On December 11st, 2015, Rome has been designated “Creative City of Film” from UNESCO.

Cinema is a fundamental part of the identity of the city and a flourishing sector that is vital to Rome’s  economy, boasting more than 1300 businesses. An immense heritage composed of archives, images, professional expertise and passion will be available to promote the advent of a new generation on the creative scene, that can reconcile tradition with future, state-of-the-art technology with established knowledge, and use audiovisuals in a new way that promotes the archeological, historical and artistic heritage of the territory.

Rome joined the Network of 354 cities around the world – including Sidney, Beijing, Montréal, Dakar, Buenos Aires, Prague, Berlin, Brazzaville – recognized for their excellence in fields such as Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music.