Davide Abbatescianni

I am a freelance journalist and film critic based in Rome.

I currently work as an International Reporter for the EU-funded press agency Cineuropa, where I cover the European film industry with daily news, interviews, reports, and reviews of new releases.

My bylines have appeared in international outlets such as Variety (USA), Documentary Magazine (USA), The National (UAE), The Calvert Journal (UK), the Nordisk Film & TV Fond website (Norway), New Scientist (UK), Al Jazeera English (UK), The New Arab (UK), POV Magazine (Canada), Celluloid Junkie (USA), Filmexplorer (Switzerland), Le Film Français’ Cannes Market News (France), 8½ (Italy), Klassiki (UK), Projektor (Germany), Cinemafemme.com (USA), The Location Guide (UK), Reader’s Digest (UK), the Independent Cinema Office’s blog (UK), Europa Distribution’s blog (Belgium), Business Doc Europe (UK), and Film Ireland (Ireland).

I regularly cover industry events and festivals, including the Berlinale/European Film Market, Cannes/Marché du Film, Strasbourg’s Lux Prize, Venice, Toronto, Tallinn Black Nights, Vilnius, Nordisk Panorama, Galway Film Fleadh, Visions du Réel, Amsterdam’s IDFA, Locarno, Rotterdam, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Sundance, and many others.

I am currently the editor-in-chief of The European Animation Journal, a new trade publication. We publish three print issues annually and maintain a year-round all-news website.

I also serve as a film curator for the Support to EU Film Festivals project, which enhances the quality of EU film festivals organised by European Union delegations worldwide. Additionally, I work as an external expert for a prominent European funding body.

I am an External Examiner in Film Studies for the International Baccalaureate and have lectured or held conferences in France, Ireland, Latvia, India, Romania, Indonesia, and Poland.

I am a member of the European Film Academy and FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics).