Sparx Animation Studios

Sparx*

Type	Private
Industry	3D Animation
Employees	1000
Website	www.sparx.com

Sparx Animation Studios is a visual effects/animation company that creates feature films, TV shows and game cinematics. Sparx is owned by Virtuos, and has production teams in Shanghai, Chengdu and Saigon, and offices in Paris, Vancouver and Tokyo.

Sparx was founded in 1995 by Jean-Christophe Bernard, Guillaume Hellouin and Fabrice Giger, and became well known for co-producing Rolie Polie Olie with Nelvana and Disney Channel. The company produced the fully computer-animated movie Igor, starring John Cusack and Molly Shannon which was released on September 19, 2008.

Sparx had temporarily closed its French office in 2008, and American and Vietnamese offices in 2010. In September 2011, Sparx' assets and core team were acquired and reopened by Virtuos,^[1] a digital entertainment production company. Virtuos has more than 1000 employees under the Virtuos and Sparx* brands.

Filmography

Feature Animation

• Igor (2008)

TV Series

• Zorro The Chronicles (2014)
• Gazoon (2009)
• Zoé Kezako (2004)
• Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002)
• Les filles, l'âne et les boeufs (2002)
• Molly, Star-Racer (2001)
• R. Mertonensis (2001)
• Purgatoire (2001)
• À deux sur la comète (2000)
• Rolie Polie Olie (1998)
• Bob & Scott (1996)

DTV Productions

• Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
• Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (2004)

Shorts

• Grand Odyssey (2005)
• Robota (2002)

Special effects

• Cdd/i (2005)
• Photograbber (2004)
• Summer in the Golden Valley (2003)
• Bella ciao (2001)
• Le nouveau big bang (2001)
• Grégoire Moulin contre l'humanité (2001)
• Changing Faces: The Best of Louise (2001)
• Thomas in Love (2000)
• My Life in Pink (1997)

Commercials

• TF!, Soccer ID (1997)
• Eurosport, Euro 2000 (2000)
• 13th Street, Reface (2001)

References

External links

• Official website (English)
• Sparx Animation Studios at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Robota website