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Xilam
Xilam (also known as Xilam Animation) is a French animation studio which specializes in making animated television series and feature films. Marc du Pontavice and his wife Alix founded it in 1999 as a replacement for the animation division of Gaumont Multimédia, which was itself an offshoot of the company's television division Gaumont Télévision, a company he co-founded in 1990. Gaumont continued to have a deal with Xilam until 2003. Gaumont Multimédia was a video game publisher until closing in 2004. History The origin of Xilam is closely linked to Gaumont's television production activity, launched in the early 1990s. From 1990, Marc du Pontavice joined the Gaumont group to develop a television production activity and co-founded Gaumont Télévision. From 1994 to 1998, certain animations such as ''Space Goofs'' and '' Oggy and the Cockroaches'' met with international success, and it was only in 1999 that the Xilam company bought current productions from Gaumont, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kind Of Magic (TV Series)
''A Kind of Magic'' (known as ''Magic – La Famille Féerique'' in France) is a French animated television series created by Michel Coulon and Arthur de Pins. It was produced by French animation company Xilam Animation with the participation of France 3 and Disney Television France in season 1 and Gulli and Canal J for season 2. The series was directed by Charles Vaucelle in season 1 and William Renaud in season 2, with David Gilson as character designer. The series first aired in 2008 on Disney Channel France and France 3. The series was rated the most popular series at the 2007 MIPCOM Junior trade show, attracting over 280 buyers. A second season started airing in 2018 on Canal J. The entire series is available to watch on YouTube. Synopsis The story deals with a 10-year-old child named Tom, and his family's problems, including his older sister Cindy (14 years old), who is crazy after every boy she sees, his toad 'His Highness', his evil maternal aunt Ferocia who wants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Goofs
''Space Goofs'' () is a French animated series that was produced by Gaumont Multimedia for its first season and Xilam for its second season, produced for France 3, and broadcast on that network from September 6, 1997 to May 12, 2006. The first season was also on Fox Kids in the United States from 1997–2000, while the second season aired internationally. The series also served as the basis of an adventure game, developed by Xilam themselves and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows and Sega Dreamcast called '' Stupid Invaders'' in 2000 – which was dedicated to its co-creator, Jean-Yves Raimbaud. In contrast to the original show, it featured plenty of toilet humor and slightly more crude, adult content. It also was the first work produced by Xilam to be made for an older audience – the others being the adult animated movies '' I Lost My Body'' and '' Kaena: The Prophecy'', and the adult animated series '' Mr. Baby''. Plot Five extraterrestrials from the fictitious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Du Pontavice
Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice (born 10 January 1963) is a French animator and businessman who is the producer of ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' ("Oggy et les Cafards"), ''The Magician (French TV series), The Magician'', ''Space Goofs'', ''Zig & Sharko'' and others. He was an executive producer from Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont, which is based in France. In 1990, he was co-founder of Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont Television. In 1994, the company started producing animated series, which was eventually transformed into Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont Multimedia in 1995. After leaving the company, he, along with Alix de Maistre, founded Xilam. Filmography Film Television Video games Bibliography * Pontavice, Marc du. ''Destin animé''. France: Slatkine et Compagnie, 2022; References External links * 1963 births Living people French animators French film producers French animated film producers French television producers Film people from Paris Xilam Ogg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuriken School
''Shuriken School'' is a French-Spanish animated series that first aired on August 20, 2006. It was produced by Xilam Animation and Zinkia Entertainment (known for producing ''Pocoyo'') in association with France 3 and Jetix Europe. Characters Main *Eizan Kaburagi (voiced by Nathan Kress) is a 10-year-old ninja student of Shuriken. Eizan is intelligent, hardworking, and eager to learn. His dream since childhood is to become a ninja. It is hinted that he has a crush on Okuni and also has a rivalry with Naginata. His weapon is a green plastic ruler. He is also clumsy as shown in the episode "Phantom of the Kabuki". *Okuni Dohan (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a 11-year-old ninja student of Shuriken, and the only female member of the main group, also the most studious of them. She frequently cites examples from important lessons, and possesses great deductive skills and origami talent, and her weapon is a jump rope. She also has quite a short fuse, and has a crush on Eizan. There i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magician (French TV Series)
