GA&A Productions
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GA&A Productions S.r.l. is an Italian distribution and production film company founded in 1990 by Gioia Avantaggiato, which operates in cinema and television. During its business, GA&A Productions collaborated with leading Italian television networks, from RAI to Mediaset to La7. The company, which works in the field of cinema, documentary and television shows, also acts on the international stage and has co-produced documentaries with channels such as Arte, Channel 4, ZDF, CBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, NHK Japan and SBS Australia. The company is also involved in film distribution. Among its catalogue:
Burma VJ, Oscar-winning candidate (2010)
When You’re Strange – A Film About The Doors (2010)
Marina Abramović – The Artist is Present (2012), winner of the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival
Last Men in Aleppo (2016)
Filmography
La Storia, the scandal novel, Produced by GA&A Productions and Luce Cinecittà, in coproduction with ARTE GEIE, in association with Rai Cultura (2024) [1]
'O Museo, in collaboration with Rai Cultura (2024)
Putin’s shadow on Africa – the Central African Republic model (2024)
Banksy and the stolen girl, produced by GA&A Productions and Tinkerland, in coproduction with ARTE GEIE, RAI Cultura and Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with RAI Teche and in association with RTS and RTBF (2023)
Art Rider season 3, in collaboration with Rai Cultura (2022)
Dictators' Nightmare, in association with RTS, Histoire/TF1 and VIASAT (2022)
Urbino: The Ideal City Of The Renaissance, in collaboration with RAI Cultura (2022)
Dante's Divine Politics, a GA&A Productions/ARTLINE production, in coproduction with RAI Documentari and ARTE Geie (2021)
Libya: Gaddafi’s Bloody Legacy, in coproduction with Gruppe5 and ZDF and in association with Arte, RAI Documentari, RTS, SVT, NRK (2021)
Susanna Tamaro, Unplugged, in collaboration with RAI Cultura (2021)
Art Rider season 2, in collaboration with Rai Cultura (2021)
Baia, the Atlantis of Rome, in coproduction with Filmare, in collaboration with RAI Cultura (2021)
The Mystery of the Trojan Horse - On the Trail of a Myth, in coproduction with Gruppe 5, in association with ARTE and ZDF Enterprises (2021)
Yemen, despite the war, in collaboration with RAI3, ZDF.info and AL JAZEERA Arabic (2021)
Black Samurai, in collaboration with RAI3 and SRC (2020)
Art Rider, in collaboration with Rai Cultura (2020)
Venezuela, the curse of oil (2019), in coproduction with Gruppe 5 / ZDF, in association with ARTE, TSR, NRK and SVT
Io sono Sofia (2019), produced for Rai 3
WorkTrotter, (2018), reality series in coproduction with Rai 4
Our Man In Cairo (2018), in coproduction with Gruppe 5 / ZDF in association with Arte
Fascio e Compasso (2018), in association with Rai 3
Young Midwives (2017), in coproduction with Digicast
Hidden Gems of Italy (2017), in coproduction with Digicast
Behind The Altar (2017), in coproduction with ZDF/Arte and EO IkonDocs, in association with SVT, Yle, NRK, VRT, RTS, RSI, SRC
Leonardo: the Man Who Saved Science (2017), in coproduction with THIRTEEN Pro-ductions LLC for WNET, France 5/Pro-gramme 33 and SBS Australia
Passeggiate romane (2016), in association with Rai Cinema and in collaboration with RAI Teche. Produced with the support of MIBACT – Direzione Cinema
Eating history – The Story of Italy on a Plate (2016), in association with A&E Networks Italy, SBS-TV, Autentic GmbH and Viasat
Angeli (2015), produced for RTI S.p.a.
Sicily Jass – The World's First Man in Jazz (2015), in coproduction with MRF5, in association with Rai Cinema, in collaboration with LAZY FILM. Produced with the support of MIBACT – Direzione Cinema and Regione Sicilia
The Cross & The Gun (2015), in association with ZDF/Arte, in collaboration with AETN, CBC, SRC, SVT, DR, NRK, RTS, VRT
Holy Money (2014), in coproduction with ZDF/Arte and Al Jazeera America, in association with CBC, CBC-SRC, RTS, VRT, NRK, SVT, DR
We Were Gladio (2014), in coproduction with LCP (France), RTBF/Les Films de la Passerelle. Produced with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union
The troublemaker – Behind the Scenes of United Nations (2014), in collaboration with SIRK Productions
Just a Shot (2013), in collaboration with RAI La storia siamo noi
Le battaglie dei giganti (2013), produced for Fox Channel/History Italia
Benedict's Via Dolorosa (2013), in co-production with La7
The Pope & I (2013), in coproduction with ZDF, in collaboration with Arte
Opening Act (2013), in coproduction with ESTER Produzioni. In competition at Torino Film Festival 2013
My Travels With Cecilia (2013), in association with RAI Cinema and ElephantFilm.
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