Mikado Film

Background
Mikado Film is an Italian film distributor.

Logo (1989-1996)
Logo: On a black background, we see a blue, thick line drawing, starting from the center before turning several times with it overlapping an already drawn part of itself. After the blocky knot is drawn, it zooms out and then a flash happens, sending "MIKADO" in blue with a white glow zooming out on the bottom via trail effect. "presenta" would then pop up underneath the company's name.

FX/SFX: The knot drawing itself, the flash, and the trail effect and zooming of the text.

Music/Sounds: A rather somber fanfare with wind throughout the first half and a repeating four-note piano piece.

Availability: Rare. Seen on films from this era such as Sono seduto sul ramo e mi sento bene and Swan Song.

Logo (1996-2009)
Logo: While the blue knot from before is seen drawing itself, it spins and zooms out on a black background with "MIKADO" wiping in from the bottom during its sequence. The text zooms out in sync with the knot and afterwards, "presenta" in blue fades in with each letter slightly getting close to one another.

Variant: On films co-produced with De Agostini Communications, its logo would appear in between "MIKADO" and "presenta".

FX/SFX: 3D animation of the knot spinning and drawing, and the text fading in.

Music/Sounds: A piano theme accompanied with harps and a singing choir.

Availability: Uncommon. Can be seen on Certi bambini, Urban Parkour, L'uomo che verrà, among others.