Davide Abbatescianni on Muck Rack

Davide Abbatescianni

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Rome
Covers:  I am interested in covering film, media and culture topics with a special focus on Europe and the MENA region.
Doesn't Cover: Lord, save us from celebrity news.
33 yo Rome-based journo for @Cineuropa & other intl outlets. @EuroFilmAcademy/@FIPRESCI member. I drink way too much coffee and love cinema

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was the editor of my school's newspaper at the age of 11. We sold about 40 copies, priced 50c each and we barely recovered our costs.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yep, I had a typewriter when I was 5. Thanks grandpa, your Olivetti was amazing!

What's your favorite social network?

The pub around the corner

Why did you become a journalist?

Why not?

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I wasn't into journalism back then, I was taking theatre classes. I was the editor of my school's newspaper when I was 11, though.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning 9-12 PM Irish time

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee. I also like coffee. And coffee, too. Did I already mention coffee?

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Drinking coffee in a bar, sinking in endless thoughts and realising how 95% of them are beautifully useless.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Screen, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Little White Lies, IndieWire and loads of film studies textbooks.

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