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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Italian audiovisual sector.

Country profile: Italy

Country profile: Italy

23 June 2023

Italy's ANAC looks to team up with France to tackle the challenges posed by global broadcasting systems and AI

Industry / Market - Italy/France

Italy's ANAC looks to team up with France to tackle the challenges posed by global broadcasting systems and AI

The Italian Association of Film Directors and France's CNC, Arcom and USPA met in Rome to discuss artificial intelligence and the creation of a national Italian centre and media distribution windows  

04 July 2025

The 10th Book Adaptation Rights Market in Venice will welcome 34 publishers from all corners of the globe

Venice 2025 - Venice Production Bridge

The 10th Book Adaptation Rights Market in Venice will welcome 34 publishers from all corners of the globe

The event will see companies presenting their catalogues to producers interested in turning books into film screenplays, with special focuses on the UK, Chile and Morocco  

27 June 2025

Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC

Industry / Market - Italy

Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC

Research carried out by the Association of Italian Film Festivals in league with Ergo Research and Cinetel/CinExpert also highlights the difficulties faced by festival organisers  

26 June 2025

Bio to B asks who (and where) is the audience for documentaries

Biografilm 2025

Bio to B asks who (and where) is the audience for documentaries

The Industry Days sidebar of Bologna’s Biografilm Festival saw producers and distributors exchanging views in the panel discussion “Brand-new Docs: The Audience Is There… Maybe”  

16 June 2025

Italy's Stati Generali del Cinema Indipendente delivers concrete proposals for recovery

Industry / Market - Italy

Italy's Stati Generali del Cinema Indipendente delivers concrete proposals for recovery

Disparity in funding, the possibility of a Film Agency in Italy, private investment funds and new distribution models were all discussed in the meetings organised by AIR3 as part of Milano Film Fest  

10 June 2025

Jafar Panahi to lead a filmmaking workshop in Italy this August

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Jafar Panahi to lead a filmmaking workshop in Italy this August

The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and latest Palme d'Or winner will attend Le giornate del cinema of Monte San Savino to share his expertise  

05 June 2025

Cinecittà enjoys a relaunch, acting as a bridge between Europe and Hollywood

Industry / Market - Italy

Cinecittà enjoys a relaunch, acting as a bridge between Europe and Hollywood

CEO Manuela Cacciamani’s new industrial plan to raise production capacity by 60% and to compete in the emerging fields of digital and hybrid production, has been approved  

05 June 2025

RAI Cinema International Distribution to sell Un Certain Regard competitor Heads or Tails?

Cannes 2025 - Marché du Film

RAI Cinema International Distribution to sell Un Certain Regard competitor Heads or Tails?

The firm will also be touting Paolo Genovese’s box office champion Madly in addition to Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis’ western  

09 May 2025

Europa Distribution heads to Focus Asia in Udine

Industry / Market - Italy

Europa Distribution heads to Focus Asia in Udine

A panel, jointly organised by Europa Distribution, Focus Asia and Ties That Bind, will take place on 28 April and will home in on several case studies on successful films and their distribution  

22 April 2025

There Is Still Tomorrow exceeds €5m in China

Box Office - Europe/China

There Is Still Tomorrow exceeds €5m in China

Paola Cortellesi’s film has also conquered the female public in China, where other European films such as Anatomy of a Fall and Flow eventually established themselves  

15 April 2025

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers

Bolzano 2025

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers

One of the traditional panel discussions at this year’s Italian gathering focused on the underrepresentation of women in filmmaking  

15 April 2025

TorinoFilmLab announces the selected projects and participants for ScriptLab 2025

TorinoFilmLab 2025

TorinoFilmLab announces the selected projects and participants for ScriptLab 2025

16 writer-directors, 2 co-writers and 4 story editor trainees from 20 different countries will participate in the initiative centred on the projects' early treatment stage  

03 April 2025

Apollo Series training programme launched at Series Mania

Series Mania 2025 – Series Mania Forum

Apollo Series training programme launched at Series Mania

The Series Mania Institute has partnered with Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision and MIA Market to offer a programme designed to help producers navigate the complexities of European co-productions  

28 March 2025

The TV/Film Rights Centre and the Games Business Centre return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Industry / Market - Italy

The TV/Film Rights Centre and the Games Business Centre return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

The event’s business area aims to facilitate professional encounters between producers, publishers, literary agents and licensing professionals  

24 March 2025

Italian cinema organisations warn that independent cinema is at risk

Institutions / Legislation - Italy

Italian cinema organisations warn that independent cinema is at risk

Italian authors and technicians accuse the sector’s block on the absence of any tax credit rules; the government reassures that the latest corrections are on their way  

