| Créativité et Développement | |
| Industry: | Animation |
| Founder: | Jean Chalopin |
| Fate: | Sold to Saban Entertainment and folded into The Walt Disney Company |
| Successor: | Saban International Paris |
| Location: | France |
| Products: | Children's television shows |
| Parent: | Saban International Paris (1996–1998) |
| Subsid: | KK C&D Asia |
Créativité et Développement or C&D was a French animation studio founded in 1987 by Jean Chalopin.[1] In April 1996, Chalopin sold the company, including its library (and the animation rights to Diabolik) to Saban International Paris (later renamed SIP Animation in 2002), the latter being folded in October 2001 into The Walt Disney Company through BVS Entertainment.
| Title | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Lucarne d'Amilcar | 1987-89 | RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg M6 | |
| Diplodo | 1988 | Bandai | FR3 |
| Lisa or the Olympic dream | KBS (Korean) | Antenne 2 KBS (Korean) | |
| The New Adventures of He-Man | 1990 | Jetlag Productions[2] Parafrance Communication, S.A. Mattel | Syndication |
| Sophie & Virginie | 1990-93 | AB Productions CNC | TF1 ABC (Australia) |
| Michel Vaillant (Heroes On Hot Wheels) | 1991 | Jetlag Productions[3] Jingle HIT Entertainment CNC | The Family Channel La Cinq |
| Adventures of the Little Mermaid | Saban Entertainment[4] Hexatel Fuji Eight Co., Ltd. FCI Mitsui & Co. | Fuji TV Antenne 2 | |
| Little Shop | Marvel Productions Saban Entertainment Fox Children's Productions | Fox Kids[5] La Cinq | |
| Cupido | 1991-92 | CNC | Antenne 2 |
| The Twins of Destiny | 1991-93 | AB Productions CNC | TF1 ABC (Australia) |
| The Adventures of T-Rex | 1992 | Kitty Films Gunther-Wahl Productions AB Productions | Syndication[6] [7] TF1 (France) |
| King Arthur and the Knights of Justice | 1992-93 | Bohbot Entertainment Golden Films AB Productions CNC | Syndication TF1 (France) |
| Around the World in Eighty Dreams | Saban Entertainment CNC Sei Young (animation) | Syndication Canal+/TF1 (France)[8] MBC (Korean) | |
| Conan the Adventurer (Season 2) | 1993 | Sunbow Productions AB Productions CNC AKOM (animation) | Syndication M6 |
| The Bots Master | Avi Arad & Associates AB Productions CNC | Syndication TF1 & Mangas ABC (Australia) | |
| 1995 | Abrams/Gentile Entertainment AB Productions CNC | Syndication | |
| Littlest Pet Shop | Sunbow Entertainment AB Productions CNC | Syndication M6 |
A sizeable portion of the Créativité et Développement content library is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company, which purchased Saban Entertainment (renamed to BVS Entertainment) and Saban International Paris (renamed to SIP Animation) in 2001.[9] [10] Mediawan Thematics currently owns the C&D programs co-produced with AB Productions. The New Adventures of He-Man was placed within Parafrance Communication's Filmation library, which is currently owned by DreamWorks Animation. King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is currently distributed by Invincible Entertainment under license from 41 Entertainment,[11] and Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors is currently owned by Arad Productions.