{{short description|Organization that managed the works of cartoonist Hergé, including Tintin}} {{about|the organization established to manage the Hergé's works|the home of Captain Haddock called as Moulinsart|Marlinspike Hall}} {{Infobox non-profit | name = TintinImaginatio S.A. | image = | image_size = | caption = | founder = Fanny Rodwell | founded = {{Start date|1987}} | location = Brussels, Belgium | coordinates = | origins = | key_people = Fanny Rodwell (CEO & Chairperson) | website = {{Official URL}} | former_name = {{ubl|Hergé Foundation|Studios Hergé|Moulinsart}} }}
The '''Hergé Foundation'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Fondation Hergé |url=https://www.tintin.com/fr/news/5825/fondation-herge |website=Tintin.com |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> is the official organisation that looks after the world and works of Hergé and his creation ''The Adventures of Tintin'', along with his other comics like ''Quick & Flupke'' and ''Jo, Zette and Jocko''. Created from Studios Hergé in 1987 by Fanny Rodwell, Hergé's widow, the Hergé Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, the birthplace of the creator of Tintin. It runs Hergé's estate, the official ''Tintin'' website, and the Hergé museum.
==Editions Moulinsart== The foundation has released many books on the subject of Tintin in French under the publishing name {{lang|fr|"Editions Moulinsart"}}.
==Awards== On 1 June 2006, the Dalai Lama bestowed the International Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth Award upon the Hergé Foundation, along with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The award was the Dalai Lama's recognition of ''Tintin in Tibet'',<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |title=Dalai Lama honours Tintin and Tutu |date=2 June 2006 |publisher=BBC News |location=London |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5040198.stm |access-date=22 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021140630/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5040198.stm |archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> Hergé's most personal adventure.<ref>{{cite book | title=Tintin: The Complete Companion | last=Farr | first=Michael | author-link=Michael Farr | year=2001 | publisher=John Murray | location=London | isbn=978-0-7195-5522-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DcytngEACAAJ}}</ref> Accepting on behalf of the Hergé Foundation, Hergé's widow Fanny Rodwell stated, "We never thought that this story of friendship would have a resonance more than 40 years later."<ref name="BBC News"/>
==Rights issue== The Hergé Foundation has frequently litigated against other entities that attempted to use Tintin images.<ref>{{cite news |title=Moulinsart wil geld van Kuifjeclubs |trans-title=Moulinsart Wants Money from Tintin Clubs |language=nl |date=28 April 2009 |work=De Morgen |url=http://www.demorgen.be/expo/moulinsart-wil-geld-van-kuifjeclubs-a834987/ |access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> However, after Moulinsart sued Dutch fanzine ''Hergé Genootschap'' (Hergé Society) in 2012 for one million euros for publishing Tintin images without a license, a contract was unearthed whereby Hergé had assigned all the rights of his works to his original publisher Casterman in 1942. At no time has Fanny Rodwell, the widow and sole heir to the foundation, nor her husband Nick Rodwell, who manages the ''Tintin'' empire, ever challenged the agreement in the past. The court's decision means Moulinsart never owned the rights they have been asserting. "It appears, from a 1942 document ... that Hergé gave publishing rights for the books of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' to publisher Casterman, so Moulinsart is not the one to decide who can use material from the books." said the Hague court's ruling. The document came from a Hergé expert who wishes to remain anonymous.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tintin Fanclub Wins Legal Fight with Hergé Heirs over Image Rights |date=9 June 2015 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/09/tintin-author-herge-rights-moulinsart-casterman |access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="De Standaard">{{cite news |last1=Jorritsma |first1=Elsje |title=Erfgenamen Hergé machteloos tegen hobbyclub |trans-title=Hergé Heirs Powerless against Hobby Club |work=De Standaard |language=nl |date=8 June 2015 |url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20150608_01719543 |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="La Libre">{{cite news |title=Moulinsart attaque des fans d'Hergé en justice et perd... à cause d'un document explosif |trans-title=Moulinsart Attacks Hergé Fans, Justice, and Loses ... because of an Explosive Paper |language=fr |work=La Libre Belgique |url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/arts/moulinsart-attaque-des-fans-d-herge-en-justice-et-perd-a-cause-d-un-document-explosif-55752ef335709a87ac7f9f83 |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=bleedingcool.com>{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Moulinsart Loses Legal Case Over Tintin Rights |work=Bleeding Cool |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/08/moulinsart-lose-legal-case-over-tintin-rights/ |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref>
==TintinImaginatio== The name {{lang|fr|"Moulinsart"}} was chosen as the name for the foundation's commercial and copyright wing, set up to actively work to protect and promote the work of Hergé. It is named after Moulinsart, the château where Captain Haddock lives in the books (in the English translations, {{lang|fr|"Moulinsart"}} is known as "Marlinspike Hall").
On 20 September 2022, Moulinsart announced that its name was changed to TintinImaginatio. The organization stated the reason of the change is because it wants to bring the word Tintin back into name of the operational management and marketing activities, as well that the name is more recognizable internationally. Furthermore, the new name also reflects the new perspectives of opening up to the virtual world, the imaginary world, and the imagination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moulinsart changes its name|url=https://www.tintin.com/en/news/5859/moulinsart-changes-its-name|website=Tintin.com|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{Official website}}
{{Tintin and Hergé}}
Category:The Adventures of Tintin Category:Organisations based in Brussels Category:Hergé Category:Organizations established in 1987 Category:1987 establishments in Belgium