14 March 2025

EXCLUSIVE: The Archive Film Festival Network comes to life

Industry / Market - Italy/France/Finland/Czech Republic

EXCLUSIVE: The Archive Film Festival Network comes to life

Bergamo Film Meeting, FEMA La Rochelle, the Midnight Sun Film Festival and Summer Film School are joining forces on a new initiative celebrating archive films and cinematic heritage  

12 March 2025

Industry players navigate global uncertainty and mixed sentiments amidst a breath of fresh air from new EFM management

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

Industry players navigate global uncertainty and mixed sentiments amidst a breath of fresh air from new EFM management

BERLINALE 2025: The climate for sales and acquisitions still seems to be fairly upbeat, but industry professionals have noted shifting buyer behaviour and emerging challenges  

24 February 2025

Vision Distribution taking Italian hit Diamanti to Berlin

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

Vision Distribution taking Italian hit Diamanti to Berlin

The Italian agent’s line-up includes Ferzan Ozpetek’s fifteenth film, which grossed upwards of 15 million euros at the Italian box office, as well as Silvio Soldini’s upcoming movie The Tasters  

10 February 2025

True Colours travelling to the EFM with Golden Bear contender Reflection in a Dead Diamond

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

True Colours travelling to the EFM with Golden Bear contender Reflection in a Dead Diamond

The new thriller by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani is set to feature in the Italian sales agent’s line-up  

07 February 2025

Intramovies to wager on the only Arab film competing in the Berlinale, Yunan

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

Intramovies to wager on the only Arab film competing in the Berlinale, Yunan

The Italian international sales agent’s line-up includes Syrian director Ameer Fakher Eldin’s second feature film and Brwa Vahabpour’s debut My Uncle Jens, selected in Austin’s SXSW  

06 February 2025

Piper Film to bring Italian hit The Boy with Pink Pants to Berlin

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

Piper Film to bring Italian hit The Boy with Pink Pants to Berlin

Italy’s box office champion is at the heart of a strategic partnership between Piper Film and Eagle Pictures which will take its first steps in the EFM  

05 February 2025

New Italian sales outfit Luminalia launches

Industry / Market - Italy

New Italian sales outfit Luminalia launches

Founded by Tommaso Priante, the new Italian sales agent will make its market debut at IFFR with a selection of 2024 titles before heading to the EFM  

31 January 2025

Tales of Fruits and Monsters and Klára Is Here win at When East Meets West

Trieste 2025 – WEMW/Awards

Tales of Fruits and Monsters and Klára Is Here win at When East Meets West

The hybrid sophomore project by Slovenian director Gregor Božič and the debut by Hungarian helmer Dávid Csicskár have snagged the major awards at the Italian co-production forum  

23 January 2025

Baltic-Italian collaboration shines at WEMW and the Trieste Film Festival

Trieste 2025 – WEMW

Baltic-Italian collaboration shines at WEMW and the Trieste Film Festival

The co-production forum held annually in Trieste shines a spotlight on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania while also celebrating their growing collaboration with Italy  

13 January 2025

Italians made their return to cinemas in 2024, with 493 million euros taken at the box office and 70 million tickets sold

Box Office - Italy

Italians made their return to cinemas in 2024, with 493 million euros taken at the box office and 70 million tickets sold

Data on the Italian film market’s performance over the past year has now been presented, with results on a par with 2023 and in line with pre-Covid levels  

10 January 2025

When East Meets West reveals its selection for 2025

Trieste 2025 – WEMW

When East Meets West reveals its selection for 2025

Among the 21 projects are the new efforts by Davide Maldi, Milica Tomović, Gregor Božič, Sonia Liza Kenterman and Aistė Žegulytė  

19 December 2024

REPORT: FeatureLab and ScriptLab @ TFL Meeting Event 2024

TorinoFilmLab 2024

REPORT: FeatureLab and ScriptLab @ TFL Meeting Event 2024

We take a closer look at a handful of projects presented at the 17th Meeting Event of the TorinoFilmLab in the context of its two oldest programmes  

27 November 2024

TorinoFilmLab announces the winning projects from its 17th Meeting Event

TorinoFilmLab 2024 - Awards

TorinoFilmLab announces the winning projects from its 17th Meeting Event

19 prizes worth a total of €376,000 have been awarded following three days of meetings and presentations, involving upwards of 300 audiovisual sector professionals from 43 countries  

25 November 2024

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

Black Nights 2024 – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

Led by former TV Beats head honcho Jevgeni Supin, the joint Estonian-Latvian-German-Italian project has become one of Estonia’s biggest to date  

20 November 2024

The 17th TFL Meeting Event to present 41 film and series projects

TorinoFilmLab 2024

The 17th TFL Meeting Event to present 41 film and series projects

From 21 to 23 November, the audio-visual lab organised by the National Cinema Museum will present works from the past year  

