Mikros Animation

Mikros Animation
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Visual Effects Animation
Predecessor	Technicolor Animation Productions; Technicolor Animation
Founded	19 November 1985; 38 years ago
Founder	Maurice Prost
Headquarters	8-10 rue du Renard 75004 Paris, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Maurice Prost (founder), Gilles Gaillard (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Julien Meesters (current CEO)
Number of employees	170
Parent	Technicolor Group
Website	www.mikrosanimation.com

Mikros Animation is a French production company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects, post-production and animation.^[2]

With studios in Paris, London, Brussels, Liege, Montreal and Bangalore,^[3] the company was acquired by Technicolor SA in 2015.^[4]

When Technicolor Animation Productions and Technicolor Animation were folded into the company, the company started producing and providing animation services for television shows.

Portfolio

Mikros Image Montreal and Mikros Animation

Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007) (post-production)
Logorama (2009)
Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013) (post-production)
Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014)
The Little Prince (2015)
Sahara (2017)
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)^[5]
Stronger (2017; VFX)
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2017; VFX)
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)^[6]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)^[7]
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)^[8]^[9]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
Magicampers (2024)^[10]
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)^[11]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory^[12]^[13]^[14]
Oompa-Loompa TV series^[12]

Mikros Image Europe

The Ninth Gate (1999; VFX)
The Crimson Rivers (2000; VFX)
Oceans (2009; VFX)
Immortals (2011; VFX)
Wolfy, The Incredible Secret (2013, post-production)
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017; VFX)
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)^[15]
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)^[16]
Ozi (2022)^[17]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)^[18]
Orion and the Dark (2024)^[19]

References

^ Darryn King (9 April 2015). "Mikros Image Acquired by Technicolor". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
^ ""Mikros Image", l'animation 3D française qui fait fureur chez les américains". Franceinfo (in French). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Bangalore - Mikros Animation".
^ "Technicolor rachète Mikros Image". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ Graser, Marc (22 January 2015). "Jeffrey Katzenberg on DWA's Cutbacks: '3 Films a Year Was Too Ambitious". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2017. "Trolls," set for a 2016 release, will be the first film to be made with the $120 million budget.
^ "Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | Mikros image Animation". www.mikrosimage-animation.eu. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Projects | Mikros image Animation".
^ "BREAKING NEWS Mikros Animation Montreal is delighted to announce." Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 February 2020). ""PAW Patrol" Movie In The Works For Summer 2021 From Spin Master, Paramount & Nickelodeon". Deadline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases ‘Magicampers’ and ‘The Sunnyridge 3’ (EXCLUSIVE)
^ @mikrosanimation (15 December 2021). "#BreakingNews🦄 We're happy to announce a new collaboration with @netflix on the feature #animation project…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Taika Waititi Making Not One, but Two ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Animated Series for Netflix
^ [https://www.facebook.com/mikrosanimation/photos/a.432124503643039/1855582377963904/ 🍭 Mikros Animation is happy to announce a new collaboration with Netflix on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the upcoming animated event series based on the Roald Dahl book written, directed and executive produced by Taika Waititi. Join our teams at Mikros Animation for this new adventure!!]
^ WE’RE HIRING FOR CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
^ "ROCKET PICTURES PARTNERS WITH MIKROS IMAGE TO LEAD DIGITAL ANIMATION WORK FOR PARAMOUNT ANIMATION AND MGM'S "SHERLOCK GNOMES"". 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ Martin Dale (26 January 2016). "Mikros Image Developing New 'Asterix' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "Ozi | GCI Film". 9 June 2018.
^ "Mikros Animation teams of Paris are happy to announce a new collaboration with Paramount Animation!". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Delaney, Cole (13 June 2023). "Dreamworks Reveals New Charlie Kaufman-Written Film 'Orion And The Dark,' Coming To Netflix In 2024 - Exclusive Video". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

External links

Mikros Image Canada at the Internet Movie Database
Mikros Image France at the Internet Movie Database
Official website

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[1] Darryn King (9 April 2015). "Mikros Image Acquired by Technicolor". Retrieved 28 May 2017.

[2] ""Mikros Image", l'animation 3D française qui fait fureur chez les américains". Franceinfo (in French). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[3] "Bangalore - Mikros Animation".

[4] "Technicolor rachète Mikros Image". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[VarietyDWACutbacks-5] Graser, Marc (22 January 2015). "Jeffrey Katzenberg on DWA's Cutbacks: '3 Films a Year Was Too Ambitious". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2017. "Trolls," set for a 2016 release, will be the first film to be made with the $120 million budget.

[6] "Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | Mikros image Animation". www.mikrosimage-animation.eu. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[7] "Projects | Mikros image Animation".

[8] "BREAKING NEWS Mikros Animation Montreal is delighted to announce." Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[9] D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 February 2020). ""PAW Patrol" Movie In The Works For Summer 2021 From Spin Master, Paramount & Nickelodeon". Deadline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[10] Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases ‘Magicampers’ and ‘The Sunnyridge 3’ (EXCLUSIVE)

[11] @mikrosanimation (15 December 2021). "#BreakingNews🦄 We're happy to announce a new collaboration with @netflix on the feature #animation project…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[charlie-12] Taika Waititi Making Not One, but Two ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Animated Series for Netflix

[13] [https://www.facebook.com/mikrosanimation/photos/a.432124503643039/1855582377963904/ 🍭 Mikros Animation is happy to announce a new collaboration with Netflix on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the upcoming animated event series based on the Roald Dahl book written, directed and executive produced by Taika Waititi. Join our teams at Mikros Animation for this new adventure!!]

[14] WE’RE HIRING FOR CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

[15] "ROCKET PICTURES PARTNERS WITH MIKROS IMAGE TO LEAD DIGITAL ANIMATION WORK FOR PARAMOUNT ANIMATION AND MGM'S "SHERLOCK GNOMES"". 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[16] Martin Dale (26 January 2016). "Mikros Image Developing New 'Asterix' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[17] "Ozi | GCI Film". 9 June 2018.

[18] "Mikros Animation teams of Paris are happy to announce a new collaboration with Paramount Animation!". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[19] Delaney, Cole (13 June 2023). "Dreamworks Reveals New Charlie Kaufman-Written Film 'Orion And The Dark,' Coming To Netflix In 2024 - Exclusive Video". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

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