Sparx Animation Studios
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Animation & Digital Entertainment |
Founded |
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Founder | Jean Christophe Bernard Guillaume Hellouin Fabrice Giger Didier Montarou |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Chief Executive Officer/President: Renaud Biscarrat General Manager: Samuel Stevenin |
Owner | Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd. |
Number of employees | 400+ |
Website | www.sparx.com |
Sparx* is a French-Vietnamese 3D art, VFX and animation studio, with around 400 artists, animators and technical experts. The French offices closed in 2008, while the American and Vietnamese offices closed in 2010.
Since 2011, Sparx* has been a member of Virtuos Group - one of the world's largest game developers. It was reopened in Ho Chi Minh City in 2011.
For over two decades, the studio, based in Ho Chi Minh City, has been working with different digital entertainment publishers in the movie and game industries, and has also contributed to AAA video games, Hollywood movies, and TV series across the globe.
History[]
Sparx* was previously known as Sparx* Animation Studios.
Founded in 1995 and opened in 2002, by Jean-Christophe Bernard, Guillaume Hellouin and Fabrice Giger, Sparx* first made its mark co-producing TV series that were aired in multiple countries across five continents, and became well known for co-producing Rolie Polie Olie with Nelvana and Disney Channel which won a Daytime Emmy Award and another Gemini Award for ‘Outstanding Special Class Animated Program’.
The company produced the fully computer-animated movie Igor, starring John Cusack and Molly Shannon which was released on September 19, 2008. Their animation department reached new milestones years later by taking part in the full-episode production for the last 3 seasons of Star Wars Rebels - the award-winning TV series from Lucasfilm.
Sparx* temporarily closed its French office in 2008,[1] and American and Vietnamese offices in 2010. In September 2011, assets and core team of Sparx* in Vietnam were acquired and reopened by Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd., one of the largest digital entertainment contents production company headquartered in Singapore with studios in Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, Paris, Dublin, Montreal, and Los Angeles, and offices in Montréal, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Vancouver and Tokyo.
As of 2019, Sparx* has been providing services for video game companies globally. The studio has also contributed to some of Hollywood's cinematic franchises.
Film Contributions[]
Title | Type | Release Date | Publisher |
Pierre et le loup | Shorts and Music Videos | 1995 | Canal+ |
Bob & Scott | TV Series | 1996 | - |
Dragon Flyz | Shorts and Music Videos | 1997-2005 | Xilam Animation |
My Life in Pink | Feature Film | 1997 | La Sept Cinéma |
Space Goofs | Shorts and Music Videos | 1997-2008 | Xilam Animation |
Blue | Shorts and Music Videos | 1998 | - |
Rolie Polie Olie (Seasons 1-5) | TV Series | 1998 | Nelvana |
Oggy and the Cockroaches | Shorts and Music Videos | 1998- | Xilam Animation |
Sky Dancers | Shorts and Music Videos | 1998–2005 | - |
The Magician | Shorts and Music Videos | 1998-2006 | - |
Smart Planet Advance | TV Series | 1999-2000 | TPS Animation Studios |
Rapido | Shorts and Music Videos | 1999-2003 | - |
À deux sur la comète | TV Series | 2000 | - |
One and One | Animated Feature Film | 2000 | - |
Bella ciao | - | 2001 | - |
Changing Faces: The Best of Louise | - | 2001 | - |
Grégoire Moulin contre l'humanité | Feature Film | 2001 | Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes |
Jerry | Shorts and Music Videos | 2001 | - |
Le nouveau big bang | Short Film | 2001 | - |
Molly, Star-Racer | TV Series | 2001 | Sav! The World Productions |
Purgatoire | TV Series | 2001 | - |
R. Mertonensis | TV Series | 2001 | C.R.R.A.V |
Thomas in Love | Feature Film | 2001 | JBA Production |
Cartouche | Shorts and Music Videos | 2001-07 | - |
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke | Shorts and Music Videos | 2001-07 | Xilam Animation |
Basile la taupe | Shorts and Music Videos | 2002 | - |
Les filles, l'âne et les boeufs | TV Series | 2002 | Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée |
