Script Consultation & Polishing

Script consultation in Italy sits where two distinct traditions meet. On one side stands the lineage of Italian neorealism, from Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti and Fellini to the later work of Sergio Leone. It still shapes how Italian audiences and TV networks read character, location and silence on the page. On the other side, the commissioning logic of Rai Cinema, Sky Italia, Mediaset, Indigo Film and Lux Vide demands clean structure, clear act breaks and global export potential.

Our consultants come from this exact meeting point. They are graduates of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, working writers credited at the David di Donatello and the Venice Film Festival, and story editors who have guided projects through the MiC tax credit eligibility test and SIAE sign-ups. They read scripts in Italian, in English, or in both. They also know what a Rai Cinema reader looks for and what a Netflix Italy commissioner expects.

Each engagement starts with a brief. It locks the logline, format, intended audience, target buyer and the writer's own concerns about the draft. Our consultants then deliver structured notes on premise, structure, character arcs, dialogue, pacing, theme and market appeal. They watch genre rules and Italian cultural detail where it counts. Standard turnaround is forty-eight to seventy-two hours for treatments and short pilots, and three to five days for feature screenplays. A faster lane exists for shoots chasing a David di Donatello or Venice deadline. Revision support runs across many drafts, with rollout guidance, scene-by-scene rewrite notes and final polish planning. So the script that reaches MiC, Rai Cinema or a co-production partner is the strongest base for production.

We give script notes that respect Italian craft and reach the global market. Our consultants trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, so they know the neorealist roots that shape local storytelling. They also read for what RAI, Sky Italia, and Mediaset commission today. We balance both in every note. So the draft keeps its Italian voice while it gains the clean structure that buyers and festivals expect.

We read your script in both languages and consult in either one. A writer working from Rome or Milan can take notes in Italian. A visiting producer can take the same notes in English. Our team bridges the two, so nothing is lost in translation of tone or intent. We flag where a line plays in Italian but stalls in subtitle. That keeps the story strong for a co-production audience.

We turn notes around fast when a deadline looms. A submission to the Venice window or a David di Donatello cycle leaves little room. Our team delivers structured feedback on a treatment or pilot in forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Feature screenplays take three to five days. We hold the same depth under that pressure. So you meet the date with a sharper draft, not a rushed read that misses the real problems.