’s film industry and collapsed in the mid 1990s, is being revived by a group of Italian investors that are backing a partial relaunch of the storied brand behind Oscar winners “Life is Beautiful,” “Mediterraneo” and “Il Postino.”
The new Cecchi Gori outfit sees Federico Canfora, who is the son of one of Cecchi Gori’s longtime lawyers, Maurizio Canfora, as CEO; U.S.-based financier Javier Barrilero as president; and Vittorio Cecchi Gori as honorary president. Another substantial aspect of the Cecchi Gori brand relaunch involves a plan to launch a dedicated Cecchi Gori channel on a still unspecified streaming platform as part of broader revenue stream they are looking to tap into.