Xilam (France)

Background: Xilam was founded in 1999 by Marc and Alix du Pontavice, after leaving Gaumont Multimedia.

1st Logo (2003?-)

Logo: A white stick figure-like person walks near a surface on the screen, brandishing a paintbrush and a paintcan. He grabs the brush and paints a red "X" on the surface. Once that is done, the camera zooms in on the X as the person backs away. The gray text "ilam" appears to the right of the X, which makes this:

Xilam Variants:
 * On Stupid Invaders, the figure and the X are centered, and "xilam" in lower-case letters is shown on the bottom, making this:

X xilam


 * On Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, After the logo is formed, the cockroaches spray graffiti text that says "XILAM".
 * On films from the company, the animation is filmed.

FX/SFX: 3D animation.

Music/Sounds: A 12-note whistling theme, 2 pencil noises during the last 7 notes, and a piano composition of the last five notes.

Music/Sounds Variant:
 * On Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, there's an orchestral composition of the aforementioned tune, but then the cockroaches sing the last five notes and laugh.
 * On Kaena: The Prophecy, synth strings are heard in the background.

Availability: Seen on all shows made by Xilam.

Scare Factor: None, although the logo may startle first-timers.

CUSTOM VARIANTS:

Space Goofs variant (1999-)

Xilam (Space Goofs) Logo: We see a blue irregular pentagon on a space background. On top of it is:

A Xilam Production

Then, a UFO (with the Space Goofs) flies over it, and the logo segues into the opening sequence.

FX/SFX: The UFO.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the show, sung by Iggy Pop.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Space Goofs.

Scare Factor: None.

Oggy and the Cockroaches variant

(2001?-)

Nicknames: "The Sun Globe"

Logo: Same as the Gaumont Multimedia logo, except that the filmstrip inscription is changed to: Xilam PRESENTS

Variants:
 * In Season 3, the logo was enhanced and a different-looking "X" was used. Also, the filmstrip is stretched out more.
 * In Season 4, the logo was modified for widescreen. The logo was retouched with a darker filmstrip, smoother animation and a different space background. Like in Season 3, the filmstrip is stretched out more. Shame though, that the Sun is gone here.

FX/SFX: See Gaumont Multimedia logo.

Music/Sounds: See Gaumont Multimedia logo.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Scare Factor: None.