List of animation studios

This is a list of animation studios, including notable companies and organizations principally dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films. Such studios may be actual production facilities or corporate entities.

Studio	Country	Founded	Notes and sources
70/30 Productions	United States	2000–2009
3Hz	Japan	2013–2024
Mr. Big Cartoons	Australia	1987-1997
Burbank Animation Studios	Australia	1982–2008
Action Synthese	France	1998–2013
Adelaide Productions	United States	1993–2021	Formerly named Columbia TriStar Children's Television and Columbia TriStar Animation. Currently dormant.
Adventure Cartoon Productions	United States	1962(?)–1966(?)
Allspark Animation	United States	2014–2020	Defunct division of Allspark, a defunct subsidiary of Hasbro. Folded alongside the main company into Entertainment One.
Amblimation	United Kingdom	1989–1997	The animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Folded into DreamWorks Animation. Vacant studio became Access Self-Storage.
Animation Collective	United States	2003–2014
A.P.P.P.	Japan	1984–2021
Arms Corporation	Japan	1996–2020
Bakshi Productions/Ralph's Spot	United States	1972^[9]
Barré Studio	United States	1914–1923	After 1917 called Bud Fisher Films Corporation.
Belvision	Belgium	1956–2005
Big Idea Entertainment	United States	1989-2022	Formerly GRAFx Studios and currently remains as a in-name-only unit of Dreamworks Animation
Bill Melendez Productions	United States	1962–2006
Bird Studios	United Kingdom	2003–?
BKN International	Germany	1999–2009	Former International division of Bohbot Entertainment which split and purchased assets from its former parent company in 2001. Filed for insolvency in 2009
BKN New Media	United Kingdom Spain	2000–2009	UK/Spanish animation studio/subsidiary of BKN International. Shuttered alongside its parent company.
Bohbot Entertainment	United States	1985–2001	Also known as BKN in its later years. Assets sold and merged with its International division in 2001.
BRB International	Spain	1972–2022
Bray Productions	United States	1913–1927
Blue Sky Studios	United States	1987–2021	Defunct subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Closed in April 2021 by Disney due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all of its business operations.
Burbank Films Australia	Australia	1981–1988
Jumbo Pictures	United States	1988–2000	Folded into Walt Disney Television Animation
Cartoon Pizza	United States	2001–2015	Currently dormant
Chuck Jones Productions	United States	1971–1995
Cinar Corporation	Canada	1976–2004	Reincorporated as Cookie Jar Entertainment.
Circle 7 Animation	United States	2004–2006	Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney company
Clockwork Zoo Animation	South Africa	2008–2010	Formerly Octagon CSI.
Churchill Films	United States	1964–1996
Colossal Pictures	United States	1976–1999
Cookie Jar Group	Canada	1976–2014	Formerly Cinar, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Copenhagen Bombay	Denmark	2006–2023
Cosgrove Hall Films	United Kingdom	1976–2009	ITV owners wound down after purchase.
Crest Animation Productions	India United States	1986–2013	Folded by Splash Entertainment.
Crest Animation Studios	India	1990–2013	Folded by Splash Entertainment.
Crunchyroll Studios	United States	2018–2021	Formerly named Ellation Studios
Curious Pictures	United States	1978–2014	Formerly Stowmar Enterprises and Broadcast Arts.
Decode Entertainment	Canada	1997–2010's	Merged with Halifax Film. Later renamed to DHX Media Toronto before closure of animation division.
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises	United States	1963–1981	Re-organized as Marvel Productions.
Deutsche Zeichentrickfilme GmbH	Germany	1941–1944
DIC Audiovisuel	France	1971–1987	Separated when Andy Heyward purchased DIC's operations from RTL and made their US offices the main base of operations. French offices re-incorporated into Créativité & Développement
DIC Entertainment	United States	1982–2008	Founded as DIC Enterprises and later named DIC Productions. Purchased and folded by Cookie Jar Entertainment in 2008
Dingo Pictures	Germany	1993	Founded as Media Concept, in 2019 original owner died and assets were given to friends. In 2021 a research team took over Dingo Pictures.
DisneyToon Studios	United States	1990–2018	Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney Company
DisneyToon Studios Australia	Australia	1988–2006	Also known as Walt Disney Animation Australia
