

Local honchos have long been aching for the city to regain status as a moviemaking hub, especially after the multinational repositioning of automaker Fiat, that once gave it cachet as the country’s automaking capital. Turin, the city of big boulevards, truffle risotto and Barolo wine that will be hosting the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, is where Italy’s first blockbuster, the 1914 Roman epic “Cabiria,” was made. The museum also runs the three-screen Cinema Massimo movie theater, a film restoration laboratory, and has a hand in the TorinoFilmLab, a prominent incubator that supports global talents with several programs.
