Marc du Pontavice

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Marc du Pontavice
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Marc du Pontavice at the 2016 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Born
Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice [1]

(1963-01-10) 10 January 1963 (age 62)
Paris, France
Nationality French
OccupationAnimator
Known for Oggy and the Cockroaches
Space Goofs
Spouse
Alix de Maistre
​
(m. 1989)​
[1]
ChildrenLou du Pontavice
Ivan du Pontavice

Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice (born 10 January 1963) is a French animator and businessman who is the producer of Oggy and the Cockroaches ("Oggy et les Cafards"), [2] The Magician , Space Goofs , Zig & Sharko and others. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for producing I Lost My Body (2019). He was an executive producer from Gaumont, which is based in France. In 1990, he was co-founder of Gaumont Television. In 1994, the company started producing animated series, which was eventually transformed into Gaumont Multimedia in 1995. [3] After leaving the company, he, along with Alix de Maistre, founded Xilam.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003De nouveau lundi Short film
2003 Kaena: The Prophecy
2007 Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
2009For a SonDoctorScript collaboration [4]
2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Police Officer Vian 1
2011 War of the Buttons (2011 Yann Samuell film)
2013 Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie
2014 Far from Men
2017ChateauCo-producer
2018Close Enemies
2019 I Lost My Body

Television

YearTitleNotes
1992-1995 Highlander: The Series Executive in charge of production, alongside Denis Leroy
seasons 1-3 only
1994-1996 Highlander: The Animated Series
1996 Sky Dancers
1996-1997 Dragon Flyz
1997-2006 Space Goofs
1998-1999 The Magician
1998-2019 Oggy and the Cockroaches Freelance producer on season 2 [5]
2001-2003 The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001-2002Cartouche: Prince of the Streets
2003-2004 Ratz
2005 Tupu
2006-2007 Shuriken School Co-produced with José Maria Castillejo
2006-2007 Rintindumb
2008-2018 A Kind of Magic
2008-2009 Rahan
2009-2010 Mr. Baby Creator [6]
2010-2016 The Daltons
2010-2024 Zig & Sharko
2011-2014 FloopaLoo, Where Are You? Creator [7]
2013-2015 Hubert & Takako
2016-2017 Rolling with the Ronks!
2018If I were an Animal...Creator [8]
2019-2023 Mr. Magoo
2020 Moka's Fabulous Adventures!
2020Coach Me If You Can
2021-presentLupin's Tales
2021-2024 Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life
2021-2023 Oggy Oggy
2021 Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation
2021-2022 The Adventures of Bernie
2023Karate Sheep

Video games

YearTitle
1998Les Visiteurs, le jeu
1998 The Fifth Element
2000 Stupid Invaders

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Marc du Pontavice" (in French). Le Point. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Oggy, superstar made in France" (in French). LaDépêche.fr. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Williams, Michael (1998-12-02). "Gaumont surprise". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ↑ For a Son Closing Credits
  5. ↑ Beardmore, Marie (April 1, 2001). "Xilam: A New Convergence Studio With A Tried and True Business Sense". Animation World Network . Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mr Baby – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Floopaloo, where are you? – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "If I were an Animal… – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Destin animé — Slatkine et compagnie". Slatkine et Compagnie. February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.


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