March 2018: Birth of the project (first ideas).

Since 2018: Targeted readings (research phase).
 

January 2019: Beginning of the writing.
 

March 2020: Start of daily writing: development of the storyline and first dialogues, drafting of summaries and appendices.

May 2020: Additional work on celestial mechanics (‘birth’ of the exomoon Aldéramin 5b).

October 2020: Exchanges with astronomer Jill Tarter and astrophysicist Andrew Siemion (SETI Berkeley Research Center) to validate the Prologue storyline.

Since October 2020: Writing of the narrative framework (treatment) and staging (scene-by-scene, act-by-act breakdown).

December 28, 2020: Filing of the unfinished work with the INPI.
 

April 2021: Creation of an initial homemade storyboard / Development of the website.

September 2021: 53 scenes and interludes structured the story.

October 2021: Start of writing a synopsis (a few-page summary describing the entire story).

Since 2021: Sending drafts for feedback (close circle), rereading and final validation of the narrative framework / Ongoing research, various writings (dialogues, subject, pitch, notes, appendices, etc.).
 

Since October 2022: Writing of the director’s statement (search for graphic references).

December 30, 2022: After reading the script, illustrator Nicolas Leroy expressed his wish to join the project.
 

Since 2023: Focus on character development and dialogues.

March 2023: 58 scenes now structured the story.

April 2023: Integration into doc. 1a (script) of a 1-page summary and a detailed 12-page synopsis.

September 2023: First graphic research elements provided by Nicolas Leroy.

Since December 2023: Generation of concept art using DALL·E 3 (OpenAI).
 

January 15, 2024: Registration of the project at the Rennes National Animation Film Festival / Launch of the website www.lesvoyagesdanaximandre.com

February 1, 2024: Registration of the project at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

February 2, 2024: Filing of the updated script with the SACD (E-DPO).

Since February 2024: Timing and fine proofreading of the script.

March 29, 2024: Call for storyboard applications.

Since March 2024: Search for collaborators: presentation of the project to dozens of artists from the animation industry.

June 2024: Formation of a team of three 2D artists (including Nicolas Leroy), selected from candidates who completed tests, around the screenwriter (Andréas Martin), to define and develop the graphic identity of the project.

June 17, 2024: Start of advanced graphic research, with the short-term goal of producing a graphic bible, and the medium-term goal of creating a pitch trailer for the series.

Mid-June 2024: Creation of a first mock-up of the trailer.

July 20, 2024: Selection of graphic proposals by Nicolas Leroy (character design, sets, etc.) among those submitted by other artists.

August 22, 2024: First complete version of the script: the animated series The Voyages of Anaximander will be divided into six episodes, each about 34 minutes long.

September – November 2024: Launch of tests (four candidates) to recruit the storyboard artist for the trailer.

October 4, 2024: Registration of the project for the Beaumarchais Grant – Television Animation category.

November 13, 2024: Antoine Charvieux joins as storyboard artist for the trailer. The team now includes Andréas Martin (screenwriter, project lead), Nicolas Leroy (illustration), and Paul Bouchart (FX).
 

January 27, 2025: Trailer Mock-Up Completed (Animatic).

Since April 2025: Preparation of an Ulule crowdfunding campaign (launch planned for October 2025).

May 2025: Arrival of Éric Cesbron (backgrounds) to the team.

June 30, 2025: Filming of a presentation interview [directed by Sébastien Marqué].

September 3, 2025: Filming of the official project presentation clip [directed by Sébastien Marqué].

September 29, 2025: Trailer casting complete! The actors who have agreed to lend their voices are… [drumroll]… stay tuned!

October 2, 2025: Launch of a crowdfunding campaign for the production of the first volume of the graphic novel and the creation of the animated series trailer.

November 7, 2025: Ouest-France publishes an article about the A N A X I M A N D E R project.

November 14, 2025: The Ulule campaign is a success, bringing together nearly 400 ‘pioneers’.

December 16, 2025: Recording of an interview for Télénantes, scheduled to air in January 2026.

January 13, 2026: Télénantes highlights The Voyages of Anaximander in its show ’C'est local’.

UPCOMING:

Finalization of the script (last details).

Sending the script for review and feedback (scientists, historians, etc.).

Search for partners and funding (publishing houses, audiovisual productions, broadcasters...).

Production of the first volume of the graphic novel & the trailer for the animated series.

Technical breakdowns and creation of storyboards (graphic novel + animated series).

Production of the graphic novel, then of the animated series.

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