Unit Publicists
Pro unit publicists who craft strong publicity content for your Italian \t\t\t\t\t\tproduction.
A unit publicist runs the press and publicity work tied to a film shoot. They build press materials, set up set visits, and earn media coverage during the shoot. In Italy, publicists know the local media scene. They build ties with entertainment journalists and shape stories that land with both European and global audiences.
Through NeedAFixer, we connect you with Italian unit publicists who win real media attention for shoots of any scale. Our network spans pros in Rome and Milan, Florence, Naples, and Venice. Each one is skilled at running press campaigns for features, series, and branded content across Italy.
ACT 01
Capabilities
Complete Publicity Services
From unit photography to press relations, our publicists deliver the content and the planning your marketing needs.
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Unit Photography
- Still photography
- Behind-the-scenes
- Cast portraits
- Location coverage
- Social media content
Visual Documentation
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EPK Production
- Cast interviews
- Director features
- B-roll capture
- Making-of content
- Press materials
Press Kit Creation
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Press Relations
- Media coordination
- Set visits
- Press releases
- Interview scheduling
- Story placement
Media Management
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Content Control
- Image approval
- Spoiler protection
- Asset management
- Release coordination
- Archive creation
Asset Protection
ACT 02
Why Us
Why Choose Our Unit Publicists
01.
Quality Visual Content
Our skilled unit photographers capture strong stills and behind-the-scenes content across Italy's varied filming spots, from Rome to Milan, Florence, Naples, and Venice.
02.
European Media Network
Our unit publicists hold strong ties across Italian and European media. They know what European outlets need, as well as what global studios and streamers expect.
03.
Media Relationships
We hold long ties with Italian and global entertainment media. These ties help us land coverage and manage press access well for shoots in Italy.
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Discretion & Control
We guard production secrecy while we build publicity assets. Our publicists grasp spoiler sensitivity and content control on Italian sets.
On Location
Italian press and festival publicity for productions shooting on the peninsula
Unit publicity in Italy runs inside a distinct media world. It spans the entertainment desks of La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, Il Fatto Quotidiano, La Stampa and Il Messaggero, the cinema coverage of Cinematografo, and the film reviewers at the Rai cultural TV networks. It also takes in the trade desks of Box Office Italia, the Italian desk of Cineuropa, Variety Italia, and the Italian-language critics at IndieWire and Screen Global. The publicists on our roster have spent careers building working ties with the editors and writers who shape the talk around Italian and global shoots on the peninsula.
They hold credits across Cinecittà features, Rai Fiction and Sky Italia series, Netflix Italy originals, Amazon Italy commissions, and high-end branded campaigns. They also know the rhythm of the Italian festival press cycle. It runs from the David di Donatello and Nastri d'Argento awards through the Venice Film Festival on the Lido in September. Next come the Festa del Cinema di Roma at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in October and the Torino Film Festival in late November. The cycle then takes in the regional festivals at Trieste, Locarno-adjacent Italian premieres, Pesaro, and Bif&st in Bari each spring.
On a working production, our Italian unit publicists run on-set stills and behind-the-scenes coverage. The photographers shoot quietly under the discipline that Cinecittà sets, heritage-site Soprintendenza sign-off, and the SIAE rights framework all need. The publicists also produce EPK and B-roll packages for global distributors and set up set visits for Italian and global press across the Cinecittà gates, the Studi De Paolis lot, and the regional Italian locations. On top of that, they write Italian-language press releases that read naturally to local entertainment journalists rather than as translated copy from English-language studio publicity.
They handle festival press planning for Venezia, Roma, Torino, Trieste, and the David di Donatello. They also manage embargo controls alongside global studio publicity teams in London and Los Angeles. And they guard spoiler-sensitive material under the contractual frameworks that global shoots mostly work within when they arrive under the 40 percent Italian Cinema Plan tax credit.
They work with Italian distributors on theatrical release windows and set up talent openings for Italian-language interview rounds during principal photography. They run social-content cycles in Italian and English, and they set up the unit photographer's archive delivery to the production at wrap. That way all visuals arrive well metadata-tagged, releases-cleared, and ready for the Italian and global publicity push. We match publicists based on genre, festival positioning, language profile, and prior Italian campaign credits.
ACT 03
FAQ
Publicity Expertise
What does a unit publicist do in Italy?
The unit publicist runs all publicity work during a shoot in Italy. That covers setting up unit photography, making EPK content, handling press relations with Italian and global media, arranging set visits, and building press materials that back the film's marketing.
What's included in EPK production?
Electronic Press Kits mostly hold cast and filmmaker interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and b-roll of the shoot in Italy. They also carry featurettes on key parts of the production and other video content for press and marketing use.
Do you provide unit photographers?
Yes, we supply skilled unit photographers who capture production stills, behind-the-scenes visuals, cast portraits, and location photography across Italy. They work quietly on set while they shoot high-quality visual content.
Can you coordinate press visits to our Italian set?
Yes, we handle every part of press set visits in Italy, from scheduling and logistics to talent availability and access control, and we make sure visits don't disrupt the shoot. We also coordinate with studio or distributor publicity as needed.
How do you handle content approval?
We set up approval workflows with production and key talent reps. All images and content pass the right approvals before release, which respects contractual needs and production sensitivities.
Do you work with international press?
Yes, our Italian unit publicists know global media well and work with publicity teams worldwide. They bridge Italian media and global press, so they can manage coverage across many areas.
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ACT 04 — On Set
Need a Unit Publicist?
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