About Us

orca produzioni

If we follow evolutionary theory, we are led to believe that the human being is derived from the ape. Yet it is amazing how much, both affectively and socially, humans have in common with an animal as different as orcas. Orcas – better known as Killer whales – are monogamous animals, marine mammals that are extremely loyal and linked to the concept of family in a truly indissoluble way. The male orca, in fact, after choosing a mate stays with her for life. At the same time, however, females that have not yet mated tend to form groups, giving rise to true extended families. We would certainly not be wrong in listing orcas among the most intelligent, loyal animals with an exquisite sense of community.

It is precisely from this admiration, mixed with a touch of envy towards them, that the idea of ORCA was born. ORCA is a young film production company made up of film professionals who, in addition to their passion, share the same idea of cinema. Comprising producers, directors, screenwriters, actors and sound engineers, ORCA is, even before being a production company, an extended family that has embraced a very precise idea of cinema… and intends to remain faithful to it forever!

ORCA is made up of industry professionals specialised in different fields, which allows the company to adopt a production approach capable of supporting, relying solely on the experience of its members, most of the stages in the production of an audiovisual product: from creativity to development, from organisation to direction, through to editing and sound design. The idea behind ORCA is to build a new cinematic language starting from the past, rediscovering all those techniques and filming methods that led to the creation of so many masterpieces we all grew up with. At a time when we are all in a voracious search for technological innovation and ultra-modern languages, ORCA decides to pursue the greatest of all experiments: classicism. In 2024, with the start of the shooting of the film “Porcelain Bodies Abandoned in the Sun on a Scorching Summer in Central Italy” directed by Giuliano Giacomelli, ORCA presented itself on the Italian market as the only independent company who films in 35mm film with a 2P shooting system.

our team

Agata Brazzorotto

Born in 1998, Agata Brazzorotto worked as a production coordinator in 2022 on several projects, including the short film Ughetto Forno – Il partigiano bambino (directed by F. Vasco) and the documentary Bice Lazzari: Il ritmo e l’ossessione (directed by M. Lucibello). She also contributed to two feature films: La guerra del Tiburtino III, directed by Luna Gualano, produced by Mompracem, and distributed by Fandango, which premiered at the 2023 Rome Film Fest, and Non riattaccare, directed by Manfredi Lucibello, produced by Mompracem, and soon to be released by I Wonder Pictures. Starring Barbara Ronchi and Claudio Santamaria, the film was presented at the 2023 Torino Film Festival.

She has worked as an assistant director on various short films and on the feature film Il tempo che ci vuole by Francesca Comencini, produced by Kavac. In addition to her work in production, she wrote and directed the short film The Anniversary and is currently developing her next short film, In State of Captivity.

Flavia Enchelli

Born in 1995, Flavia Enchelli is a screenwriter, director, and producer. In 2020, she directed the short film Gamma, which was a finalist at the third edition of the Vertical Movie Festival.

In 2022, she wrote the first three episodes of the docuseries Urban Symphonies (Jab, 2022), available on Rai Play. The following year, she directed – alongside an all-female crew – the fourth episode of the series, Urban Symphonies – Tor Bella Monaca. The episode premiered in July 2023 in Rome with a spectacular screening on a 60-meter-high tower and will be soon released on Rai Play. Alongside her directing work, she has been active as a line producer and production manager on international projects, including the documentary Made in Dreams (V. Signorelli, C. Zoppelletto, 2023) – filmed between Italy and California, toured across the U.S. in 2023, and released in Italian theaters in 2024 – and the short film Dive (A. Iuliano, 2023), which premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival. Among her most recent projects, she co-directed the documentary 4Ward, which was awarded development funding by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC). In 2024, she founded Orca, her own production company, based in Rome.

GIULIANO GIACOMELLI

Giuliano Giacomelli, born in 1989 in Isola del Liri (FR), has been working as a film director and screenwriter since 2009. Among his notable works is the short film Gemma di Maggio (2015), created with the support of the Roma Lazio Film Commission and starring Franco Nero. In 2019, he directed his first feature film, Profondo, an adventure drama loosely inspired by Melville’s masterpiece Moby Dick. Distributed by Minerva Pictures on major on-demand platforms, the film received critical acclaim. In 2020, it was released internationally in the United States and Canada through BayView Entertainment.

That same year, he wrote and directed Intolerance, a short film that won the NuovoImaie grant. As the first fantasy film entirely performed in Italian Sign Language (LIS), Intolerance stood out in numerous national and international festivals before being acquired by Rai Cinema and made available on Rai Play. In 2024, he co-founded Orca, his own production company, dedicated to elevating independent genre cinema.

Marco Marchese

The lead actor in Lorenzo Bianchini’s award-winning film Across the River, Marco Marchese, born in 1964, quickly made a name for himself in the Italian independent film scene, earning accolades and recognition worldwide. In 2015, he joined the cast of the short film Gemma di Maggio, funded by the Lazio Region, where he starred alongside cult actor Franco Nero. In 2019, he played the lead role in Giuliano Giacomelli’s debut feature film, Profondo.

The following year, once again under Giacomelli’s direction, he starred in the short film Intolerance (available on Rai Play), where he performed in Italian Sign Language (LIS). Between 2016 and 2022, he appeared in several popular TV dramas, including Squadra Mobile 2, directed by Alexis Sweet, and Nero a metà, directed by Claudio Amendola.