Les Cartooneurs Associés
| Industry | Animation studio |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Number of employees | 12 |
| Parent | Média Participations (2002–2022) |
| Website | www |
Les Cartooneurs Associés also known as Les Cartooneurs was a French animation studio most notable for creating the animated TV series Martin Morning. The studio became a subsidiary of French publishing company Média-Participations in 2002.[1]
The studio was established in 1982 by film director and executive producer Denis Olivieri.[2]
By June 2022, Les Cartooneurs Associés' parent company Média-Participations who acquired the former twenty years prior had brought all of their Paris and Angouleme-based animation production labels together which included Les Cartooneurs Associés into a new production umbrella group named Ellipse Animation with Les Cartooneurs Associés became a production label under the new animation production group.[3]
Filmography
Television series
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouli | 1989–1990 | France 2 | |
| Baby Follies | 1993–1994 | Canal+ | co-production with Shanghai Animation Film Studio and C2A |
| Leo & Popi[4] | 1994–1997 | France 3 | co-production with Ellipse License, Elma Animation, Canal+ D.A and TAL Productions |
| Martin Morning | 2003–2018 | co-production with Fantasia Animation | |
| Yakari | 2005–2017 | France 3 WDR (seasons 3–5) |
season 4 only co-production with Storimages, Belvision, Ellipsanime Productions (seasons 3–5), ARD (seasons 3–5) and 2 Minutes |
| Shaolin Wuzang[5] | 2005–2006 | France 3 Jetix Europe ZDF (Germany) TV 2 (Denmark) |
co-production with ZDF Enterprises and Fantasia Animation |
| The Jungle Book[6] | 2010–2020 | TF1/Piwi+ Nickelodeon India (India) ZDF (Germany) |
inherited from MoonScoop co-production with Ellipsanime Productions, DQ Entertainment and ZDF Enterprises |
| Tempo Express | 2011 | France 3 | co-production with Fantasia Animation |
| H2O: Mermaid Adventures | 2015 | France 3 ZDF (Germany) Netflix (Worldwide) |
co-production with ZDF Enterprises, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions and Fantasia Animation Based on the live-action series H2O: Just Add Water by Jonathan M. Shiff |
| The Smurfs[7] | 2021–present | TF1 La Trois & Ketnet (Belgium) Kika (Germany) Nickelodeon (International) |
season 2 only co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisual and Peyo Productions |
- Diaper-A-Mons (TBA, in Development)
References
- ^ "Mediatoon Catalogue en". Scribd. 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Les Cartooneurs Associés". cartooneurs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Brzoznowski, Kristin (15 June 2022). "Média-Participations Sets Out Cross-Media Strategy". Worldscreen. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Esposito, Maria (21 August 2003). "Canal J favours local, Canuck content for autumn". C21Media.
- ^ Kenny, Joanne (27 October 2005). "ZDF fiction programming proves popular". C21Media.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (12 October 2015). "DQE Signs Co-Pro Deal for 'The Jungle Book' Season 3". Animation World Network. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (31 August 2017). "IMPS & Dupuis Plan New 'Smurfs' Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2025.