Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim) is a French animation studio. It was acquired by

Gaumont Film Company The Gaumont Film Company (, ), often shortened to Gaumont, is a French film studio headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in ...

in 2008 as a return to television production, and an entry into English-language productions, after Gaumont Television was sold in 1999. It was rebranded as Gaumont Animation in 2013. The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries. Its productions include ''

Mona the Vampire ''Mona the Vampire'' is an animated children's television series that is based on a children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman, as well as a series of novels illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hiawyn Oram. ...

'', ''

Robotboy ''Robotboy'' is a Anglo-French-American animated television series produced by Gaumont Animation (originally Alphanim) for France 3 and Cartoon Network Europe, in association with studios LuxAnimation and Cofinova 1 for ''Series 1'' only. In a to ...

'', ''

Galactik Football ''Galactik Football'' is an animated television series produced by Gaumont Alphanim that mixes conventional 2D animation with 3D computer graphics. It originally aired from 3 June 2006 to 27 October 2011. In the universe of ''Galactik Footbal ...

'', ''

Calimero ''Calimero'' is an animated television series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on th ...

'', ''

Noddy, Toyland Detective ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' (French: ''Oui-Oui, Enquêtes au Pays des Jouets'') is a computer animated series featuring the character Noddy created by Enid Blyton. The series was produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Gaumont Animation ...

'' (after the rights were acquired from

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 ...

in 2013), ''

Trulli Tales ''Trulli Tales'' (), fully known as ''Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri'', is an animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first premiered on October 17, 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil. ...

'', ''

Belle and Sebastian Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released eleven albums. They are often compared with acts such as The Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle and Sebastian" come ...

'', '' Furiki Wheels'', ''

F is for Family ''F Is for Family'' is an American adult animated comedy drama streaming television series created by Bill Burr and Michael Price for Netflix. It is produced by Vince Vaughn's Wild West Television, King of France Productions, Loner Productions, ...

'' and '' Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles''. Film projects in development include ''Plunder'' and a musical adaptation of

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

's novel ''

High in the Clouds ''High in the Clouds'' is a children's adventure novel written by musician/songwriter Paul McCartney and Philip Ardagh, illustrated by Geoff Dunbar, and published by Faber and Faber in October 2005. As writer/producer and animator/director, McCa ...

''.

Productions

Series

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Animal Crackers An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, a tiger, a bear, or an elephant. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet, but ...

'' (1997–2000, co-production with

CINAR Corporation Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. (also known as Cookie Jar Group and originally known as CINAR; renamed as DHX Cookie Jar Inc. from 2012 until 2014, or simply just Cookie Jar) was a Canadian media production and distribution company owned by DHX M ...

) *''

Atomic Puppet ''Atomic Puppet'' is a Canadian-French animated television series created by Jerry Leibowitz and Mark Drop and produced by Mercury Filmworks, Technicolor Animation Productions and Gaumont Animation. The series aired on Teletoon in Canada, on F ...

'' (2016–2017, co-production with

Mercury Filmworks Mercury Filmworks is a Canadian independent animation studio based in Ottawa, Ontario. The studio was originally founded in Vancouver by Clint Eland, the current CEO, in 1997. Mercury Filmworks has produced animated television series and feature ...

and

Technicolor Animation Productions Technicolor Animation Productions (formerly OuiDo! Productions) is the production arm of the Technicolor Creative Studios animation group. History On February 25, 2015, Technicolor SA acquired OuiDo! Productions, and renamed the studio "''Technic ...

) *''

The Baskervilles ''The Baskervilles'' is a 2000 animated children's television show about a British family living in the most twisted theme park in the world. The show was originally created by series co-director Nick Martinelli and series co-writer Alastair Swi ...

'' (2000, co-production with CINAR Corporation and Martin Gates Corporation) *''

'' (2017, co-production with Groupe PVP) *''

Bionic Max ''Bionic Max'' is an animated comedy television series created by Thomas Digard and Emmanuel Klotz. Produced by Gaumont Animation for Gulli and Canal J, the series premiered on October 23, 2021. Synopsis The series follows Max, the world's f ...

'' (2021–present) *''Bottom's Up'' (2020) *''

'' (2013–2016, co-production with Gaumont Television, Studio Campedelli,

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...

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 ...

Rai Fiction Rai Fiction is an Italian production company founded in 1997. It is owned and operated by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' ( RAI), the national broadcasting company of Italy. The company produces content for RAI's channels. The company produces anim ...

, Telepool and Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd.) *''Cooking? Child's Play!'' (2005, co-production with CCA, LuxAnimation, SEK Animation Studio and The Farm II) *''Cosmic Cowboys'' (2003, co-production with Tooncan Productions VI Inc. and Europool) *''

Creepschool ''Creepschool'' is an animated series by Alphanim, the CINAR Corporation, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which was then substantially re- ...

'' (2004, co-production with Happy Life and CINAR Corporation) *'' Delta State'' (2004, co-production with

Nelvana Limited 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 ...

