30/05/2024 - Maria Giuseppina Troccoli, extraordinary commissioner of the Film Commission, has presented the initiative in the presence of Lorenza Lei, delegate for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Lazio region

The Roma Lazio Film Commission has presented the "Meetings on Cinema and Audiovisual Professions" project during a recent press conference. First, delegate for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Lazio region Lorenza Lei emphasised the strategic importance of film and audiovisual productions for the region, highlighting how this sector not only represents a significant cultural resource, but also constitutes an important industrial segment, the foremost in Italy in terms of its relevance.

Extraordinary commissioner of the Film Commission Maria Giuseppina Troccoli then detailed the project, which includes a series of educational meetings dedicated to professional opportunities in film and audiovisual. Starting from June, the meetings will be aimed at both young professionals in Lazio and secondary-school students. The initiative will focus on the various professional roles within the audiovisual sector and the emerging new professions that require specific creative and technical skills, thereby offering new job opportunities for the youth in the region.

The first meeting, scheduled for 6 June, will be dedicated to the profession of location manager, with Enrico Latella, an expert with decades’ worth of experience in the field. Latella will explain the characteristics of the job, which includes scouting and selecting locations, managing permits, coordinating production needs and supervising logistics during filming. This role requires knowledge in various fields, such as art history, architecture and photography, as well as organisational and technological skills.

From September, the project will continue with further meetings in various municipalities of Lazio. Among these, a meeting on special effects make-up in Formello will be conducted by Giulia Giorgi from Baburka Production, exploring techniques for transforming actors, from sculpture to prosthetics, make-up and animatronics. Another meeting, dedicated to music for moving images, will be held in Ladispoli, and will be led by Franco Bixio and Federico Bisozzi, offering an overview of professions related to musical composition for cinema and TV.

During the press conference, a collaboration agreement between the Roma Lazio Film Commission and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles was also announced. This agreement will allow ten young actors and actresses residing in Lazio to participate for free in the “Two-week Intensive Method Acting” course, thereby enriching their skills in accordance with the Actors Studio method.

This series of initiatives organised by the Roma Lazio Film Commission represents an important step forward in supporting and enhancing cinema and audiovisual professions in the Lazio region, offering youngsters in the area new and specific professional growth opportunities. For more details and to participate in the meetings, you can visit the official website here.

(Translated from Italian)