Italian Deputy Culture Minister Lucia Borgonzoni is trying to do damage control as the country’s film industry feels the pain of a forced slowdown due to the country’s right-wing government dithering with modifications to crucial tax incentives for film and TV production.
Italy’s 40% tax credit has been the crucial factor in luring back Hollywood productions to Italy on a scale comparable to the 1950s and ’60s glory days. In the past two years the country has hosted “The White Lotus” Season 2, Steven Zaillian’s “Ripley,” and Amazon Prime’s upcoming gladiator series “Those about to Die,” which was fully shot at Cinecittà. But more recently, Americans have almost stopped coming, as they wait to see what happens under the new regime.
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