, Deltanim Productions Inc., DQ Entertainment,

LuxAnimation LuxAnimation was a Luxembourgish animation studio based in Doncols, Luxembourg. The company was founded in 2000 by Lilian Eche and Ariane Payen. The company works with many companies to produce animated programs and movies. Since 2006, LuxAnimati ...

and Cofinova 13) *''Do, Re & Mi'' (2021–present, co-production with

Amazon Studios Amazon Studios is an American television and film producer and distributor that is a subsidiary of Amazon. It specializes in developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010. Content is distributed th ...

) *''

Dude, That's My Ghost! ''Dude, That's My Ghost!'' (French: ''Mon Pote le fantôme'') is a 2013 Anglo- French animated television series created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by Alphanim, and directed by Frédéric Martin. The series aired on Disney XD in the United ...

'' (2013) *''

'' (2015–2021, co-production with Wild West Television, Loner Productions, King of France Productions and

Gaumont International Television Gaumont Television (sometimes written as ''GIT'' or ''GITV'') is the American television division of the French Gaumont. It was launched on September 12, 2011 as an independent studio based in Los Angeles, designed to produce drama and comedy te ...

) *''

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

'' (2004, co-production with Nelvana Limited, Big Bang Digital Studios and LuxAnimation, season 6 only) *'' Furiki Wheels'' (2017, co-production with Je Suis Bien Content) *''

'' (2006–2011, co-production with

Jetix Europe Jetix Europe N.V. (formerly known as Fox Kids Europe N.V.) was a European television broadcasting company that owned children's television channels and programming blocks across the Europe and Middle East, such as Jetix and Jetix Play. History F ...

(seasons 1 and 2), Welkin Hosem (season 1), Audi'Art, LuxAnimation (season 1), Supersonic (season 1), Carloon (season 2), Europool (seasons 2 and 3), Telegael (season 3) and DQ Entertainment (season 3)) *''

Gawayn Gawayn is an animated television series created and designed by Jan Van Rijsselberge. It is produced by Alphanim, Gaumont Animation, and Mondo TV, and the series has been dubbed into different languages. The title of the show refers to King Ar ...

'' (2009–2013, co-production with

Mondo TV Mondo TV is an Italian production and television distribution company. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main stock exchange, Borsa Italiana. It distribu ...

(season 1),

Muse Entertainment Muse Entertainment is a Canadian producer of films and television programs founded by Michael Prupas in 1998. The company gained press attention in 2011 for their production of the multi-Emmy winning and nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys'' in as ...

(season 2) and Eurovision Animation (season 2)) *''Going Cuckoo'' (2018) *''

Hairy Scary ''Hairy Scary'' is a computer animated television series created by Jan Van Rijsselberge and produced by Alphanim for France 3 and Super RTL Super RTL is a German free-to-air television network owned by the RTL Group. The channel originally l ...

'' (2007, co-production with Europool and Village Productions) *''

Lanfeust Quest ''Lanfeust Quest'' is a French comics series version of the adventures of Lanfeust. Written in Japanese reading direction, small format, black and white and a lot more distinctive style, this revised version of Lanfeust of Troy is illustrated by ...

'' (2014, co-production with DQ Entertainment, Cofinova 23, Devanim Backup Media and Dapaco Productions) *''

Matt's Monsters ''Matt's Monsters'' is an animated series broadcast by Disney Channel and Disney XD, and formerly on Jetix. ''Matt's Monsters'' debuted in May 23, 2008 in France, and in other countries in June 1, 2009. The series follows a nine-year-old boy nam ...

'' (2008, co-production with Rai Fiction and Lanterna Magica) *''

'' (1999–2006, co-production with CINAR Corporation, Animation Services (season 3), Fancy Cape Productions and Farnham Film Company) *''Mouss & Boubidi'' (2009) *''

'' (2016–2020, co-production with

DreamWorks Animation Television DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV or simply DAT) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's ...

) *''

Pok & Mok ''Pok & Mok'' is a French animated series produced by Gaumont Animation and Vivement Lundi. Characters *Pok – One of Mok's best friends, is an eight-year-old, short-haired gibbon. *Mok – A regular eight-year-old kid, one of Pok's best friend ...

'' (2011, co-production with Vivement Lundi) *''Pol the Mouse Pirate'' (2022, co-production with Submarine) *''

Potatoes and Dragons ''Potatoes and Dragons'' is an animated series produced by Alphanim, Cinar, Canal J, France 3 and Europool. It was formerly broadcast in the United States until late September 2010 on This TV. Characters King Hugo III - King Hugo III is the ki ...

'' (2003, co-production with CINAR Corporation and Europool) *''Powerball'' (2020) *''Ralf the Record Rat'' (2003, co-production with Agogo Media) *''

Redwall ''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...

'' (1999, co-production with Nelvana Limited and Molitor Productions, season 1 only) *'' Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Animated Series'' (1999, co-production with

Ripley Entertainment Ripley Entertainment Inc. is an entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison Group of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company has its headquarters in an unincorporated part of southern Orange County, Florida, nea ...

