Rainbow S.p.A.

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Rainbow S.p.A.
Company typeProduction company
FoundedApril 1995; 29 years ago (April 1995)
FounderIginio Straffi
Headquarters
Key people
Iginio Straffi (Founder/CEO)
ProductsTelevision series, films
OwnerParamount Global (30%)[1]
ParentParamount Networks EMEAA (30%)
Iginio Straffi (70%)
SubsidiariesBardel Entertainment
Gruppo Iven S.p.A.
(Colorado Film)
Rainbow CGI
Moviement Talent Agency
Tridimensional
Witty Toys
Websiterbw.it

Rainbow S.p.A. is an Italian studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Paramount Global.[2]

Filmography[change | change source]

Television series[change | change source]

Show Start date Co-production
Tommy and Oscar 2000–2002 Rai Fiction
Prezzemolo 2002–2003 Gardaland
Winx Club 2004–2019 Rai Fiction (seasons 1-7)
Nickelodeon[3] (seasons 5-7)
Rai Ragazzi (season 8)
Monster Allergy 2005–2009 Rai Fiction
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers 2009–2012
PopPixie 2010–2011
Mia and Me 2012–2015 M4E
Crazy Block (pilot)[4] 2014 Nickelodeon[4]
Regal Academy 2016–2018 Rai Fiction
Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends 2016–2017 Rai Fiction
Nickelodeon (pilot only)[5]
World of Winx 2016–2017 Rai Fiction
44 Cats 2018–present Rai Ragazzi
Institute of Antoniano
Club 57 2019–2021 Rai Ragazzi
Nickelodeon[6]
Fate: The Winx Saga 2021–present Archery Pictures
Young Blood Productions
Summer & Todd: Happy Farmers 2021–present RTVE
Motion Pictures
Pinocchio and Friends 2021–present Rai Ragazzi
Toonz Media Group
Mermaid Magic TBA Bardel

Films[change | change source]

Movie Released Distributor Co-production
Tommy and Oscar: The Movie 2007 Rai Fiction Miramax
Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom 2007 01 Distribution
Paramount Pictures
Rai Fiction
Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure 2010 Medusa Film
Paramount Pictures
Sky Cinema
Gladiators of Rome 2012 Medusa Film
Paramount Pictures
Sky Cinema
Mediaset Premium
Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss 2014 01 Distribution
Paramount Pictures
Rai Fiction
Classe Z 2017 Medusa Film Colorado Film
Tiro libero 2017
The Girl in the Fog 2017
My Big Gay Italian Wedding 2018
No Kids 2018
When Mom Is Away 2018
The Nest 2019
Into the Labyrinth 2019
Me contro Te - Il film: La vendetta del Signor S 2020 Warner Bros.
Cambio tutto! 2020 Medusa Film
Amazon Prime Video
10 giorni con Babbo Natale 2020 Medusa Film
Amazon Prime Video

Other divisions[change | change source]

Rainbow founded Tridimensional, a magazine publishing division, in 2004. A 3D animation division, Rainbow CGI, was formed in 2006. Rainbow also established Witty Toys, a toy division, in 2008.

References[change | change source]

  1. Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety.
  2. Vivarelli, Nick (February 26, 2011). "Winx creator in the pink: Viacom draws on Italian animation shop". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. "Nickelodeon Announces JAKKS Pacific as Master Toy Licensee for Innovative Girls Brand: Winx Club". Winx Club is a co-production with Rainbow S.p.A. and Nickelodeon.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Crazy Block - Nick Animated Shorts". YouTube. December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
  5. Magliaro, Alessandra (19 July 2015). "Rainbow, oltre Winx, 1/a serie con attori". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 July 2015.
  6. "Riprese della serie tv americana per ragazzi "Club 57" a Monopoli" (in Italian). 23 September 2018.