Robota | Shorts and Music Videos | 2002 | - |
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | TV Series | 2002 | Nelvana |
TO3 | Shorts and Music Videos | 2002 | - |
The World of Happy Planet | TV Series | 2002-03 | EnSky Studios |
Wolfgang | Shorts and Music Videos | 2002 | - |
Youri, the Spaceman | Shorts and Music Videos | 2002 | Sparkling |
Dragon Hunters | Shorts and Music Videos | 2003 | - |
Drawing Time with Happy Planet | Video Series | 2003 | EnSky Studios |
Summer in the Golden Valley | Feature Film | 2003 | - |
Save Ferris | Shorts and Music Videos | 2003-06 | - |
Ratz | Shorts and Music Videos | 2003-07 | Xilam Animation |
Cartoonikon Fantix | TV Series | 2003–13 | - |
Move with Mimik | Video Series | 2003-04 | EnSky Studios |
Around The World with Happy Planet | Video Series | 2003-04 | EnSky Studios |
Move and Learn with Happy Planet | Video Series | 2003-04 | EnSky Studios |
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | DTV Productions | 2004 | Nelvana |
Kosmic Stripz | TV Series | 2004 | - |
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | DTV Productions | 2004 | Walt Disney Pictures |
Photograbber | Short Film | 2004 | - |
Storytime | Animated Feature Film | 2004 | - |
The Lion King 1½ | DTV Productions | 2004 | Disneytoon Studios |
Zoé Kezako | TV Series | 2004 | Sparkling |
Flatmania | Shorts and Music Videos | 2004-07 | Method Films |
Tupu | Shorts and Music Videos | 2004-07 | Xilam Animation |
Cdd/i | Feature Film | 2005 | - |
Grand Odyssey | Shorts and Music Videos | 2005 | - |
Bratz | Animated Feature Film | 2005-08 | - |
Argai | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006 | - |
Bedtime Stories | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006 | - |
A Kind Of Magic | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006 | - |
Pop Secret | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006-07 | Method Films |
Rahan | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006-07 | - |
Rantanplan | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006-07 | - |
Shuriken School | Shorts and Music Videos | 2006-07 | Xilam Animation |
Gazoon | TV Series | 2007 | Sparkling |
Igor | Animated Feature Film | 2008 | Exodus Productions |
Kelbo Rhymes with Elbo | DTV Productions | 2009 | - |
Mr. Baby | Shorts and Music Videos | 2009-10 | Xilam Animation |
The Daltons | Shorts and Music Videos | 2010-15 | Xilam Animation |
Zig and Sharko | Shorts and Music Videos | 2010-2015 | Xilam Animation |
Hurvinek | Shorts and Music Videos | 2011 | - |
Elashtiepou | TV Series | 2011–12 | - |
FloopaLoo, Where Are You? | Shorts and Music Videos | 2011-16 | Xilam Animation |
Hubert and Takako | Shorts and Music Videos | 2012 | Xilam Animation |
The Avengers | Feature Film | 2012 | Marvel Studios |
Too Much Birthday | DTV Productions | 2012 | - |
Run for Fun | DTV Productions | 2014 | - |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Feature Film | 2014 | Paramount Pictures |
Zorro: The Chronicles | TV Series | 2014 | Cyber Group Studios |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Feature Film | 2015 | Marvel Studios |
Jurassic World | Feature Film | 2015 | Universal Pictures |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Feature Film | 2015 | Lucasfilm |
Star Wars: Rebels (Starting from Season 2) | TV Series | 2015–18 | Lucasfilm Animation |
Captain America: Civil War | Feature Film | 2016 | Marvel Studios |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Feature Film | 2016 | Lucasfilm |
Rolling with the Ronks! | Shorts and Music Videos | 2016 | Xilam Animation |
Warcraft | Feature Film | 2016 | Universal Pictures |
Kong: Skull Island | Feature Film | 2017 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Feature Film | 2017 | Lucasfilm |
Transformers: The Last Knight | Feature Film | 2017 | Paramount Pictures |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Feature Film | 2017 | STXfilms |
Aquaman | Feature Film | 2018 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Avengers: Infinity War | Feature Film | 2018 | Marvel Studios |
Black Panther | Feature Film | 2018 | Marvel Studios |
Bumblebee | Feature Film | 2018 | Paramount Pictures |
Paprika | Shorts and Music Videos | 2018 | - |
