News Edito“We recently had the chance to catch up with Marc du Pontavice, founder of French animation studio Xilam (founded in 1999) and producer of the Oscar-nominated feature I Lost My Body and popular shows such as Oggie and the Cockroaches, Mr Magoo, Zig and Sharko and Chip ‘N’ Dale: Park Life. His new project Lucy Lost, an animated feature based on award-winning author Michael Morpurgo’s Listen to the Moon, which will be showcased at next month’s Cartoon Movie event in France.
The period pic centers on Lucy, lively child with extraordinary faculties, which makes her look out of place amongst the fishermen of the Isles of Scilly. But all the care and affection she gets from Alfie and his family can’t shelter her from the rumors and superstitions that she unknowingly stirs up. When Lucy meets Milly, a mysterious girl, she embarks on an incredible race in pursuit of her true origins.”
Read the full article from Animation Magazine here.
News Corpo“French animation studio Xilam Animation has released its 2023 financials and while things were great last year, the company has had to readjust its ambitions for the near future due to a drop in demand for new kids’ content from U.S. streamers.
Xilam, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is the producer of 2019’s Oscar-nominated feature I Lost My Body and Disney+’s animated series Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life, as well as dozens of other titles for global streamers and broadcasters such as Oggy and the Cockroaches and Mr. Magoo. The company is currently handling animation on Disney+’s The Doomies, previewed at Annecy 2022, and Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods for Netflix.”
Read full article from Cartoon Brew here.
News CorpoStay tuned, if you are interested in this adventure, we will soon open registrations for this year!
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News DistributionCome and meet Céline Carenco, our SVP Distribution at ATF, on Unifrance French Pavilion F07 to discover our highlights!
News DistributionCome explore the 3 Zig & Sharko puzzle boxes on the Topi Games website!
News StudioSet in the modern day, the show follows 8-year-old Violette, who suddenly becomes an orphan and is sent to live with her uncle, the caretaker of the Palace of Versailles. While there, she finds a new loving family with her uncle, a new best friend and her kind social worker.
News DistributionWe are back once again with brand-new Xilam’s series and episodes at MIPCOM 2023: from slapsticks comedy to tenderness, to each their own. Come discover BUDDYBOT, My Life in Versailles, Zig and Sharko S4, Lupin S2, Karate Sheep and many more! (+liens vers les catalogue)
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News DistributionBUDDYBOT tells the story of the friendship between Chloe, an ordinary and stubborn 12-year-old girl, and Buddybot, a little robot from the future! Sent by a mysterious creator, the robot comes from a time when the effects of climate change have drastically taken their toll. Buddybot wants him and Chloe to take action now, in order to instill positive change for the future. In other words: save the world!
Discover the first episodes of BUDDYBOT at MIPCOM 2023!
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News DistributionNews DistributionDiscover the wacky universe of Karate Sheep with its new mobile game, available on the App Store and Google Play: 4 challenging, addictive and super-fun mini-games, to discover alone or with your friends, and the best moments of the series available to watch at any time!
News EditoNews CorpoEffective 1 September 2023. Previously Deputy EVP Distribution, Benazzouz will replace the company’s outgoing EVP Distribution, Morgann Favennec.