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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G. Pancaldi, M. Massetti, A. D'Onofrio
SD CInematografia
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Ever since man became a shepherd, he has been moving animals from one continent to another, thus favoring crossbreeding and adaptation to new environments. This is what seems to have happened to a species of goat that was introduced into the Mediterranean from Asia Minor and found ideal living conditions on the islands of Crete and Monte Cristo. The film illustrates the differences and similarities of the various types of goats found among the steep, dangerous coasts of these marvelous islands. There also exist some species that seem to be absolutely indigenous in several regions. Our troupe filmed the Corsican deer which, unfortunately, owes its fame to the fact that it is in danger of extinction. Studies of these animals serves as a pretext for a wider panorama of ungulates in general.