‘Gladiators of Rome’ to Open L.A. Italia Festival

February 15, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Iginio Straffi’s much-anticipated CG-animated 3-D feature Gladiators of Rome is set to open the Los Angeles-Italia Film, Fashion and Art Festival this Sunday (February 17). The Rainbow Media founder and the man behind the popular Winx Club franchise will also be honored with the event’s Italia Excellence Award. The fest [...]

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La Dolce Vita Animata

April 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Indie animation producers in Italy continue to deliver the goods despite tough financial challenges and the slow growth of revenue from multimedia projects. A lot has happened and evolved in the Italian animation business since the heydays of Bruno Bozzetto’s Allegro Non Troppo in the mid-1970s. While the state-funded RAI [...]

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Paramount Picks Up ‘Not Born to Be Gladiators’

May 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Rainbow Studio has announced major deals with Paramount and Medusa for its latest 3D animated feature film, Not Born to be Gladiators. Presented to the international market at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Paramount Pictures will handle all North American distribution while Medusa will handle Italy. “It’s a big opportunity [...]

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