Ellipsanime

{{Short description|French animation studio}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Ellipsanime Productions | former_name = Le Studio Ellipse (1987–1990) Ellipse Programme (1990–2000) | logo = Ellipsanime Productions.webp | logo_size = | logo_caption = Logo used since 2004 | logo_alt = | type = Division | industry = Animation | founded = {{Start date and age|1987}} | founder = Philippe Gildas Robert Réa | predecessor = MoonScoop (2003–2014) | location = Paris, France | key_people = Caroline Duvochel (managing director) | products = Animated television series Animated feature films | parent = Canal+ (1987–2000) Expand SA (2000–2003) Dargaud (2003–2022) Ellipse Animation (2022–present) | subsidiaries = MadLab Animations | website = {{URL|https://www.ellipseanimation.com/}} }} '''Ellipsanime Productions''' (formerly known as '''Le Studio Ellipse''' and '''Ellipse Programme''') is a French animation studio that produces television programs and its part of entertainment production group Ellipse Animation, the animation production subsidiary of media conglomerate and publishing company Média Participations. It was founded in 1987. In February 2000 it merged with Expand SA; Expand sold the company to Dargaud in 2003, and it became Ellipsanime in 2004. In 2014, Ellipsanime bought the assets of Moonscoop SA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/news/ellipsanime-buys-france-s-moonscoop |access-date=16 January 2020|title=Ellipseanime buys France Moonscoop}}</ref>

Ellipse has worked with many other animation companies, with the most reputable being Nelvana and Nickelodeon. Ellipse was best known in North America for co-producing seasons 2-4 of Nickelodeon's ''Doug''; it did not return to the series after The Walt Disney Company bought the ''Doug'' intellectual property and Jumbo Pictures.

On the occasion of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2022, the Média-Participations group announced the creation of an umbrella brand Ellipse Animation which brings together its production labels in France Ellipsanime Productions, Dargaud Media and Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klimberg |first=Par Nathalie |date=2022-06-19 |title=Mediakwest - Ellipse Animation au coeur de la stratégie de Média-Participations |url=https://mediakwest.com/media-participations-ellipse-animation-coeur-strategie/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Mediakwest |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

==History== In 1987, the company was founded by Philippe Gildas and Robert Réa under the name ''Ellipse Programme'' with Canal+ as their first owner. Three years later in 1990, Ellipse Programme entered the animation production genre by launching their own animation division.

At the start of July 1997, Ellipse Programme had spliten its scripted & animation production unit into two new divisions with the drama division retaining the Ellipse Programme name while the animation unit was entitled Ellipse Animation (which would be used by Média-Participation's production group of the same name 25 years later in June 2022) as Ellipse Programme's animation subsidiaries Elma Animation and Le Sabre Animation was placed under the new animation division with Ellipse Animation as it would plan to produce new animated programming.<ref>{{cite web|title=News Briefs|url=https://kidscreen.com/1997/07/01/15959-19970701/|website=Kidscreen|date=July 1, 1997}}</ref>

In 1997, Ellipse Programme had merged together their animation production subsidiaries which were Alya Animation, Elma Animation and production facility Studio Ellipse into its main animation production division Ellipse Animation.

In February 2000, Canal+ announced that they've merged their subsidiary Ellipse Programme with French television production outfit Expand Images into one group under the Expand name with Ellipse Programme becoming Expand Group's own division alongside Canal+ holding a 35% stake in the Expand Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipse, Expand set to tie the knot|url=https://www.screendaily.com/ellipse-expand-set-to-tie-the-knot/401353.article|website=Screen Daily|first=Francoise Meaux|last=Saint Marc|date=February 10, 2000|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=French Ellipse & Expand Form New Euro TV Company|url=https://www.awn.com/news/french-ellipse-expand-form-new-euro-tv-company|website=Animation World Network|first=Rick|last=DeMott|date=February 15, 2000|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Eight months later in October of that year following the merger of Ellipse Programme with French television production group Expand back in February of the year, Ellipse Programme's licensing arm Ellipse License had been transferred to Canal+'s in-house film & television production/distribution division StudioCanal and became StudioCanal's new in-house licensing division as it was renamed to StudioCanal License.<ref>{{cite web|title=Licensing your property across the territories: Europe, Latin America and the U.S.|url=https://kidscreen.com/2000/10/01/30133-20001001/|website=Kidscreen|first=Simon|last=Ashdown|date=October 1, 2000}}</ref>

