 In January 1935, the politician Alfredo Rocco decided to commission the first Italian animated film at the newly formed CAIR.The studio chose to faithfully adapt the Collodi novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio", and began work after buying the rights from its publisher, R. Bemporad & Figlio.To date, it is not clear who directed the film; some sources cite Umberto Spano and Raul Verdini, while others cite Romolo Bacchini and his son Carlo, who were also the photographers.