OuiDo! Productions (company)

OuiDo! Productions
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Formerly	Timoon Animation (2003–2012); Genao Productions (2012–2013); Technicolor Animation Productions (2015–2022);
Company type	Private
Industry	Film production; Television production
Founded	28 May 2003; 23 years ago
Founders	Philippe Mounier; Bridget Gauthier-Darcet
Fate	Integrated into Mikros Animation (original entity)
Headquarters	8/10 rue du Renard – 75004, Paris, France
Key people	Boris Hertzog (CEO & President); Sandrine Nguyen (CEO & Executive Producer)
Services	Animation; Live-action
Parent	PMMP (2003–2007); Lagardère Group (2007–2013); Technicolor SA (2015–2022); Technicolor Creative Studios (2022);
Website	Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-12-04)

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article OuiDo! Productions (company), available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025

OuiDo! Productions, previously known as Timoon Animation, Genao Productions, and Technicolor Animation Productions, is a French company specializing in entertainment production and operates under Technicolor Creative Studios (now part of the Technicolor Group). Established on May 28, 2003 by Philippe Mounier from PMMP alongside Bridget Gauthier-Darcet of Lagardère Images, the firm has co-produced animated series including modern adaptations of the Alvin and the Chipmunks and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises.

History

The company was originally founded as Timoon Animation in Paris on May 28, 2003, by Bridget Gauthier-Darcet representing Lagardère Images and Philippe Mounier from PMMP. Its initial project was the animated series The Odd Family, which was co-produced with SAMG Animation.

In 2007, Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog created OuiDo! Entertainment. They joined Timoon Animation on October 3, 2008, taking on roles as Managing Producer and Executive Producer respectively, effectively merging OuiDo! Entertainment into Timoon's structure.

Timoon Animation underwent a rebranding on March 5, 2012, becoming Genao Productions to broaden its scope into youth-oriented fiction and unscripted programming.

By October 2012, Genao partnered with the US-based Bagdasarian Productions, owners of Alvin and the Chipmunks, to develop the CGI reboot ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks. Subsequently, in August 2013, global distribution rights—excluding the United States and France—were acquired by PGS Entertainment.

On October 2, 2013, Genao teamed up with Sega of America to produce the CGI series Sonic Boom, which premiered in November 2014 on Cartoon Network in the US and Canal J/Gulli in France. Distribution responsibilities were handled by Lagardère Entertainment Rights.

Later that same month, Lagardère Entertainment withdrew from animation production by selling Genao to its managers Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog. The new owners rebranded the studio as OuiDo! Productions, positioning it as an independent animation company while Lagardère retained ownership of Genao’s existing catalogue. Nguyen and Hertzog assumed CEO roles with Hertzog also serving as president.

On February 25, 2015, Technicolor SA (later known as Vantiva) acquired OuiDo!, renaming it Technicolor Animation Productions. Both Nguyen and Hertzog continued their leadership as CEOs. Following this acquisition, all subsequent productions were credited under the new corporate identity.

The studio sustained its output of Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks in collaboration with Bagdasarian Productions and PGS Entertainment. The series aired from March to April 2015 on Nickelodeon networks in both the United States and United Kingdom.

In 2017, Technicolor Animation introduced Team DroniX, a co-production alongside France TV and Brazil’s Gloob channel.

After Technicolor Creative Studios spun off in 2022, Technicolor Animation merged into Mikros Animation, which resulted in discontinuing certain projects including Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks.

In March 2025, Boris Hertzog purchased specific assets from Mikros Animation amid its parent company entering receivership. He relaunched the studio under the OuiDo! Productions name with intentions to merge it with his distribution firm Moon Keys International Content.

Filmography

Title	Years	Network	Notes
The Odd Family	2005	TF1	collaboration with PMMP and SAMG Animation
Forest Friends	2006–2007	TF1	joint production with PMMP
My Giant Friend	2009–2010	France 3 IMBC (South Korea)	co-produced alongside SAMG Animation and PMMP
Monk Little Dog	2009–2010	Canal+	produced in partnership with Kim's Licensing, SAMG Animation, and Millimages
Bugged	2009	Canal+	collaboration with Canal+ and Art'mell
Fish 'n' Chips	2011–2012	Gulli	co-produced with SAMG Animation, Hawaii Animation Studio, Cyber Group Studios, and Jeunesse TV
Mini-Wolf	2012	France 5/TiJi
Scary Larry	2012	Canal+	joint production with 1492 Television and Cartoon Pictures
Xiaolin Chronicles	2013–2015	Gulli/Canal J	co-produced with ActionFliks Media Corporation
Sonic Boom	2014–2017	Gulli/Canal J Cartoon Network/Boomerang	international collaboration including Sega of America, Inc., Lagardère Thématiques, and Jeunesse TV Adapted from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	2015–2023	M6 Nickelodeon	produced together with Bagdasarian Productions
The Legendaries	2017–2018	TF1/Canal J
Monchhichi Tribe	2017–2020	TF1
Team Dronix	2019	France 4	global co-production involving France Televisions and Gloob (a division of Canais Globo, part of Grupo Globo)
Gus: The Itsy Bitsy Knight	2021-present	TF1

Technicolor India has contributed animation services to the following productions:

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