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OuiDo! Productions (formerly known as Timoon Animation, Genao Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions) is a French-based entertainment production company that served as a production arm part of the French visual effects and animation company Technicolor Creative Studios (now
Technicolor Group Technicolor Group S.A. (formerly Technicolor Creative Studios) was a French company that is involved in visual effects, motion graphics and animation services for the entertainment, media and advertising industries. Headquartered in Paris, Fran ...
). The company was founded on May 28, 2003 as Timoon Animation by Philippe Mounier the founder of PMMP and Bridget Gauthier-Darcet of Largardère Images and they were responsible for co-producing animated shows and reboots such as the ''
Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for Novelty records in ...
'' and ''
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'' franchises.


History

Technicolor Animation Productions was first founded in Paris, France on May 28, 2003 in which it was originally known as Timoon Animation when the then vice-president of Lagadère Images, Brigett Gautheir-Darcet and founder of another animation studio in France
PMMP PMMP is a Finland, Finnish pop rock band fronted by singers Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti and backed by musicians Mikko Virta, Juho Vehmanen and Heikki Kytölä. The name of the band is often said to be an abbreviation of the sentence "Paulan ja M ...
, Philippe Mounier teamed up to create this company in order to boost Largadère Images and produced its first animated series ''The Odd Family'' which they co-produced with
SAMG Animation SAMG Entertainment (), formerly known as SAMG Animation, is a leading South Korean animation studio and global entertainment company that is responsible for creating and distributing CGI children's animation and media content. Established on July ...
(now SAMG Entertainment). In 2007, Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog launched their audiovisuel production company named OuiDo! Entertainment but on October 3, 2008 Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog the directors of OuiDo! Entertainment which they founded in 2007 joined Timoon Animation under Christophe Thoral with the two being both named Managing Producer and Executive Producer including their projects which were being developed under Timoon Animation as OuiDo! Entertainment's division was merged into Timoon Animation. On March 5, 2012 after Lagardére Entertainment was founded in 2008 taking Timoon Animation with it, it was announced that the company had been rebranded to Genao Productions in order to expand its focus towards fiction and unscripted entertainment programs for young people. In October of that same year Genao Productions announced that they have partnered with American-based company and owner of the legendary ''
Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for Novelty records in ...
'' band
Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions (also credited as Bagdasarian Company) is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (also known as David Seville) on February 20, 1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and re ...
to produce a new CGI animated series revival named ''
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' (stylized as ''ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks'') is a children's animated musical comedy television series created by Janice Karman. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions (form ...
'' which was originally titled ''The Chipmunks and Chippets'' with
PGS Entertainment PGS Entertainment is a French-Swiss privately owned investment family group dedicated to the financing and brand management of independent producers' children's television programming. PGS' broadcast and media partners include Nickelodeon, Disney ...
acquiring the global distribution rights to the show on August 21, 2013 but excluding US and France. In October 2, 2013 the company joined forces with Japanese-based video game company
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through its American division Sega of America to bring the
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franchise back into television with its CGI animated series ''
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'' which premiered on
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in the US,
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and
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in France on November 8, 2014 with Lagardère Entertainment Rights (now LS Distribution) handling distribution. Also in October, 7 of the same year when Largadère Entertainment had announced that they were ceasing animation production in order to focus on scripted and unscripted programming, they sold its animation subsidiary Genao Productions to its managers Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog which founded OuiDo! Entertainment in 2007 prior to join the company in 2008. Genao was turned into an independent animation producer by them and the two renamed the company to and created OuiDo! Productions after they with Lagardére Entertainment Rights retaining Genao's back catalogue. Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog were both later named CEOs of the newly renamed company with Hertzog became the present of the independent animation studio. On February 25, 2015, it was announced that American/French technology and creative company
Technicolor SA Vantiva SA (formerly Technicolor SA, Thomson SARL, Thomson SA, and Thomson Multimedia) is a French multinational corporation that provides technology products and services for the communication, media and entertainment industries. Headquarter ...
(now known as Vantiva) announced that they have acquired OuiDo! Productions and they renamed the studio as "Technicolor Animation Productions" with Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog remained CEOs and continued to work for the renamed company. After the Technicolor SA purchase, OuiDo! works were retroactively credited with the new company name and logo, replacing the OuiDo! logo. It partnered up with American-based
Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions (also credited as Bagdasarian Company) is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (also known as David Seville) on February 20, 1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and re ...
to produce the 2015 series ''
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' (stylized as ''ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks'') is a children's animated musical comedy television series created by Janice Karman. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions (form ...
'' with
PGS Entertainment PGS Entertainment is a French-Swiss privately owned investment family group dedicated to the financing and brand management of independent producers' children's television programming. PGS' broadcast and media partners include Nickelodeon, Disney ...
distributing. the show started airing in March 2015 and April 2015 respectively in the
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and
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on
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. In 2017, Technicolor Animation Productions announced ''Team DroniX'', a creation co-produced with France TV and Gloob in Brazil. In 2022, due to the spin-off of
Technicolor Creative Studios Technicolor Group S.A. (formerly Technicolor Creative Studios) was a French company that is involved in visual effects, motion graphics and animation services for the entertainment, media and advertising industries. Headquartered in Paris, Fran ...
, it, along with Technicolor Animation, were merged into
Mikros Animation Mikros Animation is a French production company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects, post-production, and animation. With studios in Paris, London and Montreal, the company was acquired by Technicolor SA in 2015 from its prev ...
, this caused some shows such as ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' to end production. In March 2025, Boris Hertzog acquired certain assets of Mikros Animation due to the receivership of its parent company, officially relaunching the studio back under its former name OuiDo! Productions with the company planning to merge with Hertzog's distribution arm Moon Keys International Content.


