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Revision as of 15:21, 18 December 2024 by Arjayay (talk | contribs) (Refrences > References)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| Company type | Animation studio Entertainment Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Computer animation |
| Founded | March 2, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-03-02) |
| Headquarters | Ile De France |
| Products | Television series |
| Parent | Dargaud |
Dargaud Media is a French production company and animation studio that produces animation, documentaries and feature-length films. It was created in 1984 by the French-Belgian comic book publishing house Dargaud. It is one of the production labels of Ellipse Animation of the Média-Participations group .
In 1967, Dargaud entered the animation production services with the movie Asterix the Gaul. Subsequently, the company produced or co-produced several Asterix , Lucky Luke and Tintin feature films.
By 1972, Dargaud along with American production and distributor United Artists produced the movie Le Viager which was directed by Pierre Tcherina. Two years later in 1974, Dargaud announced that they had joined forces with René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
In June 1997, Dargaud announced that they've acquired French animation and production company Marina Productions which was founded by Claude Berthier expanding Dargaud's animation output with Marina Producitons being placed under Dargaud Films thrus becoming Dargaud's own animation subsidiary One year later in June 1998 following Dargaud's acquisition of Marina Productions, Dargaud expanded their animation and productions operations by acquiring a majority interest in French production company Millésime Productions which was headed by Gaspard de Chavagnac with Dargaud combining Marina and Millésime's functions into one group with Gaspard de Chavagnac heading Dargaud's two production companies. The follwing year at the start of 1999, Dargaud Film announced that they've merged their own animation production companies Marina Productions and Millésime Productions into one entity animation production division named Dargaud Marina with the merged group will handle their projects annually.
Filmography
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Garfield Show | 2008–2016 | France 3 Cartoon Network/Boomerang |
co-production with Paws, Inc. |
| The Daltons | 2010–2016 | France 3 | co-production with Xilam Animation, Lucky Comics and B Media Kids |
| Garfield Originals | 2019–2020 | France 3 Nick.com |
co-production with Paws, Inc. |
| Boule et Bill | 2016–2019 | France 3/Piwi+ | co-production with Belvision |
| Kid Lucky | 2020 | M6 Rai Gulp |
co-production with Belvision and Rai Ragazzi |
References
- "News briefs". Kidscreen. 1 June 1997.
- "Production, Distribution and Programming: News Briefs". Kidscreen. 1 April 1998.
- Longworth, Jocelyn (January 1, 1999). "France toon giants unite". Kidscreen. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Paoli, Pascal (1 May 1999). "Xilam unveils toon project slate". Kidscreen.
- "News in Brief". Kidscreen. 1 August 2003.
- Moody, Annemarie (June 26, 2008). "New CG Garfield To Air On Cartoon Network". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Milligan, Mercedes (June 18, 2024). "Média-Participations AV Preps 'Kid Lucky,' 'Living with Dad' for M6 Kids". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2024.