Melusine Productions
Luxembourgish animation company
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Melusine Productions is an animation company based in Howald, Luxembourg.[1]
| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Animation production |
| Owner | Superprod Group (2024–present) |
| Parent | Studio 352 |
| Website | www |
History
The studio has produced series such as The Bellflower Bunnies, The Mysteries of Providence and Liberty's Kids.[2] It has also produced the movies Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers with Irish studio Cartoon Saloon, all of which have been Oscar nominated for Best Animated Feature, Melusine is a subsidiary of Studio 352, which is owned by Superprod.[2]
In April 2, 2024, Melusine Productions and Studio 352 was brought out by French audiovisual group Superprod Group (also known as its animation production division Superprod Animation), who previously worked on Song of the Sea with Melusine.[3]
Melusine Productions was nominated three times for the Oscars, twice for the Golden Globes, four times for the European Film Awards, and five times for the Césars.[4]
Filmography
| Title | Release date | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest & Celestine | December 12, 2012 (France) December 19, 2012 (Belgium) | StudioCanal CinéArt (Belgium) | co-production with Les Armateurs and La Parti Productions |
| Song of the Sea | December 10, 2014 (France/Belgium/Luxembourg) February 19, 2015 (Denmark) July 10, 2015 (Ireland) | Haut et Court[5] O'Brother Distribution (Belgium) StudioCanal (Ireland) Svensk Filmindustri (Scandinavia) | co-production with Superprod Animation, Cartoon Saloon, Big Farm and Noerlum Studios |
| Ethel & Ernest | December 28, 2016 | Universal Pictures Vertigo Releasing | co-production with Lupus Films, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Cloth Cat Animation, BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales |
| Richard the Stork[6] | May 11, 2017 (Germany) | Wild Bunch (Germany) | co-production with Ulysses Filmproduktion, Knunsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur and Walking the Dog and Den Siste Skilling |
| The Breadwinner[7] | December 8, 2017 (Canada) May 28, 2018 (Ireland) | StudioCanal (Ireland) Elevation Pictures (Canada) | co-production with Cartoon Saloon, Aircraft Pictures, Guru Studio[8] and Jolie Pas Productions[9] |
| Wolfwalkers[10] | December 2, 2020 (Ireland) December 16, 2020 (France) | Haut et Court Wildcard Distribution (Ireland) Apple TV+ (Worldwide) | co-production with Cartoon Saloon |
| Le Voyage de Prince[11] | 2021 (USA) | Urban Distribution International | co-production with Jean-François Laguionie, Xavier Picard, Blue Spirit Productions |
| The Summit of the Gods[12][13] | September 21, 2021 | Diaphana Distribution | co-production with Julianne Films, Folivari, Wild Bunch and France 3 Cinema |
| Kensuke's Kingdom[14] | 7 February 2024 2 August 2024 (United Kingdom) | Le Pacte Modern Films (United Kingdom) | co-production with Lupus Films, Jigsaw Films, Align, Cinema Management Group, Bankside Films, Film Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, BFI, Le Pacte and Bumpybox |