Promenons-nous dans les bois (EJT-labo)

What Promenons-nous dans les bois (EJT-labo) does

Promenons-nous dans les bois, also operating as EJT-labo, is a privately held French animation and interactive media studio founded in 2009 by Étienne Jaxel-Truer and Eminé Seker. Headquartered in an 18th-century farmhouse in Saint-Quirin, Moselle (Grand-Est region), with a secondary office in Strasbourg, the studio operates under two complementary labels: EJT-labo for animation services and post-production, and Promenons-nous dans les bois for original content development and publishing. Core technical capabilities span 2D animation, 3D animation, real-time 3D, and stop motion, with VFX/compositing, scenographic museum installations, and interactive pedagogical works as adjacent offerings. The studio's product portfolio includes feature films (Josep, Croc Blanc, Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse), short films, documentaries, and digital interactive experiences.

The studio's business model is project-based and quote-driven, structured around coproduction agreements with French and European partners (Les Films d'Ici, Nord-Ouest Films, Superprod, Barnabé Production, and producers across Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Croatia). Revenue is derived from coproduction financing, public film funds (CNC, Région Grand Est), broadcaster pre-sales and co-financing (France Télévisions, ARTE, Canal+), international sales agents (The Party Sales, SC FILMS, Premium Films, Playtime, Miyu Distribution), and corporate/institutional commissions (Musée du Louvre, EDF, L'Oréal, Commune de Fessenheim). With only 6 employees, the studio operates as a lean creative core that scales through an extended freelance and partner-studio network.

Customer segments are diversified across cinema/TV broadcasters, cultural institutions and museums, and corporate/interactive digital clients, served through an integrated horizontal segmentation approach. Étienne Jaxel-Truer additionally serves as President of APAGE (Association des Producteurs Audiovisuels du Grand-Est), reinforcing regional industry positioning. The studio's geographic footprint spans at least 12 European countries plus the United States, though it does not market itself as globally distributed.

Name

Promenons-nous dans les bois (EJT-labo)

Legal name

Promenons-nous dans les bois

Website

https://ejt-labo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Promenons-nous dans les bois (EJT-labo) is a French animation and interactive media studio in Saint-Quirin, Grand-Est, producing 2D, 3D, real-time 3D, and stop-motion work for European cinema, television broadcasters, museums, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Outsourced Art/Audio Production Services (2D/3D, Animation, VFX, Audio/VO) (MPAFAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA), VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX) (MPAHABAB)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• Visual effects compositing
• Interactive media design
• Museum scenography
• Coproduction partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Quirin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Promenons-nous dans les bois (operating as EJT-labo) is a multi-disciplinary animation studio that produces animated films in 2D, 3D, real-time 3D, and stop motion for cinema, television, and digital distribution. The studio delivers animation production services, VFX and compositing, interactive works and pedagogical games, and scenographic installations for museums and cultural institutions. Projects are developed, coproduced, and published through international partner networks across Europe and beyond.

Product overview

EJT-Labo operates under the label Promenons-nous dans les bois as a multi-disciplinary animation and interactive media studio. The company produces animated films (2D, 3D, stop-motion), creates interactive pedagogical works and games, delivers VFX/post-production services, and designs museum installations and scenographies. Their portfolio spans feature films, short films, documentaries, television productions, and digital interactive experiences, working across cinema, publishing, digital media, and live installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animation Production Services Creation of animated films in 2D, 3D, and stop-motion techniques for cinema, television, and digital distribution, delivered to broadcasters, production companies, and institutional clients.
• VFX and Post-Production Services Visual effects production including compositing, 3D animation integration, and post-production services for documentary and fiction projects.
• Muséographie (Museum Installations) Scenographic installations, interactive museum exhibits, virtual tours, and audiovisual presentations designed for cultural institutions, museums, and heritage sites.
• Interactive Works and Pedagogical Games Interactive media experiences including pedagogical games and digital stories that combine animation with user interaction, targeted at educational and cultural applications.

Named customers8 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, minor and core.