United Media United Media was a large Column (periodical), editorial column and comic strip newspaper print syndication, syndication service based in the United States, owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, that operated from 1978 to 2011. It syndicated 150 comi ...

and CINAR Corporation) *''

'' (2005–2008, co-production with LuxAnimation (season 1) and Cofinova 1 (season 1)) *''Roddy Longbottom'' (2019) *'' Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles'' (2022–present, co-production with

Netflix Animation Netflix Animation is an American animation studio and a subsidiary of Netflix. The studio primarily produces and develops animated programs and feature films. History When Netflix began to produce original animated content in 2013, all of them ...

Atomic Monster Productions Atomic Monster is an American film and television production company, founded in 2014 by James Wan. The company is known for producing films in ''The Conjuring'' Universe, '' Lights Out'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Malignant'' and '' M3GAN''. Overvi ...

and

Dark Horse Entertainment Dark Horse Entertainment is a motion picture and television production arm of American comic book publishing company Dark Horse Comics, founded in 1992. They also have a sub-label, Dark Horse Indie. They have their headquarters in Milwaukie, Oreg ...

) *''

SantApprentice ''SantApprentice'' is an animated television series in 50 episodes of 12 minutes and two 26 minute episodes created by Belgian animator Jan Van Rijsselberge and made by Alphanim (now Gaumont Animation) in 2006. The holiday series follows the ad ...

'' (2006, co-production with Europool, Startrack Ltd. and Hosem) *''

Spaced Out ''Spaced Out'' (known in French as ''Allô la Terre, ici les Martin'') is an animated series, co-produced by Alphanim Productions, Tooncan Productions and Cartoon Network Europe, in association with several other companies and television networ ...

'' (2002, co-production with Tooncan Productions Inc., Animation Enterprises and Sofica Gimages 2) *'' Stillwater'' (2020–present, co-production with

Scholastic Entertainment Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and on ...

) *''

The Small Giant The Small Giant (French: La Petite Géante) is an animated television series that began in 2010. It was animated by Alphanim (now called Gaumont Animation) along with Jiang Toon Animation and distributed by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now called DH ...

'' (2010, co-production with Cofinova 5, Europool, Jiang Toon Animation and Village Productions) *'' Henry the Cat'' (2010, co-production with Eurovision Animation, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, Rai Fiction, Glenat and Vortex Productions) *'' The Green Squad'' (2011, co-production with Europool) *''

The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog ''The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog'', also known as ''Les Mystères d'Alfred'', is an animated series that airs on several broadcast and cable networks around the world. The characters of the show consist of mainly the anthropomorphic woodland an ...

'' (2010, co-production with Muse Entertainment, Prickly Productions, Europool and Jiang Toon Animation) *''Toto Trouble'' (2009, co-production with Europool and Jiang Toon Animation) *''

'' (2017–2019, co-production with Fandango TV, Congedo CulturArte, Groupe PVP and Rai Fiction) *''Welcome to Bric-a-Broc'' (2015) *''Woofy'' (2004, co-production with Tooncan Productions Inc.) *''

X-DuckX ''X-DuckX'' (French: ''Canards extrêmes'') is a French animated television series, lasting for four seasons and 78 episodes, created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, directed by François Reczulski, and produced in 2001 by Alphanim, France 3 and Europo ...

'' (2001–2007, co-production with Tooncan Productions Inc., Soficanim, Cream Entertainment and Point Productions) *''Zap Junior High'' (2007) *''

Zombie Hotel ''Zombie Hotel'' is a France, French/Republic of Ireland, Irish Animated series, animated children's television series about a hotel run by zombies, created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by French production company Alphanim (now called Gau ...

'' (2005, co-produced with Telegael, Magma, LuxAnimation and Hosem)

Films

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Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure'' (''Franklin et le trésor du lac'' in France and ''Benjamin et le Trésor du lac'' in Canadian French) is a children's animated adventure drama film released on September 6, 2006, based on the TV series '' ...

'' (2006, co-production with Les Studios DSO,

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

, Europool and

) *'' Eleanor's Secret'' (2009, co-production with La Fabrique and Lanterna Magica) *''

Santa's Apprentice ''Santa's Apprentice'' (original French title ''L'Apprenti Père Noel'') is a 2010 animated Christmas film produced and animated by Gaumont-Alphanim (now Gaumont Animation). Avril Stark Entertainment and Cartoon Saloon provided additional animati ...

'' (2010, co-production with Avrill Stark Entertainment and

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'', ' ...

) *''

The Magic Snowflake ''The Magic Snowflake'' (original French title ''L'Apprenti Père Noël et le flocon magique'') is a 2013 animated Christmas adventure comedy film made by Gaumont Animation. This full-length animated feature film was co-produced with Snipple Anima ...

'' (2013, co-production with Snipple Animation and Dapaco Productions) *''

'' (2023, co-produced with

) *''Plunder'' (TBA, co-produced with L'Atelier Animation)

References

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