Procidis is a French animation studio, founded in 1962 by

Albert Barillé Albert Barillé (14 February 1920 – 5 February 2009) is a Polish-born French television producer, creator, screenwriter, cartoonist, and founder of Procidis. He is the creator of the stop-motion animated series ''Les Aventures de Colargol'' ...

, which among other things produced the educational series '' Once Upon a Time...'' (''

Man A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...

'' 1978, ''

Space Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless ...

'' 1982, ''

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

'' 1987, ''

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'' 1992, ''

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'' 1994, '' The Explorers'' 1996, ''

Music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

'' 2007, ''

Planet Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is ...

'' 2008 and '' The Objects'' 2023). Its programs are sold in more than 100 countries. The last series launched that was translated into English was "Les Zooriginaux" ('' Wild Instinct''), which was released in 2001 in France,

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, and

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. The ''Music'' (Spanish) and ''Planet Earth'' (French) series have not yet been translated into English. In 2024,

Banijay Entertainment Banijay Entertainment S.A. (formerly Banijay Group and later Banijay) is a French multinational television production and distribution company which is the world's largest international content producer and distributor with over 130 production co ...

acquired a majority stake in the studio, integrating it into the

Banijay Kids & Family Banijay Kids & Family (formerly known as Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Kids Studios and Zodiak Kids & Family) is a French television production company owned by Banijay Entertainment based in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The company was originally founded in Februa ...

unit.

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* French companies established in 1962 Once Upon a Time... French animation studios 1962 establishments in France 2024 mergers and acquisitions Television production companies of France Banijay {{animation-studio-stub