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Neptuno Films was a Spanish animation studio, headquartered in Terrassa, in the Barcelona province.[1][2] Founded in 1991 by Josep Viciana,[3][4] it produced animated series for Televisión Española (TVE) and TV3 and also collaborated with international producers.

In 2002 it was considered by Animation Magazine one of the 10 most important animation studios outside the U.S. and the second most prolific European studio, producing 100 half-hours of programming yearly.[5][6]

History

The production company was founded in 1991 by Josep Lluís Viciana,[7][8] who had previously worked for D’Ocon Films in series such as Los Aurones [es] and The Fruitties.[9]

The new studio’s first work was a series of animated shorts named Balín, seen on TVE and later on Club Super 3 [es].[10] This was followed by two animated series: Detective Bogey [es] (1994-1996), based on an original idea by Viciana, and The Ugly Duckling [es] (1997-1998), adapted from Hans Christian Andersen‘s story of the same name.[11] Both aired on the children’s programming blocks of La 1 and La 2.[12]

From 2000, Neptuno started producing cartoons largely for autonomous networks, mainly for TV3. Its largest success was Connie the Cow (2003-2007),[1] sold to over ten countries,[13] although it also made other key works such as The Gravediggers Squad [es] (2000),[14][15] Bandolero (2001, produced for Canal Sur Televisión),[16] Dougie in Disguise (2006-2008) and international co-productions such as Sea Princesses (2007), [17] Megaminimals (2009)[18] and Chuck Chicken (2011).[12]

In 2001, it had six projects on the pipeline, but only three were presented at that year’s MIPCOM.[19]

In January 2004 the company signed a deal with Voom HD Networks for the carriage of two television series, 2020 and The Gravediggers Squad on its cartoon channel Animania HD.[20]

On 28 September 2006, it launched El Gato Feliz, a channel exclusive to Orange España‘s IPTV offer, produced by Sociedad Digital de Autores y Editores (SDAE) and carrying Neptuno’s portfolio in its schedule.[21] In 2007, it signed an agreement with Singaporean company Character Farm to sell the CGI series KATAKUNE worldwide except for Asia and North America, the first time a Spain-Singapore deal was made between animation studios.[22][23]

In February 2017, the company was put up under a liquidation process.[24]

Productions

Most information retrieved from Catalan Films and sorted in chronological order.[12]

  • Balin (1991)
  • Detective Bogey (1994)
  • The Ugly Duckling (1996)
  • The Three Bears (2000)
  • The Gravediggers Squad (2000)
  • Bandolero (2001)
  • 2020 (for Megatrix, 2002)
  • Connie the Cow (2003)
  • Aprendiendo con Connie (2004)
  • Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (animation services)
  • King Arthur’s Disasters (2005)
  • Tork (2006)
  • Dougie in Disguise (2006)
  • Pim & Pam (2006)
  • The Gloops (2007)
  • Sea Princesses (2007)
  • Zoo Mix (2007)
  • Megaminimals (2008)
  • Poppets Town (2008)
  • Chuck Chicken (2010, Malaysian series, Viciana wrote the scripts)
  • Rupert & Sam (2011)
  • The Story Isn’t Over Yet! (2011)
  • Tex (2015)

References

  1. ^ a b Jiménez Sánchez, Álvaro; Lavín, José M.; Gómez Isla, José (May 2019). “Érase una vez…, la animación infantil española”. Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao (E20): 44. eISSN 2183-0126. ISSN 1646-9895 – via ResearchGate.
  2. ^ Yébenes, Pilar (2002). Cine de animación en España (in Spanish). Ariel. p. 66. ISBN 978-84-344-6805-4.
  3. ^ Pagès, Maria (2026-04-15). Contemporary Animation Research in Spain. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-040-66875-7.
  4. ^ Team, AnimationXpress (2006-06-29). “Neptuno films celebrates its 15th birthday at the Barcelona aquarium -“. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. ^ Desowitz, Bill (January 2002). “Top 10 leading international TV production companies”. Animation Magazine. 16 (1): 22–22 – via EBSCO Host – via The Wikipedia Library.
  6. ^ “Matinals infantils Archives – Som Cinema”. Som Cinema (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  7. ^ “Josep Lluís Viciana i Monfort | enciclopedia.cat”. www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ^ Mackey, Stephen (1999-09-20). “Animation goes toe to toe with int’l competitors”. Variety (magazine). 376 (5): 62 – via EBSCO Host – via The Wikipedia Library.
  9. ^ Mahia, Irene (18 August 2014). “La tele de nuestra infancia: del traumático final de los gnomos a ‘Los mundos de Yupi’“. RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. ^ “La productora Neptuno Films prepara el llançament de noves sèries”. Xarxa de Televisions Locals (in Catalan). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ Rivas, Rosa (1998-02-21). “Patos, ratones y esquimales llegan al mundo animado de TVE”. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  12. ^ a b c “Neptuno Films”. catalanfilms.cat. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ Grove, Chris (2003-08-21). “Moo Series Debuting On Noggin”. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  14. ^ webmaster (2000-11-15). “La brigada de los sepultureros se estrena en TV3”. PRODU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  15. ^ Staff, Kidscreen. “Cool new shows”. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  16. ^ Aranda, Rafa (2025-02-28). “‘Bandolero’, la serie que nació un 28-F y marcó a una generación: ‘Le pusimos acento y mirada andaluza, y funcionó’“. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  17. ^ Plohn, Cynthia (2006-10-12). “Southern Star, Neptuno Films y Flamma Films coproducirán Sea Princesses”. PRODU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  18. ^ Afan, Emily Claire. “Megaminimals on air at TVCatalunya”. Kidscreen. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  19. ^ Aristizabal, Cynthia (1 October 2001). “Spanish casters and prodcos fight for a shrinking kids audience”. Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 16 April 2026.
  20. ^ “Spain’s Neptuno scores with new US net”. C21 Media. 20 January 2004. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  21. ^ “Neptuno Films & SDAE Launch New IPTV Kids Channel In Spain”. AWN.com. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  22. ^ “Neptuno Films & Character Farm to Sell Asian Animated Series”. AWN.com. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  23. ^ webmaster (2013-03-06). “Neptuno Films cerró acuerdo para distribuir la serie Katakune”. PRODU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  24. ^ “BOE.es – Documento BOE-B-2017-15377”. Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 25 March 2019.