Gertie Srl

Gertie is Founding Partner of Cartoon Italia, the animation production companies association, part of the Cartoon platform of the European Union.

CINEMA AND TELEVISION

Fiction
The conception, creation, production, and post-production of television series, specials and full-length feature films.

Nonfiction
The design, creation and setting of films in all animation techniques for advertising, promotions, institutions and communications agencies.

PUBLISHING
The editorial conception, design and creation of works for periodicals, books, multimedia and interactive games.

SOME PRODUCTIONS

• TI FACCIO LA FOTO: Music Videoclip for Zecchino d’Oro
• ABOUT LOVE (London, Norway, Peru) first 3 episodes of a 26 episodes 3’ each stop-motion series intended for the young adult public
• AMICI PER LA PELLE: Music Videoclip for Zecchino d’Oro
• MIA ET LE MIGOU : an 80’ full-length animated feature film directed by Jacques Rémy Girerd. A co production between Folimage (France) Enanimation (Italy), Gertie (Italy)
• CHE ANIMALE SEI? (WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU?):  30’ TV Special IN Co-production with Rai Fiction
• MILO 3rd  season (2007): 26 x 5’ television shows in 2D animation: a coproduction between Italy, France, Canada
• THE SCHOOL OF MAGIC: a 24’ TV-DVD special in 2D animation
• MILO “The Mistery of the Yellow Tree” a 26’ TV Christmas Special in 2D animation: a coproduction between Italy, France, Canada
• THE SNAIL-PIRATES (2005): a 20’ TV-DVD special in 2D animation
• MUSIC VILLE (2005): a 5’ special in 3D animation
• MILO 2nd  season (2004/2005): 26 x 5’ television shows in 2D animation: a coproduction between Italy, France, Canada
• MONSTER HOTEL (2004): a 24’ TV-DVD special in 2D animation
• MILO 1st season (2003): 52 x 5’ television shows in 2D animation: a coproduction between Italy, France, Canada First Prize Winner – New York Festivals – Television Programming and Promotion 2004 – Nomination for the best Pre-School Series at Cartoons on the Bay 2005
• BLURT CITY (2003): Pilot in 2D/3D animation
• BRILLO (2000): Pilot in 2D animation
• IL MOSTRO (1994): Animated Head Titles for the full-length feature film “Il Mostro” (“the Monster”) by Roberto Benigni (Academy Award 1999 for “La vita è bella”)
  –    LEI, LUI E IL TRENO (1994): corporate film for the Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways Corporate) Winner of the 1994 Vendôme Award for Best Film in the External Communication category
• FAI LA COSA GIUSTA (1993): a 5 x 15” series of television ads for the Legambiente campaign Winner of the Annecy 1993 award for Best Commercial; and the 1994 Silver Medal Prix Leonardo

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

• TALE OF A FEARLESS CHILD, DEDICATED TO IQBAL: an 80’ full-length animated feature film in 2D/3D animation directed Michel Fuzellier and Babak Payami. A co-production between Italy, France, Luxembourg, Canada
• ABOUT LOVE (London, Norway, Peru) first 3 episodes of a 26 episodes 3’ each stop-motion series intended for the young adult audience
• SBRAIN! THE DAILY NEURONES: a 11’X52 episodes 3D-2D animation series
• URBAN FABLES: a 11’X52 episodes animation series
• WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU? THE SERIES (PENNY): a 11’X52 episodes animation series PUBLISHING (2005-….)
• MILO, CURIOSI SI SA: a monthly magazine for children age 3 to 6.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

• 2009- European Film Academy Awards – Best Feature Film in animation for “Mia et le Migou”(Mia and the Migoo), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.
• 2004- New York Festivals – Educational and Instructional Section – Best TV Preschool Series.
• 2005- Cartoons on the Bay – Pulcinella Awards Nomination for “Milo”
• 1995- Prix Leonardo (Silver medal)
• 1994- Cartoombria (Premio spazio Italy),  Vendôme International Festival (2nd prize Corporate Communication)
• 1993-  Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Best Commercial)

GERTIE AND ASSOCIATES

Partners of Gertie are Franco Serra , Fulvia Serra and Lionello Cerri.
They worked independently in various related sectors like audiovisual production and publishing.

Peculiarity and talent have won Gertie, right from the beginning, both national and international recognition, like the Annecy 93 Award (First Prize in the Publicity Film Category); Vendôme 94 (Prize for “Business Communication”); Cartoombria ’94 (Prize for Overall Production); Prix Leonardo ’95 (Silver Medal); 2004 New York Festivals Educational and Instructional Section – Best TV Preschool Series for “MILO”;  European Film Academy Award 2009 – Best animated feature film for Mia et le Migou ,by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.

Since 2002 Gertie has been working on the creation of animated cartoon television series: “Milo” (three seasons: 104 episodes and a Christmas Special with Rai Fiction, France 5, Les films de la Perrine, Carrere Group).

Between 2004 and 2006 Gertie produced also Three 30’ animated specials (“School of Magic”, “The Snail-Pirates”, “Monster Hotel”) as well as various 5’-6’ shorts and pilots (“Musicville”, “Blurt City”, “Brillo”…)

Candy Circle, Pilot of a 26X26’ Tv series co-produced with Rai-Fiction has been presented at Forum Cartoon Cataluna 2007.
In 2007, Gertie has also completed its co-production part in “Mia et le Migou”, the animated feature film directed by Jacques Rémy Girerd anc coproduced by Folimage (F) Gertie and Enanimation (I).

After producing “Amici per la pelle” and “Ti Faccio la Foto” (Music Videoclip); and Che Animale Sei? (What Kind Of Animal Are You?):  a 30’ TV Special in Co-production with Rai Fiction, now Gertie is working to the pre-production of an animated feature film intended for the big screen provisionally entitled “Tale of a fearless child: dedicated to Iqbal” (The History of Iqbal), co-production between Italy, Canada, France.

Franco Serra collaborated since the 80’s with a lot of innovative television emissions in the three channels of RAI, including: “Mr. Fantasy,” “Obladi Oblada,” “Italia Sera,” “Moda,” “La TV delle Ragazze” and runned two monthly magazines dedicated to comics (TIC – la rivista dei curiosi and Nemo) as well as a very important group of comic authors representing one of the most innovative movements in the European and international landscape during the 80’s being also the first European link with many of the american artists related to Art Spiegelman’s Raw Group.

Fulvia Serra has been managing director both of many important culture and comic magazines like Linus, Alteralter, Corto Maltese, Snoopy, Superman and Batman, both of the Publisher Milano Libri, branch of RCS Editori Group that published all the most important European and American comic authors during the 80’s and 90’s. Now she runs “Milo la rivista dei curiosi” published by Gertie itself.

Together, they also organized events, shows, animated cartoon festivals, music festivals, graphics shows and more and contributed to the creation and development of audiovisual projects in animation, characterized by originality of choice and by a particular attention paid to image (one example: the text titles and animated drawings – as well as the entire publicity campaign – of Roberto Benigni’s film, “Il Mostro” (The Monster).

This particular project was recognized by positive reviews from Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa, and by Irene Bignardi in La Repubblica).
Lionello Cerri brought recently inside Gertie his strong experience as a producer of live action feature films and manager of movie theatres, being executive producer together with Franco Serra in the new feature films production projects of the company.

Gertie is Founding Partner of Cartoon Italia, the animation production companies association, part of the Cartoon platform of the European Union.

Contacts
Cinema and Television: Franco Serra – email: franco.serra@gertie-srl.it
Merchandising, Publishing and Other Rights: Fulvia Serra – email: fulvia.serra@gertie-srl.it

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