Company Profile
Since the creation of his first production company Onyx Films in 1996, visionary producer Aton Soumache has grown to become one of the most influent key players in the European animation industry, by producing many successful contents for film and television.
Building on this strong expertise, Aton Soumache co-founded with French producer Dimitri Rassam in 2014 the ON Group and is now operating as President and CEO of the company.
In 2018, the group joins Mediawan which is today the first European studio operating both in audiovisual and cinema fields. Today, with The Magical Society, Aton Soumache is developing several feature films among THE BIG WAR, next Mathieu Kassovitz’s movie.
Company Highlights
THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE 2025
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Animation, Biopic
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Screenplay: Sylvain Chomet
Cast: Laurent Lafitte
At the height of his fame, Marcel Pagnol is commissioned by the editor-in-chief of a major women's magazine to write a literary serial in which he can recount his childhood, his beloved Provence, his first loves... As he begins writing the first pages, the child he once was—little Marcel—suddenly appears to him. Thus, his memories resurface through the flow of words: the arrival of talking cinema, the creation of the first major film studio, his deep bond with actors, the experience of writing. The greatest storyteller of all time becomes the hero of his own story.
Cannes Film Festival (official selection, out of competition, special screening)
MIRACULOUS: LADY BUG & CAT NOIR, THE MOVIE 2023
Format: Feature film
Genre: Animation, Musical
Director: Jeremy Zag
Screenplay: Jeremy Zag & Bettina Lopez Mendoza
The beloved superheroine who has captured the hearts of millions around the world is hitting the big screen for the very first time! Ladybug must join forces with Chat Noir, the charismatic and quick-witted masked vigilante, to face off against the villainous Hawk Moth and his army of supervillains, who threaten to destroy Paris. But as the two heroes grow closer, Marinette remains unaware that behind her mysterious partner’s mask is Adrien — the very classmate she secretly loves...
THE LITTLE PRINCE 2015
Genre: Animation
Director: Mark Osborne
Screenplay: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Bud Cort, Marion Cotillard, Benicio del Toro, James Franco,
Ricky Gervais
It’s the story of a story.
The story of a little girl, fearless and curious, living in a world ruled by grown-ups.
The story of an eccentric, mischievous aviator who never really grew up.
The story of the Little Prince, who will bring them together on an extraordinary adventure.