Medusa Film S.p.A. is an Italian film production and distribution company owned by Mediaset. It is one of the top film producers and distributors in the country.
History Medusa Distribuzione S.p.A. was founded by Felice Colaiacono and Franco Poccioni in 1964. Initially only focused on distribution, thanks to executive producer , in the 1970s the company began collaborating with other production companies, including Devon Film and Luciano Martino's , and co-produced successful genre films and comedies. In 1983, Poccioni became the sole administrator of the company.
In July 1986, , a subsidiary of Silvio Berlusconi's Fininvest, acquired a 49% ownership interest in Medusa. Two years later, in 1988, Reteitalia took full ownership of the company, however, the following year, Medusa was subsequently absorbed into .
In 1995, Penta Film was dissolved and Medusa Film was restored. was appointed president, and the company resumed operations in 1996. In 1999, Medusa announced that it would begin producing its own films. That year, } signed a five-year contract to produce films for the company. Following the death of Bernasconi in 2001, Marina Berlusconi was appointed president of Medusa.
In 2002, Variety reported that Medusa Film was the second leading film distributor in Italy, holding 14% of the country's total market share. In 2005, the European Audiovisual Observatory reported that Medusa was the fourth leading film distributor in Italy, holding 10.3% of the country's total market share.
In July 2007, Medusa Film was sold to Mediaset, and Pier Silvio Berlusconi was appointed to its board of directors. Around 2010, Medusa Film signed screenwriter Fausto Brizzi to a four-film deal, for which they collaborated with the films Women vs. Men (2011), Love Is in the Air (2012), and Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (2013), and Se mi vuoi bene (2019).
In November 2012, Medusa sold its home video division to Warner Bros. Italia.
Production credits 1990s Year Title Director 1997 The Good Bad Guy Ezio Greggio 1999 Midsummer Night's Dance Pupi Avati
2000s Year Title Director 2000 Ask Me If I'm Happy Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo, Massimo Venier Holy Tongue Carlo Mazzacurati Malèna Giuseppe Tornatore Enrico Brignano Lucio Pellegrini 2001 Aida of the Trees Guido Manuli Bad Women Fabio Conversi Caruso, Zero for Conduct Francesco Nuti Gosford Park Robert Altman He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Richard Lowenstein The Last Kiss Gabriele Muccino South Kensington Carlo Vanzina Triumph of Love Clare Peploe Unfair Competition Ettore Scola Without Filter Mimmo Raimondi 2002 Amnèsia Gabriele Salvatores Bimba - È clonata una stella Sabina Guzzanti Callas Forever Franco Zeffirelli Luciano Ligabue The Legend of Al, John and Jack Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo, Massimo Venier Sleepless Dario Argento Two Friends , Francesco Sframeli 2003 Edoardo Gabbriellini Break Free Gianluca Maria Tavarelli The Card Player Dario Argento The Dreamers Bernardo Bertolucci I'm Not Scared Gabriele Salvatores Instructing the Heart Giovanni Morricone Remember Me, My Love Gabriele Muccino Strange Crime Roberto Andò Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza Maurizio Forestieri 2004 Christmas Rematch Pupi Avati The Consequences of Love Paolo Sorrentino Do You Know Claudia? Massimo Venier Don't Move Sergio Castellitto First Love Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso Immortal Enki Bilal Davide Ferrario Secret Agents Frédéric Schoendoerffer Working Slowly (Radio Alice) Guido Chiesa 2005 The Days of Abandonment Roberto Faenza I Love You in Every Language in the World Leonardo Pieraccioni Never Again as Before Giacomo Campiotti Daniele Vicari Stefano Mordini Quo Vadis, Baby? Gabriele Salvatores Texas Fausto Paravidino Tickets Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach Too Beautiful 2006 The Caiman Nanni Moretti The Family Friend Paolo Sorrentino Napoleon and Me Paolo Virzì Olé Carlo Vanzina Our Land Sergio Rubini Secret Journey Roberto Andò The Stone Merchant Renzo Martinelli The Unknown Woman Giuseppe Tornatore Vita Smeralda Jerry Calà 2007 Il 7 e l'8 Giambattista Avellino, Ficarra e Picone A Beautiful Wife Leonardo Pieraccioni Come tu