SD CINEMATOGRAFICA was formed in 1961 as a production company. Since its founding, the company has produced Films, Variety Programmes, and Science and Cultural documentaries for the Italian public broadcaster RAI and other leading international television companies. In recent years the company has focused on wildlife, Science and History documentaries with such success that it now counts National Geographic Channels, Discovery Channels, TF1, ARTE, NHK, TSR, ARD/BR, PBS and ZDF, as well as RAI and Mediaset, among its clients. Many SD documentaries have won major international prizes at the world’s leading festivals, including Academy Award, Emmy and Banff nominations. Today SD Cinematografica has over 800 hours of programming to its name. [abs]
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M. Visalberghi, G. Pancaldi, C. Poletti, M. Felli, A. D'Onofrio
SD Cinematografica
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For some time the Montagu's harrier has been forced to leave its original habitat in swampy lands as these areas are gradually reduced. Today many harrier pairs live in the large, dense expanses of cultivated wheat. Every summer at harvest time, dramatic events occur in these fields. The reapers move steadily along devouring not only the grain but also the nests and small birds unable to fly. The only hope of salvation for the newborn is a late harvest season - or intervention by man.
The documentary illustrates the WWF project to save the Montagu's Harrier nests and their precious broods from extinction. In italy, the entire population amounts to between 150 and 200 pairs.