The new TV series produced by Magnolia Fiction for Rai (Italy’s national broadcasting corporation), ‘Una grande famiglia’ (a great family), features backpacks, bags, diaries and exercise books from Franco Panini Scuola’s latest school kids’ collections. Work on the series has just started up, under the guidance of Riccardo Milani (director). The cast includes major stars such as Stefania Sandrelli, Stefania Rocca, Gianni Cavina and Primo Reggiani. The series recounts the loves, tensions, passions and conflicts in the lives of the members of a great family of industrialists of northern Italy (the two parents, and five children).

The 16-episode series is slated for eight Rai Uno channel evening prime time slots.

One hundred Coolpix S3100 cameras and three fantastic Nikon D3100 Reflex Kits are the prizes on offer for the ‘Vita da Comix’ photography competition, organised once more this year with Nikon. It’s so easy to join! All you need is Comix 2012. Then sign on at www.comix2012.it or download the Comix smartphone app, and send your photo (instructions given online). All photos must be about the ‘Vita da Comix’ theme, and are to reflect the agenda’s mix of irony, humour, and… attitude. Every day over a period of 100 days (15 July-22 October), a camera goes out to a winner. A hundred Nikon S3100 camera instant wins!

All photos will be published and can be rated and commented on by web community users. An expert jury will select the three top photos. The three photos with the most ‘Comix’ attitude will earn the winners three Nikon D3100 Reflex Kits.

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