Miyu Productions

Miyu Productions is an independent French-Belgian animation production studio founded in 2009 by producer Emmanuel-Alain Raynal. Its work is rooted in an auteur-driven editorial approach, producing animated shorts, feature films, television projects and immersive works with directors from France and abroad.

The studio combines traditional hand-drawn and digital 2D animation with rotoscoping, graphic-hybrid techniques, stop-motion, painted imagery and live-action/animation integration. Its production practice encompasses visual development, art direction, storyboarding, layout, character design, background painting, colour styling, animation, compositing, financing and international co-production.

Production approach

Miyu develops projects across independent cinema, television and streaming, working with broadcasters including ARTE, France Télévisions, Canal+ and RTBF. International co-productions are an important part of its activity, particularly between France, Belgium and Japan. The company has also collaborated with organisations and studios including the National Film Board of Canada, Shin-Ei Animation and Asmik Ace.

Its catalogue spans short-form and feature animation, series and virtual-reality work. The studio’s regional production network supports both creative development and fabrication, including 2D animation, layout, background design and line production.

Selected work

Miyu’s productions and co-productions include:

• 27 (2023), directed by Flora Anna Buda
• Chicken for Linda! / Linda veut du poulet ! (2023), directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach
• Ghost Cat Anzu / Anzu, chat-fantôme (2024)
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022), directed by Pierre Földes
• A New Dawn / Une Aube Nouvelle (2025/2026)
• Planètes (2025)
• La Mort n'existe pas (2025)
• Patouille (2020–2025)

The company’s work has received major festival recognition. 27 won both the 2023 Cannes Palme d’Or for Short Film and the Annecy Cristal, while Chicken for Linda! received the 2023 Annecy Cristal for Best Feature Film and the 2024 César Award for Best Animated Film.

In January 2026, Média-Participations acquired a 25% minority stake in Miyu Productions to support international expansion and anime co-productions for ADN, while the studio retained its operational autonomy.