Digital & Media RAI RAGAZZI Lucchetta and co-produced with Lucky Dreams, with the participation from the fencer, Bebe Vio. The animated show is on air in May with a new tournament that will take place in seven Italian cities. May is ready for the debut for the animated series Max & Maestro, which sees the creative involvement and extraordinary participation of Daniel Barenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist. A project of excellence, able to combine entertainment, adventure and musical education that grasps the public televisions of Italy, France and Germany, co-produced with MP1 and Monello Productions. The show tells the story of a suburban boy who grew up with rap and video games but who actually dreams of becoming a conductor, also part of the competition at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. In June, Rai Gulp presents a brand new allItalian series of 52 episodes of 11 minutes co-produced with Studio Campedelli and Cartobaleno. Atchoo!, protagonist Teo, a 9 year old boy with a special characteristic that distinguishes him from all other children: when he feels a strong emotion, he sneezes and turns into an animal. Failing to control his sneezing and not even predict which animal he will turn into each time, Teo often ends up in trouble but with the help of his friends will always manage to get by. THE RAI GULP LIVE ACTION SHOWS Alongside the cartoons, there are numerous new fiction series’ for young people on Rai Gulp.
Max & Maestro Sara and Marti #LaNostraStoria is the new all-Italian series produced with Stand by Me in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company Italia, with young actresses Aurora Moroni and Chiara del Francia who play two teen sisters who move from London to Bevagna, a small medieval village in the heart of Umbria, where the production was entirely filmed. A new fiction show for youngsters, airing at the end of 2018, directed by Maria Sorrentino. There are also four Alex & Co TV specials,
in view of the new fiction Penny on M.A.R.S., a spin-off of the successful sitcom on the five friends on a music campus. In the special we will see Alex (Leonardo Cecchi), Nicole (Eleonora Gaggero), Emma (Beatrice Vendramin) and Penny - Pentachord Mendez (Olivia Mai Barret), who will transport the story into the world of M.A.R.S. (Musical Arts Reiner School), a prestigious musical high school where 14-year-old Penny and her best friend Camilla (Shannon Gaskin) will be attending. A new all-Italian series shot in English in and around Milan, produced in collaboration with The Disney channel and 3zero2, directed by Claudio Norza. Finally, Heidi Bienvenida is broadcast with Rai Gulp, the new series produced by Mondo TV Iberoamerica and Alianzas Producciones by Javier Francia. The protagonist is the 14-year-old Argentinian actress Chiara Francia, daughter of the author of the series: Marcela Citterio, one of the most prolific children’s series authors with works such as “The World of Patty” and “Chica Vampiro”, which has revisited the novel by Johanna Spyri giving it a modern literature edge.
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