Xilam

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Field	Value
name	Xilam Animation
logo	Xilam logo.svg
type	Public
traded_as
CAC Small
ISIN
industry	Animation
foundation
founders	Marc du Pontavice
Alix de Maistre
location	Paris, France
area_served	Worldwide
key_people	Marc du Pontavice (CEO)
Alix de Maistre (administrator)
num_employees	600 (2025)
subsid	Armada TMT
Igloo Productions GmbH
Xilam Films SAS
Xilam Multimédia SAS
Xilam Studio SAS
Xilam Studio Angoulême SAS (since December 2016)
Cube Creative (since 2020)
homepage
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| name = Xilam Animation | logo = Xilam logo.svg | formerly = | type = Public | former_name = | traded_as = CAC Small | ISIN = | industry = Animation | foundation = | founders = Marc du Pontavice Alix de Maistre | location = Paris, France | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Marc du Pontavice (CEO) Alix de Maistre (administrator) | revenue = | num_employees = 600 (2025) | subsid = Armada TMT Igloo Productions GmbH Xilam Films SAS Xilam Multimédia SAS Xilam Studio SAS Xilam Studio Angoulême SAS (since December 2016) Cube Creative (since 2020) | homepage =

Xilam Animation SAS is a French animation studio which specializes in making animated television series and feature films. Marc du Pontavice and his wife Alix de Maistre founded it in 1999 as a replacement for the animation division of Gaumont Multimédia, which was itself an offshoot of the company's television division Gaumont Télévision, a company he co-founded in 1990. Gaumont continued to have a deal with Xilam until 2003. Gaumont Multimédia was a video game publisher until closing in 2004.

History

The origin of Xilam is closely linked to Gaumont's television production activity, launched in the early 1990s. From 1990, Marc du Pontavice joined the Gaumont group to develop a television production activity and co-founded Gaumont Télévision. From 1994 to 1998, certain animations such as Space Goofs and Oggy and the Cockroaches met with international success, and it was only in 1999 that the Xilam company bought current productions from Gaumont, including Oggy, and also partnered with German trader Igel Media for the assets of Gaumont Multimedia.

In 2002, Xilam started trading in the Euronext Paris stock exchange.

Xilam's programs, including Shuriken School, Space Goofs, and Oggy and the Cockroaches, are internationally successful.

In 2003, the company released its first animated feature film, the CGI-based Kaena: The Prophecy. In 2005, they announced an animated film based on The New Adventures of Lucky Luke. Xilam bought the Armada animation studio in Vietnam in 2008.

In 2012, they announced Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie would be made. In 2015, Xilam announced the production of seasons 5-7 of Oggy and the Cockroaches using 4K and Ultra HD. A new studio was opened in Angoulême in order to repatriate production to France in addition to that of Villeurbanne.

In 2016, the studio opened a new office in Lyon, France in order to accelerate production. This new studio would produce the Paprika series, as well as the second season of Magic. In 2019, it was announced that Xilam would acquire 50.1% of French CG studio Cube Creative*.* The deal was finalized on 20 January 2020.

The studio almost bought the children's free-to-air TV channel Gulli in 2019, after Lagardère was about to sell its television channels in a fierce dispute between the M6 ​​channel, which ended up buying the channel, and the company's television division in that year.

On December 1, 2025, Xilam launched Toon Box – a brand-new, kids-safe streaming app featuring over 1,000 pieces of content from across its legacy library and new series, alongside an exclusive range of videos, activities, storybooks and games. Aimed at children aged 3-10 years old, the subscription-based and ad-free app has rolled out across 11 territories (the UK, the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Mexico, Brazil, Australia) and was initially available on IOS before also launching on Android devices in 2026. Toon Box caters to the whole family featuring some of the most iconic series from Xilam's catalogue, including Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, Where's Chicky?, Mr. Magoo, The Daltons, Lupin's Tales, Paprika, and more. Episodes are available to download and watch offline, and Xilam updates the app with new content each month. To access the full Toon Box offering, new subscribers benefit from a free first month and can choose between two offers: a monthly subscription with no commitment, or an annual subscription. The group has developed this project with tightly controlled investment.

