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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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Piero Cannizzaro

SD Cinematografica

26 Min.

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La Paganella is a beautiful Trentino plateau nestled in the Dolomites of Brenta, enclosed between the villages of Andalo, Molveno, Cavedago, Spormaggiore and Fai della Paganella. In winter, among the majestic snow-capped rocks, Franco Nicolini and his sons Elena and Federico, practice ski mountaineering with passion, a sport in which the Nicolini family has accomplished great feats and won numerous medals. A lover of these resorts, is Simone Elmi, an alpine guide and an experienced climber. His goal is to make people understand that we are all the same in front of the mountain. Traveling through the paths of these valleys, you reach Lake Molveno, the deepest of Trentino Overlooking the ancient fir trees, the village of Andalo. Here lives and works Graziano Costner, one of the discoverers of the original drafting of the "rule card", dating back to 1623, which offers an insight into the way of life of the ancestors of these villages. On the slopes of Andalo, "Biblioigloo" was built, the first Italian library created on the ski resorts, at 1333 meters high. In "Laghet-Pra di Gaggia", on the other hand, there is a Chalet run by Ottavio Sartori, which preserves the secrets of the recipes of the local gastronomy. Thanks to the regular and un turbulent winds, the paganella peaks are also a coveted destination for paragliding champions, such as Luca Donini and his son Nicola, who launch themselves from the highest peaks. Finally, in Molveno was founded, in 1951, the choir "Campanil Bas", one of the longest and most significant choirs of the Trentino choral tradition.

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