Caribara Angoulême

What Caribara Angoulême does

Caribara Angoulême is one of five animation production studios operated by the independent French group Caribara Animation SARL, headquartered in Paris. Founded in 1998 by Fabien Baboz, Philippe Gérardin, and Régis Vidal (joined by Florian Thouret in 2005), the group employs an 11-person team at the Angoulême facility, which opened in 2021 as its newest location and specializes in 2D cut-out/puppet and tradigital animation with strong 3D and real-time pipeline capabilities. Across the network, Caribara has delivered more than 200 projects spanning series, feature films, commercials, and institutional films, totaling over 2,000 hours of animation, for clients including TF1, France Télévisions, Canal+, Netflix, Gulli, M6, Gaumont Animation, Nelvana, Xilam, Cinesite, Ubisoft, and Studio France Animation.

The studio's technology stack covers the full animation production lifecycle — visual development, design, layout, rigging, animation, compositing, and editing — across 2D puppet, 2D tradigital, 3D CGI, and hybrid techniques, with ToonBoom Harmony as the primary production management platform and a real-time rendering pipeline. Two wholly-owned subsidiaries extend the offering: Caribara Production, established in 2014, acts as executive producer and co-producer on original animated IP (e.g., Les Jeux de la Fontaine, Zouk, Billie et les Rockets, Survival Kit); Caribara Communication serves as the group's communication agency arm.

The business operates on two revenue streams: B2B animation production services billed per project to studios, broadcasters, and brands (the primary commercial line), and co-production revenue from original IP ownership through Caribara Production, sharing production risk and licensing royalties with co-producers. Pricing is negotiated per project based on scope, duration, animation style, and production requirements — no public pricing tiers exist. A distinctive moat is the group's multi-territory footprint (France, Belgium, Canada), which enables stacking of public financing schemes — Belgian Tax Shelter up to 45%, Canadian tax credits up to 42%, and French tax credits up to 30% — materially lowering effective production cost versus single-territory competitors. The Walloon Gold Provider label at the Liège studio and partnerships with CITIA and Wallimage embed Caribara within regional financing ecosystems. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supplemented by event-driven presence at festivals such as Annecy.

Name

Caribara Angoulême

Legal name

Caribara Animation SARL

Website

https://caribara-animation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caribara Angoulême is the 2021-opened studio of French independent animation group Caribara Animation, specializing in 2D cut-out, tradigital, 3D, and real-time pipeline animation services for broadcasters, studios, and brands across Europe and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Production Services

akta.pro primary industry

Anime Production (MPADACAF)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• 2D animation
• 3D animation
• Animation co-production
• Visual development

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Animation Production Services: B2B animation services for external studios and producers. Provides pre-production, animation, compositing, and post-production services on a project basis. Services range from individual episodes to full seasons and feature films.
2. Original Production (Caribara Production): Co-production and delegated production of original animated series. Caribara Production acts as producer on projects including Les Jeux de la Fontaine, Zouk, Billie et les Rockets, and Survival Kit, sharing production risk and revenue with co-producers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Caribara Angoulême is a 2D animation studio specializing in cut-out and tradigital techniques with strong command of 3D and real-time technologies. Opened in 2021 as part of the Caribara Animation group, it delivers animation production services across pre-production, animation, compositing, and post-production stages for animation studios, producers, and broadcasters.

Product overview

Caribara Animation is an independent animation services group comprising five studios across three countries (France, Belgium, Canada). The core offering is Caribara Animation Services, a full-service animation studio providing 2D (puppet and tradigital), 3D, and hybrid animation through all production stages (visual development, design, layout, animation, compositing, editing). Supporting the production services is Caribara Production, the group's dedicated animation production company that co-produces animated series targeting audiences from preschool to young adults. Additionally, the group offers a Real-time Pipeline capability and executive production/financing services that leverage their multi-territory presence to access diverse funding sources including French tax credits (CIA, C2I), Belgian Tax Shelter, and Canadian production tax credits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caribara Paris: Headquarters studio focusing on pre-production, editing, and visual development. Home to Caribara Production.
• Caribara Annecy
• Caribara Angoulême
• Waooh! (Caribara Liège)
• Caribara Montréal

Products and services

• Caribara Animation Services
• Caribara Production
• Financement and Production Executive Services

Named customers14 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• WallimagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian regional animation and audiovisual fund. Provides selective funding support for productions at Caribara Liège (Waooh!) studio. Part of the multi-territory financing strategy leveraging Wallonia's Film Finance ecosystem.
• CITIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimation cluster organization in Annecy, France. Manages regional animation industry initiatives including financing programs. Co-producer on official Annecy Festival trailers created by Caribara.
• ToonBoomsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAnimation software provider whose tools are used throughout Caribara's production pipeline. ToonBoom Harmony referenced as primary animation software. Standard industry tool integration.
• Studio France AnimationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench animation studio and co-producer on Rek & Nola animated project. Represents typical co-production partnership structure for Caribara's service and production activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TeamTO: French animation studio group with multiple production locations (Paris, Lyon, Montpellier) producing 2D and 3D animated series and feature films. Comparable as a multi-studio French animation services provider with similar international co-production and broadcasting footprint.
• Ankama Animation: French animation and game studio producing animated series and feature films (e.g., Dofus, Wakfu). Comparable as a French animation producer with similar multi-format capabilities and direct-to-platform distribution, although with deeper gaming crossover.
• Xilam Animation: Paris-based independent animation studio producing 2D and 3D series and feature films. Direct comparable as a French animation services and IP studio with similar broadcast clients (TF1, France Télévisions, Canal+, Gulli) and overlapping co-production partnerships with Caribara.
• Superprod: French animation production company with studios in Paris and Annecy producing series and feature films. Comparable as a multi-studio French animation producer with similar specialty in 2D and 3D workflows and Annecy-based operations.
• Cyber Group Studios: French animation studio producing kids' and family content with studios in Paris, Lyon, and international locations. Comparable as a multi-territory animation services and co-production company with similar broadcaster client mix.
• Marathon Media: Paris-based animation studio producing series and feature films (e.g., Dragon Hunters, Lolirock). Direct comparable as a French animation production and services company serving similar broadcasters and international markets.
• ON Animation Studios: Paris-based animation studio producing 2D and CGI animated features and series (e.g., The Little Prince). Comparable as a French animation production company with similar techniques (2D, 3D, hybrid) and broadcaster/streaming client relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Mondo TV: Italian animation production and distribution group with a sizable library of children's animated series. Comparable as a European animation production and IP owner, though operating at larger scale and with a more expansive merchandising and distribution footprint.
• Gaumont Animation: Major French animation division of Gaumont, the historically significant film studio. Overlaps as a producer/distributor of animated series and features and as a direct client of Caribara, but operates at meaningfully larger scale and with broader IP library ownership.
• Federation Entertainment: Paris-based independent entertainment group with a significant animation division. Comparable as a French-rooted animation producer with international co-production capabilities and premium streaming relationships, operating at meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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