Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Netflix on Tuesday unveiled four new Italian originals – two feature films and two series – that confirm its continued investment in Italy as local subscribers grow.
The new projects also bolster the fact that the bulk of the streamer’s Italian productions are not high end and have a primarily local focus.
During a Rome presentation Eleonora Andreatta – affectionately known as Tinny – who is Netflix’s VP of Italian originals, said that Netflix remains “committed to our investment in Italy and Italian stories with conviction, continuing our long-term commitment to the country and its creative community.” Andreatta, who owing to having caught COVID-19 was speaking remotely to the packed room, described Netflix’s lineup as being characterised by “Authenticstories, able to speak to the present [and] about the present and [which can] emotionally touch the audience on issues closest to the lives they live.” According to data released last month by Italy’s media watchdog Agcom Netflix now has 8.9 million subscribers in Italy, which places it well ahead of Amazon Prime Video with 6.3 million subs and Disney+ with 3.7 million customers. Below is a rundown of top titles in the Netflix Italy presentation. New Netflix Italy Feature Films “Il Treno dei Bambini” directed by Cristina Comencini whose “Don’t Tell” was nominated for an Intl.
Oscar in 2005. Set in 1946 it’s based on the true tale of a seven-year-old boy named Amerigo who in 1946 leaves his impoverished family in Naples and gets on a train to go live with a wealthier family in the north as part of a postwar initiative to rescue children from poverty.
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