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Interview
TEAMTO
15 YEARS OF GROWING SUCCESS 15 years ago TeamTO began its journey towards its welldeserved legacy for pushing boundaries, innovative storytelling, and artist-driven creativity, defining the company as a global leader in universally appealing and entertaining kids content. In 2020 the company marks its 15th anniversary with a host of ground-breaking accomplishments. influential women in French animation, President and co-founder of LES FEMMES S’ANIMENT (French version of WIA) and a10-years board member of Animation France. She was awarded the Cartoon Forum European Producer of the Year Award in 2010, the Cartoon Movie Producer of the Year in 2015,as well Emmy and Pulcinella awards and nominations. How did you get where you are today? I would not have gotten where I am if I hadn’t met inspiring women who helped me break into the business, lending me a welcoming hand in a world where men were so dominant. Dora Benousilio (The Crossing,Les films de l’Arlequin) was one of those women I will never forget.
Jade Armor This year alone – even with the COVID challenge – TeamTO entered production on girl-led action comedy Jade Armor; started delivering Presto! School of Magic, the only animated kids show about the art of magic; partnered with Federation Entertainment for distribution of Presto!; and pitched its first preschool show Tiny Island at Cartoon Forum 2020 – where it ranked among the festival’s top five programs. Since its founding in 2005 by Guillaume Hellouin, Corinne Kouper and Caroline Souris, TeamTO has created awardwinning, world-renown series including its original Emmy®-nominated IP Angelo Rules, Mighty Mike, My Knight and Me, Oscar’s Oasis, and the feature film
Yellowbird. It is also the studio behind eOne’s Ricky Zoom and PJ Masks; Activision Blizzard’s Skylanders Academy; and Disney’s Sofia the First and Elena of Avalor. TeamTO’s outstanding content is 100% a result of its creative team, starting at the top with multi-award winning and visionary founders, Corinne Kouper and Guillaume Hellouin, carried out by hugely talented developers (Emmy nominated Mary Bredin); directors (Chloe Miller, Guillermo Garcia Carsi, Franz Kirchner), writers (MJ Offen, Amy Jackson, Andy Reingold) and hundreds of talented artists. LM spoke to its key executives: Corinne Kouper is one of the most
What are the greatest milestones for the company? Salon du Livre 2006 where I discovered the ANGELO RULES’ books (2013 Emmy Nomination, 2010 Pulcinella Award), the release of the YELLOWBIRD feature film in 2015, and in 2013 the development of PJMasks for 3 seasons with Christian de Vita.
Angelo Rules
