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Italian television Television in Italy was introduced in 1939, when the first experimental broadcasts began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist Italy entered World War II in 1940 all transmissions were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest ...
related events from 2014.


Events

*26 May – Micro Petrilli wins the thirteenth season of ''
Grande Fratello ''Grande Fratello'' is the Italian version of the reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. Begun in September 2000, it has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been twenty-one completed seasons as of 2021, sixteen ...
''. *5 June –
Cristina Scuccia Cristina Scuccia (born 19 August 1988) is an Italian singer. She won the 2014 season of ''The Voice of Italy'' as part of Team J-Ax, resulting in a record deal with Universal. In 2013, she won a Christian music competition as part of the Good N ...
wins the second season of ''
The Voice of Italy ''The Voice of Italy'' is a reality singing competition and Italian version of the international syndication ''The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. Th ...
''. *6 December – Racewalker Giusy Versace and her partner Raimondo Todaro win the tenth season of ''Ballando con le stelle''. *11 December –
Lorenzo Fragola Lorenzo Fragola (born 26 April 1995) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the eighth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor''. His winner's single, "The Reason Why", debuted atop the Italian Singles Chart, and was ...
wins the eighth season of ''
X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
''.


Debuts


RAI


Serials

* ''Purché finisca bene'' ("As long as it ends well") – by
Fabrizio Costa Fabrizio is an Italian first name, from the Latin word "Faber" meaning "smith" and may refer to: * Fabrizio Barbazza (born 1963), Italian Formula One driver * Fabrizio Barca (born 1954), Italian politician * Fabrizio Brienza (born 1969), Italian mo ...
and others; 4 seasons. It is a cycle of comedies, without recurring actors or characters, inspired by optimism and good feelings, also when treating serious matters, as the economic crisis. *
Braccialetti rossi ''Braccialetti rossi'' (; literally "''Red bracelets''") is an Italian television series broadcast on Rai 1 from 26 January 2014 to 2 December 2016. It is an adaptation of the 2011-2013 Catalan TV series ''Polseres vermelles'', and was the first s ...
("Red bracelets") – by
Giacomo Campiotti Giacomo Campiotti (Varese, 8 July 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Biography Giacomo Campiotti was born in Varese in 1957 and graduated in Pedagogy at the University of Bologna. He worked for several years in the theater, makin ...
, with Carmine Buschini and
Aurora Ruffino Aurora Ruffino (born 22 May 1989) is an Italian actress. Biography Aurora Ruffino was born in Turin, the fourth of six children, but was raised in Druento, where she attended elementary and middle school. At age 5 she was orphaned when her moth ...
, Italian version of the Spanish
Polseres vermelles ''Polseres vermelles'' (, literally "Red bracelets", known in English as ''The Red Band Society'') is a Catalan television show, created by Albert Espinosa. He and director-producer Pau Freixas had previously worked together on the film '. The s ...
; 3 seasons. *''Una pallottola nel cuore'' ("A bullet in the heart") – by Luca Manfredi, with
Gigi Proietti Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter. Early life He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a ...
and
Francesca Inaudi Francesca Inaudi (born 8 December 1977), is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Siena, at age eighteen Inaudi was selected by Giorgio Strehler to enroll in his acting courses at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo P ...
; 3 seasons. Proietti is Bruno Palmieri, a crime reporter, active and brave also if, after an attempted murder, he lives with a bullet in the chest.


Television shows


RAI


Drama

* ''Beauty and the beast'', by Fabrizio Costa, with Bianca Suarez and
Alessandro Preziosi Alessandro Preziosi (born 19 April 1973) is an Italian actor. Biography Son of lawyers, Preziosi was born and raised in Avellino, Italy, later moving to nearby Vomero, Naples. He completed his classical studies at the Liceo Umberto I of Naples ...
, from the homonymous fable; 2 episodes.


