City of the Future

French animation studio Millimages, home of global hits such as Molang and Pirata & Capitano, is introducing a new show titled Welcome to Permacity. The 52 x 11’ show follows the daily life and adventures of a seven-year-old girl named Camille and her talking cat in an incredible eco-city. “The city is almost a character in itself,” says Marina Narishkin, Millimages’ general manager. “In Permacity, you won’t find pollution, whether it’s noise, visual or atmospheric! Everything is designed to respect biodiversity and its inhabitants.”

She adds, “This project was ‘love at first read’ for our producer Bonnie Lener. At the 2021 Paris Book Fair, her team came across the documentary comic book by Olivier Dain-Belmont, an architect, and illustrated by Fachri Maulana and published in 2021 by French [publisher] Sarbacane, and were immediately convinced of its potential for TV. Welcome to Permacity will of course entertain, but while raising children’s (and parents!) awareness, it will also help them discover how an ecologically sound city functions. We also love the show’s original graphic style, which is dynamic, very colorful, complex and detailed. All the backgrounds naturally encourage adventure and exploration.”