Last weekend, the Department of Italian Studies hosted “Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour,” an Italian film festival showcasing a selection of rare and restored films from the world-renowned Cineteca ...

Italian films haven’t been doing much to help: the country’s share of 2023 box office so far stands at 20%. It used to hit 30% in the best years before the pandemic.

Preliminary findings suggested that between 96 to 118 Italian feature films were distributed outside of Italy in 2021, against between 43 to 52 in 2017. Skip to main content.