Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss

Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianWinx Club - Il mistero degli abissi
Directed byIginio Straffi
Written by
  • Iginio Straffi
  • Giovanni Masi
Screenplay by
  • Iginio Straffi
  • Giovanni Masi
Based onWinx Club
by Iginio Straffi
Produced byIginio Straffi
Starring
CinematographyNuccio Canino
Music byStefano Switala
Layouts by
  • Alessandro Pandolfi
  • Gianni Travaglione
Production
company
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • 4 September 2014 (2014-09-04)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget€12 million[1]
Box office$5,337,409 [2]

Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss (Italian: Winx Club - Il mistero degli abissi) is a 2014 Italian animated fantasy film directed and co-written by Iginio Straffi. It is the third film based on the animated television series Winx Club, and takes place after the fifth season.[1] It follows the Winx fairies as they work to bring balance back to the Infinite Ocean after the Trix, a trio of witches, team up with a nymph named Politea to find a pearl and destroy the source of the fairies' power.

After the release of the first Winx Club movie, Iginio Straffi stated that Rainbow was "counting on" making second and third Winx films.[3] In 2010, it was announced that Viacom, the eventual co-owner of Rainbow, would provide the resources necessary to produce the film.[4] The Mystery of the Abyss was animated using Autodesk Maya and other programs over a period of two years.[5]

Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss was released in Italy on 4 September 2014, by 01 Distribution to coincide with the series tenth anniversary. It was released theatrically in select European regions, while most international releases were televised or direct-to-video.[6]

  1. ^ a b Pierleoni, Francesca (14 July 2014). "Tornano le Winx, fatine pop per salvare il mare". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cinecitta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Il Mercato e l'Industria del Cinema in Italia 2010 (pages 70-71)" (PDF). Fondazione ente dello spettacolo. 2010. pp. 70–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference produzione was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Winx Club: Il mistero degli abissi - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo.