2022 generation and reinvestment in Italy to further develop and promote European art-house movies

2026-07-22

Wanted Cinema was founded with a very clear mission: “Our aim is to give voice to revolutionary ideas and languages. Take on controversial issues. Bring to the public only artists who truly have something of relevance to say. Movies clearly identifiable as refined, clandestine, outside the ordinary. New voices, unconventional, at times revolutionary. Timeless themes, that are therefore still relevant.” Wanted has always focused on the founding values of Europe, and has therefore strived to bring these to Italy to audiences that are passionate about less commercial themes and issues. The guiding principles that have made us released in Italy movies like Corpus Christi (Oscar nominee), For Sama (documentary), The Breadwinner (animation) and very recently and dramatically the Ukranian – hopefully soon to be EU member– Reflection. These are the kind of movies we want to continue to bring to Italy, even with the currently faltering numbers, even more so for quality cinematography. Europa Creativa contribution is therefore essential, in this post-pandemic environment, to ensure that: • We can continue to have access to high quality contents for Italy, with a special focus on debuts and on movies by female directors • We can afford to purchase movies that have higher acquisition costs, to provide a more varied and attractive product to the movie theaters we work with and to the audiences, so as to incentivize attendance. Our goal for the next 24 months is therefore to continue to distribute high quality fiction, animation and documentaries, while expanding our catalogue to more commercial movies, that we can fully exploit first theatrically, and then on platforms and on TV. Specically: • Theatrical strategy: return to our pre-pandemic box office levels, i.e. 150 000 admissions/year • Pay/Free TV: ensure all the films we distribute make it to TV audiences • TVOD/SVOD: guarantee all our films are present on the main platforms, alongside our proprietary Wanted Zone.

Italy

2025-12-15