mi vuoi Volfango De Biasi A Dinner for Them to Meet Pupi Avati Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! Fabrizio Bentivoglio The Girl by the Lake Andrea Molaioli Claudio Risi Mother of Tears Dario Argento Vincenzo Salemme The Sweet and the Bitter 2008 L'allenatore nel pallone 2 Sergio Martino Il cosmo sul comò Un'estate al mare Carlo Vanzina La fidanzata di papà Enrico Oldoini Giovanna's Father Pupi Avati The Man Who Loves Maria Sole Tognazzi Vincenzo Salemme Scusa ma ti chiamo amore Federico Moccia The Seed of Discord Pappi Corsicato Your Whole Life Ahead of You Paolo Virzì 2009 Federico Moccia Baarìa Giuseppe Tornatore The Big Dream Michele Placido The Case of Unfaithful Klara Roberto Faenza Luciano Melchionna The Double Hour Giuseppe Capotondi Un'estate ai Caraibi Carlo Vanzina Iago Volfango De Biasi La matassa Giambattista Avellino, Ficarra e Picone Le Premier Cercle Laurent Tuel Me and Marilyn Leonardo Pieraccioni Pope Joan Sönke Wortmann
2010s Year Title Director 2010 Benvenuti al Sud Luca Miniero The First Beautiful Thing Paolo Virzì Kiss Me Again Gabriele Muccino Paolo Costella The Santa Claus Gang Paolo Genovese Somewhere Sofia Coppola La vita è una cosa meravigliosa Carlo Vanzina The Youngest Son Pupi Avati 2011 Baciato dalla fortuna Paolo Costella The Big Heart of Girls Pupi Avati Finalmente la felicità Leonardo Pieraccioni The Immature Paolo Genovese The Last Fashion Show Carlo Vanzina I soliti idioti: Il film Enrico Lando Things from Another World Francesco Patierno This Must Be the Place Paolo Sorrentino Wedding in Paris Claudio Risi Women vs. Men Fausto Brizzi 2012 Benvenuti al Nord Luca Miniero Buona giornata Carlo Vanzina The Immature: The Trip Paolo Genovese Love Is in the Air Fausto Brizzi Me and You Bernardo Bertolucci A Perfect Family Paolo Genovese To Rome with Love Woody Allen Twice Born Sergio Castellitto 2013 Carlo Verdone, Sophie Chiarello Fuga di cervelli Paolo Ruffini The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? Fausto Brizzi Out of the Blue Edoardo Leo Federico Moccia 2014 Andiamo a quel paese Ficarra e Picone Blame Freud Paolo Genovese Perez. Edoardo De Angelis The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo Sapore di te Carlo Vanzina Soap Opera Alessandro Genovesi 2015 Belli di papà Guido Chiesa Italiano medio Maccio Capatonda Silvio Muccino Paolo Costella The Wait Piero Messina What a Beautiful Surprise Alessandro Genovesi Youth Paolo Sorrentino 2016 I babysitter Giovanni Bognetti Fuga da Reuma Park Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo Perfect Strangers Paolo Genovese Quel bravo ragazzo Enrico Lando 2017 Caccia al tesoro Carlo Vanzina Guido Chiesa The Girl in the Fog Donato Carrisi Mom or Dad? Riccardo Milani Omicidio all'italiana Maccio Capatonda The Place Paolo Genovese 2018 Amici come prima Christian De Sica Vincenzo Salemme My Big Gay Italian Wedding Alessandro Genovesi Se son rose Leonardo Pieraccioni , Claudio Canepari Guido Chiesa The Vice of Hope Edoardo De Angelis 2019 L'agenzia dei bugiardi Volfango De Biasi Into the Labyrinth Donato Carrisi Once Upon a Time... in Bethlehem Ficarra e Picone Scappo a casa Enrico Lando Se mi vuoi bene Fausto Brizzi Sono solo fantasmi Christian De Sica Tuttapposto
2020s Year Title Director 2020 Guido Chiesa Rolando Ravello When Mom Is Away... With the Family Alessandro Genovesi 2021 Vincenzo Salemme Guido Chiesa Superheroes Paolo Genovese Costanza Quatriglio 2022 , Annandrea Vitrano Nostalgia Mario Martone Strangeness Roberto Andò Brando Quilici Tutti a bordo Luca Miniero Paolo Costella The Wedding Days Massimo Venier 2023 The First Day of My Life Paolo Genovese Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me Mario Martone Danilo Carlani, Alessio Dogana, Maccio Capatonda Claudio Bisio Volevo un figlio maschio Neri Parenti 2024 Fabrizio Biggio, , Ferruccio Martini Gianni De Blasi A World Apart Riccardo Milani 2025 The Illusion Roberto Andò Buen Camino Gennaro Nunziante Close to Me Giovanni Soldini – Il mio giro del mondo Sydney Sibilia Life Goes This Way Riccardo Milani Rino Gaetano – Sempre più blu Giorgio Verdelli When Mom Is Away... With the In-laws Alessandro Genovesi 2026 Children of the Monkey Tommaso Landucci
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