WELCOME TO FUTURIKON’S OFFICIAL WEB SITE!
FUTURIKON WAS FOUNDED IN 1996, BY PHILIPPE DELARUE, CEO AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. BASED IN PARIS, IT SPECIALIZES IN THE PRODUCTION AND WORLDWIDE SALES OF ANIMATION PROGRAMS, FEATURE FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES. IN RECENT YEARS, FUTURIKON HAS STRENGTHENED ITS LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION ACTIVITY WITH "PLAYGROUND CHRONICLES" BY BRAHIM FRITAH (FUTURIKON'S FIRST LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM) AND "THE CASE OF FLORENCE REY-AUDRY MAUPIN" by ERIC RAYNAUD (IN FINANCING).
THE COMPANY'S AIM IS TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE, ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING SHOWS, INSPIRED BY THE CREATIVE MINDS OF FRENCH AND EUROPEAN WRITERS AND ARTISTS. FUTURIKON IS ALSO OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCES, EXPLOITING AND DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE SYNERGIES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, MULTIMEDIA, MUSIC AND PUBLISHING, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE FOUND.
ON THIS WEB SITE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DISCOVER ALL THE NEWS ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, PLUS VIDEO EXCERPTS, A PRESS SECTION AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT US.
- FUTURIKON LAUNCHES THE WORLDWIDE SALES OF TWO FEATURE FILMS AT MIF!
- FUTURIKON PRESENTS AT MIF TWO FEATURE LENGHT FILMS: "PLAYGROUND CHRONICLES" AND "MINUSCULE - VALLEY OF THE LOST ANTS". "PLAYGROUND CHRONICLES" (CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION) IS FUTURIKON'S FIRST LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM. IT RELATES THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG BRAHIM, WHO IS 10 IN 1980, IN A POPULAR PARISIAN SUBURBS. SHOT IN 35 MM, THIS ARTHOUSE FILM WITH A GENERAL AUDIENCE POTENTIAL OFFERS A TENDER AND LIVELY VISION OF THE 80s, WITH A "WORLD CINEMA" SENSIBILITY. THE SCREENINGS OF THE FILM TAKE PLACE IN THE MARKET IN RIVIERA 2 ON THURSDAY 17th MAY AT 11.50AM AND ON SATURDAY 19th MAY AT 3.50PM.
FUTURIKON ALSO PRESENTS "MINUSCULE - VALLEY OF THE LOST ANTS", AN HYBRID FEATURE FILM, MIXING REAL FOOTAGE FOR THE SETTINGS AND ANIMATION FOR THE CHARACTERS, ALL IN STEREOSCOPIC 3D AND CINEMASCOPE, A WORLD PREMIERE. THE PRODUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2012. BASED ON AN ORIGINAL UNIVERSE, YET UNIVERSAL, THE FILM IS SCREENED IN RIVIERA 2 WITH A PROMO REEL ON THURSDAY 17th MAY AT 11.30AM & 11.40AM AND ON SATURDAY 19th MAY AT 3.30PM & 3.40PM.
- NEW ! MINUSCULE SEASON 2 AT MIPTV !
- FUTURIKON'S FLAGSHIP SERIES "MINUSCULE" HAS RETURNED TO TV SCREENS WITH A SECOND SEASON THAT OFFERS AN ORIGINAL COCKTAIL OF LAUGHTER, SUSPENSE, ACTION AND POETRY.
THE PARIS-BASED STUDIO LAUNCHED AT THE LAST MIPTV IN APRIL 2011 THE INTERNATIONAL SALES OF THIS NEW SHOW, COPRODUCED WITH FRANCE TELEVISIONS, NOZON AND VIVIFILM.
THE AESTHETIC EXCELLENCE IS SERVED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY : IMAGES IN 16/9 AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND, WHICH PROVIDES THE VIEWERS WITH A SPECTACULAR IMMERSION INTO THE INSECTS' AMAZING WORLD.
THE ADVENTURES OF "MINUSCULE" TRANSPORT VIEWERS, YOUNG AND OLD, FROM THE GREEN COUNTRYSIDE TO THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS AND EVEN THROUGH THE STREETS OF PARIS!
THE SERIES WILL BE COMPLETED BY FALL 2011.
- NEW ! THE CRAFTY KIDS CLUB
- WELCOME TO THE C.R.A.F.T.Y.K.I.D.S Club…
FOR ALL THOSE LITTLE CRAFTYBOYS AND GIRLS, SCAVENGERS, INVENTORS AND CREATORS OF COOL OBJECTS!
SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL THINGS CREATIVE, FOUR CLOSE FRIENDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 8, CLAIRE, BEN, LI MEI AND MATT SPEND THEIR FREE TIME HELPING OUT YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO THEIR PROBLEMS, THANKS TO THE ATTRACTIVE AND USEFUL OBJECTS THAT THEY MAKE WITH SCAVENGED MATERIALS.
THIS NEW SERIES TARGETS THE 5 - 10 AUDIENCE, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.
THE FORMAT IS 52 x 12'.
IT HAS BEEN PRESOLD TO FRANCE 5.
IT IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION
- THE SUCCESSFUL MINIMIGHTY KIDS
- THE MINIMIGHTY KIDS' RATINGS ARE EXCELLENT ON TF1 (FRANCE): THE SHOW HAS BEEN THE TOP-RATED SERIES IN FRANCE FOR OVER 2 YEARS ! ITS AVERAGE AUDIENCE SHARE AMOUNTS TO 33% AND THE SERIES AWARNESS REACHES 85% AMONGST KIDS 4-10.