In January 2003, Ellipsanime had announced that they were shutting down their executive production facility Ellipse Studio and had absorbed most of their studio's production activity including their storyboarding and 3-D rendering work under the main animation production company. A month later in February of that same year, Ellipsanime's then parent company Canal+ Group and its film production and distribution company StudioCanal under their subsidiary StudioExpand announced that they were planning to sell their animation studio Ellipsanime along with 19 other production companies that made up StudioExpand with Ellipsanime cutting down their annual series output.<ref>{{cite web|title=French prodco on the block|url=https://kidscreen.com/2003/02/01/frenchprodcos-20030201/|website=Kidscreen|date=February 1, 2003|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

On July 22, 2003, it was announced that French media entertainment conglomerate Média-Participations alongside their French publishing house Dargaud had brought Ellipsanime from its previous parent company Canal+ through their division StudioExpand, the acquisition gave both Dargaud and its parent Média-Participations and another animation production studio with Dargaud assuming all ownership of Ellipsanime's production activities alongside its animated programming portfolio which joined Dargaud's own largest animation and production division Dargaud Marina with its distribution division Dargaud Distribution (now Mediatoon Distribution) taking over Ellipsanime's production library along with their future projects.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dargaud acquires Ellipse Animation|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/dargaud-acquires-ellipse-animation/|website=C21Media|date=July 22, 2003|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipse Animation Sold to Comic Book Firm|url=https://www.awn.com/news/ellipse-animation-sold-comic-book-firm|website=Animation World Network|first=Rick|last=DeMott|date=July 22, 2003|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2011, Ellipsanime was planning to produce a new adaptation of the French/Belgian comic book series Cubitis with Média-Participations' fellow animation production studio Storimages according to Ellipsanime's former website with the titular character being placed onto the background of another show ''The Garfield Show'' (which was made by Ellipsanime's fellow unit Dargaud Media) with the titular character dancing, but since then they had no plans to produce the new adaptation of Cubitis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/cubitus?Itemid=105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/cubitus?Itemid=105|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Cubitus - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> Four months later in May of that year, Ellipsanime partnered with Vancoucer-based Canadian animation studio Atomic Cartoons to produce the animated series for Teletoon entitled ''Pirate Express'' which was originally a French/Canadian co-production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2011/05/26/teletoon-greenlights-pirate-themed-series/|title=Teletoon greenlights pirate-themed series for development|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=January 11, 2021|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|archive-date=23 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623113918/https://kidscreen.com/2011/05/26/teletoon-greenlights-pirate-themed-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> However two years later in July 2013, Ellipsanime depatured the animated series when ''Pirate Express'' was greenlighted as Sydney-based Australian animation & production company Sticky Pictures taken over the series and was turned into an Australian/Canadian co-production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atomic, Sticky Pictures Set Sail with ‘Pirate Express’|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2013/07/atomic-sticky-pictures-set-sail-with-pirate-express/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=July 2, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, Ellipsanime announced that under the Paris bankruptcy court they've acquired the assets of French animation and production group MoonScoop which went into bankruptcy administration in July 2013 with Ellipsanime retaining two of MoonScoop's then-remaining employees and taken over MoonScoop's production library with Dargaud's international distribution division Mediatoon Distribution taking over MoonScoop's programming catalog except their American division which was split.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipsanime acquires Moonscoop|url=https://kidscreen.com/2014/01/27/ellipsanime-acquires-moonscoop/|website=Kidscreen|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> One year later in October 2015 following Ellipsanime's acquisition of MoonScoop's programming library, they partnered with Indian animation studio DQ Entertainment and German production & distribution unit ZDF Enterprises to produce the third season of ''The Jungle Book'', marking Ellipsanime Productions' only series that was inherited from MoonScoop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dqe-signs-co-pro-deal-jungle-book-season-3|title=DQE Signs Co-Pro Deal for 'The Jungle Book' Season 3|website=Animation World Network|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006190923/https://www.awn.com/news/dqe-signs-co-pro-deal-jungle-book-season-3|url-status=live}}</ref>

