ABOUT US
THE MISSION
Tosca Filmhouse is a non-profit production house based in Tuscany.
Its purpose is to develop a contemporary cinematic practice that continues the ethical and aesthetic principles of Italian Neorealism through a new framework: Neo-Umanesimo Cinematografico (Cinematic Neo-Humanism).
Our mission is to reconnect cinema with its civic and human function — to produce works that operate at the intersection of art, ethics, and social reality.
We focus on films that observe, question, and engage with the world rather than illustrate it; that construct meaning through process as much as through image.
Through documentary and fiction, Tosca Filmhouse investigates the relationship between form and responsibility: how cinematic language can reveal truth without exploitation, and how production models can embody the same integrity they seek to represent.
We apply this method through ethical production standards, sustainable practice, and inclusive authorship — creating professional frameworks that allow women and emerging filmmakers to develop their work without displacement or compromise.
Cinema, for us, is a system of relations — between maker and subject, audience and territory, image and conscience.
Tosca Filmhouse exists to structure those relations with awareness, precision, and respect.
THE IDEA
Tosca Filmhouse was founded on the principle that cinema must return to its civic dimension.
In an industry driven by visibility metrics and commercial volatility, Tosca proposes a model where film regains its structural role as a cultural and ethical practice — a medium that generates meaning, relationships, and continuity within the communities that sustain it.The project originated in Tuscany, a region with a vast creative legacy yet limited infrastructure for sustained film production.
Rather than seeking opportunity elsewhere, Tosca Filmhouse was conceived as an act of permanence — to demonstrate that a contemporary cinematic practice can emerge from local roots and operate on international standards.Our objective is to transform cinema from a transient act of extraction into a long-term process of inclusion.
We integrate local professionals, train emerging authors, and engage with public institutions to create a productive ecosystem in which each film contributes to the territory’s cultural and professional fabric.
For Tosca Filmhouse, cinema is not a consumable event but a form of social architecture — a system of collaboration that aligns artistic creation with civic responsibility.
Each production is designed to leave a measurable legacy: professional growth, artistic dialogue, and creative work that remain active beyond the screen.
THE IMPACT
At Tosca Filmhouse, cinema is understood as a social instrument — a medium that shapes how communities perceive themselves and how culture is transmitted across generations.
Our productions are designed to grow from the territories and people they represent, returning measurable value in the form of professional development, cultural participation, and renewed civic identity.
We implement a horizontal production structure, where women, young creators, and local professionals are not secondary roles but co-authors of the work.
This model transforms production into a process of shared authorship — one in which creative and human growth occur simultaneously.
Our impact framework extends beyond the screen:
Social – inclusion, skills, and employment within the local creative sector;
Cultural – preservation and reinterpretation of regional memory through contemporary narratives;
Environmental – sustainable use of resources and integration of circular practices in production logistics.
Tosca Filmhouse operates as a cultural infrastructure, not only a production entity.
Its goal is to demonstrate that cinema can function as a regenerative system — connecting artistic practice, ethical responsibility, and territorial development within a single continuous process.