WHO ARE WE?
Ares Films was created in 1991. From its very start, the company has been involved in the production and distribution of child oriented programs. The production, in association with Hearst Entertainment (USA) and Astral (Canada) and the success of Quasimodo, a 26 by 26’ animated series in 1994 for France 3, was a decisive stepping stone for the company.
Then came several international productions, such as Tristan & Isold, Little Red Riding Hood... all of which demonstrated Ares Films’ knowhow in producing child oriented programs of international quality.
Thanks to this recognition, Ares Films has continued with a string of Hits, managing the European or French Speaking rights to such well known and prestigious series as: Pokémon, TMNT Ninja Turtles, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kamen Rider, Zoids, Schin chan, Chaotic as well as Dinosaur King. Ares Films has also been working with the Rights Holders of these successful series in managing their dubbing with French broadcasters and also adapting their theme tunes and music for commercial distribution (Double Gold CD for Pokémon and YuGiOh!) as well as localizing video games (Nintendo, Bandai, Konami, Giocci Preciosi, Tomy, Hasbro)
Moreover, Ares Films manages the production and the distribution of numerous documentaries covering a wide array of topics, from social issues to arts and entertainment, not forgetting travel, nature and sports and last but not least , a documentary on Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.
In the fiction category, the company has also produced Deadly Gorgeous as well as distributing Kamen Rider , Critter Gitters and last but not least, the famous Bonanza series.
The rights to this catalog are available for Television, Home video, On-Demand-TV, IPTV and mobile phones
Ares Films is an active member of USPA (National Union of Audiovisual Producers) , TVFI (French International Television) as well as of SEDPA (Union of Distributors of Audiovisual Programs).
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