Paris (France), May 4th 2021 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH, OTCQX: TCLRY) has announced that Andrea Miloro has joined the company as President of Mikros Animation. Her appointment reinforces Technicolor’s commitment to expand its global feature and episodic animation services under the Mikros Animation brand.
Miloro brings with her 20 plus years of experience in the animation industry. She recently served as Co-President of Fox Animation and previously held various senior production roles at Fox / BlueSky Studios and Sony Pictures Animation.
“I am delighted to be joining Mikros Animation at such an exciting time. The whole industry is going through a massive transformation which is creating new business and creative opportunities for animation,” stated Miloro. “With an unparalleled track record in animation production, the high level of passion the talent has for the craft of CG animation, and the group’s global network of studios in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles and Bangalore, Mikros Animation is uniquely positioned to help clients bring their vision to screens, in every format, through both front and back-end creative solutions.”
In less than ten years, Mikros Animation has delivered nine released feature animation projects including the 2021 VES-nominated The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run for Paramount Animation, Asterix – The Secret of the Magic Potion and The Mansion of the Gods for M6 Studio, Captain Underpants for DreamWorks Animation, and The Little Prince for LPPTV, M6 Films and Orange Studio.
On the episodic side, Technicolor’s teams have delivered nearly 30 shows for clients, including Mickey and the Roadster Racers and Mira, Royal Detective for Disney Junior, Boss Baby: Back in Business and Fast and Furious: Spy Racers for DreamWorks Animation, The Penguins of Madagascar and, very recently, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years for Nickelodeon. More than 250 hours of episodic content have been produced or co-produced for notable broadcast channels. Having aired in more than 180 countries, their work includes Alvinnn!!! & the Chipmunks (co-produced with Bagdasarian Productions), the award-winning Sonic Boom (co-produced with SEGA) and the in-house creation Team DroniX (co-produced with France Television and Gloob in Brazil).
“Upcoming and ongoing projects such as Paw Patrol: The Movie for SpinMaster, The Tiger’s Apprentice for Paramount Animation and others currently in production are exciting prospects for Mikros Animation. I am thrilled to begin the next chapter for the group, with the support of a great team that has been critical to our past successes, along with a roster of new talent that will be joining the team throughout our multi-cultural studios worldwide,” concludes Miloro.
