‘Lupin’s Tales’ wins the 2020 Pulcinella Award for a Preschool TV series
Lupin’s Tales wins the 2020 Pulcinella Award for a Preschool TV series, for “being able to give a breath of freshness to the big book of fairytales and the masterly…
2020 Kidscreen’s Hot50: Xilam Animation in the TOP10 companies in Digital Media
Xilam has been voted in the TOP10 companies in Digital Media, on 2020 Kidscreen’s HOT50 list! Racking up one billion combined monthly views across its YouTube channels, Xilam launched in…
Xilam Animation Shines with Diamond YouTube Play Button for Zig & Sharko
YouTube channel for globally successful slapstick comedy Zig & Sharko hits 10M subscriber milestone! Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has been awarded a coveted Diamond Play Button for…
Marc du Pontavice is Animation Magazine’s 2020 Game-Changer!
Marc du Pontavice, Founder and President of Xilam Animation, is Animation Magazine’s 2020 Game-Changer! Marc du Pontavice began his career with GAUMONT, where he co-founded GAUMONT Television (1991‐95), supervising the…
Globally Appealing, Quintessentially French: a Showcase by TV France International with Xilam Animation
Celine Carenco, SVP Media Sales Distribution Asia Pacific, and Manya ZHOU, Head of Business Development China, share their experiences and highligh new programs available for sale and projects for co-production to…
Xilam Animation and Alibaba’s Youku to Co-Produce New Animated Series ‘Lupin’s Tales’
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation is partnering with Alibaba Group’s video streaming platform, Youku, to co-produce its new 2D and 3D animated preschool series Lupin’s Tales (78×7’), which…
‘Gemma and the Defenders’ in the TOP 5 Projects at Cartoon Forum!
“Gemma and the Defenders” is among the 5 most-viewed projects at Cartoon Forum! Cartoon Forum has successfully closed its 31st edition, which was held exclusively online due to the coronavirus…
Get a First Look at Our New Series at MIPJunior 2020
Discover the studio’s flagship programs and latest productions at MIPJunior 2020, which will be held online this year. Visit the MIPJunior Screening Library viewing platform to get a first look…
Xilam Animation Hosts First Ever Online Showcase Event
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation is hosting its inaugural Online Showcase event for TV channel and platform buyers from 20-22 October. During the event, guests will be able…
Let’s Connect at Festival of Licensing!
Xilam Animation is gearing up to Festival of Licensing 2020, on October 6-8. Join us online and discover our 2020 licensing highlights: Lupin’s Tales, Where’s Chicky?, Oggy and the Cockroaches…
Xilam Animation’s CGI Slapstick Comedy ‘Trico’ Heading to Netflix
” A demand for non-verbal comedies, as well as a chance to expand into 3D animation, spurred the studio to make Trico, says CEO Marc du Pontavice. Netflix has picked up exclusive rights…
Nickelodeon Doubles Up with Xilam Animation Comedies
Academy Award® nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a pair of deals with Nickelodeon for its short-form series CGI series Athleticus (60×2’15) and animated comedy Mr Magoo (78×7’).…
Nicktoons UK to Welcome ‘Mr Magoo’ on Monday 6th July 2020
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland will premiere Mr Magoo, the hilarious new animated slapstick comedy series produced by Xilam Animation, based on the hugely successful classic cartoon of the same name,…
‘I Lost My Body’ wins 2020 André-Martin Award for a French feature film
Jérémy Clapin’s animated feature “I Lost My Body” received the André-Martin Award for a French feature film, on June 19th during the unveiling of the Annecy 2020 Special Prize winners.…
Bafta-Winning Screenwriter Helen Blakeman Set To Write ‘Lucy Lost’
“Driving to develop animated features and series that reach out to more sophisticated global families and 18-34 young adults after the milestone success of the Academy Award-nominated ‘I Lost My…
‘Moka’s Fabulous Adventures!’ is heading to Turkey on minikaGO!
Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! is landing in Turkey on the dedicated kids channel minikaGO (ATV Group), which will premiere the series on June 13th 2020. Moka, the King of the Savannah’s…
Xilam Animation Taps Licensing Works!® as North American Agent for Zig & Sharko
Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has appointed Licensing Works!® as the North American licensing agent for its hit animated slapstick comedy brand Zig & Sharko. Licensing Works! is now…
Xilam Animation Scores New Sales in Southern Europe
Package deals in Portugal see over 100 hours of content picked up by RTP and Dreamia Sales also secured in Greece and Turkey Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has…
Cartoons On The Bay: ‘Coach Me If You Can’ and ‘Lupin’s Tales’ in Official Selection
Two series from Xilam Animation studio are part of the Official Selection of the 2020 Cartoons on the Bay Festival which will take place in Pescara from December 3 to…