MAKKINA

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

The film’s premiere at Festival was truly special!

Beyond the fact that it felt like coming home, thanks to .industrydays , where the film first took shape and was encouraged to become a reality, it simply made sense to premiere it here in Bologna, one of our mother lands. That alone was a joy for us.

But winning the Manifesto Jury Award on our very first outing was even more inspiring, encouraging us to keep making more films.

is a co-production between Portugal-Canada-Italy in association with

Written and Directed by .pirondi and
Producers: , Ines von Bonhorst, Yuri Pirondi, Paul Cadieux and Tânia Neves
Executive Producers: Ines von Bonhorst, Yuri Pirondi, Fabio Saitto and Martin Cadieux-Rouillard
Director of Photography: Yuri Pirondi
Camera Operators: Yuri Pirondi and .jack_
Drone Operators: .jack_ , Tania Neves, Fabio Saitto
Editor: Thierry Bonnetier
Associate Producers: , Jim Jagger, Kelley Daniel, , Carlo Alpeggiani, Matteo Grimaldi
Assistant Producer: Marion Rivaux
Fixers: Huandag Bija, Nasanbat Nyamdorj, Oyuntuya Ganbaatar e Byambajav Davaadulam (Davka)
Drivers: Iska Islanbek, Nyam-Ochir Tulgabaatar
Post-Production Supervisor: Marie-Pierre Rodier
Assistant and online editor:
Music Composer:
Horse head fiddler musician: Enkhbayar Battsend
Colorist: Philippe Carbonneau
Graphics: Julien Chabot-Paquet
Sound Editor:
Assistant Sound Editor: Cedric Calimia
Sound Mixer: Michel Lambert
Mastering: Juan Pablo Lugo Orozco
Business Affairs: Melissa Mira
With the technical support of: , ,
With the support of
A great thanks to and Gantsetseg Purvee
A special tanks to Matteo Bombarda

07/05/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that SPIRIT ANIMAL will be having its world premiere this June at the Biografilm Festival as a part of the Contemporary Lives section

Directed and written by & .pirondi , this documentary takes us across the vast landscapes of Mongolia, where three nomadic families must face the collision of tradition and modernity. As climate change and globalization reshape life, they must choose: adapt, resist, or dream of another path, fighting to keep their Spirit Animal alive

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07/05/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that SPIRIT ANIMAL ( )will be having its world premiere this June at the Festival as a part of the Contemporary Lives section

Directed and written by & .pirondi, this documentary takes us across the vast landscapes of Mongolia, where three nomadic families must face the collision of tradition and modernity. As climate change and globalization reshape life, they must choose: adapt, resist, or dream of another path, fighting to keep their Spirit Animal alive

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07/05/2026

Dear friends, our film Spirit Animal will partecipate at Biografilm Festival as part of the Contemporary Lives section. More news to comes about the time and date of the screenings. Yuri Pirondi Ines von Bonhorst , Manfrotto

We’re thrilled to announce that SPIRIT ANIMAL will be having its world premiere this June at the Biografilm Festival as a part of the Contemporary Lives section 🇮🇹

Directed and written by Inês von Bonhorst & Yuri Pirondi, this documentary takes us across the vast landscapes of Mongolia, where three nomadic families must face the collision of tradition and modernity. As climate change and globalization reshape life, they must choose: adapt, resist, or dream of another path, fighting to keep their Spirit Animal alive 🐎

MAKKINA | Point Nemo Film

13/04/2026

We have the pleasure to announce that our film “Materia Prima” won the film fund award or the Fictv 2025 fund of the
Community of Portuguese Language Countries! Soon we will start shooting, more news to come!

Press Release: https://www.publico.pt/2026/03/22/publico-brasil/noticia/programa-cplp-audiovisual-seleciona-25-projetos-cinema-2168626

Directed by and .pirondi
Produced by

13/04/2026

After the EFM Market at Berlinale our movie Spirit Animal () will be at the VdR-Industry, Visions du Réel.

Spirit Animal is a film directed by and .pirondi
Produced by , and