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“Miniheroes of the Forest” © Movimenti Production, MoBo, Zodiak Kids & Family France
MOVIMENTI PRODUCTION
Movimenti turns 20! This year marks a significant milestone for Movimenti. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a raft of new launches and innovative productions. To learn more, EAJ interviewed Giorgio Scorza, CEO and Creative Director at Movimenti Production.
2024 is a significant year for Movimenti Production, as it marks the 20th anniversary of your company’s founding. Is it time for a balance sheet? After 20 years, we believe we have succeeded in creating a true ecosystem where we manage the entire life cycle of our original productions, from conception to final delivery, followed by worldwide distribution. Moreover, we have achieved these results in Italy. We took our time to develop a unique business model that differed from existing ones in our country. We were fortunate to receive support from RAI, which continues to be the primary investor of animation in Italy, as well as from institutional entities that have begun to recognize the value of animation in facilitating and incentivizing growth. The collaboration with Netflix has enabled us to become an international entity, with the distribution in 190 countries of Zerocalcare’s two series, Tear Along the Dotted Line and This World Can’t Tear Me Down. These series have been extremely successful in Italy and have also been well received internationally. As an overall analysis, I am particularly proud of the fact that, among the hundreds of people who have collaborated with us, many would have had to go abroad to do their work if we had not been able to offer them the
Giorgio Scorza
opportunity to work with us. This includes myself and my partner, Davide Rosio. One of this year’s most notable developments was the introduction of live action, with two productions: Trust & Dare and The Dorothy Effect. Could you please provide us with further details about them? The two productions were both highly engaging. Regarding Trust & Dare, we believe there is an audience, the so-called tweens, who have grown up with us and our series over