''The Magician'' ( French: ''Le Magicien'') is a French animated superhero television series created by Florian Ferrier, Savin Yeatman and Gilles Adrien, the second of whom also served as the series' story editor. It was produced by Gaumont Multimedia in 1997 and is currently owned by Xilam. It aired on France 3 starting on September 2, 1998 and later on Fox as part of its Fox Kids programming block in 1999 as one of the few European shows to air in the US at the time. Synopsis A series of scientific discoveries and radical advances in technology have re-organized society during the third millennium. Taking advantage of widespread hope and optimism in Electro City, the crime syndicates (chiefly under the mobster "Black Jack" Malone) have discreetly taken control of all important positions. They are repeatedly defeated by protagonist Ace Cooper and his magic assistant Cosmo. Characters Main characters * Ace Cooper (voiced by Michael Donovan) - The main protagonist of the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Lucky Luke
''Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke'' (English: ''The New Adventures of Lucky Luke'') is a 2001–2003 animated television series based on the Franco-Belgian comic book series of the same name created by Belgian cartoonist Morris. 52 episodes were produced. The show was directed by Olivier Jean-Marie and produced by Marc du Pontavice at the Xilam studios in Paris, France. The music for the series was composed by Ramon Pipin, Hugues Le Bars and Hervé Lavandier. A theatrical feature-length film directly based on the series titled '' Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'' was later released in 2007. Plot ''Lucky Luke'' is a cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow. With the help of his faithful horse ''Jolly Jumper'' (the world's smartest horse) and sometimes also Rintindumb (the world's dumbest dog), he maintains peace and order in the Wild West. He hunts down desperadoes, keeps sharpshooters like Billy the Kid in check and constantly recaptures and returns The Daltons to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Dancers
Sky Dancers are a line of toys that were popular in the mid-1990s and were the basis for an animated series. The toys consisted of a pull-string base and a doll with foam wings. When the doll was inserted into the base and the string was pulled, it would launch into the air and spin its wings like a propeller as it flew, similar to a helicopter. Toys Galoob launched the toys during the 1994 winter holiday season, and were greatly successful. Galoob later released a similar toyline aimed at boys, ''Dragon Flyz''. The toys were re-released in 2005 with an adapted design, manufactured by Play Along Toys. Recall Although the dolls had foam wings to prevent injury, more than 100 injuries were reported, ranging from temporary blindness to facial lacerations requiring stitches. Galoob, the manufacturer of the toys, recalled them in June 2000 after less than six years on the market; nearly 10,000,000 were recalled. Animated series In 1996, the toys were the basis for an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Flyz
''Dragon Flyz'' is an Animated series, animated television series created by Savin Yeatman and produced by Gaumont (company), Gaumont Multimedia in association with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment. The show, based on a toy line by Galoob, ran for two seasons, in syndication in the United States and Europe, from 1996 to 1997. 26 episodes were produced. The series, set in a world following an event called the Cataclysm follows the Dragonators, who ride on dragons in search and rescue operations. David Perlmutter's ''Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows'' calls ''Dragon Flyz'' "a very transparent ad for a toy line, much like some of the other productions the Abrams/Gentile Studio was involved in at this time (see ''Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch'' and ''Van-Pires'' for other examples)." Plot and setting The setting is a post-apocalyptic version of the 41st century. The disaster responsible for the world's state is called the Global catastrophic risk, Cataclysm and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAC Small
The CAC Small (formerly the CAC Small 90) is a stock market index used by the Paris Bourse. It is a small-cap index which represents all main-market French equities not included in the CAC 40, the CAC Next 20 or the CAC Mid 60. Together, these 4 indices make up the CAC All-Tradable. Originally consisting of 90 listings, the index was revamped to include a wider range of stocks in March 2011. Index composition , the index was composed of the following 179 companies: * 2CRSI * AST Groupe * AB Science * ABC Arbitrage * ABEO * Abionyx Pharma SA * Abivax * Acteos * ACTIA Group * ADLPartner * Adocia * AdUx * Advenis * Advicenne * Afone Participations * AKKA Technologies SE * AKWEL * Albioma * Compagnie des Alpes * Altur Investissement * Amoéba * Amplitude Surgical * Antalis * ARCHOS * Artmarket.com * Atari SA * Ateme * Aubay * Aurea * Aures Technologies * Avenir Telecom S.A. * AwoX * Axway Software * Balyo * Bastide Le Confort Médical * Le Bélier * Bénéteau * Bigben Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rintindumb
Rantanplan (; alternatively spelled Ran-Tan-Plan and Ran Tan Plan) is a fictional Hound, hound dog created by a Belgium, Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris and France, French writer René Goscinny. Originally a supporting character in the ''Lucky Luke'' series, Rantanplan later starred in self-titled series. Rantanplan is a parody, spoof of the male German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin. In the Turkish translations of the series, he is indeed named Rin Tin Tin. (Lucky Luke in Istanbul), Haberturk, 5 June 2012. English versions of the books have renamed him "Rin-Tin-Can" and "Bushwack" in the 1983 Hanna-Barbera animated television series ''Lucky Luke (1984 TV series), Lucky Luke'', as well as "Rintindumb" in the France, French comedy animated TV series ''The Daltons (2010 TV series), The Daltons'' p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
