The studio
Nineteen yearsbehind the camera.
Antares Film began in 2007 in Rovigo and later moved to Terracina, on the coast south of Rome. It produces its own television formats, supplies technical service to broadcasters and supports television, event and live productions.
The founder
Marco Zarotti
Founder, director
Marco Zarotti has been a television director and producer for over twenty-five years. He graduated in Film Studies from the University of Bologna and founded Antares Film in 2007.
He is co-creator, writer, director and producer of The Coach, the performing-arts talent show now in its eighth season. Across those seasons he led the technical evolution of the gallery: motorised dollies, an expanded camera fleet, a complete rebuild of the television studio.
On the service side he has more than fifteen years specialising on the Jimmy Jib, in continuous collaboration with Nonni & Film: ski world championships, Serie A football, Modena Park, the signing of the European Constitution and exceptional events at the Vatican, from the opening of the Holy Door to the Conclave.
- Born in
- Terracina, Italy, 1973
- Education
- Film Studies — University of Bologna
- Role
- Direction, executive production, technical direction
- In development
- Milly — a genre feature film
Timeline
How we got here.
The moments that changed the way the studio works.
- 2007
Antares Film is founded
Marco Zarotti opens the studio in Rovigo. Today the company is based in Terracina, south of Rome.
- 2011
The first documentary
“A scuola di libertà”, on teaching the Constitution in Italian schools.
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The years in between
Sporting events, commercials and documentaries, one after another. The years in which the studio built both the craft and the kit.
- 2017
Modena Park
- 2019
The Coach goes on air
The performing-arts format makes its television debut. Eight seasons follow.
- 2026
Own formats and production
The eighth season of The Coach, development on the feature film Milly, service work on Power Hits Estate and Art Village Rome.
Why us
Three things that make the difference.
We own our equipment
Over 15 years of experience
Registered on MEPA
Work with us
Let's talk about what you have to make.
Give us the project, the dates and the budget: we will come back with the crew it takes and how many days.