Maria Pia Ammirati is the new president of the Luce-Cinecittà Institute

MiBACT Minister Dario Franceschini has appointed the new president of the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, the public company that operates as the operational arm of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and represents one of the main entities in the film industry, with a variety of commitments and activities that translate into the broader mission of supporting Italian cinematography and audiovisuals. She is Maria Pia Ammirati, who will take the place of Roberto Cicutto, recently appointed to lead the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia.

“Maria Pia Ammirati’s is an authoritative appointment for one of the main realities of the film and audiovisual sector,” Franceschini commented and added, “in wishing her well in her work, I thank Roberto Cicutto, now at the head of La Biennale, for the great commitment and passion with which he has renewed and relaunched Cinecittà in the world.”

Maria Pia Ammirati is a television executive, writer and journalist. After experiences as a journalist and critic, she joined RAI in 1992. She worked for many years at DSE, then Rai Educational, as a curator, producer and host of cultural programs. In 2000 she landed at Rai Uno, where she worked as Head of Network Secretariat, Head of Project, Head of Structure, and from 2011 to 2014 as Deputy Director with authority over Daytime. In 2014 she was appointed Director of Rai Teche to which she was added in 2016 as Head of Content RaiPlay.

Maria Pia Ammirati is the new president of the Luce-Cinecittà Institute

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