“Cinecitta” continues to work. This is evidenced by the budget figures and current projects that the CEO Nicola Maccanico had the opportunity to present it to the press at the Venice Film Festival. If Cinecittà announces the launch in 2021 new industrial and manufacturing erathis era has now come to life thanks to the historic Roman studios, which have once again become strategic players in the global audiovisual market.
NUMBERS
The numbers speak clearly: this year Cinecittà approved financial statements for 2022 with a net profit of more than 1.8 million., a positive result a year earlier than the industrial plan forecasts for 2022-2026, with a turnover of 39 million, which is more than double compared to 2021.. Just like in 2022, 2023 records excellent occupancy of all pavilions throughout the year involved in films, television series and commercials, for 70% international production. There are more than 50 productions in total, which bring together thousands of workers to the studio every day. The new Cinecittà in the center of the market, home to global productions signed by great authors, talent and professionalism that travel to screens all over the world, is a clear driving force of “Made in Italy”, with a positive impact on the economy and employment. ecosystem.
BIG PRODUCTIONS AND BIG STARS
The symbolic fruit of this positive curve was recorded at one of the main international cinematic events, the Venice Film Festival, where four films presented in the official competition were shot in Cinecittà: “Commander” by Edoardo De Angelis, “Dawn at Last” by Saverio Costanzo, “Adagio” by Stefano Sollima, “Enea” by Pietro Castellitto, titles of international productive and creative ambitions. Among the movie stars Cinecittà has hosted in recent months are Luca Guadagnino, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie, Saverio Costanzo, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Denzel Washington, Roland Emmerich, Edoardo De Angelis, Willem Dafoe , Salma Hayek, Luca Marinelli, Joe Wright, Kasia Smutniak, Marco Bellocchio, Lily James, Joe Keery, Nanni Moretti, Paola Cortellesi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Edward Berger, Stefano Sollima, Adam Driver, Gabriele Salvatores, Valerio Mastandrea, Margherita Bui, Luca Zingaretti.
Other recent or upcoming Cinecittà productions include Roland Emmerich’s THE ABOUT TO DIE with Anthony Hopkins, two films by Luca Guadagnino, QUEER with Daniel Craig and the already completed CHALLENGERS with Zendaya, new works by Gabriele Mainetti. with Marco Giallini and Gabriele Salvatores with Pierfrancesco Favino, “FIRST SIGN” by Richard Donner with Bill Nighy, “C’È ANCORA DOMANI” and with Paola Cortellesi, to which are added those soon to be released: “WITHOUT BLOOD” by Angelina Jolie, with Salma Hayek, DOMINA 2 by David Evans and Sally Aprahamian with Kasia Smutniak, Matthew McNulty and Claire Forlani, CONCLAVE by Edward Berger with Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, M. SON OF THE CENTURY by Joe Wright with Luca Marinelli, RIPLEY by Steven Zaillian with Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning, DECMERON by Michael Uppendahl with Leila Farzad, Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Tony Hale, THE OLD GUARD 2 by Victoria Mahoney with Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman.
RELIABILITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AVAILABILITY
World productions that have reached the studios in Via Tuscolana thanks to their reliability, high professionalism, enviable location and technological renewal promoted by the new industrial plan. Like the excellent T18, the smart stage with LED virtual filming wall is one of the largest in Europe and allows you to recreate any type of scenery. The tool, introduced in 2022, is already used with complete satisfaction by Roland Emmerich, Angelina Jolie, Joe Wright and Pietro Castellitto. Lumina, the studio complex managed by Cinecittà to meet the growing demand for products, is also operating at full capacity. The Lumina theaters are also designed to show unscripted works, television shows and events such as the evening of David di Donatello in 2023. Additional tools that Cinecittà offers for productions, such as a business line based on the recycling and resale of stage designs, reuse techniques are large stage systems that cut some budget items using virtuous green practices. An organization that allows Cinecittà to continue to focus on increasing accessibility, which allows all works of all audiovisual genres to find the space they need for their projects.
INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION
Over the past year, Cinecittà’s new course has attracted the attention and interest of media from all over the world, regaining important visibility in international newspapers: from the front page The newspaper “New York Times to articles about The keeper And Sunday TimesIf we mention the most important American and English newspapers, reports from Japan and China, as well as leading trade magazines, the return of stars from all over the world to the studios in Rome was accompanied by a large number of spectators, demonstrating the fact that Cinecittà is once again one of the most famous Italian brands on the international level.
PNRR
The consolidation of the market through the company’s industrial plan goes hand in hand with the Cinecittà plan contained in the PNRR, an ambitious project to develop studios in terms of production capacity, advanced technology and environmental sustainability in 2026.
The implementation of the PNRR Cinecittà is in line with the schedule of activities provided for by the European goals: tender notices for the construction of new theaters and the renovation of existing ones will be published by December 2022; by June 2023, all contracts with transferred companies were signed within the expected time frame. The procedures and timelines required to achieve the June 30, 2026 target of completing the investment have been followed. In particular, the plan will lead to the construction of 5 new sound stages, the renovation of 4 existing cinemas, the rationalization of the backlot (the area allocated for large external studio sets): in 2026, Cinecittà will have 25 operating cinemas and an increase in production capacity by more than 60%. In addition, reconstruction and improvement of efficiency of all theaters; digital improvement of entire plants and expansion of production support services.
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