History of the company
Belle Époque Film was founded in 1970 by
Tiziano Biasioli who started as a photographer
of motor rallies and circuit races.
He quickly made a name for himself on account of the high quality of his photography and
his profound involvement in his work.
In 1972 he began to follow international competitions as well, publishing in the most
important periodicals of the field (Autosprint, Quattroruote), and selling his publicity
photos to the most prestigious among Italian teams such as Fiat e Lancia.
Eventually his collaboration was extended to foreign periodicals (Sport Auto, Autohebdo,
etc.) as well and to foreign car and accessories makers (Michelin, Opel, Ford, etc.)
In 1977 he acquired his first 16 mm camera and began to photograph rallies of the world
championship.
In October 1977 he first collaborated with the Antenna Nord TV program "Grand
Prix", the first car racing program by an Italian private TV station.
This collaboration with "Grand Prix" (which eventually was broadcast by Italia
1) lasted for 8 years and continued later with the Editoriale Domus (Quattroruote) Auto
Italiana Program.
Up to 25 documentaries were produced in one year and three moviolas were available for the
editing.
From 1977 to 1992 (when it withdrew from the races) Belle Époque Film realised the
films of each race of the complete season for the most prestigious of the rally teams, the
Fiat-Lancia.
The video cassettes were duplicated and broadcast by all the world TV station in three
languages.
At the same time other sport were being followed: golf, offshore sailing, sailing, etc.,
and a collaboration was initiated with TVE, the national Spanish TV.
From the mid 80s Belle Époque Film extended its activity beyond sport to produce
industrial, commercial and tourist films characterised by the dynamism and imagination
derived from the experience of shooting the sport events.
The shooting are typically cinematic with constantly new and subjective frames, and
details which permit to "enter into the subject" and keep constantly alive the
viewer’s attention.
In 1985 it entered the world of Home Video by producing its first videocassette,
"Videorally" which for years afterwards were distributed throughout Italy by
Domovideo.
At present its home video catalogue includes 125 titles divided in 7 sections:
VIDEORALLY the first rally revue in
videocassette; born in 1985
GOLF VIDEO presents the most important "open" of Italian golf
VIDEO SCI dedicated to the great events of alpine and northern skiing
VIDEO BIKE for the lovers of cycling, mountain
and cross country biking
LOCOVIDEO devoted to the lovers of steam railways
KAYAK IN VIDEO with the great events on the Italian rapids
SPORT IN VIDEO for the lovers of marathons
In 1990 it realised the most important film ever produced by Fiat-Lancia, whose total cost
was in current currency in 400.000 ECU.
For shooting in Kenya a helicopter was used which was taken apart and packed inside a
"Jumbo" jet and flown to Africa from Germany. In Africa it was reassembled and
with the help of three trucks carrying the fuel the most spectacular images were shot from
that wonderful race.
In 1995 it made contacts with the European Union and was awarded the Action Plan 16:9
contribution for the realisation of 8 documentaries in the new TV format.
Their titles are as follows:
The first 7 films enjoyed a remarkable success and allowed Belle
Époque Film to enter a tourism circuit of great interest. The
"home video" versions of these films was also made.
As for TV co-operation Belle Époque Film has contributed in 1997 to the TV
programs Sprint of Rete A and Tuttomontagna of Tele+2; in 1998 and 1999 it has
collaborated with Sprint which is broadcast by Italia 9 Network.
These are few of the most recent productions by Belle Époque Film:
Vetreria Formia
for Formia srl
A documentary on artistic production of one of the most important glassworks company of
Murano, the glassworks capital
Agrilux for
Ecogeo
A documentary on the garbage recycling plant producing power, metal and water, shot in
Italy and Poland
Diamondback MTB, winners between nature and
culture for
Freewheeling
A Summary of the 1998 Mountain Bike season of the Team of the World Champion H. Pallhuber,
nominaton for The Victor-Eutelsat TV Sports Award 1998
1848-1998 un secolo e mezzo di Goliardia
Patavina for Editoriale S. Marco
Videocassette on historical and modern shooting on students life of Padua University
published in 10.000 copies by the daily newspaper "Il Gazzettino"
Snaps e Limoncello for
Antiche Distillerie Rossi d’Asiago Srl
30 seconds publicity spots of Snaps liqueurs and Limoncello for the Chinese and south-east
Asia market broadcast also by Italia 7
Golf - Uno sport da scoprire for Federazione Italiana Golf
film aimed at the promotion of golf in Italy
Industria Tessile Berto for Berto Spa
Film presenting the company production from the cotton bale to finished cloth
Superpark - Idrostatici for Antonio Carraro Spa
Videocatalogue presenting various tools and the different uses of a very versatile tractor
Glenpatrick Spring Water for Officine Ave Spa
Documentary on the Italian filling line technology installed on the Irish firm
Bianchi 110 anni for FIV Bianchi
A Film celebrating 110 years of the most prestigious bike maker of the world
Belle Epoque Film
via San Biagio, 24
35121 Padova Italy
Tel. 0498759500
fax 0498755973
info@belleepoquefilm.it