A former Italian senator, Saccone was appointed president of Cinecittà last year, overseeing the state-owned company that runs the legendary Rome studios. Cinecittà also runs the renowned Luce Archive and is responsible for promoting Italian cinema abroad through promotional division Film Italia. In total, Cinecittà is home to 350 staff.
The film studio division is headed by CEO Manuela Cacciamani, who last May outlined an ambitious five-year business plan that included a doubling of annual revenues to €51.9m by 2029. In December, Cinecittà officially opened Teatro 22 (T22), its largest soundstage and one of the biggest in Europe.
