After amazing international audiences with the release of the first season, Pinocchio and Friends is ready to thrill children with lots of new adventures and characters coming out in 2023: 26 new episodes in which the audience will be able to travel into the world of fantasy with new and hilarious stories and characters. The exciting re-adaptation of Carlo Collodi's world-famous classic drags us once again into a world of fun, discovery, and magic, in a modern and exciting key. We can't help but love the new Pinocchio on the small screen as portrayed by Iginio Straffi. Our original protagonist is once again eager to drag Freeda, the Cricket, Papa Geppetto and Fairy into a variety of daring adventures full of laughter and values.
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PINOCCHIO AND FRIENDS
Category: Special Events
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Special Events |
| Tipology | TV Series, Special Event |
| Duration | 26x12' |
| Production Year | 2023 |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Directed by | Iginio Straffi |
| Screenplay | Francesco Artibani, Damiano Brué, Luigi Casagrande, Marco Greganti, Lisa Riccardi, Maria Scoglio, Fausto Vitaliano |
| Editor | Alessandro Bracalente, Beatrice Latini |
| Production Design | Tommaso Gomez |
| Music | Michele Bettali, Stefano Carrara, Fabrizio Castania |
| Artistic Director | Matteo Gamberoni, Tommaso Gomez, Stefano Mazzeo |
| Produced by | Joanne Lee, Iginio Straffi |
| Production | Rainbow SpA |
Iginio Straffi
Founder and President of Rainbow Group Iginio Straffi is the visionary behind kids classic brand "Winx Club", a global licensing phenomenon flourishing since 2004. Iginio’s ground-breaking leadership has powered Rainbow since its establishment in 1995, making it a nonstop growing player in the entertainment industry through excellence collaborations and company acquisitions, such as Canadian award-winning studio Bardel and Italian Colorado Film. With a grasp of kids and adults’ universal feelings, Iginio has been awarded with countless prizes over the years, creating content primarily for children, then expanding to serial and theatrical live action for all age targets. His all-round commitment to childhood inspires him to create new content and engage in educational projects such as his Liberi Reggiomonte international school and global-reaching charity initiatives.
production/produzione
international distribution/distribuzione internazionale
italian distribution/distribuzione italiana
festival contact
Rainbow SpA
(Italy/Italia)
www.rbw.it