DNA Productions	United States	1987–2006	Became Reel FX Animation Studios.
DUCK Studios	United States	1972–2015	Folded into Noble Animation.
Dygra Films	Spain	1987–2012
Energee Entertainment	Australia	1989–2002
Fatkat	Canada	1999–2009
Filmation	United States	1963–1989	Folded by L'Oreal, assets now owned by DreamWorks Animation through DreamWorks Classics
FilmFair	United States United Kingdom	1968–1996	US operations purchased by the Altschul Group Corporation in 1992, UK operations purchased by Cinar in 1996
Fine Arts Films	United States United Kingdom	1955–1996
Fleischer Studios (Inkwell Studios/Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios)	United States	1921–1967	Name changed in 1928, 1942, 1956.
Format Films	United States	1959
Fox Animation Studios	United States	1994–2000	See also: 20th Century Fox Animation above
Gainax	Japan	1984–2024
Games Animation	United States	1990
George Pal Studio	United States	1940–1948	Stop-motion animation only.
Geek Toys	Japan	2017–2023	Merged with its parent company, Geek Pictures.
Golden Films	United States	1990–2004
Grantray-Lawrence Animation	United States	1954–1967
Group TAC	Japan	1968–2010
Gaumont British Animation	United Kingdom	1946–1950
H-Gun	United States	1988–2001
Hal Film Maker	Japan	1993–2009	Merged with Yumeta Company into TYO Animations.
Halas and Batchelor	United Kingdom	1940–1986
Hanna-Barbera	United States	1957–2001	Folded into Cartoon Network Studios; defunct subdivision of AT&T
Harman-Ising Productions	United States	1930–1960
HIT Entertainment	United Kingdom United States	1982–2016	Folded into Mattel Creations; defunct subdivision of Mattel
HOT Animation	United Kingdom	1997-2012
Huhu Studios	New Zealand	1996–2022	Defunct since December 2022
ImageMovers Digital	United States	2009–2011	Joint-venture between ImageMovers and The Walt Disney Company. Folded after Mars Needs Moms bombed at the box office
Imagi Animation Studios	United States / China / Japan	2000–2010
International Film Service	United States	1915–1918
International Rocketship Limited	Canada	1975-2000
Jack Kinney Productions	United States	1960–1963
Jay Ward Productions	United States	1958–1984
John Lemmon Films	United States	1984–2018
Larry Harmon Pictures	United States	1958–1962
Jellyfish Pictures	United Kingdom	2001-2025
Jetix Animation Concepts	United States	2004–2009	Label of Walt Disney Television Animation
Jetlag Productions	United States Japan	1992–1996
Korty Films	United States	1964-2012
Kroyer Films	United States	1986–2022	Studio inactive of 1994 unit dissovled as 2022
Kyivnaukfilm	USSR	1941–1998
Lacewood	Canada	1988-1998
Laugh-O-Gram Studio	United States	1921–1923	Walt Disney's first animation venture, which didn't last long.
Little Airplane Productions	United States	1999–2023
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore	Singapore	2003–2023
Leon Schlesinger Productions/Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc./Warner Bros Seven Arts	United States	1933–1964 1967–1969	Schlesinger sold the studio to Warner Bros in 1944, in 1964 the studio closed down, and reopened briefly in 1967 to close down in 1969.
Manglobe	Japan	2002–2015
Marathon Media Group	France	1990–2016	Subsidiary of Zodiak Entertainment, folded after Zodiak Media merged with the Banijay Group
March Entertainment	Canada	1996-early 2010s
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.	United States	1966	Also known as MAPI
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio	United States	1937–1957
MGM Animation	United States	1993–1999	Dormant since 1999; defunct subdivision of MGM Holdings
MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions	United States	1962–1970
Mirari Films	United States	1999–2022
MoonScoop Group	France	2003–2014	Filed for administration in 2013. Assets now owned by Dargaud, while US operations were separated as Splash Entertainment
Mushi Production	Japan	1961–1973	A new studio with the same name was established in 1977 and is still active.
Nerd Corps Entertainment	Canada	2002–2016	Purchased by DHX Media in 2014, folded into DHX Studios Vancouver in 2016
Omation Animation Studio	United States	2002-2013
ON Animation Studios	Cannada	2011–2025
Noyes & Laybourne	United States	1978–1991	Folded into Colossal Pictures.
Pacific Data Images	United States	1980–2015	Closed by DreamWorks Animation.
Pannónia Film Studio	Hungary	1951–2015
Perpetual Motion Pictures	United States	1968–1982	Renamed Buzzco Associates by Buzz Potamkin in 1982
