Mikros Animation

French visual effects and animation company

Mikros Animation

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Visual effects
Animation
Predecessor| Technicolor Animation Productions
Technicolor Animation
Founded| 19 November 1985; 39 years ago (1985-11-19)
Founder| Maurice Prost
Headquarters|

8-10 rue du Renard 75004 Paris

France

Number of locations

| 3

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Andrea Miloro (president)
Greg Mandel (chief operating officer)
Owner| Rodeo FX

Number of employees

| 170
Parent| Mediacontech (2007–2015)
Technicolor Group (2015–2025)[1]
Rodeo FX (2025–present)
Website| www.mikrosanimation.com

Mikros Animation is a French production company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects, post-production, and animation.[2]

With studios in Paris, London and Montreal,[3] the company was acquired by Technicolor SA in 2015 from its previous owner Mediacontech.[4]

When Technicolor Animation Productions and Technicolor Animation were folded into the company, the company started producing and providing animation services for television shows.

In February 2025, news reports have stated that Mikros Animation's parent company had appointed administrators.[5][6][7] On March 27, 2025, it was announced that Rodeo FX would acquire Mikros Animation.[8]

The assets acquired by Rodeo FX included its brand and operations in Paris and Montreal but not its TV division and French IPs, its service work capabilities and its studios in London, Brussels and Liege. OuiDo! Productions (which was also once previously under Technicolor) acquired the TV IPs and Mikros Animation’s TV and IP businesses in France.

## Portfolio

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### Mikros Image Montreal and Mikros Animation

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* Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007) (post-production)
* Logorama (2009)
* Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013) (post-production)
* Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014)
* The Little Prince (2015)
* Sahara (2017)
* Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)[9]
* Stronger (2017; VFX)
* The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2017; VFX)
* Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)[10]
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)[11]
* Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021)[12][13]
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
* Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
* Thelma the Unicorn (2024)[14]
* Plankton: The Movie (2025)
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[15][16][17]
* Magicampers[18]
* Oompa-Loompa TV series[15]

### Mikros Image Europe

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* The Ninth Gate (1999; VFX)
* The Crimson Rivers (2000; VFX)
* Oceans (2009; VFX)
* Immortals (2011; VFX)
* Wolfy, The Incredible Secret (2013, post-production)
* Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
* Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017; VFX)
* Sherlock Gnomes (2018)[19]
* Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)[20]
* Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2023)[21][22]
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
* The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)[23]
* Orion and the Dark (2024)[24]

## References

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1. ^ Darryn King (9 April 2015). "Mikros Image Acquired by Technicolor". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
2. ^ ""Mikros Image", l'animation 3D française qui fait fureur chez les américains". Franceinfo (in French). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
3. ^ "Bangalore - Mikros Animation".
4. ^ "Technicolor rachète Mikros Image". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
5. ^ Miller, Max. "Technicolor UK appoints administrators as majority of 440 employees made redundant". Screen. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 February 2025). "Technicolor To File For Administration In UK & Begins Receivership Process In France With Iconic Film Company On The Brink". Deadline. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
7. ^ "Iconic visual effects studio Technicolor begins shutting down operations". The Independent. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
8. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (27 March 2025). "Technicolor Bankruptcy: Rodeo FX Acquires Mikros Animation". Variety.
9. ^ Graser, Marc (22 January 2015). "Jeffrey Katzenberg on DWA's Cutbacks: '3 Films a Year Was Too Ambitious". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2017. ""Trolls," set for a 2016 release, will be the first film to be made with the $120 million budget."
10. ^ "Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | Mikros image Animation". www.mikrosimage-animation.eu. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
11. ^ "Projects | Mikros image Animation".
12. ^ "BREAKING NEWS Mikros Animation Montreal is delighted to announce." Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 February 2020). ""PAW Patrol" Movie In The Works For Summer 2021 From Spin Master, Paramount & Nickelodeon". Deadline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
14. ^ @mikrosanimation (15 December 2021). "#BreakingNews🦄 We're happy to announce a new collaboration with @netflix on the feature #animation project…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. ^ a b Taika Waititi Making Not One, but Two ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Animated Series for Netflix
16. ^ 🍭 Mikros Animation is happy to announce a new collaboration with Netflix on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the upcoming animated event series based on the Roald Dahl book written, directed and executive produced by Taika Waititi. Join our teams at Mikros Animation for this new adventure!!
17. ^ WE’RE HIRING FOR CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
18. ^ Balaga, Marta (13 June 2023). "Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases 'Magicampers' and 'The Sunnyridge 3' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
19. ^ "ROCKET PICTURES PARTNERS WITH MIKROS IMAGE TO LEAD DIGITAL ANIMATION WORK FOR PARAMOUNT ANIMATION AND MGM'S "SHERLOCK GNOMES"". 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
20. ^ Martin Dale (26 January 2016). "Mikros Image Developing New 'Asterix' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
21. ^ "Ozi | GCI Film". 9 June 2018.
22. ^ Kroll, Justin (12 July 2021). "Amandla Stenberg, Laura Dern And Donald Sutherland Among Those Joining Environmental Animated Pic 'Ozi'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
23. ^ "Mikros Animation teams of Paris are happy to announce a new collaboration with Paramount Animation!". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
24. ^ Delaney, Cole (13 June 2023). "Dreamworks Reveals New Charlie Kaufman-Written Film 'Orion And The Dark,' Coming To Netflix In 2024 - Exclusive Video". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

## External links

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* Mikros Image Canada at the Internet Movie Database
* Mikros Image France at the Internet Movie Database
* Official website

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