Walt Disney Productions France

Walt Disney Productions France, S.A.
General information
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motion Pictures Television
Founded	July 1963
Defunct	December 1987
Fate	Closed
Headquarters	Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Key people	Jean Tomachot
Parent	The Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney Productions France, S.A., was a motion picture distributor located in Champs-Élysées in Paris that handled the distribution of Disney films in France from July 1963 to December 1987. It was formed after Disney's contract with Athos Films, then the latest film distributor of Disney films in France, ended.

In April 1963, Walt Disney Mickey Mouse, S.A., was formed. With Jean Tomachot as director, it assumed control of the production of all Disney films in France, starting with the 1963-1964 season. They were initially recorded at the National Centre of Cinematography and Animated Pictures.

In the 1980s, Walt Disney Productions France also distributed several French-made Disney television shows, including Salut les Mickey (the French equivalent of The Mickey Mouse Club) and Le Disney Channel, both of which ran on France's TF1 network.

Gallery

1963-1964 promotional program

Promo for Son of Flubber

Promo for Miracle of the White Stallions

Promo for In Search of the Castaways

Promo for a Christmas re-release of Pinocchio

Promo for The Legend of Lobo

Promo for La Grande Parade de Walt Disney (with the theatrical release of The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle)

Promo for the theatrical release of The Horse Without a Head

1970-1971 promotional program

Promos for The Boatniks (with It's Tough to Be a Bird) and a re-release of Dumbo

Promos for King of the Grizzlies and a re-release of Sleeping Beauty

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