Name

Tchack

Legal name

SARL ALUMA PRODUCTIONS enseigne TCHACK

Website

https://tchack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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

Revenue model

1. Coproduction d'oeuvres audiovisuelles: Tchack co-produces feature films, series, and shorts with French and international partners. Revenue is generated through coproduction agreements, with the studio contributing production capacity and artistic direction in exchange for revenue sharing, creative fees, and potential downstream distribution income. Notable co-productions include Les Enfants de la Liberté (Folivari/Mélusine), Inside Kaboul, Jungle Rouge, Avril et le monde truqué, and many others.
2. Services de production et fabrication animation: Tchack provides animation production services (layout, posing, rigging, animation, compositing, VFX, artistic direction) to other production companies and broadcasters. The studio is credited for specific production roles on numerous third-party projects, generating fee-for-service income.
3. Soutiens institutionnels et aides à la production: Tchack receives institutional funding from regional bodies (Pictanovo, Hauts-de-France, Occitanie, etc.), national film bodies (CNC), and European programs (Creative MEDIA). These subsidies and advances on receipts contribute to project financing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tchack is a French animation studio that produces and co-produces animated feature films, television series, short films, music videos, and institutional commissions. The studio masters the full production chain across 2D, 3D, rotoscoping, glass painting, and mixed-media techniques, providing artistic direction, layout, posing, rigging, animation, compositing, and visual effects. It operates primarily as a co-production partner and animation services provider to French and international broadcasters and studios.

Product overview

Tchack is an independent animation studio based in Lille, France (SARL ALUMA PRODUCTIONS, capital €56,720), that produces and co-produces animated films, series, shorts, music videos, and institutional content. The studio offers full-service animation production capabilities, including layout, posing, rigging, animation, compositing, and visual effects. Tchack's product portfolio consists of multiple animated productions across different formats: long-metrages (feature films of 70-96 minutes), séries (TV series typically 52 episodes of 7-26 minutes each), court-métrages (short films under 30 minutes), clips musicaux (music videos), and films institutionnels (corporate/institutional commissions). The studio works with various animation techniques including traditional 2D, 3D animation, rotoscoping, stop-motion, glass-painting, and mixed-media approaches. Key productions include award-winning works such as STUFFED (multiple festival awards), AVRIL ET LE MONDE TRUQUÉ (Crystal for Best Feature at Annecy 2015), JOSEP (multiple festival awards), and LES ENFANTS DE LA LIBERTÉ. Tchack collaborates with French and international production partners and is supported by regional cultural funds including Pictanovo, CNC, and various regional councils.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animation Studio Services Full-service animation production studio offering production, co-production, and post-production services for animated films and series, including 2D, 3D, rotoscoping, and mixed-media techniques. Services cover the full production chain from layout, posing, rigging, animation, compositing, and VFX through artistic direction, for French and international production companies and broadcasters.
• JOSEP

Quantifiable outcome

• Avril et le monde truqué won the Cristal for Best Feature Film at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

