During the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, a meeting entitled ‘Your Dream, Our Mission. The Emilia-Romagna cinema ecosystem: assessment and future prospects’ was held, promoted by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission. The event provided an opportunity to take stock of the results achieved and future challenges facing the regional audiovisual sector.
Institutional and professional speakers included: Gessica Allegni, Councillor for Culture of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Fabio Abagnato, Head of the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, Marianna Panebarco, producer and president of CNA Formazione Emilia-Romagna, and Marco Cucco, director of the Master’s Degree in Cinema and Audiovisual Management at the University of Bologna.
In recent years, Emilia-Romagna has established itself as a dynamic hub in the audiovisual landscape thanks to integrated cultural policies, support for productions and promotion of the region. The data presented show a sector in continuous expansion, with dozens of productions hosted and a significant economic and employment impact. From 2015 to 2025, the Region supported 486 projects, including feature films, short films, television productions and documentaries. This figure testifies to the vitality of the sector and reflects a growing focus on gender equality.
In this regard, the Film Commission has announced new measures to reduce the gender gap, from supporting young female authors to introducing nursery services on set, in order to promote women’s access to the sector and make diversity a lever for development. The debate also highlighted strategic priorities: environmental sustainability, the inclusion of young talent and the development of technical and creative skills, which are essential for maintaining competitiveness and innovation.
In conclusion, the meeting confirmed the solidity and vitality of the Emilia-Romagna film ecosystem, which looks to the future with confidence, focusing on internationalisation, training and strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors.
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