Millimages
French animation studio in Paris
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Millimages is a French Headquarters animation studio based in Paris which develops, produces and worldwide distributes high quality family entertainment on all media.
 Logo used since 2015 | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | France Télévisions |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 June 2008 |
| Founder | Roch Lener |
| Links | |
| Website | millimages |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 5 |
| TNT in Overseas France | Channel 5 or 6 or 7 |
In 2019, Millimages was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award with its bestseller show Molang.
History
In December 1999, Millimages announced that they've teamed up with Paris-based animation studio Method Films to launch a new stop-motion animation joint-venture studio based in Paris which was originally called Gimmick. The new animation studio will work on Millimages' in-house productions alongside Method Films' works and would work on co-productions as well as outside clients such as TV adverts.[1]
In February 2002, Millimages expanded their operations into Germany with the acquisition of a 51 majority stake in Hamberg-based German animation production studio Toons'n'Tales. The acquisition of 51% majority stake in Toons'n'Tales had gave Millimages their own German animation production studio with Toons'n'Tales' president & co-founder Sunita Struck continued leading the German animation studio under Millimages.[2] Later in that same month, Millimages entered the distribution services by establishing their own worldwide distribution arm that would distribute Millimages' programmes internationally alongside third-party properties with former Cinar executive John Reynolds and president of Millimages' American division Millimages USA Dorian Langdon handling Millimages's new distribution division.[3]
In August 2017, Millimages partnered with VOD and streaming service distribution firm Alchimie to launch their own international VOD children's streaming service that would bring all of Millimages' programming catalogue under one service called OkiDoki, marking Millimages' first entry into the VOD streaming market with the new streaming service OkiDoki became available on Samsung Smart TVs.[4]
Productions
Feature films
| # | Title | Director(s) | Length | Year | Animation technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnivale | Deane Taylor | 74 min | 1999 | 2D |
| 2 | Duck Ugly | Deane Taylor, Emmanuel Klotz | 62 min | 2003 | 2D |
| 3 | Piccolo, Saxo & Cie | Marco Villamizar, Eric Guttierez | 75 min | 2005 | 3D |
| 4 | Renaissance | Christian Volckman | 105 min | 2006 | 3D |
| 5 | Lascars, Round Da Way | Albert Pereira Lazaro, Emmanuel Klotz | 96 min | 2008 | 2D / 3D |
| 6 | Jasper, Journey to the end of the World | Eckart Fingberg, Kay Delventhal | 86 min | 2009 | 2D / 3D |
| 7 | The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams | Sinem Sakaoglu, Jesper Moller, Helmut Fischer | 83 min | 2010 | Live action / stop-motion / 3D |
| 8 | Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: the Mystery of the Stolen Notes | Enzo D'Alò | 81 min | 2017 | 2D |
TV specials
| # | Title | Director(s) | Length | Year | Animation technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer | John Doyle | 26 min | 1998 | 2D |
| 2 | Santa Special Delivery | Jack Stokes | 26 min | 1999 | 2D |
| 3 | The Enchanted Seed | Eveline Fouché | 25 min | 2001 | 2D |
| 4 | The Little Reindeer | Dave Unwin | 26 min | 2004 | 2D |
| 5 | Louie and Santa's Assistant | Frédérick Chaillou | 22 min | 2011 | 2D |
| 6 | Louie and the Rainbow Fairy | Frédérick Chaillou | 22 min | 2012 | 2D |
| 7 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, The Magic Flute | Enzo D'Alò | 22 min | 2013 | 2D |
| 8 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, The Nutcracker | Enzo D'Alò | 22 min | 2013 | 2D |
| 9 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, Don Pipixote | Enzo D'Alò | 22 min | 2015 | 2D |
| 10 | Pipi, Pupù & Rosmary, Rabit Civet | Enzo D'Alò | 22 min | 2015 | 2D |
| 11 | Molang, A Bumpy Vacation | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 12 | Molang, Beneath the Ocean | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 13 | Molang, The RV | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 14 | Molang, The Mummy | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 15 | Molang, The Magic Wand | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 16 | Molang, The Ghost's Castle | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 17 | Molang, The Snowman | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 18 | Molang, A Beautiful Christmas Tree | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
