 Logo used since 2015 | |
| Industry | Animation studio |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 September 1991; 33 years ago |
| Headquarters | 88, Rue de la Folie-Méricourt, Paris, France |
Key people | Roch Lener (President and Founder) |
Number of employees | 40 (2017) |
| Subsidiaries | Amuse Animation, Kingsize |
| Website | millimages |
Millimages is a French independent animation studio based in Paris which develops, produces and worldwide distributes high quality family entertainment on all media.
In 2016, Millimages was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award with its bestseller show Molang.
History
In December 1999, Millimages announced that they've teamed up with Paris-based animation studio Method Films to launch a new stop-motion animation joint-venture studio based in Paris which was originally called Gimmick. The new animation studio will work on Millimages' in-house productions alongside Method Films' works and would work on co-productions as well as outside clients such as TV adverts.1
In February 2002, Millimages expanded their operations into Germany with the acquisition of a 51 majority stake in Hamberg-based German animation production studio Toons'n'Tales. The acquisition of 51% majority stake in Toons'n'Tales had gave Millimages their own German animation production studio with Toons'n'Tales' president & co-founder Sunita Struck continued leading the German animation studio under Millimages.2 Later in that same month, Millimages entered the distribution services by establishing their own worldwide distribution arm that would distribute Millimages' programmes internationally alongside third-party properties with former Cinar executive John Reynolds and president of Millimages' American division Millimages USA Dorian Langdon handling Millimages's new distribution division.3
In August 2017, Millimages partnered with VOD and streaming service distribution firm Alchimie to launch their own international VOD children's streaming service that would bring all of Millimages' programming catalogue under one service called OkiDoki, marking Millimages' first entry into the VOD streaming market with the new streaming service OkiDoki became available on Samsung Smart TVs.4
In October 2018, Millimages's digital animation subsidiary Amuse Studio had launched a Canary Island-based Spanish animation production unit Birdland, the new Canary Island-based production studio would develop new CGI-animated properties such as Shark Academy and would provide 2D animation production services for Millimages' 2D animated series like Molang and Louie & Yoko Build, with Ánima Kitchent's co-founder Rubén Zarauza and its Director of Marketing, Elena Catalán serving as co-presidents of Birdland.56
Productions
Feature films
| # | Title | Director(s) | Length | Year | Animation technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnivale | Deane Taylor | 74 min | 1999 | 2D |
| 2 | Duck Ugly | Deane Taylor, Emmanuel Klotz | 62 min | 2003 | |
| 3 | Piccolo, Saxo & Cie | Marco Villamizar, Eric Guttierez | 75 min | 2005 | 3D |
| 4 | Renaissance | Christian Volckman | 105 min | 2006 | |
| 5 | Lascars, Round Da Way | Albert Pereira Lazaro, Emmanuel Klotz | 96 min | 2008 | 2D / 3D |
| 6 | Jasper, Journey to the end of the World | Eckart Fingberg, Kay Delventhal | 86 min | 2009 | |
| 7 | The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams | Sinem Sakaoglu, Jesper Moller, Helmut Fischer | 83 min | 2010 | Live action / stop-motion / 3D |
| 8 | Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: the Mystery of the Stolen Notes | Enzo D'Alò | 81 min | 2017 | 2D |
| 9 | Lascars 2: Family Business | Laurent Nicolas | 96 min | 2027 |
TV specials
| # | Title | Director(s) | Length | Year | Animation technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer | John Doyle | 26 min | 1998 | 2D |
| 2 | Santa Special Delivery | Jack Stokes | 1999 | ||
| 3 | The Enchanted Seed | Eveline Fouché | 25 min | 2001 | |
| 4 | The Little Reindeer | Dave Unwin | 26 min | 2004 | |
| 5 | Louie and Santa's Assistant | Frédérick Chaillou | 22 min | 2011 | |
| 6 | Louie and the Rainbow Fairy | 2012 | |||
| 7 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, The Magic Flute | Enzo D'Alò | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, The Nutcracker | ||||
| 9 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, Don Pipixote | 2015 | |||
| 10 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, Rabit Civet | ||||
| 11 | Molang, A Bumpy Vacation | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | |
| 12 | Molang, Beneath the Ocean | ||||
| 13 | Molang, The RV | ||||
| 14 | Molang, The Mummy | ||||
| 15 | Molang, The Magic Wand | ||||
| 16 | Molang, The Ghost's Castle | ||||
| 17 | Molang, The Snowman | ||||
| 18 | Molang, A Beautiful Christmas Tree | ||||
| 19 | Molang, At the Elves' House |
TV series
| # | Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline & Her Friends | 1994–1996 | France 2 | |
| 2 | The Missing R | 1998 | RTP | co-production with Animanostra |
