Studio 100 Alum Joins Média-Participations

Katell France, who spent ten years at Studio 100 Animation, has come on board Média-Participations Group’s French production division as consulting producer.

France began her career at Gaumont in 1995 and joined Xilam in 2007 as deputy managing director. In 2010, she became managing director and executive producer of Studio 100 Animation. After heading up Studio 100 Animation for ten years, France has become an independent producer and is overseeing the further development of the series The Marsupilamis, presented by Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel and Belvision.

The Marsupilamis, a 52×12-minute 3D Franco-Belgian co-production, is a new adaptation of the world of the iconic character created by Franquin in 1951. Mediatoon Distribution is handling international sales.