By August 2015, Ellipsanime Productions had closed its website with them announcing its return with a new look website. The site originally stated it would plan to launch in "November 2015".<ref>{{cite web|title=New website in development Opening in November 2015|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801073214/http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|website=Ellipsanime|date=August 1, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> However the launch of Ellipsanime Productions' new website was delayed to "April 2016"<ref>{{cite web|title=New website in development Opening in April 2016|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301023448/http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|website=Ellipsanime|date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> and later to "June 2016"<ref>{{cite web|title=New website in development Opening in June 2016|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623174255/http://www.ellipsanime.com/soon.html|website=Ellipsanime|date=June 23, 2016|archive-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, after significant delays it was announced that Ellipsanime Productions' website would be merged into Dargaud Media's own website.

In October 2017, Ellipsanime Productions had partnered with independent game publishing and digital entertainment company Ankama to establish a joint venture 2D animation production studio based in Roubaix, Hauts-de-France named MadLab Animations to handle the two animation studios' own production services alongside Média-Participations' fellow main Paris and Angoulême-based animation production studio Ellipse Studio for the former.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animation: Ankama and Média-Participations create a new studio|url=https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/medias/animation-ankama-et-media-participations-creent-un-nouveau-studio-752553.html|website=La Tribune|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=December 19, 2024|language=fr-FR}}</ref>

In December 2019, following the departure of Média-Participations' previous CEO and president of its animation production companies and their Paris and Angoulême-based animation production studio Ellipse Studio Maïa Tubiana back in September of that same year, Ellipsanime Productions' parent company Média-Participations announced that they've hired Caroline Duvochel as their new CEO of Média-Participations' animation production activities namely Ellipsanime Productions (along with their Roubaix-based joint venture animation studio MadLab Animations), Dargaud Media and French/Belgian audiovisuel production company Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel along with its Paris and Angoulême-based in-house animation production studio Ellipse Studio. Former Tele Images Productions and Zodiak Kids director of animation productions and former Watch Next Media studio director Jules Garcia became Paris and Angoulême-based animation production studio Ellipse Studio's newly created position of directors<ref>{{cite web|title=France's Média Participations staffs up|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/frances-media-participations-staffs-up/|website=C21Media|first=Karolina|last=Kaminska|date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2021, Ellipsanime Productions's parent company Média-Participations announced that they've hired former Cyber Group Studios executive Caroline Audebert as their deputy head of Média-Participations' new division Média-Participations Development and Innovation which was being headed by Julien Papelier with Caroline Audebert overseeing Média-Participations' own animation production subsidiaries including Ellipsanime Productions (including their Roubaix-based joint venture animation studio MadLab Animations), Dargaud Media and French/Belgian audiovisuel production company Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel alongside their in-house Paris and Angoulême-based animation production studio Ellipse Studio.<ref>{{cite web|title=Média-Participations hires Cyber alum|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/media-participations-hires-cyber-alum/|website=C21Media|date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>

In June 2022 during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ellipsanime Productions alongside their parent Media Participations announced that they were bringing their French animation production labels (which were Ellipsanime Productions (including their Roubaix-based joint venture animation studio MadLab Animations), Dargaud Media and French/Belgian audiovisuel production company Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel) alongside their in-house Paris and Angoulême-based animation production studio Ellipse Studio under one umbrella group named Ellipse Animation, returning to the Ellipse Animation name after 24 years with Ellipsanime Productions being placed under Ellipse Animation as their production label.<ref>{{cite web|title=Média-Participations Sets Out Cross-Media Strategy|url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/media-participations-sets-out-cross-media-strategy/|website=Worldscreen|first=Kristin|last=Brzoznowski|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref>

