Vivo Film

What Vivo Film does

Vivo Film (legal name Vivo film srl) is a privately held Italian film production and distribution company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Rome at Via Guido d'Arezzo, 28. The company specializes in auteur-driven feature films, documentaries, and short films, operating as both lead producer and co-producer in international collaborations spanning Europe (Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Romania) and select Latin American markets (Argentina, Mexico). Its slate of recent and upcoming productions includes Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione (2024), Grand Tour (2024, Best Director at Cannes), Le città di Pianura (2025, 8 David di Donatello 2026 wins), La ragazza con la Leica (2026, Venice Orizzonti opening), and earlier award-winning titles such as Miss Marx (2021) and Dafne (2019, FIPRESCI Prize).

Vivo Film monetizes primarily through one-time licensing of film rights to theatrical distributors and international sales agents, supplemented by public co-financing from European film funds (Eurimages, MIC – Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, Regione Lazio, Wallimage, Film Commission Torino Piemonte) and Italian public broadcaster Rai Cinema, which co-produces the majority of the company's slate. Distribution channels are organized around a small set of entrenched partners: Lucky Red, Fandango, Bim Distribuzione, and ZALAB for Italian theatrical release, and The Match Factory and Fandango Sales for international sales. Co-production relationships with European producers such as Tarantula (Luxembourg), Komplizen Film (Germany), Jolefilm, and Maze Pictures (Germany) are central to the company's financing and creative model. The founding team of producers Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa, who received the Career Achievement Award at the Bolzano Film Festival 2024, leads the company alongside associate producer Serena Alfieri; the organization operates with approximately 20 employees. The end customers are general Italian and international arthouse cinema audiences, reached through theatrical release, festival premieres, and broadcaster programming rather than direct subscription or B2B contracts.

The company's core technology is craft-based creative production rather than software or platform infrastructure; there is no proprietary technology stack, app, API, or AI capability disclosed. The competitive positioning rests on a content library of award-winning films, festival relationships, and a European public-funding track record that creates high barriers to entry for new independent producers without equivalent credentials.

Name

Vivo Film

Legal name

Vivo film srl

Website

https://vivofilm.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vivo Film (Vivo film srl) is a Rome-based Italian film production and distribution company producing auteur-driven features, documentaries, and shorts, serving Italian and international arthouse cinema audiences through co-productions with European partners and public broadcasters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production (MPADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theatrical Distribution (International) (MPADAJAB), Theatrical Distribution (Domestic) (MPADAJAA), International Sales & Licensing (Territory Pre-Sales) (MPADAJAC), Sales Agency Representation & Deal Structuring (MPADAAAK)

Keywords

• Film production services
• International co-productions
• Arthouse cinema
• Film distribution
• Documentary production

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Film Production: Producing feature films and documentaries, often as lead or co-producer with partners like Rai Cinema, Tarantula, and international coproduction partners

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vivo film srl is an independent Italian film production and distribution company that develops, produces, and distributes theatrical feature films and documentaries, often serving as lead or co-producer with European partners. The company specializes in auteur-driven cinema and international co-productions, working with directors such as Andrea Segre, Alina Marazzi, Miguel Gomes, and Francesco Sossai, and distributing produced films through Italian theatrical distributors and international sales agents.

Product overview

Vivo Film is an Italian film production and distribution company (srl) that produces theatrical feature films, documentaries, and short films. The company's core offering consists of film production services spanning development through post-production, operating as both lead producer and co-producer in international collaborations with partners across Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal) and beyond. Its portfolio includes award-winning feature films such as BERLINGUER. LA GRANDE AMBIZIONE, LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA, GRAND TOUR, and MISS MARX, as well as documentaries including NOI E LA GRANDE AMBIZIONE and artist profiles. The company complements production with distribution activities, placing produced films with Italian theatrical distributors (Lucky Red, Fandango, Bim Distribuzione) and international sales agents (The Match Factory, Fandango Sales). Recent productions include LA RAGAZZA CON LA LEICA (2026), GLI OCCHI DEGLI ALTRI, and LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA (2025), continuing the company's focus on auteur-driven European cinema.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film Production Services
• Film Distribution
• Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione Biographical drama about Enrico Berlinguer, secretary of the Italian Communist Party, covering the period from the Sofia assassination attempt to the Aldo Moro assassination.
• Le Città di Pianura Road movie set in the Venetian plains following two middle-aged friends whose encounter with a young architecture student transforms their worldview on love and the future.
• Grand Tour
• Miss Marx Historical drama about Eleanor Marx, Karl Marx's youngest daughter, who fought for women's rights and the abolition of child labor before her tragic love affair with Edward Aveling.
• La Ragazza con la Leica Historical drama about Gerda Taro, the first female war photographer to die on the battlefield, and her relationship with Robert Capa, set in 1937 Paris and the Spanish Civil War.
• Chiara Historical drama about Saint Clare of Assisi, set in 1211 when an 18-year-old Chiara runs away from home to join Francis, challenging the Pope and fighting for women's freedom.
• Siberia Drama starring Willem Dafoe as Clint, a damaged man in a remote mountain cabin who embarks on a journey by dogsled through dreams and memory to find his true nature.
• Noi e la Grande Ambizione Documentary exploring the relationship between young Italians (20s and 30s) and politics, democracy, and civic engagement, created during the theatrical run of Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione.
• Anywhere Anytime Drama following Issa, a young undocumented immigrant in Turin who works as a food-delivery rider until his bicycle is stolen, forcing him on a desperate odyssey through the city.

