Mediawan Confirms Its Position as the Leading Producer of Animated Content in France According to a Report Published in June ...
12 Juin 2019 - 6:32PM
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Regulatory News:
The Mediawan media group (Paris:MDW), Europe’s leading
producer of films and animated series with its On kids & family
animation studio, has confirmed its position as the leading
producer of animated content in France, according to the 2018
Animation Market report by the French National Centre for Cinema
and the Moving Image:
- Method Animation, the On kids
& family studio label, is once again ranked first among
animated content producers over the period 2014-2018 and
remains well in the lead with 151 hours of programmes
produced.
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat
Noir attracted the largest audience for an animated TV
series in 2018 with an all-time record of 1.4 million viewers
(21% audience share among children aged 4 and over on 18 November
2018, as measured by Médiamétrie) and recorded large audiences
across all distribution channels and on Netflix, where in March
2019 it became the first French VOD animated series.
- Following the The Little Prince,
the most successful French animated film in the last ten
years with 18.2 million admissions in 66 countries and
recipient of a César award for best animated film in 2016 and the
BAFTA Children’s Award in 2017, On kids & family confirms and
underlines its global ambitions with the international release of
Playmobil: The Movie in 2019 (in French cinemas on 7
August). Screened at the opening of the Annecy Animation Film
Festival, the film was very well received by the audience.
The Mediawan group’s animation division has maintained its
growth rate in 2018 with the series Arthur and the Minimoys (Storia
Productions) and the release of the second and third seasons of
Miraculous, as well as Zak Storm, Robin Hood season two and Denver
(On kids & family).
There are still many projects planned for 2019, including new
releases such as Power Players and Playmobil: The
Movie as well as a collaboration with the world-famous author
and illustrator Joann Sfar, which will be initiated with the
release of the Little Vampire movie based on his internationally
successful comic.
“Looking beyond the figures, this ranking highlights our teams’
constant efforts to continue successfully exporting our animated
series around the world. The Mediawan group’s contribution and
support help us to maintain this momentum and our leading position
while also opening up new opportunities for us. As a result, we
will be able to venture into other creative spheres by expanding
our content, our formats and our targets, especially with the
recruitment of new talents, as seen in our recent collaboration
with Joann Sfar.”Aton Soumache, Chairman of On kids &
family
About On kids & familyCo-founded by Aton Soumache,
Dimitri Rassam and Thierry Pasquet, On kids & family is an
independent European studio and major global player in the
production of animated content for children and families, mainly TV
series and international movies. With almost 500 employees in
Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Hyderabad and Luxembourg, On kids
& family brings together global authors and partners in order
to develop brands using different formats such as animated series
and movies, licensing and merchandising, and digital platforms and
contents. The Group mixes innovation, technology and international
talents to create wonderful fairy tales for children and families
with numerous productions such as The Little Prince (Le Petit
Prince), Miraculous, Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas) and Robin
Hood (Robin des Bois), which have attracted record audiences and
become major international hits. On kids & family has just
finished producing its next animated blockbuster, Playmobil: The
Movie by Lino Di Salvo, in its Montreal studio. The first movie of
an international franchise, it is scheduled for global release in
2019 and on 7 August 2019 in France (Pathé Distribution). Following
a strategic merger, On kids & family joined the Mediawan group
in June 2018. Find out more about On kids & family:
www.onkidsandfamily.com
About MediawanMediawan was founded by Pierre-Antoine
Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse. Since March 2017,
Mediawan has completed eight strategic acquisitions, becoming a new
independent premium audiovisual content player and occupying a
leading position in Europe. The Group operates in four sub-sectors:
production of original drama and documentary content, operation of
animation brands, distribution of audiovisual content, and
publication of digital services and channels. Find out more on the
Mediawan website: www.mediawan.frMediawan, an independent European
audiovisual content platform, is listed on Euronext Paris
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