D'Ocon Films
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D'Ocon Studios (also known as D'Ocon Films or D'Ocon Productions, formerly D'Ocon Film Productions) is a Spanish animation studio and multimedia company from Barcelona, Catalonia. It was founded in 1976 by Antoni d'Ocon.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation studio |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Antoni D'Ocon |
| Headquarters | Barcelona , Spain |
| Website | doconfilms |
History
D'Ocon Films was founded in 1976 by Antoni D'Ocon, then 18 years old.[2]
The studio initially focused on producing puppet series before breaking new ground in animation with the creation of the D'Oc animation system, which accelerated the production of animated series without compromising frame-by-frame image quality.[1]
The studio's first animated series, The Fruitties, became a success and was sold in several countries.[3] Among the other series producied by D'Ocon are Problem Child, Delfy and His Friends and Pocket Dragon Adventures.
In 2000, D'Ocon Studios received the National Communication Award in the television category.[4] In 2011,the company began liquidation after failing to emerge from the voluntary bankruptcy it had filed in May 2009.[5]
Productions
| Title | Debut | End | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Aurones | 1987 | 1988 | Televisión Española |
| The Fruitties | 1990 | 1992 | Televisión Española |
| Chip & Charly | 1991 | 1992 | France 2 |
| Delfy and His Friends | 1992 | 1992 | Televisión Española |
| Basket Fever | 1992 | 1996 | TVE |
| Sylvan (animation series) | 1995 | 1996 | FORTA |
| Pocket Dragon Adventures | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Problem Child | 1993 | 1994 | USA Network |
| Scruff | 2000 | 2004 | Televisió de Catalunya |