Quantifiable outcome

• Le città di Pianura won 8 David di Donatello 2026 awards and 16 nominations

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Rai CinemacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Italian public broadcaster and film producer; co-producer on most Vivo Film productions including Berlinguer, Le città di Pianura, and most recent films
• Lucky RedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian theatrical distribution company distributing Vivo Film productions including Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione and Noi e la Grande Ambizione
• TarantulacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxembourg-based film production company; co-producer on multiple Vivo Film productions including Miss Marx, Superluna, and Chiara
• JolefilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company co-producing Berlinguer. La Grande Ambizione with Vivo Film and Rai Cinema
• Komplizen FilmmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company (of Maren Ade) co-producing La ragazza con la Leica with Vivo Film
• ZDF/ARTEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman-French public broadcaster co-producing La ragazza con la Leica
• The Match FactorycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent handling worldwide distribution of Vivo Film productions including Siberia, Miss Marx, and Il paradiso del pavone
• Fandango SalesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian international sales agent handling La ragazza con la Leica and Anywhere Anytime
• ZALABmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian distribution company distributing Noi e la Grande Ambizione and founded by Vivo Film co-founder Andrea Segre
• Maze PicturesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company co-producing Le città di pianura with Vivo Film
• Film Commission Torino PiemonteminorOthersRegional film commission supporting productions including Anywhere Anytime

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Komplizen Film: German production company (Maren Ade's firm) co-producing La ragazza con la Leica with Vivo Film. Comparable as a boutique European producer of auteur cinema focused on international co-productions, primarily operating in the German-speaking market.

Broad incumbents

• Lucky Red: Italian theatrical distribution company that distributes Vivo Film's productions. Comparable as a domestic Italian film distributor with auteur cinema focus, though it operates at larger scale and is also a partner rather than a direct owner of IP.
• Medusa Film: Major Italian film production and distribution arm of Mediaset. Comparable as an Italian film producer/distributor with arthouse titles, though vastly larger in scale and portfolio breadth than Vivo Film.
• Fandango: Major Italian film production and distribution company that also produces arthouse cinema and partners with top Italian directors. Comparable as both an Italian film producer and distributor, but operates at substantially larger scale with a wider portfolio (including Fandango Sales as one of Vivo Film's own distribution partners).
• Rai Cinema: Italian public broadcaster's film arm and Vivo Film's largest co-production partner. Compares as a much larger Italian film production/financing entity with overlapping auteur cinema output and a much broader distribution capability.

Direct peers

• The Apartment Pictures: Italian independent production company (Lorenzo Mieli) producing European auteur and high-end feature films with international festival positioning. Comparable to Vivo Film as a Rome-based Italian indie producer focused on prestige cinema.
• Indigo Film: Italian independent film production company based in Naples producing auteur cinema and international co-productions, with a comparable festival pedigree and co-production model. Directly comparable to Vivo Film as an Italian indie producer of arthouse features with European distribution.
• Kino Produzioni: Independent Italian production company producing arthouse features and documentaries with international co-production activity. Comparable to Vivo Film in size, genre focus, and reliance on public funding and festival recognition.
• Sacher Film: Italian independent production company founded by Gianfilippo Pedote, producing auteur-driven films with international festival presence. Comparable to Vivo Film as a boutique Italian producer focused on prestige cinema.
• Tarantula: Luxembourg-based film production company co-producing multiple Vivo Film titles (Miss Marx, Superluna, Chiara). Comparable as a small European co-production partner operating in the same auteur cinema category with overlapping funding sources (Eurimages, national funds).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vivo-film

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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