Videoplugger has been the partner of Italian state televisions (Rai) international branch previously known as Rai Trade. For the past 5 years Videoplugger has been initiating business development in the UK and other English Speaking countries on their behalf since 2006.
Annually we invite and accompany potential buyers to the annual Rai screenings which have been held in Florence for the last couple of years. The screenings are held in the end of April, we now take bookings for the 2012 screenings please contact us by email info@videoplugger.com or give us a call on +44(0)20 86592766 if your company would like to attend.
Achievements include;
- Bringing the Sicilian police series Montalbano to BBC4
- Amazing History licensed to Teachers TV formerly the channel of the Department of Education.
- Several home video deals
The Rai catalogue contains some of the best of Italian film making of the 20th century, and exciting contemporary television.
Categories include:
Fiction, Period Drama, Contemporary Drama, Comedy, Crime. Feature films; including the Italian International film library (iif) and classics such as Octopus, Pinocchio, Quo vadis? Sandokan, Treasure Island, Marco Polo, Mussolini and I. Peplum (i.e. Sword and Sandal) With titles from directors such as Federico Fellini, Andreij Tarkovskij, Lina Wertmüller, Luchino Visconti and many more.
Documentaries about Italian personalities such as; Claudia Cardinale, Rudolph Valentino, Totò, Marcello Mastroianni, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Roberto Benigni and Bernando Bertolucci. Furthermore documentaries on art, music, history, fashion, religion, factual, and nature.
Quality animation for pre-school, kids and tween audiences.
All available for DVD rights clearance and TV rights.
Rai Catalogues are available on request send an email to rai_related@videoplugger.com or call us on +44 20 8659 2766.