Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. It was founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.[1] The studio produces animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). In 1999, the company founded an animation school, La Poudrière, also in Valence.[2] In 2009, Folimage and La Poudrière moved to La Cartoucherie, a former munitions factory in Bourg-lès-Valence.[1]
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| Industry | Animation |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Jacques-Rémy Girerd |
| Headquarters | Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France |
Key people | Reginald de Guillebon (Director) |
Number of employees | 63 (2017) |
| Website | www |
Filmography
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Short length
edit- L'Eléphant et la baleine (The Elephant and the Whale, 1986), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- Le Petit cirque de toutes les couleurs (The Little Circus and Other Tales, 1986), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- Sculpture, sculptures (1988), directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli
- Amerlock (1988), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- Nos adieux au music-hall (Farewell Musical, 1989), directed by Laurent Pouvaret
- Le Wall (The Wall, 1992), directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli
- Histoire extraordinaire de Mme Veuve Kecskemet (Extraordinary story of Madame Veuve Kecskemet, 1994), directed by Bela Weisz
- Une Bonne journée (A Pleasant Day, 1994), directed by Matthias Bruhn
- Le Moine et le poisson (The Monk and the Fish, 1994), directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit.[3]
- L'Abri (The Shelter, 1995), directed by Arnaud Pendrié
- Paroles en L'air (Winged Words, 1995), directed by Sylvain Vincendeau
- Le Grande Migration (The Great Migration, 1995), directed by Youri Tcherenkov
- Na kraju zemli (Au bout du monde in French, At the Ends of the Earth, 1999), directed by Konstantin Bronzit[4]
- Histoire Tragique avec fin heureuse (Tragic Story with Happy Ending, 2005) directed by Regina Pessoa
- Les Conquérants (The Conquerors, 2011) directed by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó aka Domestic Infelicity
Medium length (TV Specials, 26')
edit- L'Enfant au grelot (Charlie's Christmas, 1998) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.[5]
- Patate et le jardin potager (Spud and the vegetable garden, 2000) directed by Damien Louche-Pelissier and Benoit Chieux
- L'Hiver de Léon (Leon in Wintertime, 2008) directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon and Pascal Le Nôtre
- Le Printemps de Mélie (Molly in Springtime, 2009) directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon
TV series
edit- Ariol: 78 episodes, directed by Emilie Sengelin and Amandine Fredon. Broadcasting on TF1 (French channel) in 2009/2010.
- Hilltop Hospital: 5 seasons of 10 episodes, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre
- My Little Planet: 2 seasons of 13 épisodes, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- Tidbits for Toddlers: 40 episodes, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- The Joy of Life: 20 episodes, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- My Donkey: 30 traditional French folksongs, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre
- Michel
Full-length Feature
edit- Raining Cats and Frogs (La Prophétie des grenouilles, 2003) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.[6]
- Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou, 2008) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The film won in 2009 the European Film Award for Best European animated feature film (European Film Academy)
- A Cat in Paris (Une vie de chat, 2010) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Release date in French theaters : 2010 December, 15th. International distribution : Films Distribution, Paris Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. The film received in 2012 a nomination for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.[7]
- Aunt Hilda! (Tante Hilda!, 2014) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.[8][9][10]
- Phantom Boy (2015) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Release date in French theaters : 2015 October, 14th.
References
edit- ^ a b c Mundell, Ian (March 5, 2012). "'Cat' on region's hot toon groove". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "L'Equipée de Folimage Animation Studio". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ The Monk and the Fish at IMDb
- ^ At the Ends of the Earth at IMDb
- ^ Charlie's Christmas at IMDb
- ^ The Frog Prophecy at IMDb
- ^ "Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (June 10, 2010). "Girerd to helm 'Tante Hilda'". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (May 7, 2011). "Girerd Discusses the Making of 'Mia and the Magoo'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Mister3ZE (2 December 2013). "" Tante Hilda ! ", la bande-annonce enfin en ligne !". Focus on Animation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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