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Filmitalia Launches Italian Screenings Market Virtually, Looks to Boost Italian Movies

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By Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Though production is on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Italian industry is mostly holding up, thanks in part to a $145 million government aid package for exhibitors, distributors and producers.

Netflix and Italy’s film commissions have launched a fund to provide short-term emergency support to crews that have been forced to stop working including, but not limited to, Netflix productions.

The hope is that shooting can resume by August or September. Meanwhile, Italy’s film promotion organization, Filmitalia, has launched its annual Italian Screenings market online, staking out a July 21-24 slot.

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