• APAGE (Association des Producteurs Audiovisuels du Grand-Est)strategicOthersEJT-labo is a member of APAGE, and Étienne Jaxel-Truer currently serves as president of the association.
• PXN AssociationminorOthersEJT-labo is a member of the PXN association.
• Centre de résidence de l'écriture à l'imagestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Eminé and Étienne, this center supports authors in writing and developing projects (fiction, animation, documentary, digital experience) through writing residencies. Also offers short technical training programs for media professionals.
• Amateurfilms (ES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish coproduction partner for Deuses de pedra documentary.
• Primeira Idade (PT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese coproduction partner for Deuses de pedra documentary.
• Rua Escura (ES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish coproduction partner for Deuses de pedra documentary.
• L'OréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate client for virtual visit project - L'Oréal facility layout project.
• DandeloocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for Moutcho et Pitrouille interactive animation project.
• Les Films d'IcicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French production company, frequent coproduction partner including Josep, Le Petit Prince, and Temps Nouveaux.
• Les Films d'Ici MéditerranéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for Josep (2020).
• SuperprodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead producer on Croc Blanc (2018) animated feature, with EJT-Labo providing wolf and character animation.
• Nord-Ouest FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead producer on Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse (2022) directed by Michel Ocelot.
• Barnabé ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for Le Petit Prince, Naissance d'une étoile (2023).
• Samsa Films (LU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxembourg coproduction partner for Temps Nouveaux documentary.
• Ambiances…asbl (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian coproduction partner for Paysages en bataille documentary.
• Luna Blue film (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian coproduction partner for Paysages en bataille documentary.
• RTBF (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian broadcaster coproduction partner for Paysages en bataille.
• Label ImagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for Les évadés de Drancy (2017), with EJT-Labo handling post-production and compositing.
• Je Suis Bien ContentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer of Panique organique (80'), with visual development and animation by EJT-Labo.
• Melting ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for Senior 3000 (2022) short film.
• WJTeam (PL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish coproduction partner for Crab (2021) short film.
• EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury (PL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish cultural institution coproduction partner for Crab (2021).
• Rabbit Hole Production (EN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnglish coproduction partner for Crab (2021) short film.
• Lycaon (PL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish coproduction partner for Most (2022) short film.
• La Clairière Ouest (FR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench coproduction partner for Parce-qu'aujourd'hui c'est Samedi (10').
• Animais (PT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese coproduction partner for Parce-qu'aujourd'hui c'est Samedi (10').
• Zorobabel (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian coproduction partner for Plat de résistance (11').
• Daylight (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian coproduction partner for Le Voyage de Kotick (2019) interactive work.
• Les Fées SpécialescoreTechnology or IntegrationAnimation partner for Le Petit Prince, Naissance d'une étoile (2023).
• Dulac DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench theatrical distribution for Josep.
• The Party SalescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for Josep.
• Premium FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for T'es morte Hélène and select titles.
• PlaytimecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse.
• Wild Bunch DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench theatrical distribution for Croc Blanc.
• SC FILMScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for Croc Blanc.
• Miyu DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for Senior 3000.
• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée)strategicOthersFrench national film funding body providing financial support across numerous productions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Xilam: Major French independent animation studio producing series and features for global audiences; serves as a broader incumbent whose portfolio-style approach contrasts with EJT-labo's boutique service model.
• TeamTO: Leading French CGI animation studio producing series and features for international broadcasters and streamers; represents a larger incumbent competitor for mid- and high-budget European animation commissions.
• Illumination Mac Guff: Paris-based animation studio producing globally distributed features for Universal; the largest French animation incumbent and a benchmark for scale and IP ownership that contrasts with EJT-labo's boutique model.

Direct peers

• Zorobabel: Belgian animation studio producing auteur short films and features; partnered with EJT-labo on Plat de résistance and competes in the same European festival-circuit short-film space.
• Komadoli Studio: Small European animation studio producing short films with author-driven aesthetics; co-produced Le faune with EJT-labo, operating at a similar scale with comparable festival positioning.
• Superprod: French animation studio producing 2D/3D feature films and series; engaged EJT-labo as animation subcontractor on Croc Blanc and is a similarly-positioned animation producer in the European indie animation ecosystem.
• Les Films d'Ici: Major French auteur animation and documentary production company; long-standing coproduction partner on Josep, Le Petit Prince, and Temps Nouveaux, and a key commissioner of EJT-labo's animation services.
• Dandeloo: Belgian animation production company focused on children's animation and series; partnered with EJT-labo on Moutcho et Pitrouille and shares the small-studio European coproduction model.
• Les Fées Spéciales: French animation studio delivering 2D, 3D, and VFX services for film and short-form content; co-produced Le Petit Prince, Naissance d'une étoile with EJT-labo and operates as a similarly-sized French animation services provider.

Regional players

• DreamWall: Belgian animation and VFX studio delivering 2D/3D animation and digital content; operates in adjacent Belgian/French production ecosystem as a similarly-sized mid-tier animation services provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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