The studio's name is an anagram of a declaration of love from Marc du Pontavice to his wife, Alix de Maistre (M-Alix), as it has an edifying interpretation and is composed of two syllables "xi" and "lam", where the first comes from the Greek name for the letter "X", which is the symbol of transgression and the second is a reference to the soul which comes from the Latin word anima.

Filmography

Animated series

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Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Years	Network	Notes
title=Xilam directs Lucky Luke's TV re-entry	url=https://kidscreen.com/2000/04/01/28595-20000401/	website=Kidscreen	first=Andy	last=Fry
Télé-Québec/Teletoon (Canada)	co-production with Dargaud Marina, Tooncan Productions and Lucky Comics
Cartouche: Prince of the Streets	Éric-Paul Marais	2001–02	M6	co-production with Storimages
Ratz	Monsieur Z	2003–04	Teletoon (Canada)
France 3 and Canal J	co-production with Tooncan Productions
Tupu	Pepper Sue
Elastik Jane	2005	France 3
Gulli
Space Goofs (season 2)	Jean-Yves Raimbaud
Philippe Traversat(d): Isabelle De Catalogne
Samuel Kaminka	2005–06	France 3	Purchased from Gaumont
Shuriken School	Emilio Gallego
Jesùs Gallego(d): Pascal Morelli	2006–07	France 3
Jetix (Europe)	co-production with Zinkia Entertainment
Rintindumb	Morris (original characters)	France 3	co-production with Dargaud Marina and Lucky Comics
A Kind of Magic	Michel Coulon
Arthur de Pins	2008–18	France 3/Disney Channel (season 1)
Gulli/Canal J (season 2)
Primo TV (United States) (season 2)
*Oggy and the Cockroaches *(seasons 3–7)	Jean-Yves Raimbaud	2008–19	Canal+ Family (seasons 3–4)
Gulli (seasons 5–7)	Purchased from Gaumont
Rahan: Son of the Dark Age	Roger Lécureux
André Chéret (original characters)(d): Jean Pecheux
Pescal Morelli	2008–09	Canal+ Family & France 3
Rai Gulp (Italy)
Kika (Germany)	co-production with Castelrosso Films, Rai Fiction and ZDF Enterprises
url=https://www.toonboom.com/community/success-stories/xilam	title=Toon Boom Community	archive-date=2021-01-24	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124091603/https://www.toonboom.com/community/success-stories/xilam	access-date=2017-11-10
Carol-Ann Willering(d): Franck Ekinci	2009–10	France 3
The Daltons	Morris (original characters)(d): Olivier Jean-Marie
Jean-François Henry	2010–16	France 3	co-production with Dargaud Media, Lucky Comics and B Media Kids
Zig & Sharko	Olivier Jean-Marie	2010–24	Canal+ (season 1)
Gulli/M6 (seasons 2–4)
FloopaLoo, Where Are You?	Marc du Pontavice(d): Fabien Limousin	2011–14	Canal+ Family/Teletoon+ & France 5
Rai 2/Frisbee (Italy)	co-production with Rai Fiction (season 1) and Castelrosso Films
What's the Big Idea?	Tanguy de Kermel	2013	France 5
CBeebies (United Kingdom)	co-production with Planet Nemo Animation and Skyline Entertainment
Hubert & Takako	Hugo Gittard	2013–15	Gulli
Canal+
Canal J
Rolling with the Ronks!	Olivier Jean-Marie
Charles Vaucelle(d): Franck Ekinci	2016–17	France 3
Disney Channel (International)
Primo TV (United States)
Paprika	Marion Billet
Baptiste Lucas	2017–19	France 5
Disney Jr. (International)
If I Were an Animal...	Marc du Pontavice
Frédéric Fougea	2018	YouTube	co-production with Boréales
Athleticus	Nicolas Deveaux	2018–24	Arte	co-production with Cube Creative
Mr. Magoo	Millard Kaufman
John Hubley (original characters)Olivier Jean-Marie
Hugo Gittard
Olivier Delabarre
Baptiste Lucas	2019–23	France 4 (episodes 1–76)
CITV (episodes 77–118)
ITVX (episodes 77–150)	co-production with Classic Media
Moka's Fabulous Adventures!	Andrès Fernandez
Maxence Sani	2020	Gulli
Boon & Pimento		2020	YouTube	co-production with CrossRiver Productions
Coach Me If You Can	Olivier Pouchelon	2020	France 4
Cartoon Network (Europe)
Where's Chicky? (seasons 2–4)	William Hoareau	2020–25	Canal J	co-production with Cube Creative
Lupin's Tales	Nicolas Le Nevé
Laura Muller	2021–present	France 5
Rai Yoyo (Italy)
Youku (China)	co-production with Maga Animation Studio and Rai Ragazzi
Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life	Bill Justice (original characters)	2021–24	Disney+	co-production with Disney Branded Television
Oggy Oggy	Jean-Yves Raimbaud (original characters)	2021–23	France 5
Netflix
Tangranimals	Rémi Chapotot
Tristan Michel	2021	France 5	co-production with Cube Creative
Pfffirates	Guillaume Herent
Benjamin Busnel
Carine Hinderchiette	2022	TFOU
Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation	Jean-Yves Raimbaud (original characters)	2022	Netflix
The Adventures of Bernie	Olivier Jean-Marie (original characters)Alexandre Simard
Mathieu Peters-Houg
Lucille Briand	2022	RTS
Gulli	Spin-off of Zig & Sharko
Karate Sheep	Hugo Gittard	2023	Gulli
Netflix
Kaeloo (season 5)	Rémi Chapotot
Jean-François Henry
Tristan Michel	2023	Canal+ Kids	co-production with Cube Creative and Blue Spirit
Buddybot	Vincent Souchon
Joyce Colson
Florent Remize	2024–present	Okoo
Twilight of the Gods	Zack Snyder
Jay Oliva
Eric Carrasco	2024	Netflix	co-production with Netflix Animation Studios and The Stone Quarry
Piggy Builders	Marie Manand
Julien Hazebroucq
Emmanuelle Leleu	2025–present	France 5
CBeebies (United Kingdom)
Kika (Germany)
The Doomies	Andrès Fernandez
Henry Gifford
Pozla	2026–present	Disney+
Chickies		2027	France Télévisions
Gemma and the Defenders		TBA	TBA
Phil & Sophia		TBA	TBA
Submarine Jim	Frédéric Martin	TBA	France Télévisions
Super RTL (Germany)
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Purchased from Gaumont

