Fortiche Production SASis a Frenchanimation studioheadquartered inParis.It is known for the hit television seriesArcane.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | June 3, 2009 |
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| Headquarters | , France |
Number of locations | 3 |
| Products | |
| Revenue | 16,261,500 Euro (2020) |
Number of employees | 350 (2022) |
| Website | forticheprod |
Development
editFortiche ProductionSASwas founded in 2009 and initially created commercials forCoca-Cola,Honda,Samsung,PanasonicandMTV.From the start, a combination of 2D and 3D animation has defined the studio's style, the "Touche Fortiche".[1]
They moved on to creating music videos forFreak Kitchen,Gorillazand LIMOUSINE. These projects caught the attention of video game studios such asUbisoft,Volition Studios,Carbine StudiosandRiot Games.[2]For the latter, Fortiche produced game trailers in the form ofshort filmsalong with music videos, most notablyPop/Stars.[3]
They eventually joined the production of the seriesRabbids Invasion,which aired from 2013 to 2019 forNetflixandNickelodeonin partnership with Ubisoft, by creating the series' title sequence.[4]
In 2015, the French channelFrance 2broadcast the 55-minute historical documentary filmLe dernier Gauloisabout theGallic Warsanimated by Fortiche.Motion Capturetechnology was used for this.[5]
At the 2017 industry fairCartoon MovieinBordeaux,the studio pitched the feature film projectMiss Saturnewith apilot short film.[6]
Arcane
editIn November 2021, Fortiche, in collaboration withRiot Games,released the seriesArcaneset in theLeague of Legends-universe on the streaming platformsNetflixand in China onTencent Video.It was the world's most-watched series on Netflix for two weeks in November 2021 and was extremely well received by critics.[7][8]
During the six year creation ofArcane,staff numbers grew from around 15 to around 300.[9]The studio expanded in 2020 with branches inMontpellierandLas Palmas.The studio's revenue rose to€16.4 million for 2021.[10]Le Figaroreported that the budget ofArcanewas€60–80 million.[11]In November 2021 Riot-Games-CEO Nicolo Laurent announced via Twitter that a second season was commissioned from Fortiche.[12]The second and final season premiered on November 9, 2024 and concluded on November 23.
On March 14, 2022, Riot Games announced a new equity investment in Fortiche Production.[13]Under the terms of the investment, Riot now holds a significant non-controlling stake in Fortiche. Brian Wright (Chief Content Officer at Riot) and Brendan Mulligan (Director of Corporate Development at Riot) have also joined Fortiche's board of directors.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit- Penelope of Sparta(in production)[15]
Television series
edit- Rocket & Groot(2017)
- Arcane(2021–2024)[16]
- Miss Saturne(in production)
Music videos
edit- "DoYaThing"-GorillazfeaturingJames MurphyandAndre 3000(2012)
- "Get Jinxed" -Agnete Kjølsrudand Christian Linke (2013)
- "Warriors"-Imagine Dragons(2014)
- "Pop/Stars"-K/DAfeaturingMadison Beer,(G)I-DLEandJaira Burns(2018)
- "Rise" -MakofeaturingThe Word AliveandThe Glitch Mob(2018)
- "Enemy"- Imagine Dragons andJ.I.D(2021)
- "Blood Sweat & Tears" -Sheryl Lee Ralph(2024)
- "Bite Marks" -TEYA(2025)[17]
Films
edit- Le dernier Gaulois(2015) – TV Movie[5]
References
edit- ^"All about".Fortiche Production.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"Les Français de Fortiche bousculent l'animation avec « Arcane »"[The French from Fortiche are shaking up animation with “Arcane” ].Le Monde(in French). 2021-11-04.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"Interview avec Arnaud Delord, co-fondateur de Fortiche et réalisateur sur la série Arcane"[Interview with Arnaud Delord, co-founder of Fortiche and director on the Arcane series].Breakflip(in French). 7 November 2021.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"Rabbids Invasion - Company Credits".IMDB.Retrieved2024-12-31.
- ^ab"Des Gaulois comme on ne les a jamais vus sur France 2"[Gauls as we have never seen them on France 2].Telerama(in French). 2015-12-29.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"About".Cartoon Movie.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"Netflix Top 10 - Global".Netflix.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^"Arcane: League of Legends",Rotten Tomatoes,retrieved2023-02-27
- ^Wit, Alex Dudok de (2022-01-05)."The Secret To 'Arcane' Studio Fortiche's Success: It's Owned By Artists".Cartoon Brew.Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^Lesniak, Isabelle (2021-11-18)."Fortiche, le nouveau roi français de l'animation"[Fortiche, the new French king of animation].Les Echos(in French).Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^Kerkour, Tom (2021-12-10)."Arcane: un petit studio français derrière la série d'animation la plus chère du monde"[Arcane: a small French studio behind the most expensive animation series in the world].Le Figaro(in French).Retrieved2023-02-27.
- ^Nicolo Laurent [@niiicolo] (20 November 2021)."So yeah, we are working on #arcane season 2. The good news: you won't have to wait for 6 years (the time it took us to making season 1) The bad news: it's not coming in 2022 😢"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^Stubbs, Mike."Riot Games Invests In 'Arcane' Animation Studio Fortiche Production".Forbes.Retrieved2024-04-26.
- ^"Riot Games Announces New Equity Investment in" Arcane "Animation Studio Fortiche Production".Riot Games.14 March 2022.
- ^Lang, Jamie (10 June 2024)."'Arcane' Animation Studio Fortiche Production Preps Sci-Fi Feature 'Penelope of Sparta,' Inspired by Greek Mythology (Exclusive) ".Variety.Retrieved11 June2024.
- ^"Arcane was inspired by these anime that only 90s kids know | ONE Esports".www.oneesports.gg.2024-03-27.Retrieved2024-04-26.
- ^"Welcome to Noxus - Bite Marks (Ft. TEYA) | 2025 Season 1 Cinematic - League of Legends".YouTube.
External links
edit- Official website
- Arcane: Bridging the Rift | League of Legends- Five part "behind the scenes" video series documenting Fortiche's involvement
- Videos in chronological orderon the Website of Catsuka (Cartoon-news)(in French)