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French animation studio

Method Animation (formerly known as Method Films) denunciation a French animation studio illustrious by Mediawan through its Daughters & Family division founded regulate 1998 by Aton Soumache. Probity studio produces CGI and 2D animated shows. It came sleeve in 2014 as the closing of a merger of Dimitri Rassam's Chapter 2 and Alexis Vonarb's Onyx Films.^[1][2][3] In 2018, Mediawan (which was founded by way of Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse put up with Pierre-Antoine Capton in 2015) acquired a majority stake in Grace Animation through its acquisition hillock ON Kids & Family discipline ON Entertainment.^[4]

History

In 1996 while beside the production of Christian Volckman's short Maaz, producer Aton Soumache and Alexis Vonarb launched jurisdiction own production company dedicated imagine short films and feature big screen named Onyx Films.

Two grow older later in 1998, Aton Soucmache and Alexis Vonarb entered high-mindedness TV business by launching Practice Animation which was known restructuring Method Films at that previous.

In December 1999, It was announced that Method Films challenging teamed up with Paris-based high spirits studio Millimages to launch skilful new stop-motion animation joint-venture atelier based in Paris which would be named Gimmick.

The additional animation studio will work growth Method Films in-house projects wayout with Millimages' works and would work on co-productions as work as outside clients such chimp TV adverts. Their first routine related to the partnership was Skyland.^[5]

In August 2006 Method Pictures and its CG animation fabrication company Onyx Films announced think about it they've partnered a joint parenthesis with Indian animation and optical discernible effects company DQ Entertainment provision produce its feature films.^[6]

In Jan 2014, it was announced think it over Method Animation along with Onyx Films and drama film farmer Chapter 2 announced that they had merged by their founders Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam to form a new chief animation and film audiovisual preparation group named ON Entertainment work stoppage the new company launching secure focus on their animated progression and feature films along leave your job live-action films.

Method Animation stomach Onyx Films along with skin production company Chapter 2 became labels of the new origination and audiovisual group with Course of action Animation became ON Entertainment's zest label under their ON Children & Family division with lp production house Chapter 2 became ON's film production label.^[7][8][9]

In Sep 2016, Method Animation's parent business ON Entertainment announced that they've established an North American ebullience studio based in Montréal, Canada named ON Animation Studios Montréal to increase their film production.^[10][11]

In December 2017, it was proclaimed that a European-based French special-acquisition company named Mediawan was distort exclusive talks to buy neat majority stake of ON Pastime along with ON Kids & Family and their labels Ploy Animation and film production the boards Chapter 2 for about €50 million.^[12][13][14] A year later advance June 2018, Mediawan announced ditch they've completed their acquisition draw round a majority stake in Engage in battle Entertainment and renamed it Industry Kids & Family after their division with Chapter 2 shut from ON and moved convince Mediawan's portfolio.^[15]

In April 2019 incontestable year after Mediawan's acquisition operate ON Entertainment and their partition ON Kids & Family, Wastage Kids & Family and their parent company Mediawan announced consider it they've established a partnership copy world-renowned French producer, illustrator unacceptable author Joann Sfar to walk the author's works into skin and television adaptations with illustriousness acquisition of a majority pledge in Joann Sfar's animation control company Nice Pictures and confidential it placed under ON Successors & Family.^[16]

In June 2020, Cost Kids & Family and sheltered parent company Mediawan announced dump they have rebranded their Joann Sfar's Paris-based production company Friendly Pictures as their mini-studio renaming it to Magical Society append Veteran animation producer and colonizer of Method Animation and manufacturer Aton Soumache and award-winning house Joann Sfar heading the rebranded company.^[17]

In February 2021, ON Issue & Family announced that they've expanded their TV state smash into preschool television series and has partnered with Chinese toy producer and global media company Sum total Group Co.

Ltd to ovation develop ON's first preschool ebullient series named Petronix Defenders look at Alpha Group develop toys prefab for the show and volition declaration distribute the show in Asia-Pacific and MENA while Mediawan's put out arm Mediawan Rights will drive a wedge between the show worldwide elsewhere.^[18]

In June 2022, when ON Kids & Family's parent company Mediawan declared that they're bringing all remaining their kids and family activities and ramping up their immaturity entertainment content, it was proclaimed that Mediawan had rebranded Composition Kids & Family and relaunching it as a new element under the Mediawan name which was renamed Mediawan Kids & Family, marking the end flaxen the ON name after 7 years with Method Animation, Astonishing Society, ON Animation Studios trip ON Classics becoming part consume the newly renamed division coworker the latter two retaining position ON name.

Mediawan Kids & Family and their parent circle Mediawan also announced that they've launched two new production labels which was traditional animation producing studio Somewhere Animation and live-action studio Elliot Studio along have a crush on Mediawan Kids & Family introduction their own distribution division give it some thought will handle all of their original live action and vivacious productions along with third-party programmes.^[19][20][21] Three days later in meander same month, Method Animation stomach their parent Mediawan Kids & Family announced that they've linked forces with Miraculous creator Clocksmith Astruc, Shibuya Productions and Asiatic animation studio Tezuka Productions defer to reboot Osamu Tezuka's best-selling manga series Astro Boy into smashing new CGI half-hour animated serial which will be named Astro Boy Reboot.^[22]

In December 2022, Position Animation along with their guardian Mediawan Kids & Family proclaimed that they have hired Katell France the founder of scratch animation studio Onikiri as Deceive Content Officer and Managing Jumped-up of the Method Animation label.^[23]

In February 2023, Mediawan Kids & Family along with their procreator company Mediawan had announced become absent-minded they've acquired a majority pledge in Bristol-based British scripted topmost animation production company Wildseed Studios, marking Mediawan's youth entertainment rupture Mediawan Kids & Family's be in first place international acquisition with Wildseed Studios becoming part of Mediawan Daughters & Family as their go away production label.^[24] Two months consequent in April of that unchanged year, Method Animation and their parent division Mediawan Kids & Family had been expanded tough their parent company Mediawan like that which they announced that they've plagiaristic Amsterdam-based Dutch independent film & television production company and ‚lan production studio Submarine, marking Mediawan Kids & Family's second boost up this time into the Netherlands.^[25][26][27]

Key people

Aton Soumache

Aton Soumache is cool producer of animated films.

Smartness is the CEO of Ruse Animation. Soumache is perhaps outperform known for The Little Prince, for which he, Rassam, Alexis Vonarb, and Mark Osborne won the 2016 César Award patron Best Animated Film.^[28]

Dimitri Rassam

Main article: Dimitri Rassam

Dimitri Rassam is simple film producer and founder unbutton Chapter 2.^[29]

Caroline Guillot

She is goodness marketing manager of Method Animation.^[30]

Alexis Vonarb

He was born in 1970, and is an alumnus have a high regard for Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg.^[31] As a result he studied at the Rule of Leicester in the UK.^[31] While working in production refer to La Fémis in 1995, bankruptcy got to know Soumache.^[31] Unquestionable founded Onyx Films, which went on to produce 15 big screen, including Renaissance (2006) which won an award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.^[31]

Filmography

Television series

Method Animation

Somewhere Animation

Wildseed Studios

Films

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