Rainbow S.p.A.
Appearance
Company type | Private conglomerate |
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Founded | 1995[1] |
Founder | Iginio Straffi[1] |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Iginio Straffi |
Products | TV series, live-action films |
Owner | Viacom (30%) |
Subsidiaries | Bardel Entertainment |
Website | www |
Rainbow S.r.l. (formerly known as Rainbow S.p.A) is an Italian animation studio that is best known for producing the animated Winx Club series. They also have produced other animated series such as Tommy and Oscar, Monster Allergy and PopPixie and co-produced Huntik and Mia and Me. The CEO of Rainbow S.r.l. is Iginio Straffi, who is also the creator of Winx Club,[1] as well as the creator and director of Huntik. In February 2011, Viacom purchased a 30% stake in Rainbow.[1]
On October 5, 2015, Rainbow S.r.l. acquired Canadian animation studio, Bardel Entertainment.[2]
Filmography
Television series
- Tommy and Oscar (1998)
- Prezzy (2002)
- Winx Club (2004-present)
- Monster Allergy (2005/2006-2009)
- Huntik (2009-2012)
- PopPixie (2010)
- Mia and Me (co-production) (2012-2016) [3]
- Regal Academy (2016-present)
- World of Winx (2016-present) (co- produced with Netflix) (A Netflix Original Series)
Films
- Tommy & Oscar: The Movie (2004)
- Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007)
- Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (2010)
- Not Born to Be Gladiators (2012)
- Winx Club: The Mystery Of The Abyss (2014)
References
- ^ a b c d Vivarelli, Nick (February 26, 2011). "Winx creator in the pink". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ http://kidscreen.com/2015/10/05/rainbow-buys-canadian-animation-studio-bardel/
- ^ http://kidscreen.com/2016/06/06/m4e-acquires-rainbows-stake-in-mia-and-me/