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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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PRODUCTIONS: JELLYFISH & CO.

(Serie: Animals)

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P. Cappellano, A. D'Onofrio

SD Cinematografica

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The main character in this story is a jellyfish known as Rhizostoma pulmo. Our cameras followed it during its apparently casual wanderings along the Mediterranean coast. We also filmed its surprising reproductive cycle, from the moment when a tiny polyp founds a new colony of thousands of individuals, until the time when, majestic and elegant, the adult sails through the water like a suspended spaceship. During our journey, the jellyfish has an unusual encounter with some crabs of the Portunus genus. They lie in wait for an then suddenly attack the jellyfish in nimble leaps. The quickest - and luckiest - crab installs itself under the umbrella of the jellyfish and uses it as a means of transport to new territories it seeks to conquer.

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