“Special ambassador” recently appointed to Hollywood Mel Gibson and the Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (Ferrari) offer a co-production agreement between Italy and the United States, which they hope could serve as a “pilot project” for the development of similar treaties between the United States and other countries of the world.
The filmmakers offer it:
• Italian producers are encouraged to make Italian films in the United States, involving US stars and therefore investing in the United States;
• The Italian government is launching product support programs that strengthen cultural ties between Italy and the United States.
We understand from sources that Denvolino and Gibson have met recently and agreed. According to information, Gibson should start filming his Passion of Christ following The resurrection of Christ in Italy this summer.
The main advantages of the agreement would be that it “would allow Italian producers to develop and co-produce international films between Italy and the United States, thus opening up new markets; And that it will offer in the United States the possibility of attracting new foreign investments, supporting the objectives of the Trump agenda. “
Iervolino, who, as we have revealed recently, works on a Trump biopic, estimates that the value of such a pact could be up to $ 10 billion per year in direct investments in the United States, thus encouraging local American production while giving future participating countries the possibility of internationalizing their local film industries.
The objective is to officially sign the agreement during the Venice Film Festival 2025, a cornerstone of the Italian and international film industry. The objective is to involve representatives authorizing the two industries and the two governments.
An Italian co-production treaty in the United States was an ambition for Italian industry for a while. Last year, it was reported that Roberto Stabile of Cinecitt a worked on a similar pact with Washington, but the perfume was cold. Japan currently has a similar co-production treaty with the United States
Iervolino said: “The world must recognize that the American entertainment industry has always been the main one in the world: it remains the main point of reference, capable of fixing the rules of the world industry the United States and the rest of the world.
A projected version of his colleague “Special Ambassador”, Jon Voight’s plan for Hollywood, has recently been revealed on the deadline and included a 10% federal tax incentive for film and television production and an American “cultural test” similar to the rules in the United Kingdom. Voight, Gibson and Sylvester Stallone were named “special ambassadors” by Trump earlier this year.
The context here is that the industry was blurred by the announcement of Trump last week of prices on American projects that shoot abroad.
