The national cinema museum and the torino film festival in the city where the italian film industry was founded.

Torino has always been a city of cinema. From the early pioneering works of Pastrone, to the films of Antonioni and Lattuada in the post-war period, from the cult horror movies of Dario Argento to recent films by Amelio, Calopresti, Ferrario and Wertmüller.
If Torino is going through renewed popularity as a city of cinema, then it is above all thanks to the work of the National Cinema Museum, located inside its most famous and characteristic monument, the Mole Antonelliana. The restoration of the monument has made available an area of 3,200 square metres on five levels, organised by theme. Here, the visitor is the leading actor: the exhibition areas are integrated with experimentation and simulation sections, while interactive systems provide detailed information on the items displayed. In the "cinema machine" area it is possible to experience first hand the various stages of making a film, while in the main hall and dome of the building the most significant scenes from the history of cinema can be viewed on giant screens.
The National Cinema Museum collections - considered amongst the world's most important - include 140,000 photographs, 150,000 posters and 9,000 paintings, prints, and antique viewing and filming equipment, a print archive of inestimable historical value, a film library (5000 titles), a library and a sound archive.
Torino also hosts the Torino Film Festival (which started in 1982 as the Festival Cinema Giovani). This is today one of the most interesting international film events dedicated not only to new cinema and new directors - but also to extensive retrospectives and reviews of single directors to rediscover classics. The focus on short films is particularly important as a training ground for the film-makers of tomorrow.
Torino has a special agency to support film production.
The Piedmont Film Commission helps production companies in finding locations and obtaining filming permits, promoting Torino and Piedmont internationally as a film location.
The promotional mission of the Film Commission is supported by commitment to technological innovation. A Multimedia Technology Park is now being developed - a production and post-production centre equipped with the most advanced digital technologies, located on the site of one of Italy's historical film studios, FERT.
FERT is also the name of an association founded to encourage independent film production. Among its many projects, the association has set up Antenna Media, an information and consultancy service for cinema, TV and new media professionals.