Two Friends for the Earth
An innovative animated series, aimed at children between the ages of 4 to 8 years. Raimondo arrives in the present from the year 3000, a time in which all the problems of the environment have been solved. He becomes a mentor to Pietro, his young friend and neighbor. Each episode presents an ecological “problem” and a possible solution. The goal is to cultivate a sense of responsibility in children and to instill the knowledge that everyone is capable of making a contribution, however small, to the well-being of the environment.

Two friends of the earth

The Flavor of the Park
The marriage of Italy’s beautiful national parks with the quality of the food products they produce. An international chef conducts a tour of 16 protected areas, gathering the gastronomical goodies he finds there and creating a unique and extemporaneous menu.

The Great Artists
This series offers video biographies, in full costume, on the life and works of great painters and sculptors. (Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Verrocchio, Bramante, Piero della Francesca, Gauguin, Fouquet, Van Gogh, Giotto, Manet, Toulouse Lautrec, Antonello da Messina, Monet, Durer, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Massaccio, Ghiberti).

Vivere il Mare
For two seasons on RAI 1 and RAI 2, Vivere il Mare brought the fascination of the sea in winter into the homes of Italians, with an original format, filled with practical advice and poetic atmosphere.

A Violin for 8 Composers
Virtuoso violinist, Uto Ughi, crosses Europe to recount the life and times of 8 of his favourite composers, all giants of classical music (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Paganini, Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky) and to play a selection of his favourite pieces.

Goffredo
Treatment by Michele D’Andrea
A two part film for Television, the story is based on the life and times of Goffredo Mameli, who penned the lyrics to the Italian National Anthem. The film was created for the 150° anniversary of the Reunification of Italy in the year 2011. More than a biography, the story gives life to a generation of passionate young men of extraordinary courage, who sacrificed their lives for an ideal.

"Dr. Schweitzer – the man, the myth"
Co-production Italy – Germany
Screenplay: Andrea Purgatori, Jim Carrington and Laura Ippoliti
A mini-series TV in two episodes of 100 minutes each

Albert Schweitzer, the "Great White Doctor". The life of one of the greatest men of the Twentieth century: Protestant minister, medical doctor, professor of theology, philanthropist, author, accomplished organist, Nobel prize winner.
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Cuba (4x60’) by Oliviero Sorbini
A series of four documentaries exploring the hisorical, cultural, political and ethnic aspects of this Caribbean Island.

In addition to these formats, Union Contact has tallied over 300 hours of TV production for Rai 1, Rai 2 and Rai 3.