Tooncan
Encyclopedia
Tooncan is an animation studio based in Montreal
, Quebec
founded by Paul Cadieux
. The company has worked on TF1
's The Bellflower Bunnies
and Sylvain Chomet
's The Triplets of Belleville.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
founded by Paul Cadieux
Paul Cadieux
Paul Cadieux is a Canadian film and television producer. He won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture for Les Triplettes de Belleville.- Filmography :* Zixx Level One...
. The company has worked on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
's The Bellflower Bunnies
The Bellflower Bunnies
The Bellflower Bunnies is an animated series based on the Beechwood Bunny Tales book series by Geneviève Huriet. The show debuted on the TF1 network with four episodes airing between December 24 and December 28, 2001...
and Sylvain Chomet
Sylvain Chomet
Sylvain Chomet is a French comic writer, animator and film director.- Early career :Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, near Paris, he studied art at high-school until he graduated in 1982. Chomet moved to London in 1988 to work as an animator at the Richard Purdum studio...
's The Triplets of Belleville.
List of programmes
- Rotten Ralph (1996) (co-production with The Disney Channel)
- Not So Rotten Ralph (1996) (co-production with The Disney Channel)
- T'Choupi Et Doudou I (1998) (co-production Les Armateurs)
- Rotten RalphRotten RalphRotten Ralph is a children's book about a mischievous red cat who enjoys playing mean, practical jokes on his family. It was written by Jack Gantos and published in 1976...
(1999) (co-production with Italtoons Corporation, Cosgrove Hall and BBC TV) - Billy and Buddy (1999) (co-production with Bel Ombre Films, Dargaud Marina and TélétoonTélétoon (Canadian TV channel)Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
) - Charley and MimmoCharley and MimmoCharley and Mimmo is a Canadian animated Children's series from Quebec that aired on YTV.-Plot:Charley and Mimmo consists of a typical family in a suburban town. The son, Charley , are the main characters...
(2000) (co-production with Vip Toons, Cymax, Canal JCanal JCanal J is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television service 'TNT' and is aimed at children aged between 4 and 16 years old.-History:...
, Nathan Entertainment and Les Armateurs) - X-DuckX (2001) (co-production with AlphanimAlphanimAlphanim was a French independent animation production and distribution company, founded in 1997, with a catalogue ranging from pre-school through teens and family properties...
, France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
and Europool) - BelphegorBelphegorIn demonology, Belphegor is a demon, and one of the seven princes of Hell, who helps people to make discoveries. He seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them rich. According to some 16th century demonologists, his power is stronger in April...
(2001) (co-production with KG Prince, France 2France 2France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
, France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
and Les Armateurs) - Iron Nose (2001) (co-production with Futurikon, Megafun Productions, Melusine Productions SA and Metrapole Production (M6))
- Snailympics (2001) (co-production with Truca Films)
- Cosmic Cowboys (2001) (co-production with AlphanimAlphanimAlphanim was a French independent animation production and distribution company, founded in 1997, with a catalogue ranging from pre-school through teens and family properties...
) - Lucky LukeLucky LukeLucky Luke is a Belgian comics series created by Belgian cartoonist, Maurice De Bevere better known as Morris, the original artist, and was for one period written by René Goscinny...
(2001) (co-production with Xilam Animation and Tube Studios) - The Bellflower BunniesThe Bellflower BunniesThe Bellflower Bunnies is an animated series based on the Beechwood Bunny Tales book series by Geneviève Huriet. The show debuted on the TF1 network with four episodes airing between December 24 and December 28, 2001...
(2001) (co-production with Big Cash, Euro Visual and TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
) - Spaced OutSpaced OutSpaced Out is a 2002 animated series, co-produced by Alphanim and Cartoon Network Europe, in association with several other companies and television networks...
(2001) (co-production with Canal+Canal+Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
, Cartoon Network Europe and AlphanimAlphanimAlphanim was a French independent animation production and distribution company, founded in 1997, with a catalogue ranging from pre-school through teens and family properties...
) - Prudence Gumshoe (2001) (co-production with Films De La Perrine)
- Wombat City (2001) (co-production with Les Films de la Perrine, France 2France 2France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
, Beachmark Productions LLC and Carrere GroupCarrere GroupCarrere Group is a television production and distribution company based in Aubervilliers, France. It is a member of the CAC Small 90.- External links :* *...
) - Kaput and Zösky: The Ultimate Obliterators (2002) (co-production with Futurikon)
- Malo KorriganMalo KorriganMalo Korrigan is a French animated television series with 26 episodes, created by Arthur Qwak and Norman J. LeBlanc of Futurikon. It is a Futurikon - Tooncan - M6 Métropole Télévision - Canal J co-production and distributed by M6 Métropole Télévision...