| 19 | Molang, At the Elves' House | Marie-Caroline Villand | 7 min | 2018 | 2D |
TV series
| # | Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline & Her Friends | 1994–1996 | France 2 | |
| 2 | The Missing R | 1998 | RTP | co-production with Animanostra |
| 3 | Homiez | 1998–2007 | Canal+ | |
| 4 | Archibald the Koala[5] | 1998–2000 | France 3 & Canal J ITV (United Kingdom) | co-production with HIT Entertainment |
| 5 | 64 Zoo Lane | 1999–2013 | Canal J/France 5 BBC One/CBeebies (United Kingdom)/Noggin (United States) | co-production with Zoo Lane Productions |
| 6 | Pablo the Little Red Fox[6] | 1999–2000 | La Cinquième & Disney Channel France BBC One/BBC Two (United Kingdom) ZDF (Germany) | co-production with ZDF Enterprises, HIT Entertainment and Red Fox Productions |
| 7 | Hilltop Hospital | 1999–2003 | ITV (CITV)(United Kingdom)
ZDF (Germany) |
Distribution only |
| 8 | Simsala Grimm[7] | 1999–2000; 2010 | France 5 Kika, NDR & ARD (Germany) RTÉ2 (Ireland) | inherited from Hahn Film co-production with Greenlight Media and Magma Films |
| 9 | Vampires, Pirates & Aliens[8] | 2000–2001 | France 3 ITV (United Kingdom) | co-production with France Animation and Cosgrove Hall Films |
| 10 | Talis and the Thousand Tasks | France 3 ZDF (Germany) | co-production with ZDF Enterprises and Cine Cartoon | |
| 11 | Ethelbert the Tiger[9] | France 5 BBC Two (United Kingdom) | co-production with Link Entertainment Owned by DreamWorks Animation | |
| 12 | Da Möb[8] | 2001–2002 | Fox Kids France Sky One (United Kingdom) ABC Family (United States) | co-production with Happy Life and Quinta Animation |
| 13 | Pigeon Boy[10] | 2002–2003 | France 3 | |
| 14 | Old Tom[11] | 2002 | TF1 ABC1 (Australia) | co-production with Yoram Gross-EM.TV and EM.TV & Wavery Owned by Studio 100 |
| 15 | The Way Things Work[8] | France 5 ZDF (Germany) TVOntario (Canada) | co-production with Pearson Broadband and Schlessinger Media | |
| 16 | Fire Quest[12] | 2003 | France 3 | co-production with In Line Films and PRH |
| 17 | Watch My Chops! | 2003–2016 | France 3/Gulli/BBC (UK)/Nickelodeon (US/NL/AU) | |
| 18 | Jasper the Penguin[13] | 2003 | France 5 KiKA | co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and WDR |
| 19 | The Hydronauts | 2003–2004 | France 5 KiKA (Germany) | co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and Epidem ZOT |
| 20 | Lazy Lucy | 2004 | France 5 KiKA (Germany) | co-production with Toons 'N' Tales and WDR |
| 21 | Planet Grabo[12] | 2005 | France 2 | co-production with Method Animation and Amuse Films |
| 22 | Louie | 2006–2009 | France 5 | |
| 23 | Lola & Virginia | 2006–2008 | France 3 TV3 (Spain) EITB (Basque Country) | co-production with Icon Animation |
| 24 | Rocket Jo[14] | 2009 | France 3 | co-production with 2D3D Animations |
| 25 | CJ the DJ | 2009–2010 | ABC3 (Australia) | co-production with Kapow Pictures and Vision Animation |
| 26 | Nuts, Nuts, Nuts | 2010 | Canal+ Family | |
| 27 | Trust Me I'm A Genie![15] | 2010–2011 | Canal+ Family CBBC (United Kingdom) | co-production with Amuse Films |
| 28 | Mouk[15][16] | 2011–2014 | France 5 Disney Junior UK (United Kingdom) | co-production with Amuse Films |
| 29 | Me & My Robot[17] | 2012 | France 3 & Canal J EBS (South Korea) | co-production with Syngery Media |
| 30 | Molang[18] | 2015–present | Piwi+ | co-production with Petit K World |
| 31 | Pirata et Capitano | 2016–present | France 5 Rai Yoyo (Italy) | co-production with Aliante |
| 32 | Louie & Yoko Build[19] | 2020 | France 5 | |
| 33 | The Adventures of Nasredin[20] | 2020 | Gulli | |
| 34 | Camp Farmcreek[21] | 2026 | TBA |
Awards
| Program | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Molang | Nominated International Emmy Kids Awards | 2016 |
| Molang | Winner TVFI Export Award | 2018 |
| Pirata & Capitano | Winner Best Children and Youth TV Program Big Digit Awards | 2019 |
| Mouk | Nominated Pulcinella Awards Cartoons on the Bay | 2012 |
| Mouk | Nominated Annecy International Animated Film Festival | 2012 |
| Mouk | Nominated International Gold Panda Awards Sichuan TV Festival | 2013 |
| Mouk | Nominated Ottawa International Animation Festival | 2013 |
| Mouk | Nominated Mip Junior Licensing Challenge | 2011 |
| Mouk | Nominated TVFI Export Award | 2012 |
| Mouk | Nominated Rome International Film Festival | |
| 64 Zoo Lane | Winner Best Preschool Animation at American Animation Awards | 1999, 2000 |