where he produced the series “Medici: Masters of Florence,” which Wild Bunch TV sold to key territories.
A brief statement from Bim and Publispei said that Argento will lead...
- 10/11/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
CANNES -- Italian pubcaster Rai Trade has signed on to co-produce and distribute a seven-part series of Hitchcockian thrillers as well as taking on international distribution for the feature film Radio West. The first title -- "Do You Like Hitchcock?" -- will be directed by Dario Argento. The central thread of the direct-to-video series will be references to the ideas and stories present in many of the works of the famed auteur. The movies will be shot in English and co-produced by Genesis, a company created from a partnership between Edwige Fenech's company Immagine e Cinema, Carlo Bixio's Publispei and Adriano Arie's Solaris.
- 5/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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