Dorothée Lanchier has been appointed as deputy
managing director in charge of development and production
A new organisation in line with Xilam’s growth
strategy
Regulatory News:
Xilam Animation (Code ISIN: FR0004034072, Symbol: XIL),
the independent animation production and distribution company,
announces a new organisation of its production division, effective
as of 1 January 2022, in order to prepare for market growth in
coming years, both in terms of volume and in value, and in
particular on platforms.
Dorothée Lanchier, currently Chief Operating Officer, has
been appointed Deputy Managing Director responsible for Development
and Production for the Xilam Group. In this role, she will develop
and manage the implementation of the group's entire creative and
production strategy. She will report to Marc du Pontavice, Chief
Executive Officer.
Jean Cayrol, one of the most prolific creator/director at
Xilam Studio (Chip'n Dale, Flapacha, Oggy Oggy, Paprika) is
appointed Creative Director of the group, and will report directly
to Marc du Pontavice. He will be responsible for managing all
artistic matters (development and production) for the kids' series
produced by Xilam. Marc du Pontavice retains direct responsibility
for special formats (notably those unrelated to kids) and feature
films.
Cécile Hergaux-Hessame, currently Head of the Cube
Creative studio, a subsidiary of Xilam, has been appointed
Executive Vice President overseeing all Xilam Group's studios, in
charge of supervising and coordinating all the group's production
resources. She will report to Dorothée Lanchier.
Valentin Moriceau, currently head of R&D of the Cube
Creative studio, has been appointed R&D Executive Vice
President of the Xilam Group and will head up the research and
technical development department. He will roll out the group's
visual innovation strategy by coordinating all the studios’
technical teams. He will also report to Dorothée Lanchier.
With this new organisation which follows the recent
strengthening of the finance department, Xilam now has a structure
that is both highly qualified and very experienced, enabling it to
effectively manage its business growth and meet market demand.
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Dorothée Lanchier, 47 years old, has been working in
animation production since 2002, after a university education and
an early career in the management of cultural and artistic
projects. After experiences at Moonscoop as production manager and
Ellipsanime as executive producer, she joined Xilam in 2017 to take
care of the executive production of several series, including
season 5 of Oggy et les cafards. She was then entrusted with the
management of operations of the Xilam group where she leads the
production of all animation series (including Oggy Oggy and Les
Contes de Lupin), pilots Xilam's 3 animation studios (Lyon,
Angoulême, and Armada in Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam), and supervises the
technical and R&D aspects. She ensures the management and
profitability of the group's operations, while guaranteeing the
editorial and artistic lines of the content, whether original or
commissioned. More recently, she participated in the integration of
Cube Creative into the Xilam group, and led the company's
modernisation and transformation initiatives
Jean Cayrol, 42 years old, started his professional
career at Praxinos as animator. He then moved to Korea where, for
nearly 4 years, he supervised the layout and animation of various
animation projects. Back in France, he joined Xilam Animation as a
layout supervisor on the feature film "Go West" directed by Olivier
Jean-Marie, then on the series "Oggy and the coackroaches" and "The
Daltons". Since 2011, he has co-directed the two seasons of
"Flapacha, where are you?", directed the series "Paprika" (78 x
7'), Studio Xilam's first pre-school series, and in 2018 was
entrusted with the creation of the graphic bible of the series
"OggyOggy". Jean Cayrol also directed the series "Chip 'n' Dale",
produced by Xilam Animation for Disney+.
Cécile Hergaux-Hessame, 42 years old, a graduate of
Gobelins (LGPA), first worked on internationally recognised
programmes (Totally Spies) before joining Cube Creative in 2014 as
production manager and then studio manager. She has overseen
projects produced in-house (Kaeloo, Athleticus, Tangranimo,
Pfffirates) as well as services for third parties (Mush-Mush for La
Cabane, Brawl Stars for Supercell).
Valentin Moriceau, 34, a graduate of Supinfocom Arles,
joined Cube in 2014 as a pipeline engineer. He brought improvements
to the Tube in-house solution, among others for the Kaeloo, Stella
(Rovio) and Bad Piggies (Rovio) series. After spending almost a
year at Unit Image as Pipeline Supervisor, he joined Cube again in
2017 to take up the position of R&D Manager. In 2018, a new
pipeline was developed for Blender, the studio's main software
since (Mush-Mush for La Cabane, Tangranimo, Pfffirates, etc.).
About Xilam As a major player in the animation industry,
Xilam is an integrated studio founded in 1999 that creates,
produces and distributes original programmes in more than 190
countries for children and adults, broadcast on television and on
SVoD (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, NBC Universal, etc.) and AVoD
(YouTube, Facebook, etc.) platforms. With a global reputation for
creativity and its capacity for innovation, an editorial and
commercial expertise at the forefront of its industry, Xilam is
positioned as a key player in a fast-growing market. Each year,
Xilam, builds on its real successes and capitalises on powerful
historical brands (Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko,
Chicky, etc.) and new brands (Oggy Oggy in the pre-school sector,
Mr. Magoo, Trico, etc.) which are consolidating and expanding a
significant catalogue of more the 2,700 episodes and 3 feature
films including the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body. Xilam has
unique 3D skills. Xilam employs more than 500 people, including 400
artists, across its studios in Paris, Lyon, Angoulême and
Hô-Chi-Minh in Vietnam. Xilam is listed on Euronext Paris
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