Bonne Pioche

Background
Bonne Pioche is a French film and television production company founded in 1993 by Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud and Emmanuel Priou. In January 31, 2022 Paris-based indie Federation Entertainment had acquired a 51% of the company.

1st Logo (2005-2013)


Logo: We see some clouds with a moon at night, then some ripples appear, as if it starts to rain. Then the ripples transition to the star background with the words "BONNE PIOCHE" appearing on the middle. The word "BONNE" has a second letter N mirrored. The star shines.

Trivia: Bonne Pioche is the French phrase, translating "good pick."

Technique: The ripples.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of water dropping, with bells ringing. On the English dub of March of the Penguins, the opening theme of the movie is heard

Availability: It was seen on their films and TV shows such as March of the Penguins as well as the original French version of the movie La Marche de L'Emperuer and the long running series Faut pas rêver.

2nd Logo (2013-)


Logo: Same as before, but there are more clouds in the night sky and the moon is more visible. The text has the "BONNE PIOCHE" logo in white with two N's in different heights. Three red stars shine.

Technique: The ripples.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Seen on newer films and TV shows from the company such as Once Upon a Forest(not to be confused with the 1993 Hanna-Barbera feature of the same name), new episodes of their current shows like Faut pas pêver and it also appears on the animated series Come and Get It!. It was also seen on March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step.