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Fortiche

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Fortiche Production SAS
Company typePrivate
IndustryAnimation
Founded2009
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
300 (2021)

Fortiche Production SAS is a Paris-based French animation studio with an additional office located in Las Palmas, Spain. The company gained widespread recognition for the acclaimed television series Arcane.

Development

Established in 2009, Fortiche began by creating advertisements for major brands such as Coca-Cola, Honda, Samsung, Panasonic, and MTV. The studio is distinguished by its unique "Touche Fortiche" technique, which merges 2D and 3D animation elements.

The company later ventured into producing music videos for artists including Freak Kitchen, Gorillaz, and LIMOUSINE, which led to collaborations with video game developers like Ubisoft, Volition Studios, Carbine Studios, and notably Riot Games. For Riot Games, Fortiche crafted several game trailers and music videos, particularly the popular Pop/Stars.

Fortiche also played a role in the animated series Rabbids Invasion (2013–2019), designing its opening sequence in collaboration with Ubisoft for distribution on platforms such as Netflix and Nickelodeon.

In 2015, the studio produced the 55-minute historical documentary Le dernier Gaulois, aired on French network France 2, employing motion capture technology for animation.

At the 2017 Cartoon Movie industry event held in Bordeaux, Fortiche presented their feature film concept Miss Saturne, accompanied by a pilot short film.

Arcane

In November 2021, Fortiche partnered with Riot Games to launch the series Arcane, set within the League of Legends universe, which premiered on Netflix and Tencent Video in China. The show became Netflix’s most-watched series worldwide for two consecutive weeks and earned widespread critical praise.

Over the six years dedicated to developing Arcane, Fortiche’s team expanded from approximately 15 employees to about 300. The studio further grew in 2020 by opening branches in both Montpellier and Las Palmas. Its revenue reached €16.4 million in 2021. According to Le Figaro, production costs for the series ranged between €60 million and €80 million. In November 2021, Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent confirmed a second season, which debuted on November 9, 2024, and concluded on November 23.

On March 14, 2022, Riot Games revealed a new equity investment in Fortiche Production, acquiring a significant minority stake. As part of this arrangement, Riot executives Brian Wright and Brendan Mulligan joined Fortiche’s board of directors.

Film

  • Penelope of Sparta (currently in production)

Television series

Music videos

  • "DoYaThing" – Gorillaz featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000 (2012)
  • "Get Jinxed" – Agnete Kjølsrud and Christian Linke (2013)
  • "Warriors" – Imagine Dragons (2014)
  • "Pop/Stars" – K/DA featuring Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, and Jaira Burns (2018)
  • "Rise" – Mako featuring The Word Alive and The Glitch Mob (2018)
  • "Enemy" – Imagine Dragons and J.I.D (2021)
  • "Blood Sweat & Tears" – Sheryl Lee Ralph (2024)
  • "Bite Marks" – TEYA (2025)
  • "Ma Meilleure Ennemie" – Stromae, Pomme (2025)

Filmography

  • Le dernier Gaulois (2015) – Television Film

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External links

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