Created and produced by Cartoni Animati Italiani Roma (CAIR) and distributed by De Vecchi, this cartoon was based on the famous 1883 children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

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.

[2] The planned amount of drawings for a year of work was 110,000, with an estimated budget of ₤1 million, and the international distribution by De Vecchi was scheduled for fall of 1936.

Raoul Verdini attempted to finish the film while converting it to color with the Catalucci system, but was unsuccessful.