In January 2024, Ellipsanime Productions's parent company Ellipse Animation announced that they have acquired a majority stake in Milan-based Italian production company Studio Campedelli, expanding Ellipse Animation's production activities for the first time and their first expansion into the Italian animation production services with Studio Campedelli being placed under Ellipse Animation as their own subsidiary with Studio Campedelli CEOs Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke and Valeria Brambilla continued leading the Italian animation studio under Ellipse giving them an Italian animation production company outside of France.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipse Animation acquires majority stake in Italian prodco Studio Campedelli|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/ellipse-animation-acquires-majority-stake-in-italian-prodco-studio-campedelli/|website=C21Media|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref> A week later Ellipse Animation announced that they've expanded their operations into webtoons by launching a production division dedicated to animated series based on digital comics and will sit under Ellipse Animation's own animation production studio Ellipse Studio Angoulême.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipse Animation pushes further into digital comics with webtoons arm|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/ellipse-animation-pushes-further-into-digital-comics-with-webtoons-arm/|website=C21Media|first=Nico|last=Franks|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===TV series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title ! Year(s) ! Network ! Notes |- | ''My Pet Monster'' || 1987 || ABC Global Television Network (Canada) || co-production with Nelvana, Golden Books and Hi-Tops Video |- | ''Zorro'' || 1990–1993 || The Family Channel || co-production with New World Television, Zorro Productions and Goodman/Rosen Productions |- | ''Doug'' || 1991–1994 || Nickelodeon || {{ubl|co-production with Games Animation and Jumbo Pictures|continued and owned by Disney Television Animation whilst Mediatoon Distribution and Paramount Global Content Distribution own the rights to seasons 1–4}} |- | ''Rupert'' || 1991–1997 || {{ubl|France 3|YTV (Canada)|ITV (United Kingdom)}} || {{ubl|seasons 1–3 only|co-production with Nelvana, Television South (season 1) and Scottish Television (seasons 2–5)}} |- | ''The Adventures of Tintin'' || 1991–1992 || France 3 Global Television Network (Canada) || co-production with Nelvana |- | ''Quarxs'' || 1993 || Canal+ and France 3 || co-production with Z.A Production |- | ''Orson and Olivia'' || 1994 || {{ubl|Canal+|Rai Uno (Italy)}} || |- | ''Tom & Pippo''<ref>{{cite web|title=Canal J favours local, Canuck content for autumn|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/canal-j-favours-local-canuck-content-for-autumn/|website=C21Media|first=Maria|last=Esposito|date=August 21, 2003}}</ref> || 1994–1997 || France 3 || under Ellipse License and Elma Animation with Les Cartooneurs Associés, Canal+ D.A and TAL Productions |- | ''The Neverending Story'' || 1995 || {{ubl|Canal+|HBO (United States)|Family Channel (Canada)}} || co-production with Nelvana and CineVox |- | ''Mot'' || 1996 || France 3 & Canal+ || co-production with UFA |- | ''Blazing Dragons'' || 1996–1998 || Canal+/France 3/M6 Teletoon (Canada) CITV (United Kingdom) || co-production with Nelvana and Carlton Television |- | ''Blake and Mortimer'' || 1997 || Canal+ || co-production with Dargaud Films and Cactus Animation |- | ''Nanook's Great Hunt'' || 1997–1998 || TF1 Teletoon || co-production with Medver International and Mediatoon |- | ''Fennec'' || 1997–1998 || France 3 || co-production with Cactus Animation and Motion International |- | ''Bob Morane''<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Report: MIP-TV – Bob Morane|url=https://kidscreen.com/1998/04/01/21312-19980401/|website=Kidscreen|first=David|last=Bosworth|date=April 1, 1998|access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> || 1998 || Canal+ Super Écran (Canada) || co-production with Cactus Animation |- | ''Trouble with Sophie'' || 1998–1999 || France 3 & Canal J || under Ellipse Story and Alya Animation co-production with Medialab |- | ''Fracasse'' || 1999–2000 || France 2 || co-production with D'Ocon Films |- | ''Pirate Family'' || 1999–2004 || France 3 Radio-Canada (Canada) || |- | ''Kong: The Animated Series'' || rowspan="2" | 2000–2001 || M6 || co-production with BKN International |- | ''Nick & Perry''<ref>{{cite web|title=Planeta, EM.TV toon up|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/planeta-em-tv-toon-up-1117795136/|website=Variety|date=March 13, 2001}}</ref> || M6 Kika (Germany) || {{ubl|Previously known as ''Nick and Perry-Alien Dogs''<ref>{{cite web|title=What’s developing in kids production|url=https://kidscreen.com/1999/12/01/27435-19991201/|website=Kidscreen|date=December 1, 1999}}</ref>|co-production with EM.TV & Merchandising AG, Victory Media Group and Trickfilmcompany Owned by Studio 100 International<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick and Perry|url=https://www.studio100international.com/en/catalog/nick-and-perry/|website=Studio 100 International}}</ref> |- | ''Babar''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/babar-la-serie?Itemid=78|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135409/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/babar-la-serie?Itemid=78|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Babar - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || 2001 || France 3 TVOntario (Canada) || co-production with Nelvana, TV-Loonland and Kodansha |- | ''The Funny Little