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Marc du Pontavice

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Marc du Pontavice
Born (1963-01-10) January 10, 1963 (age 63)
France
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, animator, producer
Known forProducing Oggy and the Cockroaches, The Magician, Space Goofs, Zig & Sharko

Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice (born 10 January 1963) is a French entrepreneur and animator, widely recognized for producing Oggy and the Cockroaches ("Oggy et les Cafards"), The Magician, Space Goofs, and Zig & Sharko. He held the position of executive producer at Gaumont and was instrumental in establishing Gaumont Television in 1990. The company expanded into animated series production by 1994 and underwent a rebranding to Gaumont Multimedia in 1995. Following his departure from Gaumont, du Pontavice partnered with Alix de Maistre to create the animation studio Xilam.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 De nouveau lundi Short film
2003 Kaena: The Prophecy
2007 Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
2009 For a Son Doctor Contributed to scriptwriting
2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Police Officer Vian 1
2011 War of the Buttons (2011 Yann Samuell film)
2013 Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie
2014 Far from Men
2017 Chateau Co-producer
2018 Close Enemies
2019 I Lost My Body

Television

Year Title Notes
1992-1995 Highlander: The Series Executive producer for seasons 1 through 3 only
1994-1996 Highlander: The Animated Series
1996 Sky Dancers
1996-1997 Dragon Flyz
1997-2006 Space Goofs
1998-1999 The Magician
1998-2019 Oggy and the Cockroaches Freelance producer during season two
2001-2003 The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001-2002 Cartouche: Prince of the Streets
2003-2004 Ratz
2005 Tupu
2006-2007 Shuriken School Co-produced alongside José Maria Castillejo
2006-2007 Rintindumb
2008-2018 A Kind of Magic
2008-2009 Rahan
2009-2010 Mr. Baby Creator
2010-2016 The Daltons
2010-2024 "Zig & Sharko"