Italy

DGCA — Cinema e Audiovisivo

Direzione Generale Cinema · Ministero della Cultura

Government Cinema Directorate · Rome

The Ministry of Culture's directorate-general for cinema and audiovisual — the top-level government body governing the Italian film industry, administering the tax-credit and production incentives that draw international shoots and hosting the national coordination of regional film commissions. The apex authority over all film labour, including stunt and action workers.

ANICA

signatory of the 1st national stunt contract (CCNL Stuntman, 2024)

Producers' Association · Rome

The national association of Italian film, audiovisual and digital industries. On 12 July 2024, ANICA — with producers' bodies APA and APE and the unions SLC-CGIL, FISTEL-CISL and UILCOM-UIL — signed the first-ever CCNL Stuntman, the national collective labour contract for stunt performers. The single most important step in formalising the Italian stunt profession; representation runs through this contract and its unions rather than a dedicated guild.

Italian Film Commissions

+ Roma Lazio Film Commission

Film-Commission Network · Italy

IFC associates 20 regional film commissions across Italy, offering locations, permits, crew access and funding routes — the practical gateway through which stunt teams get hired on regional and international shoots. The Roma Lazio Film Commission is the flagship member, serving Rome/Lazio (home to Cinecittà) and connecting productions to qualified professionals.

Cinecittà

National Film Studios · Rome

Founded 1937 and the largest film studio in Europe (~400,000 m²), Cinecittà is the historic heart of Italian cinema and, after a major EU-funded expansion, a magnet for international action and tentpole productions. Not a stunt body itself, but the central physical hub where most large-scale Italian and foreign action shoots — and the stunt crews on them — are based.

Top Stunt

Stunt & Action Unit · Rome

Founded by stunt coordinators Diego Guerra and Bruno Verdirosi, one of Italy's most established stunt and action-unit companies. Credits span major international productions shot in Italy — Gangs of New York, Quantum of Solace, No Time to Die, Ocean's Twelve, John Wick 2 and the series Rome — offering acrobatic stunts, precision/stunt driving, car crashes, weapons, fire burns, rigging, scuba and suspended scenes, plus actor training. Instagram @topstunt.

Stunt Italia (Mioni)

Stunt Coordination & Action Unit · Rome

A long-running family stunt operation led by coordinators Stefano Maria, Riccardo and Sergio Mioni — stunt coordination, precision/stunt driving, horse work, fencing/sword work, rigging and second-unit action. Credits include international titles shot in Italy (Nine, Duplicity, The Rite) and a deep list of Italian film and TV. One of the veteran voices that pushed early for formal recognition of the profession (note: the site is a dated portfolio).

Stunt Milano

Flying Without Fear

Stunt & Martial-Arts Team · Milan

A Milan-based stunt and martial-arts action team founded 2008 by stuntman/actor Daniele Balconi. Beyond Italian films and commercials, its members have performed in international live shows — the Marvel stunt show at Disneyland Paris and Cirque du Soleil's R.U.N in Las Vegas — and it delivers rigging and runs the stunt course taught with the Istituto Antonioni. Instagram @stuntmilano.

StuntGym Boutique

Simone Belli · billed as Italy's first stunt academy

Stunt & Action Academy · Milan

Founded by stunt coordinator Simone Belli, presented as the first Italian academy dedicated to teaching stunt and action technique. Its “Stunt University” is a one-year, ~600-hour pathway across 30+ disciplines (stage combat, falls, rigging and more), with selection-based entry and its own “ActionCon” convention. Instagram @stuntgymboutique.italia.

Corso Stuntman “Be a Hero”

Istituto Cinematografico Michelangelo Antonioni

Film-School Stunt Course · Busto Arsizio

An intensive stunt workshop run by the accredited Istituto Antonioni film school with the Stunt Milano team, open to all levels including total beginners. The multi-day programme covers stage combat, acrobatics/parkour, fencing, rigging/wirework, firearms safety, SFX, fire stunts, high falls and stunt driving, taught by working professionals — a realistic school-based entry point into Italian screen action.

Azure Italia Stunt Academy

Stunt Academy · Brescia

Founded 2017 and reported as the first certified Italian stunt school, set up by former gymnastics champion Sandor Rajnai and veteran Hollywood stuntman Gabor Piroch (Terminator, Troy, Hercules). It has offered a weekend-based three-year programme — gymnastics, acrobatics, parkour, fight choreography, sword work, falls and rigging. Listed via Instagram: its website is currently down, so confirm activity before relying on it. Instagram @azure_italia.