Xilam
Xilam Animation, commonly known as Xilam, is a French production company that specializes in animated television series and feature films. Marc du Pontavice founded it in 1999 after he left Gaumont Multimédia.This company is best known for it's comedic, slapstick cartoons Zig and Sharko and Oggy and the Cockroaches.
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| Founded | August 5, 1999 |
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| Founder | Marc du Pontavice |
| Focus | Television, film, animation |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Subsidiaries | Armada TNT Igloo Productions GmbH Xilam Films SAS Xilam Multimédia SAS Xilam Studio SAS Xilam Studio Angoulême SAS (at december 2016)[1] Cube Creative |
Employees | 410 (2019) |
| Website | www |
In 2019, it was announced that Xilam would be acquiring 50.1% of French CG studio Cube Creative.[2] The deal was finalized on January 20, 2020.[3]
History
Programs such as Shuriken School,[4] Space Goofs,[5] and Oggy and the Cockroaches[6] were internationally successful. In 2003, the company released its first animated feature film, the CGI-based Kaena: The Prophecy,[7] and, in 2005, announced an animated film based on The New Adventures of Lucky Luke.[8] In 2012, they announced Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie.[9] In 2016 the studio opened a new office in Lyon.[10]
Filmography
Animated series
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Purchased from Gaumont
- Dragon Flyz (1996–97)[12]
- Sky Dancers (1996)[12]
- Space Goofs (1997-2006)[12]
- The Magician (1997–98)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (1998–present)[6]
Original
- The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (2001–02)[4]
- Cartridge (2001)
- Ratz (2003–06)[4]
- Tupu (2004–12)
- Shuriken School (2006–07)[6]
- Rantanplan (2006)
- A Kind of Magic (2006–present)[6]
- Rahan (2007)[13]
- Mr. Baby (2009–10)[13]
- Zig and Sharko (2010–present)[5]
- The Daltons (2010–2015) — animated television series, based on The Daltons
- FloopaLoo, Where Are You? (2011–2016)[14]
- Hubert and Takako (2012)
- What's the Big Idea? (2014) (fr)
- Rolling with the Ronks! (2016–present)
- Paprika (2018)[15]
- Mr. Magoo (2019) — co-production with DreamWorks Animation [16][17]
- Coach Me if You Can (2019-present)
- Oggy Oggy (2020) [18]
- Lucy Lost (2021)[19]
Film
Purchased from Gaumont
- Dragon Flyz: The Legend Begins (1996; a compilation of the first three episodes of Dragon Flyz)
Original
- Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)[7]
- Shuriken School: The Ninja's Secret (2007)
- Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007)[20]
- Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)[9]
- I Lost My Body (2019)[21]
Other productions
Purchased from Gaumont
- Monster Men (Single version of the opening song in the series Space Goofs; performed by Iggy Pop, distributed by Virgin Records)
- The Fifth Element (1998, video game adapted from the 1997 film of the same name)
Original
- Stupid Invaders (2000)[22] (Video game adapted from the series Space Goofs)
- Do not panic on board (Single version of the opening song in the series Ratz; distributed by Sony Music)
References
- "Rapport financier annuel 2016" (PDF). xilam.com. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Milligan, Milligan (2019-06-06). "Xilam Enters Negotiations to Acquire Cube Creative". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- Zahed, Ramin (2020-01-20). "French Studio Xilam Acquires 50.1% of Cube Creative". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- Martin, Denise (2005-03-08). "Ninjas land at Nicktoons". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Keslassy, Elsa; Graser, Marc (2013-09-25). "Rovio Expands ToonsTV Channel with Stan Lee, Hasbro after 'Angry Birds Toons' Hits 1 Billion Views". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Bertet, Elsa (2008-07-25). "'Cockroaches' scuttle to E. Europe". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Grey, Tobias (2003-01-19). "New Gaul draw: France toons up". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Tartaglione-Vialatte, Nancy (2009-09-25). "France's Xilam brings Lucky Luke to big screen". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (2012-06-08). "Xilam plots 'Oggy' feature pic". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Getzler, Wendy (2015-12-08). "Xilam expands with Lyon production studio". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- Foster, Elizabeth (21 September 2018). "What's on Disney And Studiocanal's new production movie slate?". Kidscreen.
- Blaney, Martin (2000-01-25). "Igel, Xilam join forces for Gaumont library". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- Hopewell, John (2008-09-12). "Toons star at French TV showcase". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- Keslassy, Elsa (2011-10-03). "More execs playing at tyke TV mart". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- https://xilam.com/media/paprika/?lang=en
- https://www.c21media.net/mr-magoo-returns-in-france/
- http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/tv-bytes-chi-chi-co-pro-mr-magoo-school-of-roars/
- http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/xilam-greenlights-preschool-spin-off-oggy-oggy/
- http://kidscreen.com/2019/03/25/what-were-watching-at-miptv/
- Kuipers, Richard (2008-06-30). "Review: 'Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- "I Lost My body Screening at Cannes critics week". Animation Magazine. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- "Stupid Invaders". IGN. 2001-02-27. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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