Toco Toco Heads to Cartoon Forum 2026
We are excited to announce that we will be pitching Toco Toco, our latest project, at Cartoon Forum this September in Toulouse! Meet Toco, the first human ever. A young…
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Lucy Lost Selected for Official Competition in the Feature Films Category at the Annecy Festival
We are proud to share that Lucy Lost has been nominated in the Feature Films Official category at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival. “With Lucy Lost, Xilam is…
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Submarine Jim French Premiere at the Forum des Images
The French premiere of Submarine Jim will take place at the Forum des Images in Paris, with creator Fred Martin. The session will include screenings, surprises and a snack time!…
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Animated feature film “Lucy Lost” joins the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival
We are so happy to announce the official selection of our feature film Lucy Lost, directed by Olivier Clert and produced by Marc du Pontavice, at the Official Selection of…
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“Piggy Builders” at the BANFF World Media Festival 2026 Rockie Awards in the animation preschool category
We are happy to announce the official selection of Piggy Builders in the animation preschool category at the BANFF World Media Festival 2026 Rockie Awards. Piggy Builders is a wonderful…
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“The Doomies” selected at the prestigious Annecy Festival in the TV Films category
After a successful Work in Progress Session back in 2024, we are happy to announce the official selection of The Doomies in the TV Films category at the prestigious Annecy Festival! This…
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‘Piggy Builders’ Director & Xilam CCO Share the Inspirations for the Preschool Pig Tales
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Xilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy Builders
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My Life in Versailles – The Movie, distributed worldwide by Dandelooo Cinema
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Marc du Pontavice perspective feature
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The Boars: Alain Chabat’s new short film produced by Xilam.
Discover “The Boars“, a short film by Alain Chabat, produced at Xilam Animation for the Netflix series Asterix & Obelix, directed by Piano, Julien Daubas, and Fabien Limousin. Watch the…
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Xilam Animation on the global appeal of slapstick
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Rising Stars of Animation 2025
Joyce Colson Production Designer, Lucy Lost (Xilam) Age: 40 Birthplace: Lyon, France I knew I wanted to work in animation when: When I first started work 20 years ago, it was for the animated series Shuriken…
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Xilam Animation Renews Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India for Oggy and the Cockroaches Franchise
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Xilam on the legendary animation behind Twilight of the Gods
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Zig & Sharko Season 3 wins the 2024 Unifrance TV Export Award
Zig & Sharko Season 3 wins the 2024 Unifrance Tv Export Award in the animation category! For almost 15 years, Zig & Sharko has been a worldwide success bringing laughter…
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Xilam Animation Secures Raft of Deals in Central Eastern Europe
Over 637 hours of content sold to leading Central Eastern European broadcasters, including RTL Klub (Hungary), MTVA (Hungary), RTVS (Slovakia), HRT (Croatia), RTL (Croatia), Kidzone (Baltics) and 1+1 (Ukraine). Read…
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Xilam Hatches New Fourth Season of Where’s Chicky?
Xilam Hatches New Fourth Season of Where’s Chicky? Secures Pre-Sale of Hit Non-Dialogue Comedy with France Télévisions, Alongside Renewal of Previous Seasons.
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Xilam Films’ Epic Family Feature Lucy Lost Sets Sail with Gebeka International, Le Pacte and Canal+ on Board
Discover our new seaside adventure tale, co-written and directed by animation vet Olivier Clert and adapted from “War Horse” author Michael Morpurgo’s 2014 novel “Listen to the Moon.” Read the…
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Oggy Oggy on Minika and K+ Kids from September 09th!
A big day for OGGY OGGY with new TV launches on K+ in Vietnam and Minika Çocuk in Turkey! A lot of fun and adventures are on the way!
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Karate Sheep to be broadcast on Gulli from August 31!
