AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoItalian Publishing & Film Policy: European filmmakers’ groups, including Italy’s ANAC and Writers Guild Italia, sign an open letter urging Brussels to protect the “cultural exception,” keep audiovisual directives, and secure protected funding for independent cinema and its circulation. Publishing & Culture (Italy): Stella Pecollo, known for You, Me & Tuscany, signs with Prototype Talent Agency; she also has an Italy publishing tie-in as Arnoldo Mondadori invited her to write her memoir Io sono Bella, now headed for stage and TV adaptation. Legal & Media (Italy): Four doctors indicted in Rome over the death of journalist Andrea Purgatori, with a manslaughter trial set for January 12. Antisemitism & Press Freedom (Italy): A case tied to an antisemitic cartoon in Il Fatto Quotidiano highlights how Italy’s legal system handles accusations of antisemitism in media. Health & Science (Italy-relevant): New research suggests GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may be less effective for about 10% of people due to genetic variants linked to “GLP-1 resistance.”
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