Calabrian coastal town and harbor at dusk

The Calabria

The Mediterranean's next creative territory

Calabria carries everything the world responds to in Italy: beauty, history, food, craftsmanship and human warmth. But its locations have not been overused by global brands and productions. That gives creative teams something increasingly difficult to find: a place audiences immediately understand but do not already know.

Lake and wildflowers in Calabria
Historic Calabrian town built above the coast
Historic coastal landmark and beach in Calabria

The brief

Present Calabria to an international audience beyond the expected postcard. Show a place of striking contrasts, rich character and stories waiting to be discovered.

Calabria coastline in the visual presentation
CalabriaThe Mediterranean's next creative territory
Calabrian town at dusk in the visual presentation
Own the story.
Calabrian coastal landmark in the visual presentation
Calabria, it hit different
Calabrian food and hospitality in the visual presentation
Production support

Calabria it
hit different

A cinematic landscape backed by a production system.

40% Italy foreign-production tax credit
On eligible costs incurred in Italy, through an eligible Italian executive or post-production company.

Up to 50% Calabria regional support benchmark
The 2026 regional production regulation offered support up to half of eligible costs, subject to category, score and budget.

20 + 36 companies + service structures
Current Calabria Film Commission directory listings, alongside 638 experts and 280 actors.

Eligibility, application windows and final amounts require project-specific confirmation.

Santa Maria dell’Isola sanctuary on the Calabrian coast
Coastal film production setting in Calabria

The incentive
framework

Eligible productions may qualify for Italian tax credits on qualifying costs incurred in Italy. Regional support depends on the specific call, project category, eligibility requirements and available funding.

Calabrian coastal landscape and town
Seafront public space in Calabria
Local produce on a vehicle in Calabria

Web design

Reels

Street in a Calabrian town
Food and table setting in Calabria
Calabrian coast and sea
Lake and wildflowers in Calabria
Historic Calabrian town
Calabrian coastal landmark