Discover new children's films by following the news of audiovisual production companies passionate about quality films for children.
Just as with the websites of directors, children's film festivals and animation schools, you can consult the websites of production companies to discover new masterpieces.
Companies specialising in quality films for young audiences are unfortunately rare, as commercial constraints leave little room for originality.
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Some succeed in preserving their integrity, reconciling commercial constraints and creativity, and producing wonderful films.
For the happiness of audiences
These companies all share the same passion: inventing new stories and new imaginary worlds for young viewers, cultivating a love of cinema for children. Feature films, short films, documentaries, educational films, animated or live-action films — many trailers are available.
Some films are offered as free streaming by producers, others are available on VOD or DVD.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of companies that help us find French-language films.
List under construction in alphabetical order.
French production company founded in 2001, Autour de Minuit produces quality short films, some aimed at young audiences, and animated series for the whole family. It notably produced Logorama, an extraordinary satire of consumer society, which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
French audiovisual production company founded in 1981, specialising in quality short and feature films for children. Exceptional features include La Prophétie des grenouilles (2003) and Mia et le Migou (2008), alongside wonderful animated series such as Ma Petite planète chérie (1996) and short masterpieces such as Le Moine et le Poisson by Michael Dudok De Wit (1994). La Prophétie des grenouilles (2003), Mia et le Migou (2008), Ma Petite planète chérie (1996), Le Moine et le Poisson (1994).
French production company founded in 2009, specialising in auteur animated films. All short films are of outstanding quality and highly original, such as the animated short Premier Automne. Premier Automne.
French production company founded in 2006, specialising in auteur animated films. All films are deeply poetic, notably the animated short Racines. Racines.
I + G Stop Motion is a Spanish production company founded in 2005, specialising in puppet stop-motion animation. With highly original characters, the films by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas immerse us in strange and wonderful atmospheres, all deeply poetic. VIMEO channel of I+G Stop Motion.
Les Armateurs is a 3D/2D/Live film production company with an integrated animation studio, founded in 2006 in Paris. It places particular emphasis on the graphic universe of films and the authors' point of view. Kirikou (1998), Princes et Princesses (2000), Les Triplettes de Belleville (2002), Ernest et Célestine (2012).
French production company founded in 1991. Many beautiful short films, documentaries, fiction films and experimental films. Au premier dimanche d'août (2001), Le tigre à la queue leu leu (2014), L'arbre (2015), Le monde est un grand chelm (1996).
French-Belgian production company founded in 1995, specialising in auteur animated films. Very poetic short films aimed at very young children. La Femme papillon (2003), La leçon de natation (2008), La Lune d'or (2016).
Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a Canadian federal cultural agency. A public producer and distributor of audiovisual works with over 10,000 titles. Legendary directors and animators such as Norman McLaren, Cordell Barker, and Claude Cloutier are closely associated with the NFB. The NFB offers many animated masterpieces for children to watch free on its website and Vimeo channel. Norman McLaren, Cordell Barker, Claude Cloutier. vimeo channel.
Founded in January 2006 by a collective of directors, Papy3D is a short film production company whose works are often suitable for young audiences. VIMEO channel of Papy3D Monsieur COK, Chez moi.
Production company founded in 2012. At the origin of the wonderful collection En sortant de l'école, a series of short films for young audiences adapting French poems into animation. Delphine Maury, the company's founder, also created the beautiful children's series Les Grandes grandes vacances — 10 episodes of 26 minutes broadcast on France 3 in 2015, telling the story of two children during World War II and city-dwellers discovering the countryside. En sortant de l'école, Les Grandes grandes vacances.
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