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Xilam Animation

Company type	Public ( Société Anonyme)
Traded as	Euronext Paris:  XIL
ISIN	FR0004034072
Industry	Animation
Founded	5 August 1999; 24 years ago (1999-08-05)
Founders	Marc du Pontavice Alix du Pontavice
Headquarters	Paris, France
Number of employees	297 (2020)
Subsidiaries	Armada TMT Igloo Productions GmbH Xilam Films SAS Xilam Multimédia SAS Xilam Studio SAS Xilam Studio Angoulême SAS (at December 2016) [1] Cube Creative
Website	xilam.com

Xilam is a French production company 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. Gaumont continued to have a deal with Xilam until 2003. Gaumont Multimédia was a video game publisher until closing in 2004.

In 2019, it was announced that Xilam would be acquiring 50.1% of French CG studio Cube Creative. ^[2] The deal was finalized on 20 January 2020. ^[3]

History

Programs including Shuriken School, ^[4] Space Goofs, ^[5] and Oggy and the Cockroaches ^[6] were internationally successful. In 2003, the company released its first animated feature film, the CGI-based Kaena: The Prophecy, ^[7] and in 2005 announced an animated film based on The New Adventures of Lucky Luke. ^[8] In 2012, they announced Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie would be made. ^[9] In 2016 the studio opened a new office in Lyon, France. ^[10]

In 2020, Xilam acquired the French animation production company Cube Creative. ^[11]

Filmography

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Animated series

Purchased from Gaumont

• Dragon Flyz (1996–97) ^[12]
• Sky Dancers (1996) ^[12]
• Space Goofs (1997–2006) ^[12]
• The Magician (1997–98)
• Oggy and the Cockroaches (1998–2019)

Original

• Cartouche: Prince of the Streets (2001)
• Shuriken School (2006–07) ^[6]
• Rintindumb (2006)
• A Kind of Magic (2008–18) ^[6]
• Rahan (2007) ^[13]
• Mr. Baby (2009–10) ^[13]
• Zig & Sharko (2010–present) ^[5]
• The Daltons (2010–16) — animated television series, based on the Daltons from the Lucky Luke franchise
• FloopaLoo, Where Are You? (2011–14) ^[14]
• Hubert and Takako (2013—15)
• What's the Big Idea? (2014) ( fr)
• Rolling with the Ronks! (2016–17)
• Paprika (2017–19) ^[15]
• Coach Me If You Can (2020) ^[16]
• Where's Chicky? (2019–present) ^[17]
• Boon & Pimento (2020) ^[18]
• Moka's Fabulous Adventures! (2020) ^[19]
• Tangranimals (2021) ^[20]
• The Adventures of Bernie (2021–present)
• Oggy Oggy (2021–23) ^[21]
• Lucy Lost (TBA) ^[22]
• Lupin's Tales (2021) ^[23]
• Athleticus (2021) ^[24]
• Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation (2022) ^[25]
• Karate Sheep (2023–present) ^[26]
• The Doomies (2024) ^[27]
• Gemma and the Defenders (TBA) ^[28]
• Phil & Sophia (TBA) ^[29]
• Buddybot (TBA) ^[30]

In collaboration with Tooncan

• The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (2001–03) ^[4]
• Ratz (2003) ^[4]
• Tupu (2004–05)

In collaboration with DreamWorks Animation Television

• Mr. Magoo (2019) ^{[31] [32]}

In collaboration with CrossRiver Productions

• Boon and Pimento (2020) ^[33]

In collaboration with Disney Television Animation

• Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (2021–present) ^{[34] [35]}

In collaboration with The Stone Quarry

• Twilight of the Gods (TBA) ^[36]

Film

Purchased from Gaumont

• Dragon Flyz: The Legend Begins (1996; a compilation of the first three episodes of Dragon Flyz)

Original

• Kaena: The Prophecy (2003) ^[7]
• Shuriken School: The Ninja's Secret (2007)
• Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007) ^[37]
• Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013) ^[9]
• I Lost My Body (2019; Xilam's first R-rated movie) ^[38]
• The Migrant (2024) ^[39]

Other productions

Purchased from Gaumont

• Monster Men (Single version of the opening song in the series Space Goofs; performed by Iggy Pop, distributed by Virgin Records)

Original

• Stupid Invaders (2000) ^[40] (Video game adapted from the series Space Goofs)
• Do not panic on board (single version of the opening song in the series Ratz; distributed by Sony Music)

References

External links

• Media related to Xilam at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website