Xilam

Background

Xilam is a French animation company that was founded in 1999 by Marc and Alix du Pontavice, after Marc left Gaumont Multimedia, of which its assets he bought from Gaumont the following year. The company mostly produces public-domain cartoons and animated movies in French and English. Most of their productions are co-produced with other French companies like Canal+ and Gulli.

1st Logo (August 5, 1999-)

Nicknames: "Red X", "Paint X", "The Painter", "The Painting"

Logo: A white stick figure-like person walks near a surface on the screen, brandishing a paintbrush and a paintcan with red paint. He grabs the brush and paints a red "X" on the surface. Once he is done, the camera zooms in on the "X" as the person backs away a little. The text "ilam" in a weird font fades to the right of the "X", which completes the company name "Xilam".

Variants:

From 1999-2003, the "X"'s lower-left part stretched up to the upper-left part.
On some films and shows from the company, the animation is filmed or videotaped in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Widescreen versions of this logo have the camera zoom in slower.
A different version was used on Xilam's website. Here, the stick figure walks towards us, then stops and shifts to the right when the Xilam logo appears letter-by-letter, with "presents" below the logo.
On Stupid Invaders for Sega Dreamcast (based on the Space Goofs TV series), the stick figure and the "X" are centered, and "xilam" is shown on the bottom. The "X" is similar to the 1999-2003 variant.
On Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure, the stick figure (who now wears a cowboy hat) paints the logo as usual, but the "m" is missing. Suddenly, the "m" runs in from the right like a horse. It first misses its point, but then walks back and settles next to the "a", completing the logo.
On Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, the logo starts as usual, then the cockroaches appear and spray graffiti text over it that says "XILAM" in a graffiti-like font.

FX/SFX: The man moving and painting the "X", the camera zooming and panning, and the "ilam" text fading in. All 3D animation.

Music/Sounds: A 12-note whistling theme, complete with two brush noises when the person paints the "X", and a piano rendition of the last five whistle notes when the camera zooms in and the "ilam" text fades in.

Music/Sounds Variants:

The website version uses a different theme reminiscent of classic Looney Tunes cartoons.
On Kaena: The Prophecy, synth strings are heard in the background.
On Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure, a jazzy piano rendition of the theme is heard, along with noises from the "m" horse.
On Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, an orchestral composition of the aforementioned tune is heard, then the cockroaches sing the last five notes and laugh.

Availability: Common.

Seen at the end of all animated shows made by Xilam, including Space Goofs (in addition to its tie-in game Stupid Invaders on Dreamcast), Oggy and the Cockroaches, The New Adventures of Lucky Luke, Shuriken School, Zig and Sharko, and The Daltons, among others.
It also appeared as an opening logo on their feature films (albeit using variants): Keana: The Prophecy, Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure, and Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie. Don't expect this to appear on I Lost My Body though.
This logo plasters the Gaumont Multimedia logo on later prints of earlier Space Goofs and Oggy and the Cockroaches episodes, and possibly Gaumont Multimedia's other properties as well.
Despite Chip n' Dale: Park Life (a co-production with Disney Television Animation) using a new logo, this logo continues to be used, recently appearing on Oggy Oggy and The New Adventures of Oggy.

Editor's Note: This is a relaxing logo with decent animation and a catchy theme.

2nd Logo (July 28, 2021-)

Nicknames: "Red X II", "Paint X II", "The Painter II", "The Painting II"

Logo: On a white background, the same white stick figure from the previous logo jumps in from the right side of the screen with his red paintbrush, drawing the same red "X" from before, first from the bottom left, then from the bottom right, jumping to reach the top parts of the "X". Once he is done, he stands still, facing the viewer while holding his paintbrush, as the camera zooms out slightly to make room for the text "ilam", in the same font from before, appearing to the right of the "X", completing the company name.

FX/SFX: The man jumping and painting the "X", the slight zooming. Like before, it’s all 3D animation, albeit choppier.

Music/Sounds: The last 5 piano notes from the last logo but slightly cleaner, complete with the stick figure’s footsteps and the paintbrush noises. A whoosh noise is heard when the camera zooms out.

Availability: Brand new. This first appeared on Chip n’ Dale: Park Life on Disney+ and it might appear soon on Xilam’s newer shows and films. It’s currently used in tandem with the previous logo.

Editor's Note: While it might catch some viewers expecting the previous logo off-guard, this is quite an improvement, and is a breath of fresh air, considering that the previous logo has been in use for over 20 years.

