Technicolor Animation Productions[1] (formerly known as Timoon Animation, Genao Productions and OuiDo! Productions) was the French-based entertainment production company and it was a production arm part of the French visual effects and animation company Technicolor Creative Studios. The company was founded on May 28, 2003 as Timoon Animation by Philippe Mounier the founder of PMMP and Bridget Gauthier-Darcet of Largardère Images and they were responsible for co-producing animated shows and reboots such as the Alvin and the Chipmunks and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises.
Technicolor Animation Productions was first founded in Paris, France on May 28, 2003 in which it was originally known as Timoon Animation when the then vice-president of Lagadère Images, Brigett Gautheir-Darcet and founder of another animation studio in France PMMP, Philippe Mounier teamed up to create this company in order to boost Largadère Images and produced its first animated series The Odd Family which they co-produced with SAMG Animation (now SAMG Entertainment).
On October 3, 2008 Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog the directors of OuiDo! Entertainment which they founded in 2007 joined Timoon Animation under Christophe Thoral with the two being both named Managing Producer and Executive Producer including their projects which were being developed under Timoon.
On March 5, 2012 after Lagardére Entertainment was founded in 2008 taking Timoon Animation with it, the company had been rebranded to Genao Productions in order to expand its focus towards fiction and unscripted entertainment programs for young people.[2]
In October of that same year Genao Productions announced that they have partnered with American-based company and owner of the legendary Alvin and the Chipmunks band Bagdasarian Productions to produce a new CGI animated series revival named ALVINNN! and the Chipmunks which was originally titled The Chipmunks and Chippets with PGS Entertainment acquiring the global distribution rights to the show on August 21, 2013 but excluding US and France.[3]
In October 2, 2013 the company joined forces with Japanese-based video game company Sega through its American division Sega of America to bring the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise back into television with its CGI animated series Sonic Boom which premiered on Cartoon Network in the US, Canal J and Gulli in France on November 8, 2014 with Lagardère Entertainment Rights (now LS Distribution) handling distribution. Also in October, 7 of the same year when Largadère Entertainment had announced that they were ceasing animation production in order to focus on scripted and unscripted programming, they sold its animation subsidiary Genao Productions to its managers Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog which founded OuiDo! Entertainment in 2007 prior to join the company in 2008. Genao was turned into an independent animation producer by them and the two renamed the company to and created OuiDo! Productions after they with Lagardére Entertainment Rights retaining Genao's back catalogue.[4] Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog were both later named CEOs of the newly renamed company with Hertzog became the present of the independent animation studio.
On February 25, 2015, it was announced that American/French technology and creative company Technicolor SA (now known as Vantiva) announced that they have acquired OuiDo! Productions and they renamed the studio as "Technicolor Animation Productions" with Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog remained CEOs and continued to work for the renamed company. After the Technicolor SA purchase, OuiDo! works were retroactively credited with the new company name and logo, replacing the OuiDo! logo[5]
In 2022, due to the spin-off of Technicolor Creative Studios, it, along with Technicolor Animation, were merged into Mikros Animation, this caused some shows, such as Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, to end production.
^"Technicolor Animation Productions". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^"Timoon rebrands as Genao Productions". Kidscreen. March 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"PGS buys rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks". Kidscreen. August 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"Lagardère Entertainment Quits Animation". Variety. October 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"Technicolor buys French prodco OuiDo!". TBI Vision. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Technicolor Animation Productions news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Technicolor Animation Productions news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Technicolor Animation Productions 1 formerly known as Timoon Animation Genao Productions and OuiDo Productions was the French based entertainment production company and it was a production arm part of the French visual effects and animation company Technicolor Creative Studios The company was founded on May 28 2003 as Timoon Animation by Philippe Mounier the founder of PMMP and Bridget Gauthier Darcet of Largardere Images and they were responsible for co producing animated shows and reboots such as the Alvin and the Chipmunks and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises Technicolor Animation ProductionsFormerlyTimoon Animation 2003 2012 Genao Productions 2012 2013 OuiDo Productions 2013 2015 Company typeSubsidiaryIndustryFilm amp television productionFounded28 May 2003 20 years ago 2003 05 28 FoundersPhilippe MounierBridget Gauthier DarcetFateMerged into Mikros AnimationHeadquarters8 10 rue du Renard 75004 Paris FranceKey peopleBoris Hertzog CEO amp President Sandrine Nguyen CEO amp Executive