Folimage

Folimage
Industry	Animation
Founded	1981
Founder	Jacques-Rémy Girerd [fr]
Headquarters	Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France
Key people	Reginald de Guillebon (Director)
Number of employees	63 (2017)
Website	www.folimage.fr

Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. It was founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.^[1] The studio produces animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). In 1999, the company founded an animation school, La Poudrière, also in Valence.^[2] In 2009, Folimage and La Poudrière moved to La Cartoucherie, a former munitions factory in Bourg-lès-Valence.^[1]

Filmography

Folimage headquarters at La Cartoucherie, Bourg-lès-Valence^[1]

Short length

L'Eléphant et la baleine (The Elephant and the Whale, 1986), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Le Petit cirque de toutes les couleurs (The Little Circus and Other Tales, 1986), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Sculpture, sculptures (1988), directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli
Amerlock (1988), directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Nos adieux au music-hall (Farewell Musical, 1989), directed by Laurent Pouvaret
Le Wall (The Wall, 1992), directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli
Histoire extraordinaire de Mme Veuve Kecskemet (Extraordinary story of Madame Veuve Kecskemet, 1994), directed by Bela Weisz
Une Bonne journée (A Pleasant Day, 1994), directed by Matthias Bruhn
Le Moine et le poisson (The Monk and the Fish, 1994), directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit.^[3]
L'Abri (The Shelter, 1995), directed by Arnaud Pendrié
Paroles en L'air (Winged Words, 1995), directed by Sylvain Vincendeau
Le Grande Migration (The Great Migration, 1995), directed by Youri Tcherenkov
Na kraju zemli (Au bout du monde in French, At the Ends of the Earth, 1999), directed by Konstantin Bronzit^[4]
Histoire Tragique avec fin heureuse (Tragic Story with Happy Ending, 2005) directed by Regina Pessoa
Les Conquérants (The Conquerors, 2011) directed by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó aka Domestic Infelicity

Medium length (TV Specials, 26')

L'Enfant au grelot (Charlie's Christmas, 1998) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.^[5]
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

Ariol: 78 episodes, directed by Emilie Sengelin and Amandine Fredon. Broadcasting on TF1 (French channel) in 2009/2010.
Hilltop Hospital: 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 Life: 20 episodes, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
My Donkey: 30 traditional French folksongs, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre
Michel

Full-length Feature

Raining Cats and Frogs (La Prophétie des grenouilles, 2003) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.^[6]
Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou, 2008) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The film won in 2009 the European Film Award for Best European animated feature film (European Film Academy)
A Cat in Paris (Une vie de chat, 2010) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Release date in French theaters : 2010 December, 15th. International distribution : Films Distribution, Paris Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. The film received in 2012 a nomination for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.^[7]
Aunt Hilda! (Tante Hilda!, 2014) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.^[8]^[9]^[10]
Phantom Boy (2015) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Release date in French theaters : 2015 October, 14th.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mundell, Ian (March 5, 2012). "'Cat' on region's hot toon groove". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "L'Equipée de Folimage Animation Studio". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ The Monk and the Fish at IMDb
^ At the Ends of the Earth at IMDb
^ Charlie's Christmas at IMDb
^ The Frog Prophecy at IMDb
^ "Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (June 10, 2010). "Girerd to helm 'Tante Hilda'". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
^ Zahed, Ramin (May 7, 2011). "Girerd Discusses the Making of 'Mia and the Magoo'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
^ Mister3ZE (2 December 2013). "" Tante Hilda ! ", la bande-annonce enfin en ligne !". Focus on Animation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

[VarietyCatGroove-1] Mundell, Ian (March 5, 2012). "'Cat' on region's hot toon groove". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[AWNEquipee-2] "L'Equipée de Folimage Animation Studio". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[3] The Monk and the Fish at IMDb

[4] At the Ends of the Earth at IMDb

[5] Charlie's Christmas at IMDb

[6] The Frog Prophecy at IMDb

[7] "Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

[8] Keslassy, Elsa (June 10, 2010). "Girerd to helm 'Tante Hilda'". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[9] Zahed, Ramin (May 7, 2011). "Girerd Discusses the Making of 'Mia and the Magoo'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[10] Mister3ZE (2 December 2013). "" Tante Hilda ! ", la bande-annonce enfin en ligne !". Focus on Animation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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