Gaumont Animation

Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim and Gaumont Alphanim)^[2][4] is a French animation studio founded in February 1997 by Christian Davin.^[1] It was acquired by Gaumont Film Company in 2008 as a return to television and animation production; it is an entry into English-language productions, after Gaumont Television was sold in 1999 and Gaumont Multimedia's assets were acquired in 2000 by Xilam.^[5][6][7][8] The studio was rebranded as Gaumont Animation in 2013.^[9] The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries.^[10]

Gaumont Animation

Logo used since 2013
Formerly	Alphanim (1997–2008, 2011–2013) Gaumont Alphanim (2008–2011)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	Gaumont Multimedia (1995–2004)
Founded	February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02)[1]
Founder	Christian Davin[2]
Headquarters	Vincennes , France
Key people	Terry Kalagian (president)[3]
Products	Television series Feature films
Parent	Gaumont Film Company (2008–present)
Divisions	Gaumont Animation USA
Website	gaumont.com/en/animation

Its productions include Mona the Vampire, Robotboy, Galactik Football, Calimero, Noddy, Toyland Detective (after the rights were acquired from DreamWorks Animation in 2013),^[2] Trulli Tales, Belle and Sebastian,^[11] Furiki Wheels, F is for Family, and Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles. Film projects in development include Plunder and a musical adaptation of Paul McCartney's novel High in the Clouds.

In June 2023, Gaumont signed a first-look deal with Studio 100, a Belgian company which will co-produce series with and distribute Gaumont Animation's catalogue worldwide.^[12]