Les Quarxs

3min

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Quarxs created between 1990 and 1993, was one of the earliest computer animated series. It predated ReBoot. Each episode was made in HDTV and no more than three minutes long. Only twelve episodes of the original series of 100 have been created. The title was meant to describe a common name on mysterious, omnipresent and invisible creatures that were bending the laws of Physics, biology, optics... Discovered by a CryptoBiologist researcher, the Quarxs are presented as being the only and last explanation of the imperfection of the world. Quarxs is the only fiction animated series by Maurice Benayoun, contemporary artist who dedicates his later work to media art. The series was conceived together with François Schuiten well known Belgian comic book designer. Quarxs has been widely awarded in international events and festivals such as SIGGRAPH, Imagina, Ars Electronica, ISEA, Images du Futur, Sitges, Tampere, International Monitor Awards… The series has been broadcast in more than 15 countries around the world. Creatures: ⁕Amperophile; Attracted to electrical currents ⁕Carno-lampire; A quarx mentioned, but still not described ⁕Elasto fragmentoplast; Breaks small objects

Production Companies

Canal+

Ellipsanime Productions

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

3min

20th Dec 1993

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

3min

21st Dec 1993

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

3min

22nd Dec 1993

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

3min

23rd Dec 1993

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

3min

27th Dec 1993

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

3min

28th Dec 1993

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

3min

29th Dec 1993

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

3min

30th Dec 1993

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

3min

3rd Jan 1994

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

3min

4th Jan 1994

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

3min

5th Jan 1994

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

3min

6th Jan 1994

First air date

20th Dec 1993

Last air date

6th Jan 1994

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

fr

Networks