CINECITTA'

Cinecitta is the capital of the italian cinema. This "city" rises just outside Rome, and it is there that all the best italian directors worked and still work.

"We are the largest film and television production facility in continental Europe. Our 99 acre (40 ha) studio complex is just 5.6 miles (9 km) from the centre of Rome. We offer fully serviced production and post-production facilities for feature films, television, commercials/advertising, music videos/videoclips and photo shoots.

We are part of one of the biggest production communities in the world, second only to Hollywood. Over 5,000 experienced, multilingual professionals - from period costume makers to visual effects specialists - are at your call in Rome.

More than 3,000 productions have been made on our lot, from recent features like The Passion of Christ, Gangs of New York, The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley to such cinema classics as Ben Hur, Cleopatra and the films of Federico Fellini. Bring your project to Cinecittą and be part of our history!"

We are the only studio in the world with pre-production, production and full post-production facilities on one lot - so you can walk in with your script and walk out with a completed film.

Our stages and auxiliary facilities include:

• 22 stages (including the largest sound stage in the Europe)
• 280 production offices/dressing rooms and 21 makeup areas
• 82 prop stores, warehouses and workshops
• a massive outdoor tank
• a 25 acre (10 ha) backlot and a 2,000 acre (810 ha) ranch just outside Rome

Our post-production facilities include:

• film processing and printing
• audio post-production (with 7 mixing/dubbing theaters)
• digital front-end and post-production services (telecine, film scanning and recording, color correction and computer graphics)
• off-line and on-line editing
• conservation and restoration of film, video and sound

An on-site equipment rental service provides a full inventory of camera, grip, lighting and sound gear. The studio's set construction department offers a unique combination of traditional craft skills and advanced technology. For further information, see the specific areas on this website or contact one our our Cinecittą representatives in Rome, London, New York or Los Angeles."