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Action Synthese

French animation studio

Action Synthese (or Studio Action Synthese) was a French animation studio founded by Pascal and Laurent Rodon in 1998, before being closed in 2013.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 21, 1998Founded1

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Action Synthese (or Studio Action Synthese) was a French animation studio founded by Pascal and Laurent Rodon in 1998, before being closed in 2013.2

The story

The studio adopted a new version of the stop-motion TV series created by Serge Danot, The Magic Roundabout, in computer animation. The original series was successful between 1964 and 1977 in France and the United Kingdom. The 3D feature film was distributed in 2005 in Europe and the United States in 2006. The Magic Roundabout, a new TV series in 3D animation aimed at preschool children, has been broadcast since 2008 all over Europe (M6, Nickelodeon, ZDF, etc.).

In 2008 the studio was working on a movie based on the popular novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The studio was later bankrupt around 2013.

From Wikipedia’s article on Action Synthese, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Apr 21, 1998Founded Founded1

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