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Xilam

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Xilam
Company typePublic
IndustryAnimation
PredecessorGaumont Multimédia (animation branch)
Founded1999
FounderMarc du Pontavice, Alix de Maistre
Headquarters
Villeurbanne, Lyon, Angoulême (France)
,
France
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAnimated TV shows and feature films

Xilam—also referred to as Xilam Animation—is a French studio focused on creating animated TV shows and feature-length films. Established in 1999 by Marc du Pontavice and Alix de Maistre, it emerged as the successor to the animation branch of Gaumont Multimédia, itself a division of Gaumont Télévision which du Pontavice had co-founded in 1990. The collaboration between Gaumont and Xilam continued until 2003.

History

The origins of Xilam can be traced to Gaumont’s television production efforts during the early 1990s. Marc du Pontavice joined Gaumont in 1990 with the objective of developing its television production sector, contributing to the founding of Gaumont Télévision. From 1994 through 1998, animated series such as Space Goofs and Oggy and the Cockroaches garnered international acclaim. In 1999, Xilam took ownership of these titles from Gaumont and collaborated with German distributor Igel Media to manage Gaumont Multimedia’s portfolio.

In 2002, Xilam became a publicly traded company on the Euronext Paris stock market. Its portfolio of internationally recognized titles includes Shuriken School, Space Goofs, and Oggy and the Cockroaches.

The studio debuted its first CGI feature film, Kaena: The Prophecy, in 2003, followed by an announcement in 2005 for an animated adaptation of The New Adventures of Lucky Luke. Growth continued with the acquisition of Armada, an animation studio based in Vietnam, in 2008.

By 2012, plans were underway for Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie. To boost production capacity, Xilam inaugurated a new facility in Lyon in 2016, where series like Paprika and season two of Magic were produced.

Xilam committed to producing seasons five through seven of Oggy and the Cockroaches with 4K resolution. Additionally, a new studio was established in Angoulême to consolidate production alongside its existing Villeurbanne site.

In late 2019, Xilam revealed it had secured a controlling interest (50.1%) in French CGI studio Cube Creative, with the acquisition finalized in January 2020.

Acquired from Gaumont

Original productions

Partnership with Tooncan

Partnership with DreamWorks Animation Television

Partnership with CrossRiver Productions

  • Boon and Pimento (2020)

Partnership with Disney Television Animation

Partnership with The Stone Quarry

Acquired from Gaumont

Original Productions

Acquired from Gaumont

Original Works

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