Iginio Straffi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Iginio Straffi

an Italian animator, illustrator, and former comic book author

Date of Birth: 30-May-1965

Place of Birth: Gualdo, Marche, Marche, Italy

Profession: screenwriter, entrepreneur, comics artist, film director, film producer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Iginio Straffi

  • Iginio Straffi (born 30 May 1965) is an Italian animator, illustrator, and former comic book author.
  • He is the founder and president of the Rainbow S.p.A.
  • television studio, which he co-owns alongside the American company ViacomCBS.
  • Straffi is the creator of the studio's animated shows Winx Club and Huntik, as well as the co-creator of its comic series Maya Fox. While at university, Straffi published his first comic in a 1985 issue of Tilt.
  • He continued to work as a comic book illustrator through the 1990s, eventually becoming the lead creative artist for Sergio Bonelli Editore's Nick Raider series.
  • In 1995, Straffi founded the Rainbow studio with the assistance of Lamberto Pigini and Giuseppe Casali.
  • The studio began with a capital of 10,000 euros, which was mostly used to purchase computers and software for digital design.
  • Rainbow initially provided creative services for other companies until securing funds for original projects.In 2004, Iginio Straffi's creation Winx Club premiered in Italy.
  • The series became internationally successful and attracted the attention of the American media company Viacom, owner of Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures.
  • After a "long courtship," Viacom became a co-owner of Rainbow in February 2011, purchasing 30% of the studio and leaving the remaining 70% to Straffi.
  • The purchase was called "Straffi's most important agreement" by L'espresso, as it led to the worldwide distribution of Rainbow's shows by Paramount and Nickelodeon, as well as various co-productions.
  • As of 2019, Straffi continues to work in creative roles at Rainbow, but he has shifted his focus from animation to live action.
  • Among his first live-action works are Nickelodeon's Club 57 and Fate: The Winx Saga, an adaptation of Winx Club.

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