The British Film Commission and Italian Film Commissions have entered into a new MOU for collaboration between their respective screen industries.
The initiative intends to boost co-pros as well as encourage inward investment into film and high-end TV productions across the two markets. It builds upon an MOU signed in 2022 and will encompass joint marketing activities and reciprocal outbound missions, with support provided by Cinecittà’s international department.
“In addition to opening up co-production opportunities, this agreement is a first step toward systematically promoting Italian regions as international filming locations,” said Jacopo Chessa, president of the Italian Film Commissions.
Adrian Wootton OBE, chief executive of the British Film Commission, noted, Since signing an MoU in 2022, we’ve held networking events for producers from both territories at markets and festivals, including a producers’ breakfast in Cannes. Strong collaborative industry relationships with European partners, such as the one between the U.K. and Italy, are key to our shared success, particularly in light of the U.K.’s enhanced tax reliefs and Italy’s Sistema Italia, funds and incentives. There are already some brilliant examples of collaboration with high-profile productions being filmed between Italy and the U.K. This new enhanced agreement will see further collaboration in the years ahead, exploring new ways of working together, creatively and commercially.”
Roberto Stabile, head of the international department at Cinecittà, called the MOU an “important step in increasing contacts between Italy and the U.K. in the audiovisual field. It is the result of a shared effort with our Italian partners to promote ‘Sistema Italia,’ our funds, incentives, and to increase co-productions. We hope to see more collaborations between U.K. and Italian companies.”
