EIE film

What EIE film does

EIE film (legal name: EiE film) is an independent film and television production company headquartered in Turin, Italy, founded in 2007 by Alessandro Carroli and Davide Valentini. The company operates across three production lines: one-off documentaries for cinema and television, factual seriality designed for digital platforms and streaming services, and fiction cinema. Its catalog includes award-winning feature documentaries such as 'Domenica Sera' (David di Donatello 2025 for Best Short Film, closing film at Venice's Settimana Internazionale della Critica), 'After a Revolution' (Grand Prix de Genève 2022), 'Funne', and series including 'High Altitude Carpenters', 'Videogame Hunters', and 'Wild Waters'.

The business model is project-based B2B licensing: EIE film produces content and licenses distribution rights to broadcasters and streamers on a one-time basis per title. Distribution relationships span major global platforms — Netflix (for 'Stolen'), Amazon Prime Video (for 'The Hate Destroyer'), MUBI, Sky, Rai, Discovery Italia, MTV Italia, LaEffe, and RSI Switzerland — plus international sales agents covering 25+ countries. Revenue is generated through theatrical distribution, international sales, and broadcasting rights, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company collaborates with co-production partners across Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia (Bind Film, Malfé Film, Jump Cut, Bad Donkey Films, Belluta Film), and leverages film festivals (IDFA, Venice, Biografilm, Visions du Réel, Torino Underground Cinefest) as both validation and discovery channels.

The company operates from a registered office at Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 108 and an operational office at Via Bligny 12B, both in Turin, with a team of approximately 11 people spanning executive production, development, post-production, communications, and legal/finance. EIE film is privately held and founder-controlled with no institutional funding rounds disclosed in the available data. The underlying technology stack is conventional film production — cinematography, editing, sound design, and outsourced VFX via Imago VFX — with no proprietary technology, patents, or AI capabilities evidenced.

Name

EIE film

Legal name

EiE film

Website

https://eiefilm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EIE film is an independent Italian production company founded in Turin in 2007, producing documentaries, factual series, and fiction cinema licensed to global streamers (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Rai, Discovery) and distributed across 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Feature film production
• Factual series production
• International co-production
• Independent film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Feature Film Production: Production of feature-length documentaries and fiction films for cinema release and international festival circuit. Revenue generated through theatrical distribution, international sales, and broadcasting rights.
2. TV Documentary Production: Production of one-off documentaries for television broadcasters including Rai, Discovery Italia, Sky, and international networks.
3. Factual Series Production: Production of factual seriality designed for digital platforms and streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Discovery channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EIE film is an independent Italian production company that develops, produces, and internationally distributes documentary films, feature-length documentaries, and TV factual series. Its works are delivered to cinema, to national and international broadcasters, and to global streaming platforms, with the company's rights typically licensed by international sales agents on a one-time basis with a minimum guarantee.

