Marc du Pontavice

Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice (born 10 January 1963) is a French animator and businessman who is the producer of Oggy and the Cockroaches ("Oggy et les Cafards"),^[2] The Magician, Space Goofs, Zig & Sharko and others. He was an executive producer from Gaumont, which is based in France. In 1990, he was co-founder of Gaumont Television. In 1994, the company started producing animated series, which was eventually transformed into Gaumont Multimedia in 1995.^[3] After leaving the company, he, along with Alix de Maistre [fr], founded Xilam.

Marc du Pontavice
Marc du Pontavice at the 2016 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Born	Marc Marie Joseph Raymond du Pontavice[1] (1963-01-10) 10 January 1963 (age 61) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Animator
Known for	Oggy and the Cockroaches Space Goofs
Spouse	Alix de Maistre [fr] ​ ​ (m. 1989)​ [1]
Children	Lou du Pontavice Ivan du Pontavice

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	De nouveau lundi		Short film
2003	Kaena: The Prophecy
2007	Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
2009	For a Son	Doctor	Script collaboration[4]
2010	Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life	Police Officer Vian 1
2011	War of the Buttons (2011 Yann Samuell film)
2013	Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie
2014	Far from Men
2017	Chateau		Co-producer
2018	Close Enemies
2019	I Lost My Body

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1992-1994	Highlander: The Series	Executive in charge of production, alongside Denis Leroy seasons 1-3 only
1994-1996	Highlander: The Animated Series
1997	Sky Dancers
1997-1998	Dragon Flyz
1997-2006	Space Goofs
1998	The Magician
1998-2019	Oggy and the Cockroaches	Freelance producer on season 2[5]
2001-2003	The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
2001-2002	Cartouche: Prince of the Streets
2003	Ratz
2005	Tupu
2006-2007	Shuriken School	Co-produced with José Maria Castillejo
2006-2007	Rintindumb
2008-2018	A Kind of Magic
2008-2009	Rahan
2009-2010	Mr. Baby	Creator[6]
2010-2015	The Daltons
2010-present	Zig & Sharko
2011-2014	FloopaLoo, Where Are You?	Creator[7]
2013-2015	Hubert and Takako
2017	Rolling with the Ronks!
2018	If I were an Animal...	Creator[8]
2019-present	Mr. Magoo
2020	Moka's Fabulous Adventures!
2020	Coach Me If You Can
2021-present	Lupin's Tales
2021-present	Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life
2021-2023	Oggy Oggy
2021	Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation
2021-2022	The Adventures of Bernie
2023-present	Karate Sheep

Video games

Year	Title
1998	Les Visiteurs, le jeu
1998	The Fifth Element
2000	Stupid Invaders

Bibliography

• Pontavice, Marc du. Destin animé. France: Slatkine et Compagnie, 2022; ISBN 9782889441914^[9]

References

1. "Marc du Pontavice" (in French). Le Point. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. "Oggy, superstar made in France" (in French). LaDépêche.fr. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
3. Williams, Michael (1998-12-02). "Gaumont surprise". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
4. For a Son Closing Credits
5. Beardmore, Marie (April 1, 2001). "Xilam: A New Convergence Studio With A Tried and True Business Sense". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
6. "Mr Baby – Xilam animation". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
7. "Floopaloo, where are you? – Xilam animation". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
8. "If I were an Animal… – Xilam animation". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. "Destin animé — Slatkine et compagnie". Slatkine et Compagnie. February 10, 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Marc du Pontavice at IMDb