SIP Animation

SIP Animation
Formerly
 Saban International Paris (1977–2002)
Industry Animation studio
Fate Closed
Successor The Walt Disney Company France
Founded 1977 (1977)
Defunct 2009 (2009)
Headquarters La Garenne-Colombes, France[1]
Key people
 Haim Saban
Jacqueline Tordjman
Parent Saban Entertainment (1980–2002)
Independent (2002–2009) (49% minority stake owned by The Walt Disney Company)

SIP Animation (known as Saban International Paris until 2002) was a French animation studio, and a former subsidiary of Saban Entertainment. By 2009, the company had produced over 780 half-hours of animated content.[1]

History

Saban International Paris was founded in France by Haim Saban and Jacqueline Tordjman in 1977 as a record company. The company became a subsidiary of the newly-formed Saban Entertainment in 1980, and in 1989, Saban International Paris moved into the animation field, producing animated series for their parent company.[1] Saban International Paris would eventually enter a partnership with the newly formed Fox Kids Europe in the mid-90s, and so would produce many animated shows for them in the 1990s and 2000s.

In 2001, Fox Family Worldwide was sold by owner News Corporation to The Walt Disney Company;[2] this also included Saban Entertainment and Saban International Paris, which were subsidiaries of Fox Family Worldwide. Saban Entertainment was renamed to BVS Entertainment, while Saban International Paris was sold off after Haim Saban departed the same year.

In 2002, The Walt Disney Company bought a 49% minority stake within Saban International Paris, and on October 1, 2002, the company was renamed to SIP Animation. On the same day, SIP announced they were producing a TV series based on the Disney-published comic book series W.I.T.C.H., alongside two others they were already working on before the name change (Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus and Gadget & the Gadgetinis).[3][4][5][6] Even after becoming independent, SIP continued to produce other animated series for Jetix Europe (previously Fox Kids Europe) like A.T.O.M. – Alpha Teens on Machines, also co-producing The Tofus and season 2 of What's with Andy? with Canadian studio CinéGroupe.

In May 2007, SIP Animation announced the production of Combo Niños in association with Jetix Europe.[7] In early 2008, SIP introduced a new website and domain name[8] to replace the ones the company used since the rebranding in 2002.[9] In its final year of existence, the company produced several television pilots,[1] including Astaquana,[10] Wesh Wesh Express, Ko-Bushi (with Inspidea, which also worked on Combo Niños, and which would eventually produce a full series under the slightly different title Kobushi),[11][12][13] and The Jokers; as well as an 8-minute short film titled Inukshuk, which was completed in December 2008,[14] and premiered in May of 2009.[15]

In 2009, following Disney's full acquisition of Jetix Europe, SIP Animation silently went dormant. On May 12, 2009, the company was subject to liquidation,[16] and SIP Animation as a whole was listed as fully closed on June 11, 2012, with only around 1 or 2 employees remaining at that time.[17] Bruno Bianchi, who had worked at the company since the 90s, went on to form his own animation company called Ginkgo Animation after SIP’s shutdown, and ran it before his death on December 2, 2011.[18]

As of 2012, The Walt Disney Company France acts as a contact point for SIP Animation and its former assets.[19] However, some shows are owned by other companies, such as Gadget & the Gadgetinis (currently owned by DHX Media, successor to co-producer DIC Entertainment) and Alpha Teens on Machines (digital distribution rights owned by Multicom Entertainment Group,[20] although it is not listed in the company's extensive catalogue[21]).

Shows produced

As Saban International Paris

Some of the shows featured the "Saban's" corporate bug in their title.

As SIP Animation

Pilots

  • Astaquana (2007)
  • Wesh Wesh Express (2008)
  • Ko-Bushi (2008)
  • The Jokers (2008)

Short film

  • Inukshuk (2009)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SIP Animation". 8 February 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion". saban. July 23, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ "SIP Animation Appoint Sylvie Barro As Head of Development". 4rfv.co.uk. January 17, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Godfrey, Leigh (September 25, 2002). "Saban Becomes SIP Before Journey To Mipcom". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Waller, Ed (October 1, 2002). "SIP Animation adapts Italian comic books". C21 Media. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ DeMott, Rick (April 12, 2005). "W.I.T.C.H. Licensed on Free TV To 13 Countries Across Europe". AWN News. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ Baisley, Sarah (May 10, 2007). "Jetix Europe, SIP Animation & TF1 to Co-Produce Combo Ninos". AWN News. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ "SIP Animation". 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bienvenue sur le site SIP Animation. Welcome on SIP Animation web site". 22 December 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Up Next – What's Developing in Kids Production". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Is". 7 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "mip market showcase 2008". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Kobushi". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Inukshuk (2008)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Inukshuk - La Pellicule Ensorcelée". www.lapelliculeensorcelee.org. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "SIP ANIMATION (PARIS 13) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 312161516". www.societe.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Etablissement SIP ANIMATION à PARIS 13 (75013) sur SOCIETE.COM (31216151600058)". www.societe.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (December 2, 2011). "French TV Animator Bruno Bianchi Passes Away". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  19. ↑ "ADHÉRER AU SNEP" (PDF). SNEP. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Amazon.com: A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens On Machines". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "Catalog". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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