Producer ServicesAnimationLive actionParentPMMP 2003 2007 Lagardere Group 2007 2013 Technicolor SA 2015 2022 Technicolor Creative Studios 2022 Contents 1 History 2 Filmography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editTechnicolor Animation Productions was first founded in Paris France on May 28 2003 in which it was originally known as Timoon Animation when the then vice president of Lagadere Images Brigett Gautheir Darcet and founder of another animation studio in France PMMP Philippe Mounier teamed up to create this company in order to boost Largadere Images and produced its first animated series The Odd Family which they co produced with SAMG Animation now SAMG Entertainment On October 3 2008 Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog the directors of OuiDo Entertainment which they founded in 2007 joined Timoon Animation under Christophe Thoral with the two being both named Managing Producer and Executive Producer including their projects which were being developed under Timoon On March 5 2012 after Lagardere Entertainment was founded in 2008 taking Timoon Animation with it the company had been rebranded to Genao Productions in order to expand its focus towards fiction and unscripted entertainment programs for young people 2 In October of that same year Genao Productions announced that they have partnered with American based company and owner of the legendary Alvin and the Chipmunks band Bagdasarian Productions to produce a new CGI animated series revival named ALVINNN and the Chipmunks which was originally titled The Chipmunks and Chippets with PGS Entertainment acquiring the global distribution rights to the show on August 21 2013 but excluding US and France 3 In October 2 2013 the company joined forces with Japanese based video game company Sega through its American division Sega of America to bring the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise back into television with its CGI animated series Sonic Boom which premiered on Cartoon Network in the US Canal J and Gulli in France on November 8 2014 with Lagardere Entertainment Rights now LS Distribution handling distribution Also in October 7 of the same year when Largadere Entertainment had announced that they were ceasing animation production in order to focus on scripted and unscripted programming they sold its animation subsidiary Genao Productions to its managers Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog which founded OuiDo Entertainment in 2007 prior to join the company in 2008 Genao was turned into an independent animation producer by them and the two renamed the company to and created OuiDo Productions after they with Lagardere Entertainment Rights retaining Genao s back catalogue 4 Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog were both later named CEOs of the newly renamed company with Hertzog became the present of the independent animation studio On February 25 2015 it was announced that American French technology and creative company Technicolor SA now known as Vantiva announced that they have acquired OuiDo Productions and they renamed the studio as Technicolor Animation Productions with Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog remained CEOs and continued to work for the renamed company After the Technicolor SA purchase OuiDo works were retroactively credited with the new company name and logo replacing the OuiDo logo 5 It partnered up with American based Bagdasarian Productions to produce the 2015 series Alvinnn and the Chipmunks with PGS Entertainment distributing the show started airing in March 2015 and April 2015 respectively in the United States and United Kingdom on Nickelodeon In 2022 due to the spin off of Technicolor Creative Studios it along with Technicolor Animation were merged into Mikros Animation this caused some shows such as Alvinnn and the Chipmunks to end production Filmography editAlvinnn and the Chipmunks international co production with Bagdasarian Productions Mini Wolf The Legendaries Monchhichi Tribe Sonic Boom international co production with Sega of America Inc Lagardere Thematiques and Jeunesse TV Atomic Puppet international co production with Mercury Filmworks The Deep international co production with DHX Media Team Dronix international co production with France Televisions and Gloob Gus The Itsy Bitsy Knight Xiaolin ChroniclesTechnicolor India has animated the following shows Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animation services Mickey Mouse Mixed Up Adventures animation services Elena of Avalor animation services Seasons 2 3 Rugrats animation services Mira Royal Detective The Psammy Show Spirit Riding Free animation services Fast amp Furious Spy Racers animation services The Chicken Squad animation services Mickey Mouse Funhouse animation services The Croods Family Tree animation services Kamp Koral SpongeBob s Under Years animation services Gabby s Dollhouse animation services The Boss Baby Back in the Crib animation services Kung Fu Panda The Dragon Knight animation services DreamWorks Dragons The Nine Realms animation services See also editBagdasarian Productions PGS Entertainment Klasky Csupo United Plankton Pictures Disney Television AnimationReferences edit Technicolor Animation Productions Retrieved 4 February 2018 Timoon rebrands as Genao Productions Kidscreen March 5 2012 Retrieved June 6 2023 PGS buys rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks Kidscreen August 21 2013 Retrieved June 6 2023 Lagardere Entertainment Quits Animation Variety October 7 2013 Retrieved June 6 2023 Technicolor buys French prodco OuiDo TBI Vision February 23 2015 Retrieved June 6 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Technicolor Animation Productions amp oldid 1211461769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