Product overview

EIE film is an independent production company founded in Turin in 2007, specializing in documentary films, feature films, and factual series. The company operates across three main production lines: one-off documentaries for cinema and television, factual seriality for digital platforms, and fiction cinema. Their portfolio includes award-winning feature documentaries like 'Domenica Sera' (David di Donatello 2025 winner), series such as 'High Altitude Carpenters' and 'Videogame Hunters', and TV documentaries covering topics from art (Capodimonte at the Louvre) to social issues. Distribution partners include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Rai, and Discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature-length documentaries (Lungometraggi) Feature-length documentary film production line for theatrical release, festivals, and international broadcast/streaming license sales. Targeted at broadcasters, film festivals, and streaming-platform buyers.
• TV Documentaries (Documentari TV) Television-format documentary production line delivered to national and international broadcasters for linear and on-demand programming. Targeted at commissioning editors and factual-programming buyers.
• Factual series Multi-episode factual series production line for television broadcasters and streaming platforms, including titles such as High Altitude Carpenters, Videogame Hunters, Wild Waters, and Riviera Confidential.
• Domenica Sera Feature documentary released in 2017, directed by Francesco Ferrini, recounting events of a Sunday evening in Bibbona in 1994 through the memories of the protagonists. Targeted at cinema and broadcast/streaming buyers.
• The Hate Destroyer Documentary about Venice Prize-winning young Moroccan-Italian poet Mohamed Bamba. Targeted at documentary buyers and festival audiences.
• After a Revolution Feature documentary directed by Giovanni Buccomino, set in post-revolution Libya and premiered at the 2021 Biografilm Festival. Targeted at festival circuit and international documentary buyers.
• Funne - Sea Dreaming Girls Feature documentary about a group of elderly women from a small Abruzzo village who embark on their first trip to the sea. Targeted at documentary buyers and festival audiences.
• The Winning Generation Feature documentary following a boys' basketball team from the Marien Ngouabi district in Congo-Brazzaville and their Italian coach. Targeted at sports documentary buyers and festival audiences.
• Stolen Feature documentary portraying abused and marginalized elderly men and women in Turin through street-interview footage. Targeted at documentary buyers and social-issue programming slots.
• The Last Guardians of Venice Feature documentary on the UNESCO Heritage list of Venice and its threatened identity. Targeted at cultural documentary buyers and festival audiences.
• Gente dei Bagni Feature documentary on the surviving community of historic bathing establishments along the Italian Riviera. Targeted at documentary buyers and Italian cultural-heritage audiences.
• Il Segreto delle Calze Feature documentary on the manufacturing secrets behind Italian stockings. Targeted at cultural and industrial-heritage documentary buyers.
• High Altitude Carpenters Factual series following master carpenters working at altitude in the Italian Alps to repair alpine huts. Targeted at factual-slot buyers and lifestyle/adventure audiences on broadcasters and streaming platforms.
• Videogame Hunters Factual series on a Japanese videogame-collecting family. Targeted at factual/lifestyle buyers and global streaming platforms seeking pop-culture documentary content.
• Wild Waters Factual series following divers, scientists, and fishermen exploring the abysses of the Mediterranean Sea. Targeted at natural-history and factual-slot buyers on broadcasters and streaming platforms.
• Riviera Confidential Factual series capturing the stories behind the picturesque villages of the Italian Riviera. Targeted at factual/lifestyle and travel-documentary buyers on broadcasters and streaming platforms.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bind FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'The Winning Generation' documentary (2025). EiE Film collaborates with Bind Film on international documentary co-productions with distribution across 25+ countries.
• Malfé FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'Sunday Night' (Domenica Sera), the short film that won David di Donatello 2025 for Best Short Film.
• Fotogramma VenticinqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'The Hate Destroyer' documentary, available on Amazon Prime Video.
• Jump CutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'Funne' and 'Gente dei bagni' documentaries.
• MTV ItaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcaster partner for 'Prank and the City' series, aired on MTV Italia in 2017.
• Sky ItaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcasting partner for 'Amate Sponde' documentary and Sky Nature channel distribution.
• Rai CinemacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-production and broadcasting partner for various documentary projects including 'After a Revolution'.
• Discovery ItaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcasting partner for multiple series including 'Falegnami ad Alta Quota', 'Videogame Hunters', 'GT Talent', 'Mud War', 'Craft Masters' - aired on Discovery Italia, Motor Trend, and DMAX channels.
• Bad Donkey FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'After a Revolution' documentary, co-produced with EIE Film and Rai Cinema.
• Espresso Media InternationalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distribution partner for 'Falegnami ad Alta Quota' (High Altitude Carpenters) series.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wildside (Italy): Italian independent production company producing series and films for Sky Italia and international streamers. Comparable in producing high-end content for pay-TV and digital platforms in Italy.
• Indigo Film: Italian independent film production company based in Rome with a comparable portfolio of art-house and documentary features. Comparable in size, scale, and focus on international festival and broadcaster co-productions.
• The Apartment Pictures: European independent production company (formerly a Fremantle label) producing films and series across Europe with international co-production financing. Comparable in operating across multiple European countries and serving premium streamers.
• Off the Fence: European documentary production and distribution company producing premium factual content for broadcasters and streamers including Discovery, Netflix, and BBC. Comparable in non-fiction factual production and global broadcaster relationships.
• Fandango (Italy): Long-standing Italian independent film producer with cinema, TV, and documentary output, working with major Italian broadcasters and international partners. Comparable in operating across feature fiction, documentary, and series.
• Dogwoof: UK-based documentary sales and distribution company representing premium international documentaries to global platforms. Comparable in working with European documentary producers and selling into Netflix, Amazon, and broadcasters.
• Magnolia (Italy): Italian factual and documentary TV production company producing series for broadcasters including Discovery Italia and Sky. Comparable in factual-series production focus and broadcaster relationships.
• Stand By Me (Italy): Italian indie production company producing feature films, series, and documentaries for Italian broadcasters and international co-productions. Comparable in international co-production strategy and festival-circuit presence.

Regional players

• Submarine Entertainment: US-based documentary sales, production, and distribution company representing international documentaries to North American platforms and broadcasters. Comparable in handling distribution of European documentaries, with a primarily North American market focus.

Broad incumbents

• Rai Cinema: Film production arm of Italian public broadcaster RAI, financing and co-producing a broad slate of Italian films and documentaries including 'After a Revolution' with EIE. Comparable as both partner and broader incumbent in Italian film production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EIEFilmTurin01
• Facebookfacebook.com/eiefilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eie-film
• Instagraminstagram.com/eiefilm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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