Phoenix Animation Studios	United States	1987–1998
Pilot Studio	Russia	1988–?
Pixar Canada	Canada	2010-2013	Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney Company
PorchLight Entertainment	United States	1995–2011	defunct subdivision of PorchLight Worldwide, Inc.
The Pygos Group	Switzerland	1979–2001	Formerly known as Trickfilmstudio and Pingu Filmstudio
Radicial Axis	United States	2000–2021
Radix Ace Entertainment	Japan	1995–2006
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment	United States	1960–1987	Founded as VideoCraft International. Folded by Telepictures Corporation. Pre-1974 library owned by DreamWorks Animation through DreamWorks Classics, Post-1974 library owned by Warner Bros.
Rembrandt Films	Czechoslovakia	1949–1970	Operated in Prague by Americans.
Rhythm and Hues Studios	United States	1987–2013
Richard Williams Studio Ltd.	United Kingdom	1958–1992
Ruby-Spears Productions	United States	1977–1996	Studio inactive as of 1996.
Rooster Teeth Animation	United States	2014-2024	Defunct subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Closed in May 2024 by Warner Bros.
Saban Entertainment	United States-Israel	1983–2002	Purchased by Disney in 2001 as part of the Fox Family Worldwide purchase. Currently legally known as BVS Entertainment
Se-ma-for	Poland	1947–2018
SIP Animation	France	1977–2009	Founded as Saban International Paris. Separated from Saban in 2001 after Disney buyout, stake purchased by Disney in 2002 and renamed to SIP Animation in the same year. Filed for liquidation and closed in 2009
Skellington Productions	United States	1986–1998	Renamed as Skellington in 1992.
Smallfilms	United Kingdom	1954-1988
Soup2Nuts	United States	1993–2015	Formerly named Tom Snyder Productions
Spectrum Animation	Japan	1988-1998
Spümcø	United States	1989-2005	Became Spümtwo.
Studio B Productions	Canada	1988–2016	Purchased by DHX Media in 2007, renamed to DHX Media Vancouver in 2010, folded into DHX Studios Vancouver in 2016.
Studio Ekran	Russia	1968–1994
Studio Fantasia	Japan	1983–2016
Sullivan-Bluth Studios	Ireland United States	1979–1995
Sunbow Entertainment	United States	1980–2004	Purchased by Sony Wonder in 1998 and then TV-Loonland AG in 2000, folded into the latter in 2004
Terrytoons	United States	1928–1968
Topcraft	Japan	1971–1985	Became Studio Ghibli
Total Television	United States	1960–1968
Tradition Studios	United States	2009–2012	Absorbed into Digital Domain
Turner Feature Animation	United States	1991–1996	Folded into Warner Bros. Feature Animation
TV-Loonland AG	Germany	1989–2009	First known as TMO-Film and later TMO-Loonland. Filed for insolvency in 2009, majority of former assets now owned by M4E AG
TVC Cartoons	Canada UK	1961–1979 1988–1997
Ub Iwerks Studio/Cartoons Films Inc	United States	1930–1936	Iwerks sold the studio in 1936, but the studio continued to produce animation commercials into the mid-1940s.
United Productions of America	United States	1943–2000	Also known as UPA
Van Beuren Studios	United States	1928–1936
Varga Studio	Hungary	1988–2005
Walt Disney Animation Canada	Canada	1996–2000	Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney Television Animation
Walt Disney Animation France	France	1986–2003	Founded as Brizzi Films, Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney Television Animation
Walt Disney Animation Japan	Japan	1984–2004	Founded as Pacific Animation. Defunct subdivision of Walt Disney Television Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida	United States	1989–2004	Became a general satellite studio of Walt Disney Animation Studios, founded after earlier venture Disney's Hollywood Studios went bankrupt and for additional output.
Walter Lantz Productions	United States	1929–1948 1950–1972	Universal now owns the library.
Warner Bros. Feature Animation	United States	1994–2004	Folded into Warner Bros. Animation
WildBrain Entertainment	United States	1994–2015	Folded into DHX's other operations, name reused for a streaming service and eventually the rebranding of DHX
Will Vinton Studios	United States	1979–2005	Became LAIKA.
Winkler Pictures/Charles Mintz Studios/Screen Gems Studio**	United States	1921–1946	Also known as M.J. Winkler Productions and Robert Winkler Productions Re-organization in 1929 **Re-organization in 1940
Xebec	Japan	1995-2019	Absorbed into Sunrise
Zodiac Entertainment	United States	1989-1994

List of animation studios

Active studios

Defunct studios

See also

References

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