Ellipses Films

French co-producer of the 1991–1992 Tintin animated series.

Ellipse (France) was one of the production companies behind the 1991–1992 animated television series The Adventures of Tintin, co-producing with Nelvana (Canada). This series adapted the comic books by Belgian cartoonist Hergé into animated episodes. The company's involvement is part of the broader history of Tintin adaptations, which includes earlier animated series like Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (1958–1962) produced by Belvision (Belgium). Ellipse's work brought the stories to a new generation of viewers in the early 1990s.

Quick Facts

Actual animation era: 1950s - 1960s
First adaptation studio: Belvision (1959)

Lore & Background

Ellipse (France) partnered with Nelvana (Canada) to produce The Adventures of Tintin television series that aired from 1991 to 1992. This was the second animated television series based on the comic books, following Belvision's Hergé's Adventures of Tintin from 1958–1962. The Ellipse-Nelvana collaboration adapted multiple stories from the original comics into episodes, bringing Hergé's characters to life for a new audience. The series is distinct from earlier live-action films like Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961) and Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964), which were original stories not based on Hergé's works. It also differs from the 2011 motion capture film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg and co-produced by Peter Jackson.