TVPaint Animation (also known as TVPaint, TVP, Bauhaus Mirage or

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Aura) is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3.0 (1994) introduced support for other platforms. In 1999, the last Amiga version 3.59 was released as free download. TVPaint Animation currently runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android operating systems.

Notable uses

Feature films

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My Dog Tulip ''My Dog Tulip'' is a 2009 American independent animated feature film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by J. R. Ackerley, BBC editor, novelist and memoirist. The film tells the story of Ackerley's fifteen-year relationship with his Alsati ...

'', a 2009 American animated feature film by

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and Sandra Fierlinger made with TVPaint Animation *''

Song of the Sea The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...

'', a 2014 Irish Oscar-nominated animated feature film from

Cartoon Saloon Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films '' The Secret of Kells'', ''Song of the Sea'', ...

, directed by

Tomm Moore Thomas "Tomm" Moore (born 7 January 1977) is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. His ...

*'' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'', a 2015 French 3D computer-animated adventure fantasy film directed by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan; 2D animated clips were made with TVPaint to coincide with the dominant computer-animation technique for the film. *''

The Peanuts Movie ''The Peanuts Movie'' (known in some countries as ''Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie'') is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts'', produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed ...

'', a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film (with 2D animation sequences animated with TVPaint) produced by

Blue Sky Studios Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their e ...

*'' The Breadwinner'', a 2017 Oscar-nominated animated film by

, directed by

Nora Twomey Nora Twomey (born 31 October 1971) is an Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress. She is best known as the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, alongside Tomm Moore and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company, ...

and executive produced by

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...

. *'' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'', a 2015 Emmy-nominated documentary directed by

Brett Morgen Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include ''The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), ''Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), '' Jane'' (2017), and ...

with large animated sequences by a team led by

Hisko Hulsing Hisko Hulsing (born July 7, 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch director, animator, composer, painter and storyboard artist. His animated films won many awards, including the Grand Prize for ''Junkyard'' at the Ottawa International Animation Film Fest ...

and animation by Stefan Nadelman *''

The Red Turtle ''The Red Turtle'' (french: La Tortue Rouge; ja, レッドタートルある島の物語, Reddo Tātoru: Aru Shima no Monogatari) is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film co-written and directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit and produced ...

'', a 2016 Oscar-nominated animated feature film directed by

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coproduced by numerous European studios and

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, all the hand drawn animation was done in TVPaint. *'' Ethel & Ernest'', a 2016 animated feature directed by

Roger Mainwood Roger Mainwood (born 31 July 1953 in Canterbury, Kent; died 20 September 2018) was a British animator and film director. He is best known for his work on ''Heavy Metal'' (1981), ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' (1994), ''Stressed Eric' ...

, based on the book by

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

, produced by Lupus Films. * Ernest et Célestine - Le Voyage en Charabie, 2022 sequel to the film Ernest et Célestine (2012), directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng. *

Wolfwalkers ''Wolfwalkers'' is a 2020 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. The film is the third and final installment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous films '' The Secret of Kells'' (2009) and ...

, 2020 animated feature film from

, directed by

and Ross Stewart. * My Father's Dragon, 2022 animated feature film from

, directed by

Short films

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Adam and Dog ''Adam and Dog'' is a 2011 American animated short film by Minkyu Lee. The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for the 85th Academy Awards and won Best Animated Short Subject at the 39th Annie Awards. After being nominated for an Aca ...

'', a 2011 American Oscar-nominated animated short *''How To Eat Your Apple'', a 2011 animated short film made with TVPaint Animation, by Erick Oh. *'' Late Afternoon'', a 2017 Irish Oscar-nominated animated short by

*''

We're Going On A Bear Hunt ''We're Going on a Bear Hunt'' is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It has won numerous awards and was the subject of a '' Guinness World Record'' for "Largest Reading Lesson" with a book-r ...

'', a 2016 British animated television special (30-minutes) by Lupus Films. *'' Bird Karma'', a 2018 American animated short by

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division ...

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea ''The Tiger Who Came to Tea'' is a short children's story, first published by William Collins, Sons in 1968, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. The book concerns a girl called Sophie, her mother, and an anthropomorphised tiger who invites hi ...

'', a 2019 British animated television special (23-minutes) by Lupus Films. *''

Kitbull ''Kitbull'' is a 2019 American traditionally animated short film directed and written by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the third film in Pixar's ''SparkShor ...

'', a 2019 Oscar-nominated American animated short produced by

Pixar Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...

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Burrow An Eastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrow A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of sh ...

'', a 2020 American Oscar-nominated animated short produced by

* Mum Is Pouring Rain, a 2021 French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. The film won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the

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the same year. *The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022, 32 mins.) directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy (from the book by Mackesy).

TV and Web series

*''C'est Bon'', a French animated series produced by

Folimage Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. It was founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The studio produces animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). In 199 ...

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Simon's Cat ''Simon's Cat'' is a British animated web cartoon and book series written by Simon Tofield. It features a hungry cat who uses various tactics to get his owner to feed him. In January 2009, it was announced that ''Simon's Cat'' would be publis ...

'', a British animated web cartoon and book series by Simon Tofield. It was created using

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, and TVPaint was used in the episodes ''Scaredy Cat'', ''Snow Cat'' and in the ''Off to the vet'' special. * ''Gigglebug'', originally an

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app made by Anima Boutique; a Finnish animated series, that first aired in April 2016 *'' PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems'', a 2017 series based on the 2014 Oscar-nominated short ''

The Dam Keeper ''The Dam Keeper'' is a 2014 American animated short film directed by Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. It tells the story of Pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. Although socially re ...

'' directed by Erick Oh for

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, which debuted on Hulu Japan on October 6, 2017 *''

Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his wor ...

'', Season 5 (2017) The fifth and final season of ''

'', an American

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, premiered on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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, directed by

Genndy Tartakovsky Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...

. *'' Undone'', animated series for Amazon Prime directed by

*''

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'', animated series created and directed by

for

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

. *''

Hazbin Hotel ''Hazbin Hotel'' is an American adult animated musical series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for demons to be "rehabilitated" and allowed in ...

'', animated series by

Vivienne Medrano Vivienne Medrano (born October 28, 1992), also known by her online alias VivziePop, is an American animator, illustrator, comic creator and voice actress. She is best known as the creator of the adult animated series ''Hazbin Hotel'' and ''H ...

. *''

Helluva Boss ''Helluva Boss'' is an American adult animation, adult animated web series created by Vivienne Medrano, Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. It revolves around the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., an assassination company in Hell. The pilot wa ...

'', spin-off of ''

'', animated series by

References

External links

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Notable uses

Feature films

Short films

TV and Web series

See also

References

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