| 3 | Homiez | 1998–2007 | Canal+ | |
| 4 | Archibald the Koala7 | 1998–2000 | France 3 & Canal J ITV (United Kingdom) |
co-production with HIT Entertainment |
| 5 | 64 Zoo Lane | 1999–2013 | Canal J/France 5 BBC One/CBeebies (United Kingdom) Noggin (United States) |
co-production with Zoo Lane Productions |
| 6 | Pablo the Little Red Fox8 | 1999–2000 | La Cinquième & Disney Channel France BBC One/BBC Two/CBeebies (United Kingdom) ZDF (Germany) |
co-production with ZDF Enterprises, HIT Entertainment and Red Fox Productions |
| 7 | Hilltop Hospital | 1999–2003 | ITV (CITV)(United Kingdom) Canal J France 3 (France) ZDF (Germany) |
Distribution only |
| 8 | Simsala Grimm9 | 1999–2000; 2010 | France 5 Kika, NDR & ARD (Germany) RTÉ2 (Ireland) |
inherited from Hahn Film co-production with Greenlight Media and Magma Films |
| 9 | Vampires, Pirates & Aliens10 | 2000–2001 | France 3 ITV (United Kingdom) |
co-production with France Animation and Cosgrove Hall Films |
| 10 | Talis and the Thousand Tasks | France 3 ZDF (Germany) |
co-production with ZDF Enterprises and Cine Cartoon | |
| 11 | Ethelbert the Tiger11 | France 5 BBC Two (United Kingdom) |
co-production with Link Entertainment Owned by DreamWorks Animation | |
| 12 | Da Möb10 | 2001–2002 | Fox Kids France Sky One (United Kingdom) ABC Family (United States) |
co-production with Happy Life and Quinta Animation |
| 13 | Pigeon Boy12 | 2002–2003 | France 3 | |
| 14 | Old Tom13 | 2002 | TF1 ABC1 (Australia) |
co-production with Yoram Gross-EM.TV and EM.TV & Wavery Owned by Studio 100 |
| 15 | The Way Things Work10 | France 5 ZDF (Germany) TVOntario (Canada) |
co-production with Pearson Broadband and Schlessinger Media | |
| 16 | Fire Quest14 | 2003 | France 3 | co-production with In Line Films and PRH |
| 17 | Watch My Chops! | 2003–2016 | France 3/Gulli/BBC (UK)
Nickelodeon (US/NL/AU) |
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| 18 | Jasper the Penguin15 | 2003 | France 5 KiKA |
co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and WDR |
| 19 | The Hydronauts | 2003–2004 | France 5 KiKA (Germany) |
co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and Epidem ZOT |
| 20 | Lazy Lucy | 2004 | France 5 KiKA (Germany) |
co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and WDR |
| 21 | Planet Grabo14 | 2005 | France 2 | co-production with Method Animation and Amuse Films |
| 22 | Louie | 2006–2009 | France 5 | |
| 23 | Lola & Virginia | 2006–2008 | France 3 TV3 (Spain) EITB (Basque Country) |
co-production with Icon Animation |
| 24 | Rocket Jo16 | 2009 | France 3 | co-production with 2D3D Animations |
| 25 | CJ the DJ | 2009–2010 | ABC3 (Australia) | co-production with Kapow Pictures and Vision Animation |
| 26 | Nuts, Nuts, Nuts | 2010 | Canal+ Family | |
| 27 | Trust Me I'm A Genie!17 | 2010–2011 | Canal+ Family CBBC (United Kingdom) |
co-production with Amuse Films |
| 28 | Mouk1718 | 2011–2014 | France 5 Disney Junior UK (United Kingdom) | |
| 29 | Me & My Robot19 | 2012 | France 3 & Canal J EBS (South Korea) |
co-production with Syngery Media |
| 30 | Molang20 | 2015–present | Piwi+ | co-production with Petit K World |
| 31 | Pirata et Capitano | 2016–present | France 5 Rai Yoyo (Italy) |
co-production with Aliante |
| 32 | Louie & Yoko Build21 | 2020 | France 5 | |
| 33 | The Adventures of Nasredin22 | 2020 | Gulli | |
| 34 | Camp Farmcreek23 | 2026 | TBA |
Awards
| Program | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Molang | Nominated International Emmy Kids Awards | 2016 |
| Winner TVFI Export Award | 2018 | |
| Pirata & Capitano | Winner Best Children and Youth TV Program Big Digit Awards | 2019 |
| Mouk | Nominated Pulcinella Awards Cartoons on the Bay | 2012 |
| Nominated Annecy International Animated Film Festival | ||
| Nominated International Gold Panda Awards Sichuan TV Festival | 2013 | |
| Nominated Ottawa International Animation Festival | ||
| Nominated Mip Junior Licensing Challenge | 2011 | |
| Nominated TVFI Export Award | 2012 | |
| Nominated Rome International Film Festival | ||
| 64 Zoo Lane | Winner Best Preschool Animation at American Animation Awards | 1999, 2000 |
References
References
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- Briel, Robert (8 August 2017). "SVOD service Okidoki comes to Samsung Smart TVs". Broadcast TV News.
- "The French studio Amuse opens in Gran Canaria the animation studio Birdland, which expects to generate 50 new jobs". Best In Gran Canaria. 22 October 2018.
- "Elena Catalán and Rubén Zarauza are settling in Gran Canaria with Birdland, an animation studio subsidiary of the French company Amuse". Audiovisuel451 (in Spanish). 22 October 2018.
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- "Millimages Preps 'Molang' Debut at MIP". Animation Magazine. 1 April 2014.
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- Keslassy, Elsa (13 June 2018). "Millimages Set to Produce 'Nasreddin' Series Based on Iconic Oriental Character (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- "Cool New Shows heading to MIPTV".