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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: AN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL IN FLORENCE

(Serie: Animals)

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M. Maggioni, R. Meddi, A. D'Onofrio

SD Cinematografica

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In a stream on the outskirts of Florence, we met a creature that looked like it came from another planet. As elegant as a medieval warrior, the river or fresh water crab has a long history behind it. It slowly moved inland from the sea thousands of years ago and, after many adventures, created a home for itself in fresh water streams. Very little is known about this animal and unfortunately, there is a danger it might disappear from the face of the earth before we really get to know much about it. A biologist from the University of Florence, Marco Vannini, has been studying it for several years. He discovered that these unusual animals live in tunnels dug underground. They are more like hotels than dens, where the first to arrive gets the room, at least until the next night.

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