Créativité et Développement or C&D was a French animation studio founded in 1987 by Jean Chalopin.Faviez, Pierre. La Télé : un destin animé. Paris: Société des Ecrivains, 2010 (pp. 47, 64) Chalopin had retained some of the assets of DIC Enterprises (which also includes the earliest animated series) in the sale to Andy Heyward and Bear Stern, these assets (notably the animation studio that had been established in Japan) where expanded into the new company. In April 1996, Chalopin sold the company, including its library (and the animation rights to Diabolik) to Saban International Paris (later renamed SIP Animation from 2002 to 2023), the latter being folded on October 24, 2001 into The Walt Disney Company through BVS Entertainment. In 2000, following the closure of Créativité et Développement and the company was folded into Saban Entertainment, as well as the lack of any Japanese content produced by the studio following a new law, K.K. C&D Asia was closed. Most of the K.K. C&D Asia employees now work for Production I.G.
Filmography
Television series TitleYear(s)Co-production(s)NetworkLa Lucarne d'Amilcar1987–89DIC AudiovisuelEXCLU !! - Karen Chéryl dans "La lucarne d'Amilcar" - épisode completRTL Télé LëtzebuergM6Diplodo1988BandaiFR3Lisa or the Olympic dreamKBS (Korean)Antenne 2KBS (Korean)The New Adventures of He-Man1990Jetlag ProductionsParafrance Communication, S.A.MattelSyndicationSophie & Virginie1990–93AB ProductionsCNCTF1ABC (Australia)Michel Vaillant(Heroes On Hot Wheels)1991Jetlag ProductionsJingleHIT EntertainmentCNCThe Family ChannelLa CinqAdventures of the Little MermaidSaban EntertainmentHexatelFuji Eight Co., Ltd.FCIMitsui & Co.Fuji TVAntenne 2Little ShopMarvel ProductionsSaban EntertainmentFox Children's ProductionsFox KidsLa CinqCupido1991–92AB ProductionsCNCAntenne 2The Twins of Destiny1991–93AB ProductionsCNCTF1ABC (Australia)The Adventures of T-Rex1992Kitty FilmsGunther-Wahl ProductionsAB ProductionsSyndicationTF1 (France)King Arthur and the Knights of Justice1992–93Bohbot EntertainmentGolden FilmsAB ProductionsCNCSyndicationTF1 (France)Around the World in Eighty DreamsSaban EntertainmentCNCSei Young (animation)SyndicationCanal+/TF1 (France)MBC (Korean)Conan the Adventurer(Season 2)1993Sunbow ProductionsAB ProductionsCNCAKOM (animation)SyndicationM6The Bots MasterAvi Arad & AssociatesAB ProductionsCNCSyndicationTF1 & MangasABC (Australia)Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch1995Abrams/Gentile EntertainmentAB ProductionsCNCSyndicationLittlest Pet ShopSunbow EntertainmentAB ProductionsCNCSyndicationM6
TV specials TitleYearCo-production(s)Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors1992Bohbot EntertainmentAvi Arad & Associates
Legacy and subsequent ownership A sizeable portion of the Créativité et Développement content library is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company, which purchased Saban Entertainment (renamed to BVS Entertainment) and Saban International Paris (renamed to SIP Animation from 2002 to 2023) in 2001. Mediawan Thematics currently owns the C&D programs co-produced with AB Productions. The New Adventures of He-Man was placed within Parafrance Communication's Filmation library, which is currently owned by DreamWorks Animation. King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is currently distributed by Invincible Entertainment under license from 41 Entertainment, and Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors is currently owned by Arad Productions.
References
External links Advanced search Cupido The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors