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Arcane Season 2 was rewarded “Best Animation” at the Shanghai TV Festival’s 2025 Magnolia Awards! Pascal Charrue (Co-Founder and Co-Director) and Hervé Dupont (Deputy CEO) were on stage for this special occasion. The Magnolia Awards, a symbol of excellence in international TV and animation, is an essential platform for cross-cultural exchanges. This year’s festival was...
Last June, the lights of Annecy—the world’s most renowned and central hub for animation—shone brightly on “Blood, Sweat and Tears.” The cinematic competed in the Video Game Cinematic Works and Game Trailers Competition, organized by the MIFA (International Market of Animation Films). And….We’re thrilled to announce it secured TWO significant awards: The highly coveted 🏆...
Throwback: Exclusive Arcane Exhibition At Annecy Festival 2025, gathering 24 000 visitors in a week!
What an incredible ride it was! Last June, we unleashed something truly special at the Annecy Animation Film Festival 2025: we invited our fans, partners and media to step right into the vibrant, beating heart of Arcane! Our ambition was to offer visitors a deep dive into the creative maelstrom that birthed the series! Whether...
Fortiche wouldn’t be Fortiche without a generous dose of… music! At Annecy 2025, we peeled back the layers during two dedicated conferences, orchestrated by Fortiche and Riot, to show just how profoundly music shapes our DNA and creates that irresistible magic when fused with animation. The Music Video, A Visual Lab with our co-founder Jérôme...
Martin Bailly (our Matte Painting Supervisor) and Philippe Llerena (our CTO) rocked the stage on May 8th & 9th! They kicked things off with our collaboration with The Foundry, diving deep into how Mari (tech tool – you know) was essential for achieving that unique, hand-painted look that Arcane is known for – It was...
Polymanga, Switzerland’s electric pop culture scene, was buzzing—and Fortiche was excited to participate on April 18th and 19th, 2025! Martial André, Animation Supervisor, and Artistic Directors Faustine Dumontier & Charlotte O’Neill stepped onto the stage, ready to reveal the intricate alchemy behind the creation of Arcane Season 2. We shared the creative journey of blending...
For the past three years, we at Fortiche have been incredibly lucky to have Qarnot Computing as a partner. So, when our 15th anniversary rolled around, Qarnot came up with the most brilliantly Fortiche way to celebrate: a surprise that blended tech, creativity, and, yes, absolutely, BEER! And what made this even more special? This...
Fifty managers across Fortiche recently united for a five-day training – all about meeting each other, creating cohesion, sparking genuine communication, and sharing experiences. It was a leadership level-up, Fortiche style! Leading this awesome training was Eloa Sahiry, a consultant and trainer who really gets the animation world – she’s fantastic at tailoring her approach...
On February 10th, at the 2025 Annie Awards, aka the Oscars of animation, Fortiche and Riot Games walked away with seven wins for Arcane Season 2. These awards don’t just recognize technical excellence — they celebrate our way of doing things. Our vision. Our artists. Our obsession with story and style. Our 4-year ride to...
Last December 6th 2024, things got seriously exciting around here!
We had the incredible pleasure of welcoming Christian Linke and Woodkid to Fortiche. They came to film some exclusive behind-the-scenes conversations around the making of the Arcane Season 2 song ‘To Ashes and Blood’ (episode 3). Barth Maunoury joined the party, too, to share some creative visual insights!
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