Belvision Studios
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Products | Television programs and movies |
| Parent |
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| Website | www |
Belvision Studios also known as Belvision is a Belgian audiovisuel production company and animation studio that was founded in 1954 by Raymond Leblanc who previously founded publishing company Le Lombard that is currently owned by Média-Participations through its Belgian publishing company Dupuis. Although the studio is best known for producing animated films and animated television series based on Franco-Belgian comics series such as Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke, they also develop live-action film & television series productions.
History
Near the end of 1970s, Belvision decided to abandon their production of feature animated films in exchange for devoting to produce commercials and pilots for its television series.
Eventually in 1986, it was announced that Belgian publishing house and former rival of Lablanc's French publishing house Le Lombard which is called Dupuis had acquired animation production studio Belvision and had it restructured as Dupuis' new animation production studio under them.
By June 2004, Belvision and its Belgian parent & publishing company Dupuis had been acquired French media publishing & entertainment company Média-Participations who also owns French publishing house Dargaud and Dupuis's former rival publisher Le Lombard for €300 million, effectively giving Média-Participations a Belgian animation production studio and reuniting Belvision alongside its parent company Dupuis with Lablanc's former publishing house and rival French publishing company Le Lombard.[1]
Selected works created and produced by Belvision
Animated TV series
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey to the Heart of the World | 1993–1994 | Canal+ (France) | co-production with Dargaud Films and Saban International Paris |
| Kitou, The Six Eyed Monster | 2002 | TF1 Vrak TV (Canada) |
co-production with Dargaud Marina and Tooncan Productions |
| Yakari | 2005–2017 | France 3 WDR (seasons 3–5) |
co-production with Storimages, Ellipsanime Productions (seasons 3–5), Les Cartooneurs Associés (season 4), Dargaud Media (season 5), ARD (seasons 3–5) and 2 Minutes |
| Kinky and Cosy | 2014 | OCS (France) | co-production with Ellipsanime Productions |
| Boule et Bill | 2016–2019 | France 3 & Piwi+ | co-production with Dargaud Media and Ellipsanime Productions |
| Little Furry | 2017–2021 | La Trois & Ketnet Piwi+ (France) |
co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel and Dargaud Media |
| Kid Lucky[2] | 2020 | M6 Rai Gulp (Italy) |
co-production with Dargaud Media, Ellipsanime Productions and Rai Ragazzi |
| Living with Dad[3] | 2022–present | La Trois M6, Canal J & Gulli (France) |
co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel and Ellipsanime Productions Based on the comic book series Dad by Nob |
| Monster Loving Maniacs[4] | 2023–present | Ketnet[5] Nickelodeon Italy (Italy)[6] Super RTL (Germany) DR (Denmark) SVT (Sweden) NRK (Norway) |
co-production with Toon2Tango, Mondo TV, Ja Film and Ginger Pictures |
| Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Incredible Creatures | 2024–present | La Trois & Ketnet France 4 (France) |
co-production with Monello Productions |
| Belfort & Lupin[7] | 2025–present | Auvio Kids TV & Ketnet France 4 (France) Radio-Canada (Canada) SWR (Germany)[8] |
co-production with Ellipsanime Productions, Dargaud Media and RTBF |
- Chlorophylle (1954)
- Suske en Wiske (1955)
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (1957-1964)
Animated feature films
- Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965)
- Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
- I, Tintin (1975) – documentary
- Gulliver's Travels (1977)
- Asterix: Mansions of the Gods (2014)
Films
| Title | Release date | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asterix the Gaul | December 20, 1967 December 23, 1967 (Belgium) |
Athos Films | co-production with Dargaud Films |
| Asterix and Cleopatra | December 19, 1968 December 21, 1968 (Belgium) |
Pathé | co-production with Dargaud Films and Edifilm |
| Daisy Town | December 20, 1971 | Les Artistes Associés | Based on the comics Lucky Luke co-production with Dargaud Films |
| Tintin and the Lake of Sharks | December 13, 1972 | ||
| The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | December 24, 1975 | Mercury Films | co-production with Editions Dupuis, Lafig S.A and IMPS |
| The Red Turtle | June 29, 2016 September 17, 2016 (Japan) |
Wild Bunch Toho (Japan) |
co-production with Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Prima Linea Productions, Why Not Productions, Arte France Cinéma and CN4 Productions |
| Zombillenium[9] | October 18, 2017 | Gebaka Films | co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel, Maybe Movies and 2 Minutes |
| Gaston Lagaffe | April 4, 2018 | UGC Distribution | co-production with Les Films du Premier, Les Films du 24, UGC Images and TF1 Films Production |
| Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword[10] | 18 December 2019 (France) 2 September 2021 (Germany) |
SND Films Leonine Distribution (Germany) |
co-production with Studio 100 Animation, Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media, SND Films and ZDF |
| Yakari, A Spectacular Journey[11] | August 12, 2020 | BAC Films Leonine Distribution (Germany) |
co-production with Dargaud Media, Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel, Le Lombard, BAC Films Production, Leonine Production, WunderWerk, Gao Shang Pictures, WDR and France 3 Cinema |
Animated shorts
- Cubitus (1977)
- Clifton (1984)
- Oumpah-pah
- Spaghetti à la Romaine
References
- ^ "Media-Participations Buys Dupuis". The Comics Reporter. June 25, 2004.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (June 18, 2024). "Média-Participations AV Preps 'Kid Lucky,' 'Living with Dad' for M6 Kids". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Brzoznowski, Kristin (August 21, 2021). "Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel Developing Living with Dad". Worldscreen. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ Tuchow, Ryan (November 27, 2020). "Deals of the Week: Mondo TV, Silvergate, APC Kids". Kidscreen.
- ^ Tuchow, Ryan (January 22, 2014). "European broadcasters gobble up Monster Loving Maniacs". Kidscreen.
- ^ "'Monster Loving Maniacs' Lands on Nickelodeon in Italy". Video Age International. September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Deals of the Week". Kidscreen. January 12, 2024.
- ^ Tuchow, Ryan (April 29, 2024). "New broadcasters scoop up Ellipse and Belvision's Belfort & Lupin". Kidscreen.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (January 15, 2016). "Urban boards Arthur de Pins children's horror 'Zombillénium'". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (5 November 2019). "AFM: Studio 100, Volgafilm Sign Russian Deal for 'Vic the Viking'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 24, 2019). "Dargaud Debuts 'Yakari' Feature at Cannes Animation Day". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2024.