12 November 2024

At Rome's MIA, Apulia confirms its role as an international cinema hub

MIA 2024

At Rome's MIA, Apulia confirms its role as an international cinema hub

The speakers highlighted the great potential of the Italian region, able to attract a growing number of sets thanks to support offered by the film commission and local authorities  

22 October 2024

The MIA announces its award winners

MIA 2024 – Awards

The MIA announces its award winners

The Rome-based industry event has wrapped, boasting a 10% increase in attendance levels  

21 October 2024

MedFilm Festival chooses to announce the finalist projects for MedMeetings at the MIA

MIA 2024

MedFilm Festival chooses to announce the finalist projects for MedMeetings at the MIA

MedMeetings head Paolo Bertolin offered an overview of the 12 Euro-Mediterranean projects set to be showcased in the MedPitching and MedWIPs sections  

18 October 2024

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

MIA 2024

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

2023 revenue rose 20% on 2022 and now totals €12 billion, while series are revealed to be the dominant format, with a boom in productions for young audiences  

17 October 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories

Industry / Market - Italy/Germany

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories

The 8x60-minute mystery-thriller, starring Elena Radonicich, Matteo Martari and Richard Sammel, has been sold to the USA, Canada, Ireland, Turkey and the UK  

10 October 2024

Submissions are open for L’Atelier MFN 2024

Industry / Market - Italy

Submissions are open for L’Atelier MFN 2024

Applications are open till 18 October for the 10th edition of the support fund for Italian features in post-production, which will be presented and rewarded on 20 November at the Milano Industry Days  

01 October 2024

The MIA reaches its tenth edition

MIA 2024

The MIA reaches its tenth edition

Unspooling 14 – 18 October in Rome, the international audiovisual market is returning with 60 works spanning animations, documentaries, series and fiction films  

24 September 2024

Cartoon Forum trains the spotlight on Italian animation

Cartoon 2024 – Cartoon Forum

Cartoon Forum trains the spotlight on Italian animation

We take a closer look at four of the seven new Italian projects pitched at the Toulouse-based gathering  

20 September 2024

WEMW 2025 opens calls for entries, announces new East & West Focus

Trieste 2025 - WEMW

WEMW 2025 opens calls for entries, announces new East & West Focus

For the 15th edition of the industry event, the Baltic countries and the Benelux will be under the spotlight, while 15 different initiatives are preparing to welcome potential participants to Trieste  

20 September 2024

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

VENICE 2024: Japan and Europe are set to strengthen their collaborations, and the brand-new co-production treaty between Italy and Japan is perhaps the first achievement of many to come  

10 September 2024

Final Cut in Venice announces the winners of its 12th edition

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge/Awards

Final Cut in Venice announces the winners of its 12th edition

VENICE 2024: This year saw the triumph of Aisha Can’t Fly Away by Morad Mostafa and My Father’s Scent by Mohamed Siam, in receipt of five awards each  

05 September 2024

Lazio: a “region” to believe in cinema

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge

Lazio: a “region” to believe in cinema

VENICE 2024: A variety of strategies and proposals from the Lazio region have been presented to film professionals on the Lido  

01 September 2024

TorinoFilmLab launches call for every part of its 2025 programme

TorinoFilmLab 2025

TorinoFilmLab launches call for every part of its 2025 programme

Alongside its usual strands, the international laboratory presents the brand-new Green Production Lab intended for sustainability and film professionals  

29 August 2024

Europa Distribution to run a workshop at Venice Production Bridge

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge

Europa Distribution to run a workshop at Venice Production Bridge

To strengthen collaboration between independent distributors and producers, Europa Distribution and the Venice Production Bridge will co-host a working session on 1 September  

22 August 2024

Final Cut in Venice selects its seven films in production

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge

Final Cut in Venice selects its seven films in production

From 1-3 September, these movies in production, from Africa and the Middle East, will be presented to industry professionals to facilitate their post-production and ease their access to the market  

15 July 2024

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

Industry / Market - Portugal/Italy/France/Germany/Japan/China

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

The Match Factory has closed a raft of deals with key territories including Spain, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Australia  

05 July 2024

The Venice Gap-Financing Market selects 61 projects

Venice 2024 - Venice Production Bridge

The Venice Gap-Financing Market selects 61 projects

Projects hailing from all over the world will be presented during the three-day event, while Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels and Japan will be the VPB Focuses  

27 June 2024

The Audio-Visual Producers Summit hosts a panel discussion on incentive schemes

Industry / Market - Italy

The Audio-Visual Producers Summit hosts a panel discussion on incentive schemes

Speakers from the British Film Institute, the CNC and the Italian Ministry of Culture broached the topics of co-productions and tax incentives in their respective countries  

17 June 2024

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