Prato, Manifatture Digitali Cinema spaces will be named after Francesco Nuti

In Prato, the spaces of Manifatture Digitali Cinema, the regional facility that supports and promotes film and audiovisual productions with its innovative services, will be named after Francesco Nuti, who passed away yesterday. The announcement was made by the City of Prato the day after the great actor’s passing and two days before the funeral, which will take place on Thursday, June 15, a day for which city mourning has also been proclaimed. Also planned then is a commemoration at the next City Council meeting on Thursday, June 22.

The decision to dedicate one of the most significant cultural venues in the city to Nuti comes from Prato Mayor Matteo Biffoni, Culture Councillor Simone Mangani and Region of Tuscany President Eugenio Giani, in agreement with Stefania Ippoliti director of the Toscana Film Commission. “Nuti is a son of this city, he has been its ambassador and symbol, with his delicate comedy, unmistakable voice and deep eyes,” recalled Mayor Matteo Biffoni. “He was able to bring to the big screen the Lawn of work, of the shuttle beating and the she-wolf, with that poetry that only he had. A true champion, a man and an actor who never fell into oblivion even in the most difficult moments and whom Prato and Tuscany will remember in this way, dedicating to him one of the most beautiful and significant places for cinema and for the city. A dedication I would say natural, for someone who gave us so many emotions.”

“A way to remember a great protagonist of cinema, a symbol of the most intelligent Tuscan comedy,” said Eugenio Giani. “It will certainly not be enough to fill the void that he left us, but it is the right tribute to reciprocate the deep affection that Francesco, even in the most difficult moments, always showed towards his land. This facility will henceforth bear his name. It is the right choice to bring this great talent back to his city, but also to recall some aspects of Francesco Nuti’s artistic and creative journey. Since their inception, in fact, Manifatture Digitali has also served as an incubator of work that in a more or less direct way descends from the generation of actors and directors that Nuti has been a protagonist of. Not to mention that this reality offers opportunities for advanced training for those who want to work in the industry, combining cutting-edge professionalism with the spirit of the workshop of yesteryear. A hotbed of creativity where one learns by doing, being inspired by a master. And I am sure that Francesco Nuti, with his path from the Giancattivi shows to directing, will continue to inspire and be a point of reference for artists of the new generations.”

Councillor Simone Mangani, who in recent years, with the Department of Culture, has organized events on the occasion of the artist’s birthday, also agrees: “Francesco Nuti was beloved by the public, by the people, by many of his colleagues and - may I say - also by his city. Naming Manifatture Digitali Cinema is a dedication and an important first step.”

Prato, Manifatture Digitali Cinema spaces will be named after Francesco Nuti

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