Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim and Gaumont Alphanim) is a French animation studio owned by Gaumont founded in February 1997 by Christian Davin. The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries. Its productions include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Calimero'', ''

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'' (after the rights were acquired from

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in 2013), '' Trulli Tales'', ''

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'', '' Furiki Wheels'', '' F is for Family,'' and '' Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles''. Film projects in development include ''Plunder'' and a musical adaptation of

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's novel '' High in the Clouds''.

History

Christian Davin founded Alphanim in February 1997 after stepping down as president of

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. Its first production, ''

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'', a co-production with

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based on the

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, debuted later that year in September. In 2003, Alphanim and

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jointly established Alphanim Video to distribute Alphanim's catalogue on home media. In November 2007, Gaumont launched its acquisition of Alphanim; the transaction closed in January 2008 for €25 million, marking Gaumont's return to television and animation production for the first time in eight years; it is an entry into English-language productions, after Gaumont Television was sold in 1999 and Gaumont Multimedia's assets were acquired in 2000 by

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. In March 2013, the studio was rebranded as Gaumont Animation; it also announced its partnership with

for ''

''. In March 2016, Nicolas Atlan joined the studio as president and named Terry Kalagian as VP of creative for animation. In June 2023, Terry Kalagian was promoted to president of the studio. The same month, Gaumont signed a first-look deal with

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, a Belgian company which will co-produce series with and distribute Gaumont Animation's catalogue worldwide.

Productions

Series

Films

References

External links

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Alphanim's original websiteAlphanim's second websiteGaumont Animation website
{{Authority control Gaumont Animation French animation studios Gaumont (company) French companies established in 1997 Entertainment companies established in 1997 Mass media companies established in 1997 2008 mergers and acquisitions Television production companies of France