Xilam Explained

Xilam Animation
Type:Public (Société Anonyme)
Industry:Animation
Founders:Marc du Pontavice
Location:Paris, France
Key People:Marc du Pontavice (CEO)
Num Employees:297 (2020)
Subsid:Armada TMT
Igloo Productions GmbH
Xilam Films SAS
Xilam Multimédia SAS
Xilam Studio SAS
Xilam Studio Angoulême SAS (at December 2016)[1]
Cube Creative

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, which was itself an offshoot of the company's television division Gaumont Télévision, a company he co-founded in 1990.[2] Gaumont continued to have a deal with Xilam until 2003. Gaumont Multimédia was a video game publisher until closing in 2004.

History

The origin of Xilam is closely linked to Gaumont's television production activity, launched in the early 1990s. From 1990, Marc du Pontavice joined the Gaumont group to develop a television production activity and co-founded Gaumont Télévision. From 1994 to 1998, certain cartoons such as Space Goofs and Oggy and the Cockroaches met with international success, and it was only in 1999 that the Xilam company bought current productions from Gaumont, including Oggy, and also partnered with German trader Igel Media for the assets of Gaumont Multimedia.

In 2002 Xilam entered the Paris Stock Exchange.[3]

Xilam's programs including 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 [7] in 2005 they announced an animated film based on The New Adventures of Lucky Luke.[8] Xilam bought the Armada animation studio at Vietnam in 2008.

In 2012, they announced would be made.[9] In 2016 the studio opened a new office in Lyon, France in order to accelerate production.[10] [11] This new studio will produce the Paprika series as well as the second season of Magic.[12]

Xilam announces the production of seasons 5, 6 and 7 of Oggy and the Cockroaches using 4K.[13] A new studio was opened in Angoulême in order to repatriate production to France in addition to that of Villeurbanne.[14] In 2019, it was announced that Xilam would acquire 50.1% of French CG studio Cube Creative.[15] The deal was finalized on 20 January 2020.[16] [17]

