The studio was founded in 1981 by the director and producer Jacques-Rémy Girerd, and since 2016 it has been headed by Reginald de Guillebon.
FOLIMAGE is driven by a firm commitment towards nurturing the work of filmmakers who bring fresh and inventive angles to animation, and explore unconventional visual realms through wholly original techniques. This dedicated approach is embodied in our artist-in-residence program, which has been producing short films by international directors for 25 years. Throughout the decades, this animation galaxy has remained abuzz with creativity, combining production and filmmaking with services and distribution, forever adapting to the ever-shifting market.
Specialized in traditional 2D animation and stop motion, Folimage develops both original work – including The Secret Of Birds, feature film directed by Antoine Lanciaux, Looking For Santa, TV special directed by Marc Robinet, Vanille, TV special directed by Guillaume Lorin, or Ana Pumpkin, TV series directed by Wassim Boutaleb – and adaptations – including Ariol by Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant (TV series directed by Hélène Friren, Amandine Fredon, Emilie Sengelin and Mathias Varin), Don’t Die Dumb by Marion Montaigne (TV series directed by Amandine Fredon, Hélène Friren and Pierre Volto – second-highest TV series ratings in France in 2020), Esther’s Notebooks by Riad Sattouf (TV series directed by Riad Sattouf and Mathias Varin) and Verte by Marie Desplechin and Magali Le Huche (feature film directed by Hélène Friren).
