The jury awarded the Special Mention for Best Soundtrack to “Bartali’s Bicycle” (Italy), directed by Enrico Paolantonio and produced by Lynx Multimedia Factory in collaboration with Rai Kids.
A major development this year is NATPE Budapest’s partnership with Realscreen, the global authority in the non-fiction and unscripted space, to deliver an expanded Formats track specifically designed for the market realities facing CEE producers.
Produced out of Rare TV’s Belfast hub, the 15-part series will follow the recovery of stolen cars in a market facing 130,000 thefts per year across the UK.
Sound stage occupancy in Los Angeles fell to 63% in 2024, down from 69% in 2023 and well below pre-strike averages in the 90% range. FilmLA tracked just 8,671 Stage Shoot Days in 2023—the lowest total outside the pandemic year.