The Arcane animation series is a considerable success. Broadcast on Netflix, it has largely met its audience, even beyond League of Legends fans. This weekend, she even proved her worth in the Annie Awardsthe Animation Oscars, winning no less than 9 titles out of the 9 nominations, making her the most awarded production of the 2022 edition. And all this thanks to a studio, French moreover, Fortiche Production.
Hours after the ceremony, Riot Games, publisher of League of Legends, announced that they had deepened their long-standing partnership taking a “significant minority stake” in the studio, visibly signed “earlier this year. Brian Wright (Riot’s Chief Content Officer) and Brendan Mulligan (Riot’s Director of Corporate Development) have also joined Fortiche’s Board of Directors.
The various collaborations with Riot Games, and especially Arcane, have made Fortiche Production a new major player on the international animation scene. Through its trust, Riot Games has given us the means to achieve our mutual ambitions, and has proven that we can offer new content capable of reaching a large audience. In 2023, we will celebrate our ten years of collaboration: there is no better way to symbolize the trust and ambitions of our two companies than this association!
– Pascal Plow, Jerome Combe and Arnaud Delordco-founders of Fortress.
In addition to animation, for which a second season has already been signed, the French have collaborated with Riot on several occasionswith for example the music video Get Jinxed, that of POP/STARS virtual group K/DA or risethe 2018 Worlds anthem. Incidentally, the press release also allows us to learn that the two companies are already working on other unannounced projects. Fortiche announces that it will remain independent in its operations.