Bugs''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/les-droles-de-petites-b-tes?Itemid=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135435/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/les-droles-de-petites-b-tes?Itemid=67|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Funny Little Bugs - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || 2001 || France 3 || |- | ''Xcalibur'' || 2001–2002 || Canal+ & France 2 YTV (Canada) || co-production with TVA International (episodes 1–25) and Tooncan Productions (episodes 26–40) |- | ''Agrilppine'' || 2001 || Canal+ Arte France || |- | ''Corto Maltese'' || 2003–2004 || Canal+/France 2 Rai 3 (Italy) || co-production with Rai Fiction and Pomalux |- | ''The Frog Show'' || 2003–2005 || M6 || co-production with D'Ocon Films and Agogo |- | ''Miss BG''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/bravo-gudule?Itemid=44|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135414/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/bravo-gudule?Itemid=44|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Miss BG - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Breakthrough Animation forays into multi-platform programming|url=https://www.animationxpress.com/animation/breakthrough-animation-forays-into-multi-platform-programming/|website=Animation Xpress|date=September 10, 2006}}</ref> || 2005–2006 || {{ubl|France 5 & Tiji|TVOntario<ref>{{cite web|title=Captain Flamingo set for take-off|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/captain-flamingo-set-for-take-off/|website=C21Media|first=Jonathan|last=Webdale|date=April 13, 2005}}</ref> (Canada)}} || co-production with Breakthrough Films & Television<ref>{{cite web|date=March 25, 2003 |first=Ed |last=Waller |title=Teletoon orders 26 more Bettys |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/teletoon-orders-26-more-bettys/ |website=C21Media}}</ref> and Def2shoot |- | ''Yakari'' || 2005–2017 || {{ubl|France 3|La Deux/La Une (Belgian)|WDR (Germany)}} || {{ubl|Joined the series for season 3 until season 5|co-production with Storimages, Belvision, Les Cartooneurs Associés (season 4), Dargaud Media (season 5), ARD (seasons 3–5) and 2 Minutes}} |- | ''Potlach'' || 2006 || France 3 Rai 3 (Italy) || co-production with Rai Fiction |- | ''The Magic Roundabout''<ref>{{cite web|title=Entara Acquires U.K. Licensing Rights to Magic Roundabout With 3D Series Coming|url=https://www.awn.com/news/entara-acquires-uk-licensing-rights-magic-roundabout-3d-series-coming|website=Animation World Network|first=Rick|last=DeMott|date=June 6, 2007|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/magic-roundabout-news-season?Itemid=110|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/magic-roundabout-news-season?Itemid=110|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Magic Roundabout News Season - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/le-manege-enchante?Itemid=46|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806061913/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/le-manege-enchante?Itemid=46|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2010|title=The Magic Roundabout - ELLIPSANIME|date=6 August 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || 2007–2009 || M6 & Playhouse Disney France Nick Jr. (United Kingdom) || co-production with Films Action and Play Production |- | ''Inami''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatoon Addresses Ecological Issues in New Animated Series|url=https://worldscreen.com/mediatoon-addresses-ecological-issues-in-new-animated-series/|website=Worldscreen|date=October 1, 2007|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref> || 2007–2008 || TF1 || co-production with Seahorse–Anim, JPF Productions, TTK and Araneo |- | ''Bird Squad''<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Production Italian Style|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/co-production-italian-style|website=Animation World Network|first=Russell|last=Bekins|date=October 25, 2007|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref> || 2008–2009 || Rai 2 (Italy) || {{ubl|Originally titled ''Bird's Band''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatoon unvells new animated duo|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/mediatoon-unveils-new-animated-duo/|website=C21Media|date=October 6, 2007}}</ref>|co-production with Toposodo, Araneo and Rai Fiction}} |- | ''Taratabong''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatoon takes melodies to Mip|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/mediatoon-takes-melodies-to-mip/|website=C21Media|date=March 13, 2009|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/taratabong-new-season?Itemid=111|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/taratabong-new-season?Itemid=111|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Taratabong New Season - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 2009 || Rai 3 || co-production with Toposodo and Rai Fiction |- | ''Chumballs''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/les-chumballs?Itemid=70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731084943/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/les-chumballs?Itemid=70|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Chumballs - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || France 5 || co-production with Les Films de la Perrine |- | ''Contraptus''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatoon lines up comic book toon|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/mediatoon-lines-up-comic-book-toon/|website=C21Media|date=February 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/leonard?Itemid=55|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135221/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/leonard?Itemid=55|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Contraptus - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || 