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Iginio Straffi (born May 30, 1965) is an Italian animator and former comic book author. He is the founder and president of Rainbow SpA , which he co-owned alongside the American media company Paramount Global from 2011 [2] until 2023.
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- Founder and CEO of Rainbow S.p.A.
Learn about the life and achievements of Iginio Straffi, the creator and leader of Rainbow Group, a global entertainment powerhouse that produces and distributes animation, multimedia, toys and publishing. Discover his passion for Winx Club, his visionary projects, his awards and his charity work.
Writer: Winx Club. Iginio Straffi is an Italian artist and TV producer. He is the founder of the Rainbow animation studio, which he co-owns alongside Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon). In 1965, Straffi was born in the municipality of Gualdo, in the Province of Macerata.
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Jun 7, 2021 · Iginio Straffi, the creator of the 2004 animated series Winx Club and founder of Italian studio Rainbow S.p.A, talks about his vision of making a cartoon starring girls, for girls, with fairies, fashion, and a long-arc story. He also shares his opinions on the Netflix casting controversy and the legacy of the show that has evolved into Fate: The Winx Saga.
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Life and Career
Straffi was born in Gualdo in the Italian region of Marche. He had an interest in illustrating comic books from a young age, and by age seven, he started drawing his own comic stories. When he was eight years old, Straffi moved to the nearby city of Macerata. In high school, he often drew comic stories in his classmates' notebooks and participated in art competitions, such as one held by the comic magazine Totem. While he continued to develop his art skills, Straffi studied Modern Languages a...
Working with Viacom
Around this time, the international success of Winx Club attracted the attention of the American media company Viacom, owner of Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures. In February 2011, Viacom became a co-owner of Rainbow, purchasing 30% of the company and leaving the remaining 70% to Straffi. Viacom's entry into the company followed a "long courtship," and the terms of the US$83 million purchase were decided earlier in 2010. Viacom provided Straffi access to financial and studio resources that,...
Starting a Reboot
In 2022, Fate: The Winx Saga was cancelled by Netflix after its second season. Iginio Straffi was bothered by how Netflix treated the show, as well as how the showrunner (Brian Young) treated the news. On Instagram, Straffi said, "The news that there will be no season three should not have been delivered in such an abrupt way, disregarding of our involvement and your feelings, by someone who was only part of the Winx Club journey for a few years after being appointed by Netflix." He confirmed...
In an interview, it was mentioned that Straffi's favorite Winx is Flora.[citation needed]In a 2021 interview, Straffi mentions his future plans of Winx Club which includes:In a July 15, 2023 interview at RiminiComix, he revealed:Iginio Straffi at the Internet Movie DatabaseNov 22, 2023 · Iginio Straffi, creator of the six teenage fairies in the “Winx Club” TV franchise that bewitched millions of tween girls and spawned Netflix’s live-action “ Fate: The Winx Saga ,” is ...