Les Armateurs is a French film production company focused on animation. It was founded by Didier Brunner in 1994 and is based in Paris. It produces feature films, short films and television series. Brunner served as the president of the company until 2014, when he was succeeded by Reginald de Guillebon. He retains a role as consultant.
Les Armateurs first received international attention with the release of the 1997 short film The Old Lady and the Pigeons, directed by Sylvain Chomet. Several of the company's subsequent productions and co-productions have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature the studio is part of hildegarde.
Productions
Animated feature films
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Kirikou and the Sorceress (Michel Ocelot, 1998)
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Princes and Princesses (Michel Ocelot, 2000)
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The Boy Who Wanted to Do the Impossible (Jannik Hastrup, 2002)
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The Triplets of Belleville (Sylvain Chomet, 2003)
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T'Choupi (Jean-Luc François, 2004)
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Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (Michel Ocelot and Bénédicte Galup, 2005)
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The Secret of Kells (Tomm Moore, 2009)
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The Storytelling Show (Jean-Christophe Roger, 2010)
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Kirikou and the Men and Women (Michel Ocelot, 2012)
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Ernest & Celestine (Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, 2012)
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The Swallows of Kabul (Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec, 2019)
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(Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger, 2022)
Live-action feature films
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L'Équilibre de la terreur (Jean-Martial Lefranc, 2005)
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Kill Me Please (Olias Barco, 2010)
Animated short films
Animated television series
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Carland Cross (1996–1997)
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Lupo Alberto (after the comic Lupo Alberto by Guido Silvestri, 1997)
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Charley and Mimmo (Jean-Luc François, 1999)
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Belphégor (Jean-Christophe Roger, 2000))
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Ponpon (Fabien Drouet, 2005)
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Gift (Régis Loisel, Fred Louf, 2005)
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Kiri The Clown (Eric Cazes, 2005)
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Bedtime Stories (after the comic by Lewis Trondheim and José Parondo; season 1: Jean-Christophe Roger and Jean-Luc François, 2006 / season 2: Frédéric Mège and Jean-Christophe Roger, 2007)
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Kirikou Discovers the Animals of Africa (Michel Ocelot and Bénédicte Galup, 2007)
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Nouky and Friends (Jean-Christophe Craps, 2008)
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T'choupi et ses amis (Franck Vibert, 2008)
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À table T'choupi ! (Jean-François Bordier, 2008)
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Cajoo (2009)
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Magis Lilibug (Jean-Christophe Roger, 2010)
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Martine (Claude Allix, 2012)
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Charley Goes to School (Lionel Kerjean, 2013)
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The Long Long Holiday (Delphine Maury and Olivier Vinuesa, 2015)
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Ernest and Celestine the Collection (Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger, 2017)
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Runes (Guillaume Mautalent and Sébastien Oursel, 2022)
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