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French animation studio
Xilam (also known as Xilam Animation ) is a
French animation studio which specializes in making
animated television series and
feature films .
Marc du Pontavice and his wife Alix founded it in 1999 as a replacement for the animation division of
Gaumont Multimédia .
Gaumont continued to have a deal with Xilam until 2003. Gaumont Multimédia was a video game publisher until closing in 2004.
History
Xilam's programs including
Shuriken School ,
[2]
Space Goofs ,
[3] and
Oggy and the Cockroaches
[4] were internationally successful. In 2003, the company released its first animated feature film, the
CGI -based
Kaena: The Prophecy
[5] in 2005 they announced an animated film based on
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke .
[6] In 2012, they announced
Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie would be made.
[7] In 2016 the studio opened a new office in
Lyon, France .
[8]
In 2019, it was announced that Xilam would acquire 50.1% of French CG studio Cube Creative.
[9] The deal was finalized on 20 January 2020.
[10]
[11]
Filmography
Animated series
Purchased from Gaumont
Original
In collaboration with
Tooncan
In collaboration with CrossRiver Productions
Boon and Pimento (2020)
[35]
Film
Purchased from Gaumont
Original
Other productions
Purchased from Gaumont
Original
References
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"Rapport financier annuel 2016" (PDF) . xilam.com . April 27, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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a
b
c Martin, Denise (March 8, 2005).
"Ninjas land at Nicktoons" .
Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^
a
b Keslassy, Elsa; Graser, Marc (September 25, 2013).
"Rovio Expands ToonsTV Channel with Stan Lee, Hasbro after 'Angry Birds Toons' Hits 1 Billion Views" .
Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^
a
b
c Bertet, Elsa (July 25, 2008).
" 'Cockroaches' scuttle to E. Europe" .
Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^
a
b Grey, Tobias (January 19, 2003).
"New Gaul draw: France toons up" .
Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^ Tartaglione-Vialatte, Nancy (September 25, 2009).
"France's Xilam brings Lucky Luke to big screen" .
Screen Daily . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^
a
b Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (June 8, 2012).
"Xilam plots 'Oggy' feature pic" .
Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
^ Getzler, Wendy (December 8, 2015).
"Xilam expands with Lyon production studio" .
Kidscreen . Retrieved February 6, 2019 .
^ Milligan, Milligan (June 6, 2019).
"Xilam Enters Negotiations to Acquire Cube Creative" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ Zahed, Ramin (January 20, 2020).
"French Studio Xilam Acquires 50.1% of Cube Creative" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved January 21, 2019 .
^
"XILAM ANIMATION acquiert Cube Creative" . Capital.fr (in French). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-22 .
^
a
b
c Blaney, Martin (January 25, 2000).
"Igel, Xilam join forces for Gaumont library" .
Screen Daily . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^
a
b Hopewell, John (September 12, 2008).
"Toons star at French TV showcase" .
Variety . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^ Keslassy, Elsa (October 3, 2011).
"More execs playing at tyke TV mart" .
Variety . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^
"Paprika" .
^
"Coach Me If You Can" .
^
"Where's Chicky?" .
^
"Boon & Pimento" .
^
"Moka's Fabulous Adventures!" .
^
"Tangranimals" .
^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 25, 2019).
"Xilam Greenlights Preschool Spin-Off 'Oggy Oggy' " .
^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 19, 2020).
"Xilam Teams with Alibaba's Youku for Animated Original 'Lupin's Tales' " .
^
"Athleticus" .
^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 22, 2020).
"Xilam's CG Slapstick Comedy 'Trico' Launching as Netflix Original" .
^
"Xilam's CG Slapstick Comedy 'Trico' Launching as Netflix Original" . Animation Magazine . September 22, 2020.
^
"Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (EXCLUSIVE)" . June 15, 2022.
^ Kaminska, Karolina (April 29, 2024).
"Xilam Animation's Piggy Builders to start work at BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF" . C21 Media .
^
" 'Gemma and the Defenders' in the TOP 5 Projects at Cartoon Forum!" .
^
" 'The Tern,' 'Phil & Sophia,' 'Zoey Oceans' Set for Cartoon Forum" . June 13, 2022.
^
"Buddybot" .
^ sparkk.
"Le court-métrage La vie de château aura droit à sa série animée | 9emeArt.fr" . www.9emeart.fr . Retrieved 2020-12-14 .
^
"My Life In Versailles" .
^
"Mr Magoo returns in France" .
^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 10, 2018).
"TV Bytes: 'Chi-Chi' Co-Pro, 'Mr. Magoo,' 'School of Roars' " .
^
"Boon & Pimento" .
^ Foster, Elizabeth (June 12, 2019).
"What's on Disney's new production slate?" . Kidscreen .
^ Amidi, Amid (November 9, 2020).
"2021 New Animated TV Series For Broadcast, Streaming & Cable" . Cartoon Brew .
^ Otterson, Joe (May 3, 2023).
"Zack Snyder's Netflix Animated Series 'Twilight of the Gods' Brings on Xilam as Animation Studio" . Variety . Retrieved May 4, 2023 .
^ Lang, Jamie (April 22, 2024).
"Zack Snyder's 'Twilight of the Gods,' the Next Wallace & Gromit Film and the 'Ultraman' World Premiere Headline Netflix's Annecy Slate" . Variety . Retrieved April 22, 2024 .
^ Kuipers, Richard (June 30, 2008).
"Review: 'Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure' " .
Variety . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^
"I Lost My body Screening at Cannes critics week" . Animation Magazine. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
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"Exclusive: Oscar-Nominated Producer du Pontavice Talks About His Timely New Movie 'The Migrant' " . March 2, 2022.
^
"What we're watching at MIPTV" .
^
a
b Croll, Ben (March 5, 2024).
"Xilam Retools 'Lucy Lost' as Feature, Adapting 'War Horse' Author Michael Morpurgo, Shares First Look (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety .
^
"Stupid Invaders" .
IGN . February 27, 2001. Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
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