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| Folimage | |
|---|---|
| Name | Folimage |
| Type | Animation studio |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Jacques-Rémy Girerd |
| Headquarters | Bourg-lès-Valence, France (originally Lyon) |
| Industry | Film production |
| Products | Animated films, short films, feature films, television series |
Folimage Folimage is a French animation studio founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd that produces short films, feature films, and television projects. The studio has become known for auteur-driven animation and has worked with international festivals, broadcasters, and cultural institutions to develop original works. Folimage’s output spans stop-motion, cel animation, and digital techniques and has earned recognition from festivals and awards bodies across Europe and beyond.
Folimage was established in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd in Lyon before relocating its main production facilities to Bourg-lès-Valence. Early activities included producing short films and commissioned projects for broadcasters such as Canal+, France Télévisions, and Arte. The studio’s development paralleled shifts in European animation associated with festivals like the Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and institutions such as the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and the European Film Academy. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s Folimage collaborated with distributors and co-producers including StudioCanal, Mikros Image, and international partners from Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland. The studio’s trajectory intersected with broader movements led by filmmakers represented at events like the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.
Folimage’s catalog includes notable shorts and feature-length works commissioned or co-produced with broadcasters and distributors such as Arte, Canal+, France 3, and StudioCanal. Key titles are connected to festival circuits including premieres at Annecy International Animated Film Festival and screenings at the Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. The studio’s filmography engages directors and creators whose works have appeared alongside films by auteurs showcased at Sundance Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, and Locarno Film Festival. Folimage projects have been presented in retrospectives at institutions like the Musée d'Orsay and media forums including the European Audiovisual Observatory. The catalog comprises short films, television series episodes, and feature films produced in co-production with companies from Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, and Germany.
Folimage employs a range of animation techniques spanning traditional cel animation, stop-motion puppet animation, cut-out, and contemporary digital compositing workflows developed alongside post-production houses such as Mikros Image and visual effects teams that worked on projects for Gaumont and Pathé. The studio’s stop-motion practice uses armature building and puppet fabrication similar to methods seen in productions from Aardman Animations and Laika Studios, while its 2D animation integrates hand-drawn processes that echo pedagogies from schools like Gobelins, l'École de l'image and La Poudrière. Production pipelines often involve collaboration with sound designers and composers associated with labels and venues such as Radio France and the Philharmonie de Paris for scoring and post-synchronization. Folimage has adapted to digital ink-and-paint and compositing systems used by facilities linked to Technicolor and visual artists who have credits on projects screened at Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Films produced at Folimage have received nominations and awards at major festivals and institutions including prizes and selections at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, accolades from the César Awards, and international recognition at events such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Individual filmmakers associated with the studio have been shortlisted for distinctions from the European Film Awards and have earned honors presented by national bodies like the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Folimage productions have been included in competition programs at the Venice Film Festival, honored at the Sundance Film Festival, and acknowledged by critics from publications linked to organizations such as Cahiers du Cinéma and the British Film Institute.
The studio has worked with directors, animators, writers, and composers who also have connections to institutions and practitioners such as Jacques-Rémy Girerd (founder), and collaborators who have participated in projects with entities like Gobelins, l'École de l'image, La Poudrière, and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Folimage’s co-productions have involved companies from Belgium and Luxembourg as well as broadcasters including Canal+ and Arte. Animators and technicians associated with Folimage have gone on to contribute to international productions at studios like Aardman Animations, StudioCanal, and Mikros Image, while composers and sound designers have affiliations with ensembles and institutions such as Radio France and the Philharmonie de Paris. The studio’s network includes producers and distributors who operate within circuits involving the European Film Academy and festival programmers from Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
Folimage’s production center in Bourg-lès-Valence houses animation stages, puppet workshops, and post-production suites and engages in training and residency programs linked to schools and initiatives such as Gobelins, l'École de l'image, La Poudrière, and regional cultural agencies. The studio has participated in educational partnerships with institutions including the Université Grenoble Alpes and has hosted workshops associated with festivals like Annecy International Animated Film Festival and media labs supported by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Facilities collaborate with technical partners and service companies that have worked with broadcasters Arte and France Télévisions to develop training curricula and apprenticeship opportunities.
Category:French animation studios