Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Independent film Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Independent film in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Independent film has an estimated audience of 5,682,413 people in Italy.

The average Independent film fan in Italy is 37.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Arts and music, Consumer electronics, Art film, with strongest over-indexing on Arts and music (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Independent film audience skews more female with an average age of 37.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Individualism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Independent film fan in Italy is more female, around 37.8 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Arts and music.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Independent film profile in Italy.

Audience size
5.7M
in Italy
Gender
57.1%
42.9% male
Age
37.8
average years
Country rank
#1139
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-15%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Independent film fans

57.1% are female, 42.9% are male, average age 37.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.1%
Female
42.9%
Male
Demographic split for Independent film audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female57.1%
Male42.9%
Average age37.8
Estimated audience size5,682,413
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.8
average years
Age distribution of the Independent film audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4919%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide Independent film audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Independent film
CountryShare
United States21.7%
China7.2%
Japan7.1%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Italy average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Independent film audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Independent film fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Molise~30K1.06×
02Umbria~100K1.05×
03Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.04×
04Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K1.03×
05Aosta Valley~10K1.03×
06Calabria~200K1.00×
07Sardinia~200K1.00×
08Marche~100K1.00×
09Abruzzo~100K1.00×
10Basilicata~50K1.00×
11Liguria~200K0.99×
12Puglia~400K0.95×
13Sicilia~500K0.94×
14Tuscany~400K0.94×
15Lazio~600K0.93×
16Emilia-Romagna~400K0.93×
17Veneto~400K0.93×
18Piedmont~400K0.93×
19Campania~600K0.92×
20Lombardy~900K0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Independent film audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Independent film audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Film festivalMovies & TV2.80×
02Feature filmMovies & TV2.71×
03Film directorMovies & TV2.48×
04Art filmMovies & TV2.37×
05Short filmMovies & TV2.15×
06Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.87×
07Movie theaterMovies & TV1.78×
08Projection screenTechnology & Electronics1.72×
09ActorArts & Culture1.65×
10SupermanMovies & TV1.63×
11FilmmakingBusiness & Career1.62×
12Libero (newspaper)News1.61×
13Image sensorTechnology & Electronics1.54×
14Sydney SweeneyMovies & TV1.54×
15TikTokInternet & Social Media1.53×
16Arts and musicArts & Culture1.51×
17Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.51×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV1.51×
19Video hosting serviceTechnology & Electronics1.51×
20Communication designBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Independent film audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Independent film audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.37×
IndividualismJOY1.31×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.31×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Independent film audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.96×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.00×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.00×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Independent film have in Italy?

Independent film has an estimated audience of 5,682,413 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Independent film fans?

57.1% of Independent film fans are female, 42.9% are male, with an average age of 37.8 years.

03

Which brands do Independent film fans like most?

Independent film fans show strongest brand affinity for Arts and music (1.51×), Consumer electronics (1.51×), and Art film (2.37×) over the country average.

04

Where do Independent film fans live in Italy?

Independent film fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~900K), Lazio (reach ~600K), and Campania (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Independent film fans also like?

Beyond Independent film itself, the audience over-indexes on Consumer electronics (1.51×), Art film (2.37×), TikTok (1.53×), and Filmmaking (1.62×) compared to the Italy average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Italy who actively search for Independent film. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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