Mikros Image

Mikros Image was a French visual effects, digital post-production and computer animation studio founded in Paris in 1985 by Maurice Prost. Its work spanned feature films, advertising, television, animated shorts and music videos, combining image finishing with digital effects and character animation.

The studio supported productions through visual effects supervision, on-set data acquisition, CGI asset creation, compositing and final image delivery. Its post-production capabilities included digital intermediate, color grading, restoration, editorial finishing, mastering and sound post-production. This combination allowed it to contribute both individual effects sequences and broader image production services across live-action and animated projects.

Its reported film work includes Rust and Bone, Elle, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Annette. Animation became an increasingly significant part of the business, with contributions to Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, The Little Prince, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and Sherlock Gnomes. These projects reflect the historical company's activities before its operations were divided among successor businesses.

Development and restructuring

In June 2012, Mikros Image established a dedicated feature animation department called Mikros Animation. Technicolor acquired Mikros Image from Mediacontech in April 2015, and the business expanded its animation production presence to Montreal.

Between 2020 and 2022, Technicolor reorganized its creative operations. Mikros Image's advertising activities passed through Mikros MPC before becoming The Mill Paris, while its live-action feature and episodic visual effects activities were brought under MPC Paris. Feature animation developed into the separately operated Mikros Animation business.

Following Technicolor's financial collapse, the Paris Business Court approved separate business asset sales in March 2025. Rodeo FX acquired the animation business, while TransPerfect acquired the live-action post-production and commercial visual effects operations. The original Mikros Image company entered judicial liquidation on March 27, 2025. Its historical identity remains distinct from the continuing Mikros Animation studio.