57 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GANDIminorOthersGANDI provides web hosting services for Tchack's website and digital infrastructure. This is a standard operational vendor relationship for web hosting services.
• FolivaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFolivari is a French animation production company and coproduction partner with Tchack on Les Enfants de la Liberté (90-min feature film in production, release Feb 2027). Folivari leads this coproduction with Tchack and Mélusine Productions, with distribution by KMBO and international sales by Urban Sales.
• Mélusine ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMélusine Productions (Luxembourg) is a coproduction partner with Tchack and Folivari on Les Enfants de la Liberté. The coproduction brings together French and Luxembourgish production expertise for a family adventure feature.
• Les Films du PoissoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Films du Poisson is a French production company and coproduction partner with Tchack on Inside Kaboul (30-min special and 5-episode mini-series, broadcast on France Télévisions and BBC Storyville).
• Je Suis Bien ContentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJe Suis Bien Content is a Paris-based animation studio that has collaborated with Tchack on multiple projects including Avril et le monde truqué (where Tchack handled layouts and sets), Lastman, Best Bugs, Les Animaux Domestiques, Voyage en Icarie, and others. Tchack has provided production services on Je Suis Bien Content projects.
• Dolce Vita FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDolce Vita Films is a Swiss-French production company and coproduction partner on Jungle Rouge, a 1h45 action feature film released March 2022, with international distribution by Urban Distribution.
• ARAPRODcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARAPROD is a French animation production company and coproduction partner on Le Babiroussa (70-min feature film in development) and Les Prizoonniers (78-episode series in development).
• OnOff Studio (Arménie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnOff Studio (Armenia) is an international coproduction partner on Maryam et Varto (feature film in development) and L'Homme qui joue du saxophone en dormant (short film in development), bringing Armenian animation expertise to international projects.
• Silhouette Studio (Arménie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilhouette Studio (Armenia) is an international coproduction partner on L'Homme qui joue du saxophone en dormant (short film in development), alongside 24images.
• Les Fées SpécialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Fées Spéciales is a French production company and coproduction partner on 2h14 (30-min short film in production, release Jan 2026) alongside Les Astronautes, Submarine Sublime (NL), Ankama Animation, and JPL Films.
• Les AstronautescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Astronautes is a French production company and coproduction partner on 2h14 alongside Tchack, Les Fées Spéciales, Submarine Sublime (Netherlands), and Ankama Animation.
• Submarine Sublime (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubmarine Sublime is a Dutch production company and international coproduction partner on 2h14 and Le Jeune Vincent, bringing cross-border European coproduction expertise.
• Dog HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDog House is an international production partner on Le Jeune Vincent (80-min feature in development), alongside Tchack and Submarine.
• Les Films d'Ici MéditerranéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Films d'Ici Méditerranée is a French production company and coproduction partner on Désert (80-min feature in development) and Mon Ami Gadhgadhi (90-min feature in development), with support from Pictanovo, CNC, and Occitanie region.
• JPL FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPL Films is a French production company and frequent coproduction partner with Tchack on multiple projects including Home Sweet Home (short film), Louise en Hiver (85-min feature), and Le Soleil est Parti (18-min short in production).
• Radio FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio France is a French public broadcaster and coproduction partner on Inside Kaboul, contributing to the audio production of this animated series based on a France Inter podcast.
• France TélévisionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrance Télévisions is a French public broadcasting group and coproduction/distribution partner on Inside Kaboul, 2h14, La Science des Soucis, and many other Tchack projects. France Télévisions licenses broadcast rights and participates in project financing.
• Canal+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanal+ is a French premium TV channel and broadcasting partner for Les Enfants de la Liberté and other Tchack productions. Canal+ participates in the financing and broadcast licensing of animation projects.
• BBC StoryvillecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBBC Storyville is a UK documentary strand and coproduction partner on Inside Kaboul, alongside France Télévisions and Tchack, providing international broadcast reach.
• PictanovocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPictanovo is the regional film and audiovisual fund for the Hauts-de-France region. It provides production subsidies, development aid, and coproduction support to animation projects involving Tchack. Tchack has received Pictanovo support on virtually every project in its catalog, making it the studio's most consistent institutional partner.
• Urban DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUrban Distribution is an international sales agent handling international distribution for Jungle Rouge (France: New Story) and Les Enfants de la Liberté (international: Urban Sales).
• EurozoomcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEurozoom is a French distribution company handling theatrical distribution for Maryam et Varto in France.
• Celluloïd DreamscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCelluloïd Dreams is an international sales agent handling international sales for Maryam et Varto.
• Les Films d'Ici MéditerranéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Films d'Ici Méditerranée is a French production company and coproduction partner on Désert and Mon Ami Gadhgadhi, with support from Pictanovo, CNC, and Occitanie region.
• Mondo TV FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMondo TV France is an animation production company and coproduction partner with Tchack on Lulu Vroumette (52x13' series, seasons 1 & 2), Marcus Level (52x13' series), and Best Bugs (52x11' series).
• Vivement Lundi!coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivement Lundi! is a French animation production company and coproduction partner on La Science des Soucis (39x5' series) and Juif et Musulmans - Si Loin, Si Proches (4x52' documentary series) with Tchack.
• La Compagnie des Taxi BroussecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Compagnie des Taxi Brousse is a French production company and coproduction partner on La Valse des Continents (5x40' documentary series) and Bienvenue dans le Nanomonde (52-min feature documentary), where Tchack provided 2D animation and artistic direction.