• Highlander: The Animated Series (1994–96)
• Sky Dancers (1996)
• Dragon Flyz (1996–97)
• The Magician (1997–98)

Film

Purchased from Gaumont

• Highlander: The Adventure Begins (1996; a compilation of the first few episodes of Highlander: The Animated Series)
• Dragon Flyz: The Legend Begins (1996; a compilation of the first three episodes of Dragon Flyz)

Original

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Title	Year	Distributor	Notes
Kaena: The Prophecy	2003	title=Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)	website=UniFrance
Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure	2007	Pathé Distribution (France)
Alliance Vivafilm (Canada)	co-production with Dargaud Media, Lucky Comics, France 3 Cinéma, Pathé, TPS Star, Cinecinema and Mikros Image
Shuriken School: The Ninja's Secret	2007	Disney Channel	co-production with Zinkia Entertainment
Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie	2013	BAC Films	co-production with France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, CNC, B Media Kids, Backup Films, A Plus Image 4, Cofinova 9, Cofimage 24, Les Films du Gorak, Cube Creative and Mikros Image
I Lost My Body	2019	title=J'ai perdu mon corps press kit	url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/43/58/211499/presse/i-lost-my-body-presskit-french.pdf
My Life in Versailles	2019	Dandelooo	co-production with Films Grand Huit and Miyu Productions
The Migrant	2024	Dandelooo
Lucy Lost	2026	Le Pacte
The Wolf	TBA
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Other productions

Purchased from Gaumont

• Monster Men (single version of the opening song in the series Space Goofs; performed by Iggy Pop, distributed by Virgin Records)

Original

• Stupid Invaders (2000) (video game adapted of the series Space Goofs)
• Do Not Panic on Board (single version of the opening song in the series Ratz; distributed by Sony Music)

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