BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new-energy vehicles, and Mediawan, the leading independent and multi-award-winning European studio, announce an unprecedented agreement set to support European and international creativity.

Driven by shared values of innovation, sustainability, and global openness, BYD and Mediawan are combining their expertise to facilitate the funding and development of premium content.

This strategic partnership will encompass several key aspects.

First, the two companies will develop collaborations that integrate the BYD brand in various ways across Mediawan Group productions. This includes featuring BYD vehicles in upcoming flagship projects, such as the recently announced “Miraculous®” theatrical feature film for the globally loved franchise.

Second, they will establish a joint “Build Your Dreams” Award, celebrating the best emerging creative and young talents over the next three years on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival. Each year, the winner will receive a €40,000 grant as part of the award.

Finally, the partnership will include the development of original formats inspired by the BYD brand. Notably, Ladybug, the popular superheroine from the internationally successful French series “Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir” will introduce a special episode of the Miraculous Chibi series, to be released on YouTube.

"This partnership with Mediawan marks a new chapter in BYD’s mission to connect innovation with inspiration. At BYD, we believe technology and creativity share the same purpose: to imagine a better world. By joining forces with one of Europe’s most visionary studios, we’re not just supporting the arts—we’re empowering the next generation of storytellers to dream beyond boundaries and share meaningful stories that move the world", said Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD.

"We are thrilled about this partnership with BYD that perfectly embodies our ambitions, to champion creative excellence and global growth, especially through the creation of strategic alliances that bring together creativity, innovation, and international vision. In today’s landscape—where demand for content is booming across every platform —increasingly involving brands as partners in our productions is becoming essential as it allows us to innovate at scale and invest in ambitious projects both locally and internationally", Pierre-Antoine Capton, Chairman and co-founder of Mediawan Group.

About BYD and BYD Auto:

BYD is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Founded in 1994 as a rechargeable battery maker, BYD now boasts a diverse business scope covering automobiles, rail transit, new energy, and electronics, with over 30 industrial parks in China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, and India. From power acquisition and storage to its applications, BYD is dedicated to providing zero-emission energy solutions that reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. Its new energy vehicle footprint now covers 6 continents, over 100 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities. Listed in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company is known to be a Fortune Global 500 enterprise that furnishes innovations in pursuit of a greener world. For more information, please visit www.bydglobal.com.

Founded in 2003, BYD Auto is the automotive subsidiary of BYD, a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Aiming to accelerate the green transition of the global transportation sector, BYD Auto focuses on developing pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company has mastered the core technologies of the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, such as batteries, electric motors, electronic controllers, and automotive-grade semiconductors. It has witnessed in recent years significant technological advancements, including the Blade Battery, the DM-i and DM-p hybrid technology, the e-Platform 3.0, the CTB and iTAC technologies,the DiSus Intelligent Body Control System, the XUANJI Architecture, and the Super e-Platform. The company is the world’s first carmaker to stop the production of fossil-fuelled vehicles on EV shift and has remained top of new energy passenger vehicle sales in China for 12 years in a row.

For more information, please visit www.byd.com.

About Mediawan:

Created in late 2015 in France by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan is one of Europe’s leading independent studios producing audiovisual content. The Group brings together top talent in audiovisual creation and operates across the entire value chain, notably producing more than 400 titles each year across drama, unscripted, documentary, cinema and animated original content - including major successes such as ‘F1’ (Plan B), the multi-Emmy Award-winning series ‘Adolescence’ (Plan B), ‘Slow Horses’ (See-Saw Films), ‘Miraculous’, and one of the most adapted series worldwide ‘Call My Agent!’ - thanks to over 80 production labels operating in 13 countries, including award-winning Plan B Entertainment (US/UK), Miraculous Corp (US/France), See-Saw Films (UK/Australia), Drama Republic and Misfits (UK), Palomar and Our Films (Italy), LEONINE Studios (Germany), Boomerang and Good Mood (Spain), Submarine (Netherlands/US), Chapter 2 and Chi-Fou-Mi (France). Mediawan is also a major player in the distribution of audiovisual content, with a catalogue of over 30,000 hours of programming across all genres (Mediawan Rights), as well as publishing channels and digital services (Mediawan Thematics), and developing and producing digital content (Mediawan Digital).