• Lardux FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLardux Films is a French production company and coproduction partner on Le Pont des Broignes (17-min short) and Pornography (24-min short) with Tchack.
• 2.4.7 FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner2.4.7 Films is a French production company and coproduction partner on Les Animaux Domestiques (22-min short) alongside Je Suis Bien Content and Tchack.
• SztukaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSztuka is a production company and coproduction lead on Le Soleil est Parti (18-min short in production) with Tchack as coproduction partner, supported by Pictanovo and OMJC Villeneuve d'Ascq.
• VariaSon StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVariaSon Studio is a sound/audio production company and coproduction partner on Le Soleil est Parti with Tchack and Sztuka.
• Nadasdy FilmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNadasdy Film is a Swiss production company and coproduction partner on Jungle Rouge (with Dolce Vita Films, Tchack, Intermezzo Films) and Les Gratte-Ciel (with Zéro de Conduite).
• Zéro de ConduiteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZéro de Conduite is a French production company and coproduction partner on Les Gratte-Ciel (11-min short) and Nain Géant (12-min short) with Tchack.
• Intermezzo FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermezzo Films (Switzerland) is a coproduction partner on Jungle Rouge alongside Dolce Vita Films, Tchack, Nadasdy, and Télévision Suisse-Romande.
• Télévision Suisse-RomandeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTélévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) is the Swiss public broadcaster and coproduction partner on Jungle Rouge, contributing to the Swiss-French coproduction.
• MK2coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMK2 is an international sales agent handling international distribution for Le Jeune Vincent (80-min feature in development) alongside Tchack and Submarine.
• Wasia DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWasia Distribution handles international sales for STUFFED (short film) and 2h14 (short film, in coproduction with Periscoop Film for Benelux).
• Gao Shan PicturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGao Shan Pictures is an international production company and coproduction partner on STUFFED alongside Tchack, Pictanovo, and Le Fresnoy.
• Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporainsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Fresnoy is a French national contemporary arts studio and coproduction partner on STUFFED and Sous la Canopée with Tchack and Pictanovo.
• Arte FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArte France is a Franco-German public broadcaster and coproduction/broadcasting partner on Inside Kaboul, Juif et Musulmans, and Louise en Hiver, licensing broadcast rights and contributing to project financing.
• France 3 CinémacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrance 3 Cinéma is a division of France Télévisions and coproduction/broadcasting partner on Josep (80-min feature, Cannes 2020 selection) alongside Les Films d'Ici Méditerranée and others.
• KMBOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKMBO is a French theatrical and VOD distribution company handling French distribution for Les Enfants de la Liberté (feature film, release Feb 2027).
• CinécapcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinécap is a French production and distribution company participating in the financing of Les Enfants de la Liberté alongside Canal+, Ciné+, and other partners.
• TF1coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTF1 is a major French commercial TV broadcaster and coproduction/broadcasting partner on Marcus Level (52x13') and other projects.
• Disney EMEAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDisney EMEA (European, Middle Eastern and African operations) is a distribution partner on Best Bugs (52x11') alongside France Télévisions and Je Suis Bien Content.
• Majez FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajez Films is a Tunisian production company and coproduction partner on Mon Ami Gadhgadhi (90-min feature in development) alongside Tchack and Les Films d'Ici Méditerranée.
• Bright Light Films Alain GrandgerardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBright Light Films (Alain Grandgerard, associated producer) is a production company and associated producer on Maryam et Varto alongside ARAPROD, OnOff Studio (Armenia), and Tchack.
• Les Films du Poisson RougecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Films du Poisson Rouge is a French production company and coproduction partner on Josep alongside Les Films d'Ici Méditerranée, Tchack, and other partners.
• Ankama AnimationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnkama Animation is a French animation studio and coproduction partner on 2h14 alongside Tchack, Les Fées Spéciales, and others.
• JPL FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPL Films is a French production company and coproduction partner on Louise en Hiver (85-min feature) and Le Soleil est Parti (18-min short) with Tchack.
• Everybody on DeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEverybody on Deck is a French animation studio and coproduction partner on Lastman Season 1 (26x13') alongside Tchack, with production execution by Je Suis Bien Content.
• Raoul Servais CollectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaoul Servais Collection is a Belgian production entity and coproduction partner on Le Grand Gaillard (14min50s short) alongside Tchack and Creative Conspiracy, led by Belgian director Raoul Servais.
• Creative ConspiracyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Conspiracy (Belgium) is a production company and coproduction partner on Le Grand Gaillard (14min50s short) with Tchack and Raoul Servais Collection, with music by Dirk Brossé.
• Canal+ RéunionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanal+ Réunion broadcasts STUFFED in its short film slot (La case des courts) and participates in the production funding alongside Région Réunion.
• ARTE FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorARTE France is a Franco-German public broadcaster and coproduction/broadcasting partner on Inside Kaboul (with Radio France, Pictanovo) and Louise en Hiver (with JPL Films, Tchack).
• Ström PicturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStröm Pictures is an international production company and coproduction partner on Inside Kaboul alongside Les Films du Poisson, Tchack, Radio France, Pictanovo, and France Télévisions.
• Ghwa productions / Handicap InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhwa productions and Handicap International collaborated with Tchack on an institutional animated short (released May 2025) to raise awareness about access to education for children with disabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gaumont Animation: Larger French animation division of the Gaumont group, operating a wider portfolio of properties. Overlaps with Tchack in target broadcasters and co-production circuit but at significantly greater scale and with owned-IP franchises.
• Illumination Mac Guff: Paris-based (formerly Mac Guff) animation studio now part of Illumination, producing globally distributed features. Comparable French animation production heritage but vastly larger output scale and direct studio-distributor backing.