Filmography

Technicolor India has animated the following shows: * ''
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'' (animation services) * ''
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'' is an American animated children's television series that was broadcast on Disney Junior. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series is the successor to ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''. Originally airing ...
'' (animation services) * ''
Elena of Avalor ''Elena of Avalor'' is an American animated television series created by Craig Gerber. It premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, before it was moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of El ...
'' (animation services, Seasons 2-3) * ''
Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...
'' (animation services) * '' Mira, Royal Detective'' * ''The Psammy Show'' * ''
Spirit Riding Free ''Spirit Riding Free'' is an American animated television series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and distributed by Netflix, based on the 2002 Oscar-nominated traditionally animated film, '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', and t ...
'' (animation services) * '' Fast & Furious Spy Racers'' (animation services) * ''
The Chicken Squad ''The Chicken Squad'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Rogers that aired on Disney Junior from May 14, 2021 to April 22, 2022. It is based on the books written by Doreen Cronin. The series features the voices of Yvette N ...
'' (animation services) * ''
Mickey Mouse Funhouse ''Mickey Mouse Funhouse'' is an American animated preschool children's television series created by Phil Weinstein and Thomas Hart and is the successor to ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' and ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures''. The series debuted on ...
'' (animation services) * '' The Croods: Family Tree'' (animation services) * '' Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years'' (animation services) * ''
Gabby's Dollhouse ''Gabby's Dollhouse'' is an American interactive television series created by ''Blue's Clues'' veterans Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey for Netflix which first premiered on January 5, 2021. Combining live-action and animation, Gabby (vo ...
'' (animation services) * '' The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' (animation services) * '' Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight'' (animation services) * '' DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'' (animation services)


See also

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Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions (also credited as Bagdasarian Company) is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (also known as David Seville) on February 20, 1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and re ...
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PGS Entertainment PGS Entertainment is a French-Swiss privately owned investment family group dedicated to the financing and brand management of independent producers' children's television programming. PGS' broadcast and media partners include Nickelodeon, Disney ...
*
Klasky Csupo Klasky-Csupo, Inc. ( ) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and her then-husband, Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó (hence the company's name) in a spare room of th ...
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United Plankton Pictures Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. Hillenburg was best known for creating the animated television series ''SpongeBo ...
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Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television a ...
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DreamWorks Animation Television DreamWorks Animation Television (formerly DreamWorks Television Animation, abbreviated as DWATV) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures an ...


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* * {{Authority control French animation studios French companies established in 2003 Television production companies of France 2015 mergers and acquisitions Technicolor Group