2009–2010 || Canal J & Gulli || co-production with Le Lombard |- | ''Yummy Toonies''<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère Active’s youth channels: the first special-interest channels to invest in French animation|url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-actives-youth-channels-the-first-special-interest-channels-to-invest-in-french-animation/|website=Lagardère|date=June 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/petit-creux?Itemid=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135445/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/petit-creux?Itemid=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Yummy Toonies - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || 2010 || Gulli || co-production with Cherry Picking |- | ''The Jungle Book''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dqe-signs-co-pro-deal-jungle-book-season-3|title=DQE Signs Co-Pro Deal for 'The Jungle Book' Season 3|website=Animation World Network|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe|date=October 12, 2015|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> || 2010–2020 || TF1/Piwi+ Nickelodeon India (India) ZDF (Germany) || inherited from MoonScoop co-production with Les Cartooneurs Associés, DQ Entertainment and ZDF Enterprises |- | ''Quiz Time''<ref>{{cite web|title=Quiz Time|url=https://mediatoon-distribution.com/en/programme/quiz-time/|website=Mediatoon Distribution}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 2011 || Disney Junior France || co-production with Studio Redfrog |- | ''Chicken Town''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatoon's 'Chicken Town' to Hatch at MIP Jr.|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2011/08/mediatoons-chicken-town-to-hatch-at-mip-jr/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Miligan|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/chicken-town?Itemid=112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/chicken-town?Itemid=112|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Chicken Town - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> || Canal+ Family & OCS || co-production with 1st Day Studios and Araneo Based on the short of the same name by Klasky Csupo |- | ''Linkers: Secret Codes''<ref>{{cite web|title=Linkers: Secret Codes|url=https://mediatoon-distribution.com/en/programme/linkers-secret-codes/|website=Mediatoon Distribution}}</ref> || 2014–2015 || {{ubl|Canal J & Gulli|Rai Gulp (Italy)}} || {{ubl|Originally titled ''Cross Worlds''<ref>{{cite web|title=Enanimation & Ellipsanime to Co-Develop Cross Worlds|url=https://worldscreen.com/enanimation-ellipsanime-to-co-develop-cross-worlds/|website=World Screen|date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>|co-production with Les Cartooneurs Associés, Enanimation, Rai Fiction and World Dong Man Company}} |- | ''Kinky and Cosy'' || 2014 || OCS || co-production with Belvision |- | ''Boule et Bill'' || 2016–2018 || France 3/Piwi+ RTBF (Belgium) || co-production with Dargaud Media and Belvision |- | ''The Fox/Badger Family'' || 2018–2022 || France 5 || co-production with Dargaud Media and Philm CGI |- | ''Kid Lucky''<ref>{{cite web|title=Média-Participations AV Preps 'Kid Lucky,' 'Living with Dad' for M6 Kids|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2020/06/media-participations-av-preps-kid-lucky-living-with-dad-for-m6-kids/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref> || 2020 || M6 Rai Gulp (Italy) || co-production with Dargaud Media, Belvision and Rai Ragazzi |- | ''The Smurfs''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMPS & Dupuis Plan New 'Smurfs' Series|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2017/08/imps-dupuis-plan-new-smurfs-series/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref>|| 2021–present || TF1 La Trois & Ketnet (Belgium) Kika (Germany) Nickelodeon (International) || continued from Dargaud Media and Les Cartooneurs Associés from season 3 onwards co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel and Peyo Productions |- | ''Living with Dad''<ref>{{cite web|title=Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel Developing Living with Dad|url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/dupuis-edition-audiovisuel-developing-living-with-dad/|website=Worldscreen|first=Kristin|last=Brzoznowski|date=August 21, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref> || 2022–present || M6, Canal J & Gulli La Trois (Belgium) || co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel and Belvision Based on the comic book series ''Dad'' by Nob |- | ''Belfort & Lupin''<ref>{{cite web|title=Deals of the Week|url=https://kidscreen.com/2024/01/12/deals-of-the-week-9/|website=Kidscreen|date=January 12, 2024}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 2025–present || {{ubl|France 4|Auvio Kids TV & Ketnet (Belgium)|Radio-Canada (Canada)|SWR (Germany)<ref>{{cite web|title=New broadcasters scoop up Ellipse and Belvision's Belfort & Lupin|url=https://kidscreen.com/2024/04/29/new-broadcasters-scoop-up-ellipse-and-belvisions-belfort-lupin/|website=Kidscreen|first=Ryan|last=Tuchow|date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>}} || co-production with Dargaud Media, Belvision and Mediatoon Distribution |- | ''Trotro and Zaza''<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellipsanime Productions' "Trotro & Zaza" was showcased at Cartoon Forum|url=https://senalnews.com/en/content/ellipsanime-productions-trotro-zaza-was-showcased-at-cartoon-forum|website=Señal News|date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> || France 5 || co-production with Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel<ref>{{cite web|title=Trotro and Zaza|url=https://www.ellipseanimation.com/production/trotro-zaza/|website=Ellipse Animation}}</ref> and Studio Campedelli |}

