Italy is gearing up to host a number of international productions with “high budgets” later this year, said Italian culture minister Lucia Borgonzoni this week.

Borgonzoni, who is undersecretary of state to the Italian ministry of culture, highlighted the economic and employment impact of the film industry to the country; Italy offers a 40% tax credit on Italian spend for international productions.

“We continue to be extremely attractive for the international productions, despite the tough competition from other countries,” Borgonzoni told Screen at the Venice Film Festival.

According to figures published by the Ministry during the festival, it provided classification to 400 films in 2024 with a total production spend of €827.25m, an 18% increase on the previous year.

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