Euroanima

What Euroanima does

Euroanima, doing business as Les Films du Nord, is a privately held French animation production company (S.A.R.L.) headquartered in Lille, France, specializing in author-driven animated short films for children and youth audiences (ages 3-12), with selected programming for teenagers and adults. The company's core product is a curated catalog of animated short films spanning 1996-2026, encompassing wordless films, voiceover narratives, curated programs (e.g., 'Le Monde à l'envers'), and feature-length productions including 'Yuku et la fleur de l'Himalaya' (2022) and 'Mary Anning' (2025), with additional projects in development such as 'Rouxelle et les Pirates'. Productions are created through multi-decade co-production relationships with European partners including Nadasdy Film (Switzerland), La Boîte,... Productions, and Digit Anima, reflecting a collaborative European independent animation model led by Arnaud Demuynck as Responsable de publication. Distribution operates through three primary channels: theatrical cinema release via French distributor CPF (Centre Promotionnel du Film), festival circuit exposure (Anima Mundi, Berlinale, Valladolid), and direct DVD retail (16 EUR individual, 40-42 EUR institutional) supplemented by an online professional portal (lesfilmsdunord.com / euroanima.net). The business model combines public funding-supported production, theatrical exhibition revenues, festival licensing, and direct physical media sales targeting cinemas, festivals, educational institutions, and individual consumers. The company maintains a small headcount (1-10 employees) and modest stated share capital (50,000 EUR), positioning it as a boutique production studio rather than a scaled commercial animation enterprise.

Name

Euroanima

Legal name

Les Films du Nord

Website

https://lesfilmsdunord.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Euroanima (Les Films du Nord) is a Lille-based French animation studio producing author-driven animated short and feature films for children and youth, distributed via cinema (CPF), festivals, and direct DVD sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animated Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Programming, Booking & Repertory Exhibition Services (MPADAKAL)

Keywords

• Animated film production
• Short film distribution
• Children's animation
• Cinema distribution
• Independent animation studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Euroanima, operating as Les Films du Nord, is a French animation production studio based in Lille that produces and distributes author-driven animated short films and feature-length animated films primarily for children and young audiences (ages 3-12). The studio curates thematic film programs, wordless (sans dialogue) films, and DVD compilations, and delivers them to cinemas, festivals, educational institutions, and consumers through cinema distributor CPF and direct retail.

Product overview

Euroanima (operating as Les Films du Nord) is a French animation film production company specializing in animated short films for children and young audiences. The company's portfolio includes wordless animated shorts, films with voiceover, curated film programs and compilations, feature-length films, and DVD compilations. Productions span from 1996 to 2026, with films directed by various international animators and organized by year, theme, or director. The company collaborates with other studios including Nadasdy Film (Switzerland), La Boîte,... Productions, and Digit Anima.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animated Short Films (Les Films du Nord Catalog) Author-driven animated short films for children and young audiences, including wordless films and films with voiceover, produced from 1996 to 2026 and available for theatrical distribution and DVD sales.
• Wordless Films (Films sans dialogue) Curated collection of animated short films without dialogue, relying on visual storytelling techniques for children and family audiences.
• Film Programs and Compilations Thematic or year-based curated collections of short films, including the 'Le Monde à l'envers' program and 'Chouette' series, packaged for theatrical screenings in cinemas.
• Feature Films (Longs Métrages) Feature-length animated films including 'Yuku et la fleur de l'Himalaya' and 'Mary Anning', plus films in development such as 'Rouxelle et les Pirates'.
• DVD Compilations Physical DVD compilations of curated short film collections such as 'Le Printemps de Bernard et autres comédie' (70 min) and 'Allez Hop! Plongeons dans le silence' (47 min), sold at 16 euros TTC to consumers and 40-42 euros TTC to institutions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Boîte,... ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing co-production partner with Les Films du Nord. Listed as co-producer on multiple animated short film projects including 'L'insomnie pastorale', 'Les Fables en délire', and 'Qui embrasse la lune'.
• Nadasdy Film (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss co-production partner for feature-length animated projects. Collaborated on 'Rouxelle et les Pirates' (long feature in development) and 'Giuseppe' and 'Zibilla' (TV specials) with Les Films du Nord.
• CPF (Centre Promotionnel du Film)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinema distributor handling Les Films du Nord's film programs in France. Manages theatrical release and cinema distribution, including the 'Le Monde à l'envers' program.
• Suivez mon regardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaboration partner on the Les Films du Nord website alongside La Boîte,... Productions and Digit Anima.
• Digit AnimaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaboration partner on the Les Films du Nord website alongside Suivez mon regard and La Boîte,... Productions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cartoon Saloon: Irish animation studio renowned for author-driven, hand-crafted animated features ('The Secret of Kells', 'Wolfwalkers'). Comparable in emphasis on artistic, non-industrial children's animation with international festival credibility and feature-film output.
• Folimage: French children's animation studio producing shorts, features, and series with a strong author-driven sensibility ('Kérity', 'Raining Cats and Frogs'). Closely comparable in target audience, narrative style, and theatrical/program distribution model.
• Miyu Productions: French animation studio specializing in short films, including for young audiences, with international festival exposure. Comparable niche (author-driven, festival-circuit animated shorts) and similar distribution through cinema programs and online channels.
• Nadasdy Film: Swiss animation production studio that co-produces feature-length and TV-special animated projects with Les Films du Nord (e.g., 'Giuseppe', 'Zibilla', 'Rouxelle et les Pirates'). Highly comparable in terms of European co-production model and children's animation focus.
• Digit Anima: Belgian animation production company listed as a collaboration partner of Les Films du Nord. Directly comparable as a Benelux animation studio working on short-form, artistic animation with European co-production partners.
• La Boîte,... Productions: French animation production company listed as a long-standing co-production partner of Les Films du Nord on multiple shorts (e.g., 'L'insomnie pastorale', 'Les Fables en délire'). Operates in the same French short-animation-for-children niche and shares the same author-driven positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Aardman Animations: UK-based animation studio famous for stop-motion features and shorts for children ('Wallace & Gromit', 'Shaun the Sheep'). Comparable in author-driven children's animation with festival pedigree, though significantly larger and globally commercialized.
• Xilam Animation: French animation studio producing both independent shorts and globally distributed series ('Oggy', 'Zig & Sharko'). Operates in the same children's animation category but at significantly larger scale and with broader commercial orientation.
• Haut et Court: Established French independent film production and distribution company with an animation and auteur-cinema focus. Comparable as a French distributor/producer of artistic animated films targeting cinema and festival circuits.
• Gebeka Films: Major French animation distributor that releases animated films theatrically in France. Comparable as a downstream channel in the same value chain for children's animated cinema programming, though operating at much larger scale as a distributor rather than producer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LesFilmsduNord
• Facebookfacebook.com/127151450698865
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-films-du-nord
• Xx.com/lesfilmsdunord

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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