Don’t miss Karate Sheep on Gulli this Saturday, August 31st, at 12:45 PM! Meet Wanda, the tough ewe whose job is to keep the sheep safe, and Trico who complicates…
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Buddybot on France 4 from August 28th
Chloe, an ordinary 12-year-old girl, and Buddybot, a little robot from the future! Buddybot wants him and Chloe to take action now, in order to instill positive change for the…
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Xilam at the Unifrance Rendez-vous in Le Havre !
We are pleased to attend the Unifrance Rendez-vous in Le Havre next week! Looking forward to meeting you there, on september 3-4 ✨
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New images and a new trailer of “Twilight of the Gods.”
Discover new images and a new trailer of Twilights of the Gods, set to be launched on Netflix on September 19, here. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Release Date: September 19,…
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Xilam Animation Sews Up Partnership with Fashion Retailer celio
Xilam Animation has secured a new partnership with French fashion retailer Celio, under which a new clothing collection featuring Xilam’s iconic animated brands – Oggy and the Cockroaches, Space Goofs…
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First exclusive image of the spooky comedy The Doomies!
First exclusive image of the original spooky comedy created and produced for Disney Branded Television by Xilam Animation, unveiled for Annecy Festival! 👻 Coming soon to Disney+.📺 THE DOOMIES Synopsis:…
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Incredible week for « My life in Versailles » in Annecy!
We are very happy to announce that “My Life in Versailles” (5×26′) won the Jury Prize in the TV Series Category! The first episode “The Royal Ghost” premiered during the…
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Netflix announces the release date of “Twilight of the Gods.”
“In the context of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, award-winning filmmakers and creators took audiences behind the scenes with world-exclusive clips and sneak peeks from their highly anticipated new…
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Xilam Group Returns to Annecy Festival with Expanding Portfolio and Robust Programme of Activity
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation is returning to Annecy International Animation Film Festival – taking place on 9th – 15th June 2024 – with a slate of…
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Xilam takes part in the ENSI graduation film jury
La semaine dernière, Marie Laurence Turpin, Directrice des actions culturelles chez Xilam Animation, était membre du jury des films de fin d’études de l’ENSI, École des Nouvelles Images. Le jury,…
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Xilam at MIFA 2024
Xilam Animation can’t wait to see you at MIFA! We’ll be happy to show you our new projects and series: Buddybot, Zig & Sharko, Athleticus and My Life in…
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Xilam Dives in Fresh Waters with New Animated Show, ‘Submarine Jim’
We are delighted to announce the launch of the production of the 2D animated series Submarine Jim! The show, created by Frédéric Martin, has already been sold to European Broadcasters France…
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Xilam and Oggy were guests at the Paris Fan Festival 2024!
Manuel Drouglazet, sound director at Xilam Animation, was invited at Paris Fan Fest 2024 this weekend. He gave an upbeat on-stage talk and shared some of his trade secrets…
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Xilam takes part in a fascinating round-table discussion on artificial intelligence
As part of Impact 2024 month, The Lab (a research laboratory founded by the Ecoles Créatives) is organizing a national event around the theme of Artificial Intelligences: “AI in…
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Oggy visits children at Necker Hospital
Last Friday, Oggy and the volunteers from the association Un cadeau pour la vie visited the children at Necker Hospital. The program included a tour of the units, outdoor…
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China and France celebrate over 60 years of cooperation at MIPTV
Yesterday at MIPTV, France and China celebrated their 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Safaa Benazzouz, EVP Distribution at Xilam Animation, shared the successfull collaboration with Youku Kids through the co-production…
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“My Life in Versailles” in Official Selection at Annecy Festival
So proud to announce the nomination of the series My life in Versailles at Annecy Festival. A coproduction with Films Grand Huit, Xilam and Mélusine Productions. Read to full article…
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‘Lucy Lost’ will be presented at Cartoon Movie
Discover our latest project Lucy Lost at Cartoon Movie! Pitching session of the animated feature film on Wednesday 06th March at 3pm – Amphi 1 Read the full article…
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