Italy’s Senate gave final parliamentary approval to legislation reforming the country’s cinema and audiovisual industry on 4 November 2026, establishing a new Cinema and Audiovisual Agency and introducing measures intended to simplify procedures and improve the administration of industry funding.
Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said the reform would modernise the framework established in 2016 to reflect changes in the audiovisual industry and emerging technologies.
The legislation comes amid continued international production activity. Figures published by Italy for Movies on 2 November identified 217 productions that had started filming in Italy during 2026, including 26 in October.
Three American productions began filming that month, including *Summer of Roses*, starring Woody Harrelson, in Sicily, and *Upgrade 2*, with Camila Mendes, in Rome and Venice.
The new agency is scheduled to begin operating in 2028, with further government measures required to implement parts of the reform.