Direct peers

• Folivari: French animation production company that leads the Les Enfants de la Liberté co-production with Tchack and Mélusine. It operates the same B2B co-production model targeting the same French and international broadcasters.
• Les Fées Spéciales: French animation studio and direct co-production partner with Tchack on 2h14. Comparable service-and-co-production model with overlapping French broadcaster client base and similar headcount.
• Vivement Lundi!: French animation studio co-producing La Science des Soucis and Juif et Musulmans with Tchack. Comparable mid-sized independent French animation studio targeting similar public-broadcaster and festival-circuit opportunities.
• Xilam Animation: French publicly-listed animation studio producing series and features for international broadcasters. Closely comparable in technique versatility and B2B broadcaster model, but at materially larger scale and with owned-IP franchises.
• Cartoon Saloon: Irish independent animation studio with comparable mid-sized structure, festival-circuit reputation (multiple Oscar nominations), and European co-production orientation. Closely parallels Tchack's mix of feature films, shorts, and prestige positioning.
• Mélusine Productions: Luxembourg-based animation production company co-producing Les Enfants de la Liberté with Tchack. Comparable European co-production model with similar access to public film fund financing (Film Fund Luxembourg, Creative MEDIA).
• Je Suis Bien Content: Paris-based animation studio that has co-produced with Tchack on multiple projects including Avril et le monde truqué and Lastman. It offers comparable service-based animation production with a similar technique breadth, and competes for the same French broadcaster and co-production relationships.
• Ankama Animation: French animation studio based in Roubaix, co-production partner with Tchack on 2h14. Similar mid-sized independent animation studio with comparable full-stack production capability and European co-production orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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