L'Atelier Animation

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L'Atelier Animation, Ltd
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Animation
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
Founder
  • Laurent Zeitoun
  • Yann Zenou
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Products CGI animation
Owner Cinesite (2022–present)
Website latelieranimation.com

L'Atelier Animation is a Canadian animation studio founded in 2012 by Laurent Zeitoun and Yann Zenou and is owned by Cinesite since 2022.

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History

L'Atelier Animation was formed in 2012 as a partnership between Laurent Zeitoun and Yann Zenou to produce the film Ballerina. [1] In early 2017, L'Atelier announced plans to make Fireheart , a film set in the 1920s New York City that tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who becomes a hero to save her city. [2] The company also makes the animated series Robozuna , which airs on ITV and Netflix. [3] In 2022, L'Atelier was acquired by Cinesite. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmCo-production/distributorBudgetGross
2016 Ballerina Gaumont (France)
eOne Films (Canada)
The Weinstein Company (United States, formerly)
Gaumont International (United States, current)
$36.6 million$106 million
2017 Robozuna eOne Films and Anton Corp
2022 Fireheart ITV Studios and KidsCave Entertainment$40 million
2022The Soccer Football Movie Netflix
Splash Entertainment
NA
2024 10 Lives [5] GFM Animation
Align
$26 million
2025 Night of the Zoopocalypse Apollo Films (France) and Elevation Pictures (Canada)$5.2 million

References

  1. Dunlevy, T'Cha (February 23, 2017). "Ballerina brings Disney/DreamWorks animator back to Montreal". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (May 10, 2018). "Anton Boards Laurent Zeitoun and Yann Zenou's 'Fireheart' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. Failes, Ian (February 5, 2019). "How L'Atelier Delivers Two Episodes of 'Robozuna' Every Four Weeks". Cartoon Brew . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. "Cinesite Acquires Montreal Studio l'Atelier Animation". July 20, 2022.
  5. "L'Atelier Animation, Director Chris Jenkins Board GFM's '10 Lives'". March 10, 2021.