The 10th edition of Rome’s MIA Market wrapped on Friday with organizers recording a 10% bump in attendance over the 2023 edition, welcoming more than 2,800 participants from 60 countries to the Eternal City for five days of pitching sessions, panel discussions and heated debates over the current state of and future prospects for the global film and TV industries. “Thanks to its strong identity and credibility, MIA has now earned an important place in the agendas of international operators,” said market director Gaia Tridente. “It is a unique curatorial market, a strategic player in the co-production market and a fundamental engine for the financing, distribution and circulation of works and talents.
” More than 600 projects took part in this year’s co-production market and pitching forum, a 20% spike from 2023, while greater geographical diversity was on display than ever before, with 90 countries represented — a 12.5% increase from the 80 nations represented last year. Organizers also noted that across the event’s 10 editions, more than 100 audiovisual works have been produced after their participation in the MIA co-production market, describing it as “a testament to the success of the selection capacity and the important opportunities that the market offers in terms of research for co-producers and international partners.
” “[MIA] represents the needs of an entire ecosystem made up of the different industries and genres that make up the audiovisual secto.