Overview

• Chiara Sbarigia has stepped down from the Cinecittà presidency, citing a desire to focus on her role with the Association of Audiovisual Producers and her candidacy for the Fondazione Maximo leadership.
• Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli formally accepted her irrevocable resignation, praising her four-year tenure and rejecting any suggestion that her departure was scandal-driven.
• The move follows revelations that consultant Fabio Longo arranged paid moderation contracts for journalists to suppress criticism of key cultural figures.
• Internal ministry sources report that Giuli accelerated her exit on the eve of inspections of Via Tuscolana studios funded by Italy’s PNRR recovery plan.
• Senior coalition figures Luca Fazzolari and Matteo Salvini stepped in to mediate tensions between Giuli, Sbarigia and Undersecretary Lucia Borgonzoni over the media deals and tax credit disputes.