Folimage
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Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence
, Drôme
, France
. The studio produce animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). The company has created an animation school, La Poudrière, also in Valence. Its best-known films are:
Bourg-lès-Valence
Bourg-lès-Valence is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Drôme
Drôme
Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...
, France
France
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. The studio produce animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). The company has created an animation school, La Poudrière, also in Valence. Its best-known films are:
Short length
- Le Moine et le poisson (The Monk and the FishThe Monk and the FishThe Monk and the Fish is a 1994 animated short film made by Michaël Dudok de Wit at the studio Folimage. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards and Best Short Animated Film at the 48th British Academy Film Awards...
, 1994), directed by Michaël Dudok De WitMichaël Dudok De WitMichael Dudok de Wit is an animator, director and illustrator. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art with his first film The Interview. After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema...
. - Na kraju zemli (Au bout du monde in French, At the Ends of the Earth, 1999), directed by Konstantin BronzitKonstantin BronzitKonstantin Eduardovich Bronzit is a Russian animator and animation film director.He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Repin Institute of Fine Art in 1983. He worked as an artist-animator at the animated film studio Lennauchfilm , which created educational animations...
. - Histoire Tragique avec fin heureuse (Tragic story with happy ending, 2005) directed by Regina Pessoa
Medium length (TV Specials, 26')
- L'Enfant au grelot (Charlie's Christmas, 1998) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.
- 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
- 2009 Ariol : 78 episodes, directed by Emilie Sengelin and Amandine Fredon. Broadcasting on TF1 (French channel) in 2009/2010.
- Hilltop HospitalHilltop HospitalHilltop Hospital was an claymation childrens television programme made in 1999. It consisted of 52 ten minute shorts. The series was directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French , German and Dutch . The series was adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name...
: 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 LifeThe Joy of LifeThe Joy of Life is an experimental landscape documentary film about the history of suicide and the Golden Gate Bridge, and the adventures of a butch lesbian in San Francisco, California. This feature-length film world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005.-External links:* *...
: 20 episodes, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd - My Donkey : 30 traditional French folksongs, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre
- In Production MichelMichel-Fictional characters:* Deutscher Michel, personification of the German nation, usually depicted wearing a nightcap and nightgown* Michel Gerard, a character from American TV series Gilmore Girls* Michel Vaillant, a French comic book character...
Full length
- La Prophétie des grenouilles (Raining Cats and Frogs, 2003) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.
- Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo, 2008) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The film won in 2009 the European Film Award for Best European animated feature film (European Film Academy)
- Une vie de chat (A Cat in Paris, 2010) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Release date in French theaters : 2010 December, 15th. International distribution : Films Distribution, Paris
- Tante Hilda! (Aunt Hilda!, 2013) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.
External links
- Official website and online shop (DVD, books...)
- Folimage on Facebook (official page)
- Folimage on Youtube
- Folimage on Dailymotion
- Company entry in the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....
- Folimage on Animation World Network