Xavier Picard
Xavier Picard (born 1962, Reims) is a French animation director. His most notable animation credits include the feature film ''Moomins on the Riviera'' (2014), and the TV-series ''Odd Family'' (2005), ''Marcelino Pan y Vino'' (2001), ''Littlest Pet Shop'' (1995) and the animation series ''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'' (1992). In 2019, he worked on Jean-François Laguionie Jean-François Laguionie (born 10 October 1939 in Besançon) is a French animator, film director and producer of animation. Biography Laguionie was originally interested in theatre but his encounter with Paul Grimault gave him the opportunity to ...'s ''Le Voyage du Prince''. References External links * *https://web.archive.org/web/20180924062627/http://www.pictak.com/ 1962 births Living people French animated film directors French television directors Mass media people from Reims {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city in the Roman Empire. Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Reims Cathedral, Cathedral of Reims, which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496. For this reason, Reims is often referred to in French as ("the Coronation City"). Reims is recognized for the diversity of its heritage, ranging from Romanesque architecture, Romanesque to Art Deco, Art-déco. Reims Cathedral, the adjacent Palace of Tau, and the Abbey of Saint-Remi were listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moomins On The Riviera
''Moomins on the Riviera'' (Finnish title: ''Muumit Rivieralla'') is a 2014 Finnish-French animated family comedy film directed by Xavier Picard and produced by Hanna Hemilä, who is also co-director. The film is based on ''Moomin'' comic strips by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson. The film is a co-production of Finnish Handle Productions, French Pictak Cie and Chinese Sandman Animation Studio. Written by Leslie Stewart, Annina Enckell, Hanna Hemilä, Xavier Picard and Beata Harju, the English version of the film stars Russell Tovey as Moomin, Nathaniel Parker as Moominpappa and Tracy Ann Oberman as Moominmamma. The film is based on the ''Moomin'' Tove Jansson's original comic strip: ''Moomin on the Riviera'' and it is the first animated feature based on the comic strips. In the film, the Moomins along with Snorkmaiden and Little My sail for the Riviera, where their unity is threatened. Snorkmaiden is dazzled by the attentions of the playboy Clark Tresco and Moominpappa befriends ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcelino Pan Y Vino (anime)
''Marcelino Pan y Vino'', released as in Japan, is an animated series. In 2000, VIP Toons of Spain, PMMP and TF1 of France, Televisa of Mexico and Nippon Animation of Japan created the first TV series adaptation of the story, also titled Marcelino Pan y Vino after the original novel. The first 26-episode run (2000-2001) was adapted into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Portuguese, and Italian, and became a success across Europe. An additional 26 episodes were made in 2004 and aired in Germany in 2006. Characters Protagonists *Marcelino - the main protagonist of the series. *Candela *Shadow *Leo *Gizella Antagonists *Duke Arthur Mostro - the main antagonist of the series. **Pieru **Martin **Lucas - the hunter. *Rufo *Ivan *Casio *Constanble Others *Chickens *Bonie *Lopu and Lopa *Doctor Mateo *Uro **Maria *Thuseday Episodes Season 1 # Home # The Africa Fly # The Duke's Breakfast # The King of The Forest # The Golden Egg's Hen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Littlest Pet Shop (1995 TV Series)
''Littlest Pet Shop'' is an animated television series based on the toy franchise ''Littlest Pet Shop'' released by Kenner Products. The series debuted on October 16, 1995 in the United States and syndicated to local stations by distributor Claster Television. It was produced by Sunbow Entertainment in the United States, and Créativité & Développement and AB Productions in France. Plot ''Littlest Pet Shop'' follows the lives of five miniature animals who live in a pet shop on Littlest Lane and have their own treehouse inside of the store. Characters Main * Stu (voiced by Michael Donovan) - A blue dog with a bumbling personality who happens to be a big eater. His name is pun on stew. * Chloe (voiced by Babs Chula) - A sarcastic purple cat who has been reincarnated many times with her first life being in Ancient Egypt. * Viv (voiced by Lynda Boyd in a British accent) - A music-loving pink rabbit who sings and dances. She has a backing band that lives in her top hat. * Chet ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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King Arthur And The Knights Of Justice
''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'' is an animated series produced by Golden Films, C&D (Créativité et Développement) and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Jean Chalopin along with Diane Eskenazi (Golden Films) and Avi Arad (Toy Biz chairman, CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios) who were also executive producers of the series, which lasted for two seasons of 13 episodes each. Its first episode aired on September 13, 1992, and the last episode was on December 12, 1993. It aired as part of Bohbot's ''Amazin' Adventures'' programming block. Plot The show's premise had King Arthur Zelenski and the Knights of the Round Table trapped in the Cave of Glass by Arthur's sister, the evil enchantress Queen Morgana. Unable to free King Arthur and the Knights himself, the wizard Merlin searches the timeline for replacement Knights. He finds the quarterback of the New York Knights football team Arthur King and transports him and his teammates to Camelot after one o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean-François Laguionie
Jean-François Laguionie (born 10 October 1939 in Besançon) is a French animator, film director and producer of animation. Biography Laguionie was originally interested in theatre but his encounter with Paul Grimault gave him the opportunity to learn the techniques of animated film. Though they were very close to each other, Paul Grimault and Jean-François Laguionie rarely worked together (though Grimault produced Laguionie's first three shorts). Jean-François Laguionie then directed several short films, climaxing with the now famous '' La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame'' (''Rowing across the Atlantic'') (1978), which the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the 1978 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the César Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th César Awards. He has also been a friend of Michel Ocelot, whose short film ''Les Trois inventeurs'' was shot in Laguionie's home studio and used the magnet-aided meth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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French Animated Film Directors
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French Television Directors
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |