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Italy’s Film Industry Hopes Resignation of Scandal-Plagued Culture Minister Will Help Remove Legislative Obstacles Choking Production
Italy's film industry is clamoring for new legislation after the resignation of the country's culture minister, who they say was choking production.
The resignation of Italy’s culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano on Friday, after he admitted to having an extramarital affair with a ministry consultant, is prompting hope across the Italian industry that his departure could help remove legislative impediments that many claim are causing a production slowdown. During the ceremony, veteran auteur Nanni Moretti – who got a prize for the restored version of his first work “Ecce Bombo” that screened in the Venice Classics section – lashed out against Sangiuliano, urging Italian producers and directors to be more “reactive” against the country’s upcoming “terrible new film law.” Thanks to its generous, smartly conceived tax rebates, “until a year ago, Italian cinema was experiencing a period of great prosperity,” said Muccino, noting that productions such as “ The White Lotus ” Season 2, Steven Zaillian’s “Ripley” and Amazon Prime’s “Those About to Die” came to Italy “creating jobs and economic growth.”
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