Ellipsanime (formerly known as Le Studio Ellipse, Ellipse Programme and Ellipse Animation) is a French

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

studio that produces television programs. It was founded in 1987. In February 2000 it merged with Expand SA; Expand sold the company to Dargaud in 2003, and it became Ellipsanime in 2004. In 2014, Ellipsanime bought the assets of Moonscoop SA. Ellipse has worked with many other animation companies, with one good example being the Canadian animation firm Nelvana Limited. Their early collaboration goes back to the television animated adaptation of the My Pet Monster franchise in 1987. The first official collaboration was in 1989 following the release of Nelvana and Ellipse's co-production, the Babar Movie in 1989. They then worked on the Babar animated series, revival from 2000. In 1991, Ellipse produced

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, Nickelodeon's first original animated series, and produced in association with Jumbo Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Nelvana has since co-produced on Ellipse's series from 1991 to 1996. Such examples Nelvana-Ellipse shows from the company would be,

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, The Adventures of Tintin and Blazing Dragons. Ellipse (now Ellipsanime) is now a property of Dargaud, Inc. On the occasion of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2022, the Media-Participations group announces the creation of an umbrella brand Ellipse Animation which brings together its production labels in France Ellipsanime Productions, Dargaud Media and Dupuis Edition & Audiovisual.

Films, TV shows, and specials

* ''Akissi'' * ''Aliens Love Underpants'' * ''Alta Donna'' * ''

'' (co-production with

Nelvana Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (; previously known as Nelvana Limited, sometimes known as Nelvana Animation and simply Nelvana or Nelvana Communications) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment company owned by Corus Entertainment. Founded ...

and

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

, revival only) * '' Babar: The Movie'' (co-production with

) * '' Blake and Mortimer'' * '' Blazing Dragons'' (co-production with

) * ''Chicken Town'' * ''

Chumballs ''Chumballs'' ( French: ''Les Chumballs'') is a 2009 animated series that aired on France 5 France 5 () is a French free-to-air public television channel, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, ...

'' (co-production with Les Films de la Perrine and Araneo Belgium) * ''Contraptus ( fr)'' (a.k.a. ''Leonard'') * ''

Cubitus ''Cubitus'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series, and the basis for the ''Wowser'' cartoon series appearing in the United States. ''Cubitus'' was created by the Belgian cartoonist Dupa, and features Cubitus, a large Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphi ...

'' (AKA: Wowser) * ''

'' (Seasons 2-4 only; co-production with Jumbo Pictures and Nickelodeon) * '' Fennec'' (co-production with France 3 and Cactus Animation) * '' Garfield Originals'' * ''

Harry & Bunnie ''Harry & Bunnie'' is a Malaysian animated television series created by the Malaysian based company, Animasia Studio. It follows young wannabe magician Harry who invents magical tricks to impress his friends, but always in vain. Meanwhile, his mi ...

'' * '' Kong: The Animated Series'' (co-production with BKN International and M6) * ''

Miss BG ''Miss BG'' (short for Big Girl) is a 3D animated series based on the French children's book series " Gudule" authored by Fanny Joly, illustrated by Roser Capdevila and published by Hachette-Jeunesse. The original English version was later du ...

'' (co-production with Telefilm Canada) * '' My Pet Monster'' (co-production with

) * ''

Nick & Perry ''Nick & Perry'' (also known as ''Les Marchien'') is an animated television series created by Udo Beissel for Cartoon Network. It is about two alien dogs, Nick and Perry, who crash land on Earth and try to blend in with normal dogs, while hiding ...

'' (co-production with M6, TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion, Junior, and Westdeutscher Rundfunk) * ''

Rupert Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada *Rupert, Quebec, a village *Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec *Rupert' ...

'' (co-production with

and YTV, seasons 1–3 only) * '' Sonic Underground'' (animation, credited as Le Studio Ellipse)'' * ''Sullivan'' (a.k.a. ''Clorophylle'') * '' Taratabong'' * '' The Adventures of Tintin'' (co-production with

) * ''The Funny Little Bugs'' (a.k.a. ''Les Droles de Petites B-tes''; a.k.a. ''Funny Little Bugs'') * ''

The Garfield Show ''The Garfield Show'' is a CGI animated television series produced by Dargaud Media and Paws, Inc.. It is based on the American ''Garfield'' comic strip created by Jim Davis. The animated series focuses on a new series of adventures for the ...

'' * ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...

'' (co-production with DQ Entertainment International and

ZDF Enterprises ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

, season 3 only) * '' The Magic Roundabout'' (a.k.a. '' Le Manege Enchante'') * '' The Neverending Story'' (co-production with CineVox and

) * ''Yummy Toonies'' (a.k.a. ''Petit Creux'') * ''Wonder Wai''

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