A hundred Italian films to be saved

In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.

[3] The project was established in 2008 by the Venice Days festival section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival, in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

The list was edited by Fabio Ferzetti,[4] film critic of the newspaper Il Messaggero, in collaboration with film director Gianni Amelio and the writers and film critics Gian Piero Brunetta, Giovanni De Luna, Gianluca Farinelli, Giovanna Grignaffini, Paolo Mereghetti, Morando Morandini, Domenico Starnone and Sergio Toffetti.

[5][6] At the end of the list are added the documentaries by Vittorio De Seta shot between 1954 and 1959.

In chronological order:[7] The directors whose films have been selected are listed.