U.S. and Italian Investors Launch $112M Fund for Italy’s Film Industry
WHO:
Deadline - Raj Singh’s Media Capital Technologies and Italy’s RP1 Holding teamed up to create the One Media Capital Fund.
Variety - Raj Singh is CEO of Media Capital Technologies.
Variety - RP1 Holding is an Italian group comprising companies specializing in alternative finance.
WHAT:
Deadline - Italy’s audiovisual sector generated €16.8 billion ($18.9 billion) in 2025, up 3.1% from the previous year.
Deadline - The annual APA report said inward investment in Italian cinema, television, and on-demand content fell to €2 billion, down 7.4%.
Variety - Investment in content production for Italy’s film, TV, and streaming industries fell 7.4% to €2 billion ($2.24 billion) in 2025 compared with the previous year.
Deadline - The One Media Capital Fund is a €100 million ($112 million) fund for television and film projects shooting in Italy.
Deadline - The fund will back productions and help finance distribution.
Variety - The fund will finance audiovisual productions and film distribution in Italy.
Deadline - The fund was announced at the European Investment Hub.
Variety - The fund was unveiled during the Rome MIA market.
WHERE:
Deadline - The fund supports television and film projects shooting in Italy.
Deadline - The fund was announced at the European Investment Hub.
Variety - The fund was unveiled at the Rome MIA market.
WHY:
Variety - Uncertainty over government support for Italy’s tax credits and the shift in viewership from linear television to streaming particularly affected scripted content investment.
Variety - The investment decline was largely attributed to uncertainty over government support for Italy’s tax credits and a shift in viewership from linear television to streaming.
Variety - The fund is intended to boost Italy’s struggling independent film ecosystem.
HOW:
Deadline - The fund backs productions and helps finance distribution.
Variety - The fund provides financing for audiovisual productions and film distribution in Italy.
(UPDATED October 21, 2026 15:03 UTC)
Italy’s audiovisual sector generated €16.8 billion in 2025, up 3.1% from the previous year, according to an annual report. But inward investment in Italian cinema, television and on-demand content fell 7.4% to €2 billion. The report cited uncertainty over government support for tax credits and a shift from linear television to streaming, which particularly affected investment in scripted content.
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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 12:01 UTC)
Investment in Italy’s film, television, and streaming industries fell 7.4% to €2 billion in 2025. The decline was largely attributed to uncertainty over government support for tax credits. Viewers’ shift from traditional television to streaming also contributed to the drop.
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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 00:44 UTC)
Media Capital Technologies, led by CEO Raj Singh, and Italian alternative-finance group RP1 Holding have launched a €100 million fund for film and television projects shooting in Italy. Unveiled at the Rome MIA market and announced at the European Investment Hub, the One Media Capital Fund will support productions and help finance distribution. It aims to boost Italy’s struggling independent film ecosystem.