07/10/2002

Giovanni Profita is to be the new Director General in charge of cinema for the Ministry of Culture, taking over from Rossana Rummo. The minister, Giuliano Urbani, announced the news in the daily paper 'Corriere della sera': "Profita is a teacher at the Luiss (a university based in Rome), he's responsible for the masters courses for cinematographic management. He knows the world of audiovisual production like very few others."

(Translated from Italian)