Tag: Marc du Pontavice

BBC Children’s has ordered four new animations for CBeebies, CBBC and BBC iPlayer, including the first commission from BBC’s Ignite program.

Xilam Animation has greenlit the new adventure comedy Submarine Jim and scored its first presales, with France Télévisions and Germany’s Super RTL.

Xilam Animation has secured France Télévisions, the U.K.’s BBC and Germany’s ZDF as commissioning broadcasters for its upcoming preschool series Piggy Builders.

Xilam Animation has teamed with Films Grand Huit to co-produce My Life in Versailles (La Vie De Chateau), an animated series based on the TV special of the same name.

The third day of the TV Kids Festival opened this morning with a panel on the French animation landscape with Xilam Animation’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin.

Xilam’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin will discuss the state of the European animation industry, what sets it apart on the global stage and the opportunities and challenges brought about by the proliferation of streaming platforms during a panel session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.

The recipients of this year’s World Screen Kids Trendsetter Awards, Rainbow’s Iginio Straffi, Xilam’s Marc du Pontavice, Brown Bag Films’ Bronagh O'Hanlon and Green Gold Animation’s Rajiv Chilaka, weighed in on the creative process at the Creators Superpanel at MIPJunior this morning in a conversation moderated by Anna Carugati.

PARIS: Xilam is heading to Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) for the first time to build consumer products programs for its flagship CGI-animated slapstick comedy brand Oggy & the Cockroaches and the preschool series Paprika.