CEIAD

Credits

Captures by
Electra

Background

Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione, otherwise abbreviated as CEIAD, was an Italian film distribution company founded in 1939. The company is closely tied to Columbia Pictures Italia, which later took the name Columbia TriStar Films Italia, and then Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia. By 1985, the company ceased its distribution operations.

1st Logo (November 10, 1947-1950)

• 
• 
• 

Visuals: Against a sky background, the top of a Roman temple displaying a carved "MAGIS MAGISQUE" on the visible sides of the temple, the large letters "CEIAD" standing above the temple positioned and angled towards the right side, and a ferocious eagle gripping onto the right stem of the letter "A" with its wings spread out. After a few seconds, an italicized "presenta" in serif fades in front of the temple. The overall concept of the logo is similar to the EIA logo.

Variants:

• On L'amore, the word "PRESENTA" is capitalized, arched, sans serif, and in 3D.
• On Ancora Insieme, the word "EDIZIONE" arching upwards is shown on the top part of the screen while "DISTRIBUZIONE" arching downwards is shown on the bottom, both having a similar typeface to the one in the previous variant.

Technique: A painting filmed by a camera and chroma-keyed text.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Audio Variant: A held organ note was used in L'amore.

Availability: It is known to have appeared on Preludio d'amore, L'amore, La Terra Trema, and a TeleGenova airing of the 1944 American film Together Again known as Ancora Insieme.