(2002) (co-production with Futurikon, M6 and Canal JCanal JCanal J is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television service 'TNT' and is aimed at children aged between 4 and 16 years old.-History:...
) - Martin MorningMartin MorningMartin Morning is a French animation TV series of 78 13-minute episodes, created in 2002 by Denis Olivieri, Claude Prothée and Luc Vinciguerra, produced by Millimages in assiocation with Cartooneurs and associates.-Synopsis:...
(2002) (co-production with Espaces Verts and ZDF Enterprises) - RatzRatz (TV series)Ratz is an animated television series created by France's Xilam studios, with joint production from Canada.The show stars two rats, Rapido and Razmo, aboard the S.S. Wanderer, a cheese ship with no actual destination...
(2003) (co-production with France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
and Xilam Animation) - MicaMicaThe mica group of sheet silicate minerals includes several closely related materials having highly perfect basal cleavage. All are monoclinic, with a tendency towards pseudohexagonal crystals, and are similar in chemical composition...
(2003) (co-production with Ricochets Productions S.A.R.L.) - The Triplets of Belleville (2003) (co-production with France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
, BBC TV, Production Champion, Vivi Film and Les Armateurs) - Woofy (2003) (co-production with AlphanimAlphanimAlphanim was a French independent animation production and distribution company, founded in 1997, with a catalogue ranging from pre-school through teens and family properties...
) - Kitou (2003) (co-production with Dargaud Marina, TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
, Belvision and RTBFRTBFRadio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium...
) - Milo (2003) (co-production with Gertie, Rai FictionRai FictionRai Fiction is an Italian production company.The company was founded in 1997.Rai Fiction is owned and opoperated by RAI,the public broadcaster of Italy ....
, Les Films de la Perrine, Carrere GroupCarrere GroupCarrere Group is a television production and distribution company based in Aubervilliers, France. It is a member of the CAC Small 90.- External links :* *...
and France 5France 5France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...
) - YakariYakariYakari is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, written by Job and illustrated by Derib....
(2003) (co-production with Storimages, 2Minutes, Belvision and RTBFRTBFRadio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium...
) - 3 Gold Coins (2004)
- Dragon HuntersDragon HuntersDragon Hunters is a cartoon series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by the French company Futurikon. It follows the adventures of two hunters for hire through a medieval world of floating land masses that is terrorized by a widely varying menace of monsters known collectively as dragons. A 3-D...
(2004) (co-production with Futurikon) - The BoyThe Boy (TV series)The Boy is a Canadian animated series that aired on YTV from January 2004 to September 2005. The series is about the adventures of Toby Goodwin, a boy genius and a member of the International Federation For Peace...
(2004) - The Adventures of Princess Sydney (2004) (co-production with Planlarge Enterprises Ltd and Greenfield Toons)
- TupuTupuTupu is an two-dimensional animated television series co-produced by France and Canada, being developed by the French animation studio Xilam, featuring the adventures of the fictional New York mayor's son, Norton, with a redheaded girl named Tupu in New York, focusing in Central Park...
(2004) (co-production with Xilam Animation) - Shaolin's Kids (2005 (co-production with Les Villains Garçons)
- Lili's Island (2005) (co-production with Teleimages Kids and Je Suis Bien Content)
- The Cat, The Cow and the Ocean (2006)
- Zoé KezakoZoé kezakoZoé Kezako is a French 3D animation TV series , adapted from Véronique Saüquère's book series published by Frimousse. The first season of the Zoé Kézako TV series was produced by Corinne Kouper at Sparkling; the second season was produced at TeamTO.This second season is currently airing in France...
(2006) (co-production with TeamTO, TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
, TPS Jeunesse and TélétoonTélétoon (Canadian TV channel)Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
) - Oscar and Spike (2008) (co-production with Les Vilains Garçons)
- Nelly and Caesar (2008) (co-production with Studio St-Antoine)
- OkuraOkuraThe is, along with the Izumi school and Sagi schools, one of a school of kyogen. Kyogen of Ōkura school uses an older form of Japanese language than does Izumi. Their kyogen preserves the sarugaku tradition.-References:* *...
(2008) (co-production with Les Films de la Perrine, France 2France 2France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
and Carrere GroupCarrere GroupCarrere Group is a television production and distribution company based in Aubervilliers, France. It is a member of the CAC Small 90.- External links :* *...
) - EoEO- Politics :* Executive order , a directive issued by the President of the United States- Companies and organizations :* Education Otherwise, a home education organization* Elevorganisasjonen, a Norwegian student organization...
(2009)