Ready Player One | Feature Film | 2018 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Solo: A Star Wars Story | Feature Film | 2018 | Lucasfilm |
The SimSims (Season 40) | TV Series | 2018 | - |
Aladdin | Feature Film | 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures |
Captain Marvel | Feature Film | 2019 | Marvel Studios |
Mini Minny | DTV Productions | 2019 | - |
Mr. Magoo | TV Series | 2019 | - |
Regret | Animated Feature Film | 2019 | - |
The Addams Family | Animated Feature Film | 2019 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Feature Film | 2019 | Lucasfilm |
Vic & The Magic Sword | Animated Feature Film | 2019 | Studio 100 Animation |
The Mandalorian (Season 1 & 2) | TV Series | 2019-20 | Industrial Light & Magic |
Alien Worlds | TV Series | 2020 | Framestore |
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | TV Series | 2020 | Netflix |
Puppy Dog Pals | TV Series | 2020 | Rainbow CGI |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | Feature Film | 2021 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
The Addams Family 2 | Animated Feature Film | 2021 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Rumble | Animated Feature Film | 2021 | Paramount Animation |
Sing 2 | Animated Feature Film | 2021 | Universal Pictures |
Minions: The Rise of Gru | Animated Feature Film | 2022 | Universal Pictures |
Game Contributions[]
Title | Platform(s) | Release Date | Developer |
League of Legends | PC | - | Riot Games |
Smite | PC | - | Hi-Rez Studios |
Fallout 4 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2015 | Bethesda Softworks |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2016 | Eidos-Montréal |
Farming Simulator | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2016 | Giants Software |
Killer Instinct 3 | Xbox One, PC | 2016 | - |
Forza Motorsport 7 | Xbox One, PC | 2017 | Turn 10 Studios |
NBA 2K18 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2017 | 2K |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2018 | Treyarch |
Detroit: Become Human | PlayStation 4, PC | 2018 | Quantic Dream |
The Elder Scroll Online: Summerset | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2018 | Bethesda Softworks |
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | PC | 2019 | Microsoft |
Borderlands 3 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2019 | 2K |
Planet Zoo | PC | 2019 | Frontier Developments |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2019 | Respawn Entertainment |
The Outer Worlds | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Obsidian Entertainment |
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series | Oculus Quest, Microsoft Windows | 2019 | ILMxLab |
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2020 | Supermassive Games |
Demon's Souls | PlayStation 5 | 2020 | Japan Studio |
Grounded | Xbox, PC | 2020 | Obsidian Entertainment |
Legends of Runeterra | PC, Apple Store, Google Store | 2020 | Riot Games |
Marvel's Avengers | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2020 | Crystal Dynamics |
Microsoft Flight Simulator | PC | 2020 | Asobo Studio |
Ride 4 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2020 | Milestone |
Rocket Arena | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | 2020 | Final Strike Games |
Star Shaman | Oculus Rift | 2020 | Ikimasho |
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge | Oculus Quest | 2020 | ILMxLab |
Tell Me Why | Xbox, PC | 2020 | Dontnod Entertainment |
Valorant | PC | 2020 | Riot Games |
Commercials[]
Brand | Product Name | Year |
TF! | Soccer ID | 1997 |
France 5 | Les Zouzous | 1999 |
Eurosport | Euro 2000 | 2000 |
Télétoon | Télétoon Advance | 2000 |
13th Street | Reface | 2001 |
France 3 | T O 3 | 2002 |
Piwi | Les Vacances de Piwi | 2003 |
Pepsi | Rapido In the hit TV Show, RATZ | 2005 |
Pepto Bismol | Eating Much Sweets | 2007 |
Mountain Dew | Baja Blast | 2009 |
7-Up | Razmo In the Hit TV Show, RATZ | 2010 |
Snuggie | Being Bored | 2017 |
References[]
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2008-11-18). "Sparx closes Paris animation studio". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- French animation studios
- Television production companies of France
- Mass media companies established in 1995
- Companies based in Paris
- Special effects companies