Filmography

Animated series

Purchased from Gaumont

Original

In collaboration with CrossRiver Productions

In collaboration with The Stone Quarry

Film

Purchased from Gaumont

Original

Other productions

Purchased from Gaumont

Original

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rapport financier annuel 2016. xilam.com. April 27, 2017. August 2, 2017.
  2. Web site: Williams . Michael . 1998-12-02 . Gaumont surprise . 2024-07-24 . Variety . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2017-06-02 . Introduction en Bourse de Xilam : Modalités et calendrier de l'IPO . www.boursier.com. .
  4. Web site: Ninjas land at Nicktoons. Martin. Denise. Variety. March 8, 2005. April 19, 2014.
  5. Web site: Rovio Expands ToonsTV Channel with Stan Lee, Hasbro after 'Angry Birds Toons' Hits 1 Billion Views. Keslassy. Elsa. Graser. Marc. Variety. September 25, 2013. April 19, 2014.
  6. Web site: 'Cockroaches' scuttle to E. Europe. Bertet. Elsa. Variety. July 25, 2008. April 19, 2014.
  7. Web site: New Gaul draw: France toons up. Grey. Tobias. Variety. January 19, 2003. April 19, 2014.
  8. Web site: France's Xilam brings Lucky Luke to big screen. Tartaglione-Vialatte. Nancy. Screen Daily. September 25, 2009. April 19, 2014.
  9. Web site: Xilam plots 'Oggy' feature pic. Keslassy. Elsa. Hopewell. John. Variety. June 8, 2012. April 19, 2014.
  10. Web site: Xilam expands with Lyon production studio. Getzler. Wendy. Kidscreen. December 8, 2015. February 6, 2019.
  11. Web site: 5 November 2015 . 3 November 2015 . Xilam : va ouvrir un nouveau studio à Lyon début 2016 . Boursier.com. .
  12. Web site: 5 November 2015 . 3 November 2015 . Xilam : va ouvrir un nouveau studio à Lyon début 2016 . Boursier.com. .
  13. Web site: 2016-10-20 . Oggy et les Cafards Saisons 5-6-7 Xilam . www.xilam.com.
  14. Web site: 2016-10-20 . Angoulême: la rentrée en force des studios d'animation . CharenteLibre.fr. 5 September 2016 .
  15. Web site: Xilam Enters Negotiations to Acquire Cube Creative. Milligan. Milligan. Animation Magazine. June 6, 2019. June 6, 2019.
  16. Web site: French Studio Xilam Acquires 50.1% of Cube Creative. Zahed. Ramin. Animation Magazine. January 20, 2020. January 21, 2019.
  17. Web site: 2020-01-20 . XILAM ANIMATION acquiert Cube Creative . 2022-07-22 . Capital.fr . fr.
  18. Web site: MIP-TV Special report: France taking co-production lead . 2024-07-24.
  19. Web site: Igel, Xilam join forces for Gaumont library. Blaney. Martin. Screen Daily. January 25, 2000. May 10, 2014.
  20. Web site: Toons star at French TV showcase. Hopewell. John. Variety. September 12, 2008. May 10, 2014.
  21. Web site: More execs playing at tyke TV mart. Keslassy. Elsa. Variety. October 3, 2011. May 10, 2014.
  22. Web site: Paprika.
  23. Web site: Coach Me If You Can.
  24. Web site: Where's Chicky?.
  25. Web site: Moka's Fabulous Adventures!.
  26. Web site: Tangranimals.
  27. Web site: Xilam Greenlights Preschool Spin-Off 'Oggy Oggy'. Mercedes. Milligan. April 25, 2019.
  28. Web site: Xilam Teams with Alibaba's Youku for Animated Original 'Lupin's Tales'. Mercedes. Milligan. October 19, 2020.
  29. Web site: Athleticus.
  30. Web site: Xilam's CG Slapstick Comedy 'Trico' Launching as Netflix Original. Mercedes. Milligan. September 22, 2020.
  31. Web site: Xilam's CG Slapstick Comedy 'Trico' Launching as Netflix Original. September 22, 2020. Animation Magazine.
  32. Web site: Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (EXCLUSIVE) . June 15, 2022 .
  33. Web site: sparkk. Le court-métrage La vie de château aura droit à sa série animée 9emeArt.fr. 2020-12-14. www.9emeart.fr.
  34. Web site: My Life In Versailles.
  35. Web site: Xilam Animation's Piggy Builders to start work at BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF. Karolina. Kaminska. C21 Media. April 29, 2024.
  36. Web site: 'Gemma and the Defenders' in the TOP 5 Projects at Cartoon Forum!.
  37. Web site: 'The Tern,' 'Phil & Sophia,' 'Zoey Oceans' Set for Cartoon Forum . June 13, 2022 .
  38. Web site: Buddybot.
  39. Web site: Mr Magoo returns in France.
  40. Web site: TV Bytes: 'Chi-Chi' Co-Pro, 'Mr. Magoo,' 'School of Roars'. Mercedes. Milligan. April 10, 2018.
  41. Web site: Boon & Pimento.
  42. Web site: What's on Disney's new production slate? . June 12, 2019 . Foster . Elizabeth . Kidscreen.
  43. Web site: 2021 New Animated TV Series For Broadcast, Streaming & Cable. Amid. Amidi. November 9, 2020. Cartoon Brew.
  44. Web site: Zack Snyder's Netflix Animated Series 'Twilight of the Gods' Brings on Xilam as Animation Studio. Joe. Otterson. Variety. May 3, 2023. May 4, 2023.
  45. Web site: Lang. Jamie. Zack Snyder's 'Twilight of the Gods,' the Next Wallace & Gromit Film and the 'Ultraman' World Premiere Headline Netflix's Annecy Slate. Variety. April 22, 2024. April 22, 2024.
  46. Web site: Review: 'Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'. Kuipers. Richard. Variety. June 30, 2008. May 10, 2014.
  47. Web site: I Lost My body Screening at Cannes critics week . Animation Magazine. April 22, 2019. April 23, 2019.
  48. Web site: Exclusive: Oscar-Nominated Producer du Pontavice Talks About His Timely New Movie 'The Migrant'. March 2, 2022.
  49. Web site: What we're watching at MIPTV.
  50. Web site: Xilam Retools 'Lucy Lost' as Feature, Adapting 'War Horse' Author Michael Morpurgo, Shares First Look (EXCLUSIVE). Ben. Croll. Variety. March 5, 2024.
  51. Web site: Stupid Invaders. . IGN. February 27, 2001. May 10, 2014.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Xilam".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.