===Films and specials=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title ! Release date ! Distributor ! Notes |- | ''Babar: The Movie'' || July 28, 1989 || Fourm Distribution Astral Films (Canada) || co-production with Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company |- | ''Becassine and the Viking Treasure'' || December 12, 2001 || Gebaka Films || co-production with Home Made Movies and Image Film |- | ''Akissi''<ref>{{cite web|author=Mercedes Milligan|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/ghwa-and-ellipsanime-team-up-for-akissi/ |title=GHWA and Ellipsanime Team Up for 'Akissi'|publisher=Animation Magazine |date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=June 28, 2018 }}</ref> || June 14, 2022 || France 4 || co-production with Les Cartooneurs Associés and GHWA Productions |}

==Films, TV shows, and specials== * ''Alta Donna''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/alta-donna?Itemid=106|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/alta-donna?Itemid=106|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=ALTA DONNA - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> * ''Sullivan''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/chlorophylle?Itemid=107|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/chlorophylle?Itemid=107|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=DANDELION - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> (a.k.a. ''Clorophylle'') * ''The Garfield Show''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/the-garfield-show-new-season?Itemid=109|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/the-garfield-show-new-season?Itemid=109|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=The Garfield Show New Season - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> * ''Wonder Wai'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dargaudmedia.com/fr/wonder-wai.html|title=Wonder Waï|website=www.dargaudmedia.com}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|url=https://www.ellipseanimation.com/}}

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