Luca Bernabei

CEO

"I’m an Italian who’s in love with Italy.
Our stories show the positive in life."

Luca, with his innovative energy and desire for challenge, is the driving force of Lux Vide.

He is married to Paola Lucantoni, Law Professor at Tor Vergata University in Rome, and they have 6 children. He loves his family and his country, Italy.

Born in Rome in 1964, he graduated in Political Science at La Sapienza University of Rome. He started off his career working in advertising for Italy’stop agencies and trend-setting advertising production companies.

In 1994, he started as Associate Producer in Lux Vide, where he produced the international TV series “The Bible”. In 2002, he became Head of Production, taking in charge the entire cycle of production, from development to post-production. In 2013 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Lux Vide.

He produced over 100 projects, including Tv-movies, series and mini-series, such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Coco Chanel with Shirley McLaine, the longest-running Italian Tv series Don Matteo, I Medici – Masters of Florence, starring Richard Madden and Dustin Hoffman, Devils starring Patrick Dempsey and Alessandro Borghi, Leonardo starring Aidan Turner and Freddie Highmore and DOC, the highest rated series in the last thirteen years in Italy, sold all over the world.

Currently, he is helming the production of several new shows and projects for both broadcasters and platforms, including Viola come il mare for Mediaset, the new season of Devils for SKY and a modern reebot of Sandokan.