Marc du Pontavice

Marc du Pontavice
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
Occupation	Animator
Known for	Oggy and the Cockroaches Space Goofs
Spouse	Alix de Maistre ​ (m. 1989)​ [1]
Children	Lou 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.

Influences

He was intrigued by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, but also Walt Disney's 1967 The Jungle Book , the Mandrake the Magician and Rahan comics and the paintings of Alexander Iakovlev. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Koko Flanel		Special thanks [7]
2003	De nouveau lundi		Short film
	Kaena: The Prophecy
2007	Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
	Sleeping Betty		Short film
2009	For a Son	Doctor	Script collaboration [8]
2010	Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life	Police Officer Vian 1
2011	War of the Buttons
2013	Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie
2014	Far from Men
2015	Minions		Special thanks [9]
2017	Chateau		Co-producer
2018	Close Enemies
2019	I Lost My Body
2024	Meanwhile on Earth
	Prodigies
2025	La Vie de château - Mon enfance à Versailles
2026	Lucy Lost [10] [11] [12]

Television

Year	Title	Notes
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 [13]
2001–2003	The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001–2002	Cartouche: Prince of the Streets
2003–2004	Ratz
2005	Tupu
2006–2007	Shuriken School	Co-produced with José Maria Castillejo
	Rintindumb
2008–2018	A Kind of Magic
2008–2009	Rahan
2009–2010	Mr. Baby	Creator [14]
2010–2016	The Daltons
2010–2024	Zig & Sharko
2011–2014	FloopaLoo, Where Are You?	Creator [15]
2013–2015	Hubert & Takako
2016–2017	Rolling with the Ronks!
2018	If I Were an Animal...	Creator [16]
2019–2023	Mr. Magoo
2020	Moka's Fabulous Adventures!
	Coach Me If You Can
2021–present	Lupin'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
2023	Karate Sheep
	Kaeloo [17]
	Silly Sundays	Special thanks [18]
2024–present	Buddybot [19] [20]	Theme song writer [21]
2024	My Life in Versailles	Co-producer [22]
2025	The Doomies [23]
	Piggy Builders [24]

Video games

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

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominee	Result
2010	International Encounters of Heritage Cinema and Restored Films	Henri-Langlois Award [25]		Won
2011	César Awards	Best Film	Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life	Nominated
		Best First Film		Won
2020	Academy Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature	I Lost My Body	Nominated
	Animation Magazine Hall of Fame	Game-Changer Award [26]		Won

Bibliography

• Pontavice, Marc du. Destin animé. France: Slatkine et Compagnie, 2022; ISBN   9782889441914 ^[27]

References

1. "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. du Pontavice, Marc (2022). Destin animé. France: Slatkine & Cie. ISBN   978-2-88944-191-4.
5. Pratt, Laura (October 1998). "The Magician". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 2000-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
6. "Les confidences de Marc du Pontavice, le Disney français" (in French). Le Point. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. Koko Flanel Closing Credits
8. For a Son Closing Credits
9. Minions Closing Credits
10. "What we're watching at MIPTV".
11. Croll, Ben (March 5, 2024). "Xilam Retools 'Lucy Lost' as Feature, Adapting 'War Horse' Author Michael Morpurgo, Shares First Look (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
12. Milligan, Mercedes (September 16, 2024). "Xilam's Adaptation of Michael Mopurgo's 'Lucy Lost' Sets Sail With Sales & Distribution Partners". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
13. Beardmore, Marie (April 1, 2001). "Xilam: A New Convergence Studio With A Tried and True Business Sense". Animation World Network . Retrieved January 21, 2024.
14. "Mr Baby – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
15. "Floopaloo, where are you? – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
16. "If I were an Animal… – Xilam animation". Xilam animation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
17. "KAELOO SAISON 5 | remichapotot". remichapotot.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
18. Silly Sundays Closing Credits
19. "Buddybot".
20. @okoo_francetv; (21 August 2024). "Potobot c'est disponible dès maintenant sur l'appli Okoo 📱🌍 Et dès le 28 août sur France 4 ! #okoo #potobot #dessinanime #ecologie" – via Instagram.
21. Buddybot English Closing Credits
22. My Life in Versailles Closing Credits
23. "Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". June 15, 2022.
24. Kaminska, Karolina (April 29, 2024). "Xilam Animation's Piggy Builders to start work at BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF". C21 Media.
25. Vincennes Info, March 2010, n° 654
26. "Animation Magazine's 2020 Hall of Fame Awards". Animation Magazine . December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
27. "Destin animé — Slatkine et compagnie". Slatkine et Compagnie. February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Marc du Pontavice at IMDb