Andrea Occhipinti, President of Italy’s film distribution association ANICA, has resigned following the drama surrounding the recent day-and-date release of police brutality pic On My Skin. Occhipinti’s distribution and production outfit Lucky Red sold the film to Netflix before it was set for a contentious Venice Film…

Italian distributor Lucky Red has responded to anger from local exhibitors that its Venice-bound film On My Skin (Sulla Mia Pelle) will screen on Netflix soon after its festival debut. In a statement sent to me today, the distributor has said it is “proud” the drama will be shown in Venice and that the film’s…

Expanding its network of global distribution partners, STXinternational has closed a multi-year output deal with Italy’s Lucky Red. The company has also extended several of its key European agreements, including with SF Studios in Scandinavia and Tobis Film in German-speaking Europe. The Lucky Red deal will kick off…