Who we are

Cast and crew of the short film La ricreazione (2020)

The Raganella Production is a young independent company based in Rome that develops and produces films addressing urgent issues within contemporary society, with a particular focus on mental health, youth distress, migration, and social marginalities.

We develop projects intended for national and international circuits through collaborations with cultural institutions, social cooperatives, European co-productions, and transnational partnerships.

The stories we are interested in are those that expand awareness of the present and question what it means to be human today.

Italian Pavilion 2016

Nour Gharbi

Producer / director

He graduated in Cinema at the Sorbonne and obtained a diploma in Production and Directing at the Centre Européen de Formation à la Production de Film. In 2010 he moved to Rome, where in 2014 he directed Rimbalzello, awarded at the Maazzeni Film Festival.

Between 2015 and 2016 he directed Mokusatsu, selected in over 100 festivals and winner of 25 awards, and Il sapore del sale, awarded at the Roma FilmCorto and at the Spiraglio Film Festival della Salute Mentale.

In 2018 he founded La Raganella Production, developing socially engaged projects including Reaching Terminus and La ricreazione, a short film on youth distress that won the Social Film Fund Con il Sud and was distributed on Prime Video.

In 2021 he received the Immaginari della Migrazione Globale Award from Roma Tre University, through which he made La pecora, while in 2025 he directed L’aggancio, supported by the BEN Grant of the University of Bologna.

He has served as a jury member at international film festivals and works as a lecturer in cinema and filmmaking in Rome, with a particular focus on training programs for migrants and foreign students.

 
Grand Théâtre Lumière, Cannes Film Festival 2016

Alessandra Ruggieri

Creative producer

Born in San Pietro Vernotico, in the province of Brindisi, Alessandra Ruggieri graduated in Economics from the University of Lecce and moved to Rome in 2005.

Alongside her professional experience in organizational development and human resources within an international multinational company, she developed expertise in the management, planning, and coordination of complex projects.

In 2017 she contributed to the founding of La Raganella Production and later took on the role of Creative Producer, overseeing the creative and production development of projects from the early stages through to completion.

She is responsible for researching and managing funding opportunities and grants, developing treatments and screenplays, planning both the financial and organizational aspects of productions, and coordinating on-set activities.

She also works across production, administration, and external consultancy, supervising budgeting, production sustainability, and operational management, with a particular focus on socially engaged projects and future international collaborations.

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