Custom Variants

These are in-credit logos that appear before or during the intro of Xilam animated shows. Earlier shows had their custom Gaumont Multimedia logo variants plastered with Xilam variants in later reprints.

Space Goofs (September 17, 1997-August 29, 1998, May 20, 2005-May 12, 2006)

Season 1 (2001 reprint)

Nickname: "The Sun Globe"

Logo: Same as the Space Goofs variant of the Gaumont Multimedia logo, but the text now says "XILAM ANIMATION PRESENTS" (in English) or "XILAM ANIMATION PRESENTE" (in French).

FX/SFX: Same as the Gaumont Multimedia variant.

Music/Sounds: As with the Gaumont version, it's the opening theme called Monster Men, sung by Iggy Pop.

Availability: Seen on post-2001 prints of Season 1 of Space Goofs.

Editor's Note: None.

Season 2 (May 20, 2005-May 12, 2006)

Logo: We see a blue irregular pentagon on a space background. On top of it is "A Xilam Production" (in English) or "Une realisation du Studio Xilam" (in French). Then, a UFO (with the Space Goofs) flies over it, and the logo segues into the opening sequence.

FX/SFX: The UFO.

Music/Sounds: Same as above.

Availability: Seen on Season 2 of Space Goofs.

Editor's Note: None.

Oggy and the Cockroaches (September 6, 1998-)

Nickname: "The Sun Globe II"

Logo: Same as the Oggy and the Cockroaches variant of the Gaumont Multimedia logo, except that the filmstrip inscription now says "Xilam PRESENTS" (in English) or "Xilam PRESENTE" (in French). This version was used on post-2001 prints of Seasons 1-2.

Variants:

For Season 3, the logo was enhanced and the filmstrip was stretched out more.
For Season 4, the logo was modified to fit 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. Also, the sun spikes have been removed.
In Season 5, the planet was changed so it now clearly represents Earth and has yet another different space background. "PRESENTS" is also in a different font. Instead of hitting the screen however, the logo hits the background and shatters it, segueing into the intro.

FX/SFX: Same as the Gaumont Multimedia variant.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Gaumont Multimedia variant. In Season 4, the bombastic hit has been replaced with the intro theme.

Availability: Seen on post-2001 prints of Seasons 1-2 and all seasons afterward of Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Editor's Note: None.

The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (September 16, 2001-May 4, 2003)

Logo: The logo is placed to the top-right corner with "A XILAM PRODUCTION" (in English) or "UNE REALISATION DU STUDIO" (in French) next to it on a purple sky background. Below that is Lucky Luke standing on a cliff with his horse Johnny Jumper neighing.

FX/SFX: The horse neighing.

Music/Sounds: The New Adventures of Lucky Luke theme song, composed by Hervé Lavandier.

Availability: Seen on The New Adventures of Lucky Luke.

Editor's Note: None.

Ratz (September 21-November 21, 2003)

Logo: The logo is placed on the top with "A" and "PRODUCTION" on a purplish-blue gradient rectangle (in English) or at the bottom with "UNE REALISATION DU STUDIO" on the top, both on separate rectangles (in French). At the middle are the two main characters, Rapido and Razmo coming out from the mouths of two totems.

FX/SFX: Rapido and Razmo's movements.

Music/Sounds: The Ratz theme song called "Don't Panic On The Board", composed by Hervé Lavandier.

Availability: Seen on Ratz.

Editor's Note: None.

The Daltons (May 31, 2010-November 18, 2016)

Logo: The text "A Xilam Studio production" (in English), "Une Réalisation du studio Xilam" (in French) or "Eine Xilam Animation Produktion" (in German) is placed at the center of a black background. It is constantly lightened up by the glowing yellow shadow of a swinging wrecking ball.

FX/SFX: The wrecking ball swinging.

Music/Sounds: The Daltons theme song, composed by Hervé Lavandier.

Availability: Seen on The Daltons.

Editor's Note: None.

Zig and Sharko (December 21, 2010-)

Logo: On a live-action sea background, the waving text "A Xilam Studio Production" zooms towards us. It then fades away to the opening.

Variant: In Season 2, the text was changed to "a Xilam animation production".

FX/SFX: The text waving.

Music/Sounds: The Zig and Sharko theme song, composed by Vincent Artaud.

Availability: Seen on Zig and Sharko.

Editor's Note: None.