About us

Gioia Avvantaggiato is the multi faceted chief executive of GA&A, a distributor and producer driven by a passion for her work, a vocal advocate of the industry in Italy, an active member of the international media community and holds a Reed Midem platinum card to prove it.

She earned her stripes a long time ago at RAI TRADE where she headed international coproduction and distribution. She moved on to run development and coproduction at ERRE, then a leading theatrical producer.

But never one to hold back, Gioia decided in 1990 to be her own boss and created GA&A and in short order had turned the company into one of the leading independent production and distribution companies in Italy, with a staff of 13 and a catalogue that is constantly being refreshed. She mentors and tutors young distributors, runs the Doc&Factual Agora and is a pillar of APT. She is always on the lookout for the next challenge and seems to be blissfully ignorant that a day only has 24 hours and a week 7 days.

But there is one thing that the peripatetic Gioia refuses to be challenged by and that is the quality of coffee outside Italy. She therefore never leaves home without her own personal moka machine.

In a company founded by a woman and full of women, Massimo is in charge of GA&A’s finances. His everyday life is unpredictable and never boring. Whilst his head is constantly in the figures and on the inflexible accounting rules, his heart lies with his real passions. Diving and Cooking.

- Diving, because the only sound you hear is your own breath and the creatures that cross your path look at you with surprise.

- Cooking, because he loves to create and experiment with new dishes and daring to merge different and unexpected flavours that he then shares with friends.

Simona Cesaroni, Roman, of Irish adoption for three years, has worked in sales for GA & A since 2009.

Remote control always in her hand, Simona is a careful explorer of the universe of lifestyle programming and  of drama series.

A natural Gourmet soul, go with her and you will not go wrong even for just a breakfast.

Elisa developed a passion for the cinema as a child and never lost it.

She studied  Cinema at university and joined the tv industry a sales and acquisition executive in 2008.

In 2013, she came to GA&A to scout and distribute international documentaries for the Italian market and has transferred her passion for the silver screen to the tv one.

Giulia Salimbeni joined the GA&A Distribution Unit in 2019 after 3 years of programming at Fox Italy. Officially, she is the sales coordinator but also so much more. She is the conduit between the Production and the Distribution Units.

She takes care of updating and nourishing the company’s website, LinkedIn, ImdB profile and Wikipedia. She also takes care of web marketing and campaigns on social media, always ready to use her skills to conquer perfect layouts for sales papers and production projects.

Born in Spain but with an Italian heart, Petra joins GA & A first in 1992, before returning permanently in 1996.

Since 2000 she is in charge of the management of technical and promotional materials, contacts with laboratories.

And if you want a good recipe for an authentic "paella" or a "gazpacho", Petra is willing to email it to you.

She studied English and Russian at school for interpreters / translators and began working for several film productions, doing translations of stories and scripts for film, working as an interpreter on set.

Her passion for documentaries starts when she starts working for GA & A at the end of 1995. Since then, thanks to a good dose of enthusiasm and multi-tasking abilities, she has worked in all areas dealing with distribution in Italy and abroad, acquisitions and production. And more, but they told me to be brief...

Graduated in Political Science and Communication, Carlo is GA&A researcher.

Always riding his bike, Carlo is an avid Detective novel reader, and loves good music. He thinks he’s some sort of Instagram food influencer, always cooking up some sort of culinary experiment. When in doubt, never ask him for recipes.

Sofia Qyvalar Peri brings a dynamic edge to the table with her expertise in new media and technology.

Her passion for Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and interactive storytelling is infectious and has helped keep the Production Unit one step ahead of any trend.

With her innovative ideas and forward-thinking approach, Sofia has proven to be an invaluable asset to the team, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the ever-evolving world of media and technology.

A certified, 100% Roman of Tunisian origin, he arrived in GA&A in 2011 with a degree in International Commerce and a big heart. He handles Traffic for Sales material.

He’s passionate about his favourite TV series, good food, and loves to relax with a fishing rod by the water

Not everything that can be counted, counts

and not everything that counts, can be counted.

Both Monica - Accounting Executive of GA&A since 2001 - and Albert Einstein believe this, so we should!