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Italian Movie Business Seeks to Build on Growth at Berlin’s European Film Market
The Country in Focus at the European Film Market sets programs and sessions.
One of the major producing hubs in the world with a long history of excellence, Italy is now going through a production boom driven by a rising global demand and a generous tax credit, capable of attracting massive foreign investment across fiction, documentary and animation. At 5 p.m. on Feb. 19, the Gropius will host a special event, titled Celebrating Connections and organized by Cinecittà and the Ministry of Culture, which Stabile bills as “a new way of presenting Italy’s audiovisual system and its excellence,” which aims to “make our young [filmmakers and workforce] known to foreign markets.” Later in the afternoon, Italian animation will take center stage, highlighting what Stabile says is “one of the easiest genres to export, and one of Italy’s top sectors” and allows producers “to access farther, harder markets” in a smoother fashion than documentary and fiction.
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