Xilam series ‘Piggy Builders’ Breen Euro TV -buyers Pact
Academy Award-nominated French studio Xilam Animation, behind “I Lost My Body”, has concluded a series of permits on his new flagship CG-Animated Kindergarten School show “Piggy Builders”, commissioned by the BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF.
New broadcasters on board take Warner Bros. Discovery in Italy, SVT in Sweden, Yle in Finland, VRT Ketnet in Flemish Belgium, Téléquebec in French Canda and RTs in Switzerland.
On the most important French TV market of this week, the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, the Sales Team of Xilam Animation will negotiate the 52-part, 11-minute show, while newly named Licenseland, while newly named TV-Distribution.
“Since the introduction of” Piggy Builders “on the international market, the reaction across the board is fantastic, in the first place with BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF who jointly board the series, and now welcomes a series of extra leading broadcasters in the fold,” said Benazzouz. “We are really looking forward to seeing our little piggies entertaining a young audience and their families around the world through their humorous adventures and charming stories about teamwork.”
Helped by Romain Villemaine (“Ricky Zoom”, “Maya the Bee”)) The charming Piggy Trio Cornelia, Cesar and Charlie, who share in a beautiful forest and share their love for construction and problem solving, had their first meeting with British kindergarten on July 28 when it was launched when it was launched when it was launched on the launcher when it was launched when it was launched and BB was launched when the launcher was launched when the launcher was launched when it was launched and Bbiebies was launched when I was launched and Bbie was launched when I was launched when I was launched and Bbie.
“Piggy Builders” is the headliner of Xilam’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous Slate, together with his other pre-school original comedy “Submarine Jim” by Frédéric Martin, maker of Xilam’s Hitmerk “Oggy Oggy”.
Ordered together by France Télévisions and Super RTL in Germany, follows the 52 x 11 ‘2D animation series De Jonge Dolphin Jim and his underwater friends in a whirlwind trip by land and sea, aboard the first submarine on the wheels. The series for 6-9s is delivered second quarter 2026.
Under recurring brands, the short non-dialogue comedy ‘Where’s Chicky’ was ordered by France Télévisions for a fourth season, for a fourth season, was recently completed by Xilam’s CGI specialist studio Cube Creative Productions. The cute little girl, made by William Hoareau, has become in a huge digital hit for Xilam, with 6.3 billion views and 10 million subscribers on YouTube in the four seasons.
Proof of the lasting success of Xilam with Slapstick -Comedie, his most popular IP “Zig & Sharko” has more than 37 million subscribers on YouTube, plus 20 billion views about eight special channels worldwide. Olivier Jean-Marie’s four-season show also successfully ran on Netflix and is now celebrating its 15one Birthday with a broad consumer-oriented merchandising campaign.
Both “Zig & Sharko” season 3 and “Where’s Chicky” were honored at the Unifrance TV Export Awards, taking the best -selling French audiovisual program in the animation category in 2024 and in 2022.
Benazzouz said that attending the annual TV showcase of French programs, organized by the French promotional Body Unifrance, has become a tradition. ” It is a great way to start our market season and the event offers us an ideal opportunity to meet both new and existing partners, “she said.
Under the leadership of CEO Marc du Pontavice, the Strong Toon-offer of Xilam ‘Animation for children and adults exists more than 2,800 TV deliveries and three feature films, including the Oscar-nominated “I Lost My Body” by Jérémy Clitic’s 2019.
The Unifrance Rendez-Vous runs on 1-5 September in the most important French port city of Le Havre.