= Biopic

= * ''Per amore del mio popolo'' ("For my people's love") – biopic by Antonio Frazzi, with
Alessandro Preziosi Alessandro Preziosi (born 19 April 1973) is an Italian actor. Biography Son of lawyers, Preziosi was born and raised in Avellino, Italy, later moving to nearby Vomero, Naples. He completed his classical studies at the Liceo Umberto I of Naples ...
as don Giuseppe Diana; 2 episodes. * ''Qualunque cosa succeda'' – ("Whenever it happens") – biopic by Albeto Negrin, with
Pierfrancesco Favino Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), '' T ...
as
Giorgio Ambrosoli Giorgio Ambrosoli (; 17 October 1933 – 11 July 1979) was an Italian lawyer who was gunned down while investigating the malpractice of banker Michele Sindona. Liquidating Sindona’s financial empire Appointed by the court as liquidator ...
. *''Mister Ignis, l'operaio che fondò un impero'' ("Mister Ignis, the laborer who founded an empire") – biopic by Luciano Manuzzi, with
Lorenzo Flaherty Lorenzo Flaherty (born 24 November 1967) is an Italian actor. He is the son of an Irish father and an Italian mother. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1986. Selected filmography References External links * 1967 births ...
as the domestic appliance tycoon Giovanni Borghi; 2 episodes. *''La strada dritta'' ("The straight road") by Carmine Elia, with
Ennio Fantastichini Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role wa ...
as Giuseppe Cova (the engineer who designed the Sun Motorway) and
Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo Go ...
; 2 episodes.


Miniseries

* ''Un'altra vita'' ("Another life") – by Cinzia TH Torrini, with
Vanessa Incontrada Vanessa Incontrada (born 24 November 1978) is a Spanish-Italian actress and model. She has appeared in more than 25 films and television shows since 2003. She starred in the film '' Il cuore altrove'', which was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film ...
and Daniele Lotti; 6 episodes. An upper class woman, whose existence has been upset by her husband's arrest, tries to rebuild a life as medical officer in
Ponza Ponza (Italian: ''isola di Ponza'' ) is the largest island of the Italian Pontine Islands archipelago, located south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is also the name of the commune of the island, a part of the province of Latina in the ...
. *''Orfani'' ("Orphans") – cartoon by Armando Traverso, from the Roberto Recchioni and Emiliano Mammucari's comics; 10 episodes. In an apocalyptic future, a commando of children fights against the aliens invaders.


Serials

*''Impazienti'' ("The impatient ones") – sit-com by Celeste Laudisio, with Enrico Bertolino and
Max Tortora Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor. Biography Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio ...
. Two crocks, for an insurance scam, are forced to a long cohabitation in an hospital, even though they can't stand each other. *''Il candidato – Zucca presidente'' ("The candidate – Zucca for president"), sit-com by Ludovico Bassegato, with
Filippo Timi Filippo Timi (born 27 February 1974) is an Italian actor, director and writer. Biography Winner of ‘best actor under 30’ at the 2004 UBU Awards, the maximum prize for Italian theatre, onstage he has been Orpheus, Danton, Perceval, Cupid, H ...
,
Lunetta Savino Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957 in Bari) is an Italian theatre and movie actress, particularly famous for starring in popular TV series. She is best known in her home country for playing Cettina, one of the leading characters on Rai Uno's ...
and Bebo Storti; 2 seasons. Italian version of the French ''Hènaut prèsident'', it's the story of a postman become politician, honest but absolutely incompetent, and handled by his cynical staff.


News and educationals.

*''Alla scoperta del Vaticano'' ("Discovering the
Vatican City Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—' * german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ') * pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—' * pt, Cidade do Vati ...
") – by
Alberto Angela Alberto Angela (; born 8 April 1962) is an Italian paleontologist, writer and journalist. Angela is a famous history and science communicator in Italy. Biography Alberto Angela was born in Paris, where his father worked as correspondent for ...
; 6 episodes.


2000s

*''
Grande Fratello ''Grande Fratello'' is the Italian version of the reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. Begun in September 2000, it has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been twenty-one completed seasons as of 2021, sixteen ...
'' (2000–present) *''
Ballando con le stelle ''Ballando con le Stelle'' is the Italian version of the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' / ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchises. It was first broadcast on 8 January 2005 on TV station RAI 1. This show is aired in the prime time, usually of saturday ...
'' (2005–present) *''
X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'' (2008–present)


2010s

*''
Italia's Got Talent ''Italia's Got Talent'' is the Italian version of the international ''Got Talent'' series. The pilot episode was aired on 12 December 2009 on Canale 5 and it was seen by 5.3 million people. After this episode, Mediaset decided to hold on this sho ...
'' (2010–present) *''
The Voice of Italy ''The Voice of Italy'' is a reality singing competition and Italian version of the international syndication ''The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. Th ...
'' (2013–present)


Ending this year


Births


Deaths


See also

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2014 in Italy Events in the year 2014 in Italy. Incumbents *President: Giorgio Napolitano *Prime Minister: Enrico Letta (until 22 February), Matteo Renzi (starting 22 February) Events January * 15 January - Italy says that it will use the Italian Army agains ...
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List of Italian films of 2014 The Italian film industry produced over two hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Italy. It does not ...


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