1、ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE WHITE LOTUSSEASON TWO IN ITALYA REPORT FOR THE MOTIONPICTURE ASSOCIATIONJULY 2023Photo Credit:2022 Courtesy of HBO.All Rights Reserved.1Economic impacts of The White Lotus Season Two in ItalyTABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive summary 31.Introduction 52.Production spending 72.1Busines
2、s spending 83.Economic impacts 113.1Channels of impact 113.2Total impact 123.3Direct impact 143.4Indirect impact 143.5Induced impact 154.Wider impacts 17Appendix:Methodology 19Cover Photo Credit:2022 Fabio Lovino/HBO.All Rights Reserved.Photo Credit:2022 Fabio Lovino/HBO.All Rights Reserved.3Economi
3、c impacts of The White Lotus Season Two in Italy1,900Full-time and part-time jobs supported across Italy as a result of Season Two of“The White Lotus”38mTotal contribution to Italys GDP supported by Season Two of“The White Lotus”“The White Lotus”is a TV series produced by HBO that follows a group of
4、 guests on vacation at a luxurious resort and chronicles their interactions and experiences with each other as well as the hotel staff.Season Two of“The White Lotus”was set in Sicily,Italy,where the show was also filmed.The filming and production of the show generated considerable economic activity
5、across not only Sicily,but all of Italy.The shows production also supported activity in a wide range of industries through its procurement,and as those employed by the production and those employed by its supply chain spent money in the wider economy.This study,commissioned by the Motion Picture Ass
6、ociation(MPA),focuses on the second season of the show,and analyses the productions total economic impacts in Italy in 2022,when the second season was filmed.The study also considers the wider impact on boosting the Italian economy.Similar production budgets and spending patterns across Italy are li