Gianni Padlina
Founder and chairman of "if..."
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Education
Born May 13, 1945, Gianni Padlina has graduated in photography from the Kunstgewerbeschule, Zurich, Switzerland; and has a degree in film from the Centro Sperimentale del Cinema di Roma directed by Roberto Rossellini.
Professional experiences
He is the founder of MediaKey, SA Production and his work includes a vast array of advertising spots and institutional documentaries for a variety of large companies such as Fiat automaker, Coca Cola, Nestle, Mondadori, Rizzoli, Ringier, RAI, Fininvest, Telemontercarlo, Valtur, to name a few.
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In 2000 he films and produces three documentaries reporting on the emancipation of women throughout the world entitled: “Women’s long way”.
Between 2001 and 2004 he realizes for the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) a documentary on the state of water issues in Iraq. During this same period he co-produces a series, together with DEZA (the Swiss Head Office for Development and Cooperation), documenting the Swiss Government’s intervention and humanitarian aid to the developing world.
In 2005 he realizes the docu-fiction “4 ½” depicting the lives of five physically disabled men afflicted by polio, who live on the streets of Goree, Senegal and who beg for a living.
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“4 ½”
In 2006 “4 ½” goes on to win first price at the Bratislava EKOTOPFILM festival and in the 2007 the Golden Award at the Aljazeera film festival in Doha, Qatar.