Marc du Pontavice

Production

Marc du Pontavice

Born 1963-01-10 · Paris, France

Marc du Pontavice (born 10 January 1963) is a French animator who is the producer of Oggy and the cockroaches ("Oggy et les Cafards"), The Magician, Space Goofs, Kaena: The Prophecy, Mr. Baby, Les Dalton, Ratz and Zig y Sharko. He was an executive producer from Gaumont, which is based in France. After leaving the company, he, along with Alix du Pontavice founded Xilam. Source: Article "Marc du Pontavice" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Lucy Lost poster
NR

Set in 1915 in the Isles of Scilly just off the Cornish coast, a young girl named Lucy is raised by a clan of fishermen she knows not to be hers. However, she remembers little else about her past, and as the Great War rages down on the continent, a chance encounter with the mysterious girl her own age soon helps Lucy put back the pieces of her own life’s story and come to better understand her place in the world.

Lucy Lost

2026

Close Enemies poster
5.9

Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to a country, a nation or a culture... Manuel has assimilated this belonging, and he has even benefited from it and built his life on it. Driss, meanwhile, has shunned it. They will both have to face up to the consequences of their decisions – because they will each have a price to pay…

Close Enemies

2018

I Lost My Body poster
7.5

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

I Lost My Body

2019

Far from Men poster
6.8

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

Far from Men

2015

The Wolf poster
NR

Deep in the Écrins massif, Gaspard, a life-hardened shepherd haunted by the loss of his son, leads a solitary life with his flock. But the menacing appearance of a lone wolf puts an end to his apparent tranquility, and one night, when the wolf slaughters his entire flock, Gaspard embarks on a reckless vendetta.

The Wolf

Prodigies poster
6.7

Claire and Jeanne are twin sisters, united by the same passion: the piano. Coached by their father like athletes, they join the prestigious Karlsruhe Conservatory. They are now competing to be soloists and training for a concert that will make or break their careers. But Claire and then Jeanne discover they are suffering from a serious illness and are slowly losing the use of their hands. With the support of their family and their undying love of music, they will find a unique way to change their fate. An inspiring and moving tale, based on a true story.

Prodigies

2024

Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie poster
7.1

Ever since the world was born, two forces have been locked in perpetual battle. Their struggle is so Manichean, so ferocious, so Herculean that it makes the clash between good and evil look like a game of checkers! This ancestral duel is so ancient and so merciless that it can only be, Oggy against the Cockroaches!

Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie

2013

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life poster
6.9

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

2010

The Migrant poster
NR

After the love of her life is killed in an air raid, Yara, a young Syrian woman, discovers she’s pregnant. Desperate to bring her child safely into the world, Yara embarks on a long journey to Europe. The route, controlled by smugglers, takes Yara and her fellow refugees on a treacherous exodus via Jordan, Egypt and Libya before finally boarding the boat of The Mute – a smuggler rumored to always come back unscathed from his trips to Lampedusa. But hope soon turns to despair, as the migrants discover the terrifying secret behind this legend: they find themselves held hostage by The Mute — who reveals his true nature. Yara must fight tooth and nail to keep herself and her unborn baby alive…

The Migrant

Highlander: The Adventure Begins poster
4.2

Ramirez trains the young Quentin Macleod (The Highlander) and prepares him for his future and current battles against the sinister immortals in the world. (First four episodes of the animated show edited into a feature length movie.)

Highlander: The Adventure Begins

1996

War of the Buttons poster
6.0

A village in the South of France, 1960. A band of country boys aged 7 to 14, led by fearless young Lebrac, wages an uncompromising battle against their sworn rivals, the kids from the neighboring village. A war of honor and allegiance that's been kept alive for generations, in which humiliation is the most fearsome defeat and no tactic is too extreme, including attacking the enemy stark naked!

War of the Buttons

2011

Meanwhile on Earth poster
6.2

Siblings Elsa and Franck used to be close, but everything changed when Franck’s space mission went awry. Three years have passed since his mysterious disappearance, and 23-year-old Elsa is having trouble moving on with her life. One day, an unidentified life form makes contact, offering to bring her big brother back to Earth. But there's a price to pay...

Meanwhile on Earth

2024

My Life in Versailles – The Movie poster
6.0

After her parents’ passing, eight-year-old Violet goes to live with her uncle, Regis, a gruff maintenance worker at the Palace of Versailles. Despite a rocky start, Violet and Regis learn to live and face life’s challenges together. Through complex friendships, first loves and a Christmas trip to Violet’s grandparents, they slowly create a new life rich in discoveries and tender moments in the heart of Versailles.

My Life in Versailles – The Movie

2025

Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure poster
6.2

The Daltons have escaped to New York, where their accumulated loot is hidden in the carts of Monsieur Pierre's group of honest, naive European immigrants, who naively bought land in California from Crook, who inserted a clause they must claim it within 80 days. Joe emotionally blackmails Luke to guide them there, hoping to escape on the way. The usual route must shortened from 6 to 2 months, so no danger can be avoided. Given Lucky's reputation, Crook decides to shadow them to add sabotage, just to be sure- or is it?

Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure

2007