Method Animation (sometimes called Method Animation Studios or Norman Studios and also known as ON Animation Studios or ON Kids & Family or Mediawan Animation) is a French company which produces CGI-animated shows. It came together in 2014 as the culmination of a merger of

Dimitri Rassam Dimitri Rassam (born 16 November 1981) is a Lebanese-French film producer and a member of the Monegasque princely family through marriage. Background and education Rassam is the son of actress Carole Bouquet and film producer Jean-Pierre Ra ...

's Chapter 2 and Alexis Vonarb's Onyx Films. Method Animation is the parent company of media conglomerate

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. Paris-based ON Entertainment, headed by Rassam, is one of its divisions. In 2018,

(which was founded by

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and Pierre-Antoine Capton in 2015) hold 53.53% stake in Method Animation through its acquisition of ON Kids & Family and ON Entertainment, thus bringing it under the same ownership with Storia Television which was derived from the former French television division of

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films '' Subway'' (1985), ''The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...

EuropaCorp EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP.) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature ...

Key people

Aton Soumache

Aton Soumache is a producer of animated films. He is the

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Method Animation. Soumache is perhaps best known for ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

'', for which he, Rassam, Alexis Vonarb, and Mark Osborne won the 2016

César Award for Best Animated Film The César Award for Best Animated Film is awarded annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 2011. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s Multiple wins/nominations Wins * Benjamin Renner-2 Nominations *Benjamin Renner-3 * ...

Dimitri Rassam

See article

Caroline Guillot

She is the marketing manager of Method Animation.

Alexis Vonarb

He was born in 1970, and is an alumnus of

Robert Schuman University The ''Université Robert Schuman'', also known as Strasbourg III or URS, was a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. In 2007, there were nearly 10,000 students enrolled at the university, including more than 1,500 foreign students. The universi ...

, Strasbourg. Then he studied at the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

in the UK. While working in production at

La Fémis La Fémis (French: ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son''; "National Superior School for the Professions of Image and Sound", formerly known as the '' Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'', IDHEC) is a Fre ...

in 1995, he got to know Soumache. He founded Onyx Films, which went on to produce 15 films, including ''

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'' (2006) which won an award at the

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

TV series

* '' Super 4'' * ''

Cosmic Quantum Ray ''Cosmic Quantum Ray'' is a CGI- animated television series. The series premiered in the United States on November 5, 2007 on Animania HD, then in 2009 in Germany on KI.KA, and then later on October 10, 2010 on The Hub (later in 2014 became D ...

'' * '' Flatmania'' * ''

Freefonix ''Freefonix'' is a children's animated television series created by Magnus Fiennes, Alex Tate and Simeon Warburton and co-produced by Cinnamon Entertainment, Toonz Animation-Trivandrum and Method Films for CBBC, in association with Isle of Man ...

'' * '' Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'' *'' Skyland'' *''

The Pinky and Perky Show ''The Pinky and Perky Show'' is a 2008 revival of Pinky and Perky. It stars the two anthropomorphic pigs. It is in full CGI and produced by method Films, Picture Production Company, Telegael and in association with Pinky and Perky Enterprises. ...

'' *''

The Gnoufs ''The Gnoufs'' is an animated cartoon created by Bertrand Santini that was shown on France 3, Toon Disney and Canal Panda. It was produced by Method Animation. The program is about explorers from another world who have come to Earth to live. The ...

Co-produced with DQ Entertainment

Via producer Tapaas Chakravarti: * '' Chaplin & Co'' * ''

'' * ''The New Adventures of Peter Pan'' * '' Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'' (seasons 1-2) * ''

Le Petit Nicolas ''Le Petit Nicolas'' (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé and it was first published on 30 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 19 ...

'' * '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures''

Co-produced with Zagtoon

Via producer Jeremy Zag: * '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'' (also with

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

SAMG Animation SAMG Entertainment () is a South Korean animation studio. Productions * ' (2010) * ' (2014–2015; co-production with Choirock) * ''Power Battle Watch Car'' (2016; co-production with Hyundai Motor Company and Innocean Worldwide) * ''Monkart: Legen ...

and

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) *''

Popples Popples is a toy and television franchise created by Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC), a subsidiary of American Greetings. Popples resemble brightly colored marsupial teddy bears with long tails ending in a pom-pom. Each Popple character ...

'' (also with

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, Nexus Factory and

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) for Gulli and

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*''

Zak Storm ''Zak Storm'' (also known as ''Zak Storm: Super Pirate'') is a computer animated television series produced by Zagtoon, Method Animation, De Agostini Editore, SAMG Animation, MNC Animation, and Man of Action. It debuted on Canal J in France o ...

'' (also with Man of Action,

, MNC Animation and

) *''

Power Players ''Power Players'' is a CGI animated television series created by Jeremy Zag and developed by Man of Action. The series is produced by Zagtoon and Method Animation, in co-production with France Télévisions, Man of Action Studios, Planeta Group, ...

'' (also with Man of Action,

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, WDR Mediagroup and Kaibou)

Films

*''

'' (as Norman Studios) 2006 *''

The Prodigies "The Prodigies" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in ''Home Monthly'' in July 1897. Plot summary The Mackenzies are invited to the Masseys' at four in the afternoon to hear their children, Hermann and Ad, sing. Later, Mr. ...

'' (as Norman Studios) 2011 *'' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'' (as ON Animation Studios) 2014 *''

'' (as ON Animation Studios) 2015 *'' Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings'' (as ON Entertainment) 2017 *'' Playmobil: The Movie'' (as ON Animation Studios) 2019 *''

Little Vampire ''Little Vampire'' (french: Petit Vampire) is a French traditional animated comedy horror film Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary, television, and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy ...

'' (as ON Entertainment) 2020 *''Le Petit Nicolas - Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux ?'' (as ON Entertainment) 2022 *'' The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol'' (as ON Entertainment) 2024 *'' The Badalisc'' (as ON Entertainment) *''

Little Jules Verne Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

'' (as ON Entertainment)

References

External links

*http://www.methodanimation.fr
ON Animation StudiosON Entertainment Studios
{{DEFAULTSORT:Method Animation French companies established in 2008 Mass media companies established in 2008 Stereoscopy French animation studios Television production companies of France Companies based in Paris Method Animation