Pictak Cie

Pictak Cie is a French animation production company established in 2000 by Xavier Picard and Japanese producer Takashi Masunaga. The company operates at the intersection of French animation production and international creative collaboration, working with established 2D and 3D studios on animated film and television projects. Its profile is defined less by a large consumer-facing product portfolio than by its role as a producer and co-producer within the animation industry. Pictak's projects include adaptations and original productions developed with partners in France and abroad. The company's credited co-productions include Moomins on the Riviera, Marcelino, Odd Family, and Valerian. These titles illustrate a production approach spanning different formats, visual styles, and audience segments, from family-oriented animation to projects connected with established literary or audiovisual properties. The company's work with international studios also reflects the cross-border financing, development, and production structures that are common in contemporary animation. The company was founded through the partnership of Picard and Masunaga, combining French production experience with Japanese industry connections. Pictak has subsequently collaborated with premier French and international 2D and 3D animation studios. Publicly available reference material identifies the company primarily through its production and co-production activities rather than through a separately marketed consumer brand, retail presence, or publicly traded corporate structure. Pictak Cie's available public profile is comparatively limited. No reliable information in the supplied sources establishes a current website, ownership group, headquarters city, financial results, listing status, or detailed current management roster. It is therefore best characterized as an independent or privately held French animation-production entity whose principal value lies in project development, production coordination, and international studio partnerships.

Pictak Cie was founded in France in 2000 by Xavier Picard and Japanese producer Takashi Masunaga. Its creation brought together French and Japanese production perspectives at a time when animation projects increasingly relied on international development, financing, and studio partnerships. Rather than presenting itself as a mass-market entertainment label, Pictak has been identified primarily as a production company participating in the creation and co-production of animated works. The company has worked with French and international studios specializing in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional animation. This collaborative model allows production companies to combine creative development, financing, technical expertise, distribution relationships, and access to different national markets. Pictak's role in such arrangements is consequently connected to project organization and production partnership rather than only to animation services or post-production. Publicly referenced co-productions associated with Pictak include Moomins on the Riviera, Marcelino, Odd Family, and Valerian. The range of these projects suggests involvement in several kinds of animation, including family-oriented properties and works based on recognizable characters or existing intellectual property. The projects also demonstrate the company's international orientation and its participation in productions designed for audiences beyond France. The available reference material does not provide a detailed chronology of individual production contracts, releases, ownership changes, financial performance, or later corporate restructuring. It also does not establish a current headquarters city or a complete list of present-day officers. Accordingly, Pictak Cie's documented history is best summarized through its 2000 founding, its producer partnership between Picard and Masunaga, and its subsequent participation in French and international animation co-productions.

• 2000

  Pictak Cie is founded

  [1]Pictak Cieen.wikipedia.org

  Xavier Picard and Takashi Masunaga establish Pictak Cie as a French animation production company.

A French animation producer and international co-production partner working across 2D and 3D studio projects.

• Animated film co-production

  Moomins on the Riviera

  An animated co-production associated with Pictak Cie and based on the Moomins property. It represents the company's involvement in internationally oriented, family-focused animation projects developed through collaboration among production partners.

• Animated production or co-production

  Marcelino

  An animated project listed among Pictak Cie's co-productions. The available reference identifies the title as part of the company's production portfolio but does not provide sufficient detail on its format, release chronology, or specific production partners.

• Animated production or co-production

  Odd Family

  An animated project associated with Pictak Cie through its co-production activities. Publicly supplied material confirms the title's connection to the company but does not describe its plot, format, release date, or commercial performance.

• Animated production or co-production

  Valerian

  An animation project listed among Pictak Cie's co-productions. Its inclusion reflects the company's participation in projects connected with established intellectual property and international production networks.

1. 1Pictak Cieen.wikipedia.org