Method Animation
French animation studio
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| 2025 | Planned release of 'The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol' by Method Animation, to be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
| March 2025 | Method Animation's parent company Mediawan Kids & Family partners with Leonine Studios and Toon2Tango to integrate content distribution services. |
| February 2025 | Mediawan Kids & Family shuts down ON Animation Studios in Montreal following the collapse of the Quebec animation industry. |
| July 5 2023 | Released 'Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie' through SND |
| April 2023 | Mediawan Kids & Family acquired Submarine, an Amsterdam-based independent film and television production company and animation studio. |
| February 2023 | Mediawan Kids & Family acquired a majority stake in Wildseed Studios, a British scripted and animation production company. |
| December 2022 | Method Animation hired Katell France as Chief Content Officer and Managing Director. |
| October 12 2022 | Released 'Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be' through BAC Films under ON Classics |
| June 2022 | Mediawan rebranded ON Kids & Family to Mediawan Kids & Family, with Method Animation becoming part of the new division. |
| June 2022 | Method Animation joined forces with Thomas Astruc, Shibuya Productions, and Tezuka Productions to reboot Astro Boy as a CGI animated series. |
| February 2021 | ON Kids & Family partnered with Alpha Group Co. Ltd to develop their first preschool animated series, Petronix Defenders. |
| October 21 2020 | Released 'Little Vampire' through StudioCanal under Magical Society |
| June 2020 | ON Kids & Family rebranded Nice Pictures to Magical Society, with Aton Soumache and Joann Sfar heading the company. |
| December 9 2019 | Released 'Playmobil: The Movie' in the United States |
| August 9 2019 | Released 'Playmobil: The Movie' in the United Kingdom through StudioCanal |
| August 7 2019 | Released 'Playmobil: The Movie' in France through Pathe Distribution |
| April 2019 | ON Kids & Family acquired a majority stake in Joann Sfar's animation production company Nice Pictures. |
| June 2018 | Mediawan completed the acquisition of ON Entertainment and renamed it ON Kids & Family. |
| December 2017 | Mediawan entered exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in ON Entertainment for approximately €50 million. |
| December 13 2017 | Released 'Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings' under ON Classics through Gebeka Films |
| September 2016 | ON Entertainment established a North American animation studio in Montréal, Canada named ON Animation Studios Montréal. |
| 2015 | Mediawan was founded by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, and Pierre-Antoine Capton. |
| October 15 2015 | Released 'Mune: Guardian of the Moon' through Paramount Pictures |
| July 15 2015 | Released 'The Little Prince' through Paramount Pictures in France and Lucky Red Distribuzione in Italy |
| 2014 | Method Animation was formed through a merger of Dimitri Rassam's Chapter 2 and Alexis Vonarb's Onyx Films. |
| January 2014 | Method Animation, Onyx Films, and Chapter 2 merged to form ON Entertainment, with Method Animation becoming the animation label under ON Kids & Family. |
| April 17 2013 | Released 'Upside Down' in France through Warner Bros. Pictures |
| August 31 2012 | Released 'Upside Down' in Canada through Les Films Séville, a live-action film co-production |
| June 8 2011 | Released 'The Prodigies' through Warner Bros. Pictures, co-produced with Studio 37, Fidelite Films, DQ Entertainment, and LuxAnimation |
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