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Two $100 Million Funds Target Italy’s Film and TV Industry
At the MIA audiovisual market in Rome, two separate $100 million funds were announced for Italy’s screen industry.
Media Capital Technologies unveiled a fund aimed at Italian producers, with financing intended to help cover production costs.
It would provide cash while producers wait for tax credit refunds or other public incentives, complementing bank lending.
Separately, the Italian audiovisual producers’ association APA and Deloitte are promoting a fund expected to start operating by mid-2027.
That fund would invest in companies, with plans for eight to 15 investments of €2 million to €10 million, prioritising independent producers.
The plans address financial weaknesses among smaller Italian companies and aim to help them compete internationally.
The Italian fund is expected to use public and private capital, with management by Fondo Italiano d’Investimento Sgr and a seven-to-ten-year investment horizon.
Two separate funds of about $100 million each were announced to support Italy’s film and television industry.
Media Capital Technologies unveiled an equity fund targeting Italian producers and projects made in Italy with Italian partners.
The Italian Audiovisual Investment Fund, promoted by APA with Deloitte, aims to strengthen audiovisual companies, especially small and medium-sized businesses.
The Italian fund is expected to begin operating by mid-2027, with plans for eight to 15 investments of €2 million to €10 million each.
The funds are intended to widen access to capital, including cash for production costs and investment to help companies grow and compete.
- Who
- Media Capital Technologies and the Italian Audiovisual Investment Fund, promoted by APA with Deloitte.
- What
- They announced separate funds of about $100 million each to support Italy’s film and television industry.
- When
- Both announcements were made on the first day of the MIA market on October 20, 2026. The Italian fund is expected to operate by mid-2027.
- Where
- Rome, at the MIA – International Audiovisual Market.
- Why
- To increase financing for Italian producers and audiovisual companies, including by helping cover production costs and strengthening businesses.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The funds were announced on the first day of the MIA market in Rome.
The Italian Audiovisual Investment Fund is expected to become operational.
- Media Capital Technologies fund
- $100 million
- Italian Audiovisual Investment Fund target
- About $100 million
- Italian fund planned investments
- Eight to 15 investments of €2 million to €10 million each
- Italian fund management
- Fondo Italiano d’Investimento Sgr, part of the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti group
- Italian fund investment horizon
- Seven to 10 years
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What people are saying
There is a vibrant local production market, which is always appealing. It’s large enough to be interesting to an institution like ours with institutional capital
The project was designed to overcome the financial fragility of many of our companies, particularly small and medium-sized ones. We want to offer them a tool that makes them more structured, autonomous and globally competitive
We want to be in the middle of this process to provide producers with cash when they most need it
It is essential that rights remain with producers. Without rights, catalogs die, companies remain undercapitalized and cannot reinvest.