Entitled Riva per Sempre. Una storia di traguardi e innovazioni (“Riva Forever. A story of achievements and innovation”), the documentary is written and directed by Francesca Molteni and Antonio Vettese and produced by Yacht Design, Boat Show Television and Muse Factory of Projects. The show will be aired tonight, Tuesday 16th July at 9.15 pm on Sky Arte and available on NOW.
“When passion takes on a shape, that shape is a Riva: style, innovation and beauty,” commented CEO of Ferretti Group Alberto Galassi. “Such great stories are lived, handed down, and this extraordinary documentary tells us, in exciting words and images, how the world can be conquered with the power of a dream.”
Riva per Sempre retraces the highlights of the exciting history of the Riva shipyard, founded in 1842 on Lake Iseo by master shipwright Pietro Riva and which has become a worldwide icon of boating and a symbol of Made in Italy excellence.
Riva per Sempre explores the evolution of Riva through the boats and projects that have marked 180 years of history, period footage and stories by artist Mimmo Paladino, actor Pierfrancesco Favino, designers Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta of Officina Italiana Design, the production managers of the La Spezia and Sarnico shipyards, Elena Dellapiana, a lecturer at the Turin Polytechnic, and journalist Antonio Vettese.