List of animation studios

The following list of animation studios presents past and present organizations similar to artists studios but principally dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films. Such studios may be actual production facilities or corporate entities. The countries with the most listed, active studios, are Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and South Korea, but studios are to be found across all continents.

Studios

Studio	Country	Founded	Active/Defunct	Notes
A Squared Entertainment	United States	2009	Active
A-1 Pictures	Japan	2005	Active
A. Film	Denmark	1988	Active
A.C.G.T	Japan	2001	Active
Aardman Animations	United Kingdom	1972	Active
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC	United States	2011	Active
Act3animation	Australia	1992	Active
Adelaide Productions	United States		Active	Formerly named Columbia TriStar Children's Television.
Adventure Cartoon Productions	United States		Defunct
AIC	Japan	1982	Active
Ajia-do	Japan	1978	Active
AKOM	South Korea	1985	Active
Alphanim	France		Defunct	The French independent animation production and distribution company.
Amblimation	United States		Defunct	The animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
Androscoggin Animation (1988-2001)	United States		Defunct
Ánima Estudios	Mexico	2002	Active
Animafilm	Romania	1964	Active
Animal Logic	Australia	1991	Active
Animation Collective	United States	2003	Active
Animax Entertainment	United States	2001	Active
Animonsta Studios	Malaysia	2009	Active
Anzovin Studio	United States	1999	Active
APPP	Japan	1984	Active
Arc Productions	Canada	1985	Active
Arms Corporation	Japan		Active
Artland	Japan	1978	Active
Asahi Production	Japan	1973	Active
Asterisk animation	United States		Defunct (2011)
Atomic Cartoons	Canada	1999	Active
Augenblick Studios	United States	1999	Active
Bagdasarian Productions	United States	1961	Active
Bakshi Productions/Ralph's Spot	United States		Defunct
Barré Studio	United States	1914	Defunct (1923)	After 1917 called Bud Fisher Films Corporation.
Bee Train	Japan	1997	Active
Bent Image Lab	United States	2002	Active
Big Bad Boo	Canada	2005	Active
Big Idea Productions	United States	1993	Active
Bill Melendez Productions	United States		Defunct
Bird Studios	United Kingdom		Defunct
Blue Sky Studios	United States	1987	Active
Blue-Zoo	United Kingdom	2000	Active
bolexbrothers	United Kingdom	1991	Active
Bones	Japan	1998	Active
Boulder Media Limited	Ireland	2000	Active
Brain's Base	Japan	1996	Active
Bray Productions	United States	1913	Defunct (1927)
BRB International	Spain	1972	Active
Brown Bag Films	Ireland	1994	Active
BUG	Norway	1984	Active
Bullwinkle Studios	United States		Active
Burbank Films Australia	Australia	1981	Defunct (1988)
Buzzco Associates	United States	1974	Active
Callicore	France	2000	Active
Cartoon Network Studios	United States	1994	Active	Started as sub-division of Hanna-Barbera.
Cartoon Pizza/Jumbo Pictures	United States	1988	Active	Formerly named Jumbo Pictures.
Cartoon Saloon	Ireland	1999	Active
Cellmin Animation Studio	Republic of Maldives	2005	Active
Charlex	United States	1979	Active
Chuck Jones Productions	United States		Defunct
CINAR Films	Canada	1976	Defunct (2004)	Merged into Cookie Jar Entertainment.
CinéGroupe	Canada	1974	Active	Also has offices in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Clockwork Zoo Animation	South Africa	2008	Active	Formerly Octagon CSI.
Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment	United Kingdom	1988	Active
(Colossal) Pictures	United States	1976	Defunct (2000)	Absorbed into W!ILDBRAIN.
Cookie Jar Group	Canada	1976	Defunct (2012)	Formerly Cinar, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Bought by DHX Media in 2012.
Cosgrove Hall Films	United Kingdom	1976	Defunct (2009)	ITV owners wound down after purchase.
Creative Capers Entertainment	United States	1989	Active
Creative Power Entertaining	China	2003	Active
Crest Animation Studios	India	1990	Active
Crew972	Israel	2005	Active
Cuckoo's Nest Studio	Taiwan	1978	Active	Also known as Hong Guang (宏廣) and Wang Film Productions.
Cuppa Coffee Studio	Canada	1992	Active
The Curiosity Company	United States	1999	Active
Curious Pictures	United States	1978	Active	Formerly Stowmar Enterprises.
Daume	Japan	1986	Active
David Production	Japan	2007	Active
Def2shoot	France	2002	Active
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises	United States	1963	Defunct (1981)	Re-organized as Marvel Cartoons.
DHX Media	Canada	2006	Active
DIC Entertainment	United States	1971	Defunct (2008)	Merged into Cookie Jar Entertainment.
Digital Domain	United States	1993	Bankrupt	Purchased by Galloping Horse Studio in China
Digital Frontier	Japan	2000	Active
Diomedea	Japan	2005	Active
DisneyToon Studios	United States	1988	Active	Formerly Walt Disney Animation Australia.
DNA Productions	United States		Defunct
Dogakobo	Japan	1973	Active
Don Bluth Films, Inc.	United States	2000	Active
Dong Woo Animation	South Korea	1991	Active
DR Movie	South Korea	1990	Active
DreamWorks Animation	United States	1994	Active
Dygra Films	Spain	1987	Active
Eiken	Japan	1969	Active	Formerly known as Television Corporation of Japan.
Ellipse Programme	France		Defunct
EMation	South Korea	1993	Active
Fatkat	Canada	1999	Defunct
Feel	Japan	1999	Active
Felix the Cat Productions	United States	1953	Active
Film Roman, Inc.	United States	1984	Active
Filmation	United States	1963	Defunct (1989)
FilmFair	United Kingdom		Defunct
Fine Arts Films	United States United Kingdom	1955	Active
Fleischer Studios (Inkwell Studios/Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios)	United States	1921	Defunct (1967)	Name changes in 1928, 1942, 1956.
Folimage	France	1981	Active
Format Films	United States		Defunct
Fox Animation Studios	United States	1994 (old) 2009 (new)	Active	the original company was shut down in 2000
Fred Wolf Films Dublin	Ireland United States	1967	Active
Frederator Studios	United States	1997	Active
Future Thought Productions	India		Active
Fuzzy Door Productions	United States	1996	Active
Gainax	Japan	1984	Active
Gallop	Japan	1978	Active
Games Animation	United States		Defunct
Gaumont British Animation	United Kingdom	1946	Defunct (1950)
George Pal Studio	United States		Defunct	Stop-motion animation only.
Ghost Planet Industries	United States		Defunct
Global Mechanic	Canada	1995	Active
GoHands	Japan	2008	Active
Golden Films	United States		Defunct
Gonzo	Japan	1992	Active
Grantray-Lawrence Animation	United States	1954	Defunct (1967)
GreenFrog Studio	Croatia	2012	Active
Green Gold Animation	India	2001	Active
Group TAC	Japan	1968	Defunct (2010)
Guru Studios	Canada	2000	Active
H-Gun	United States	1988	Defunct (2001)
H5	France	1994	Active
Hal Film Maker	Japan	1993	Defunct (2009)	Merged with Yumeta Company into TYO Animations.
Halas and Batchelor	United Kingdom		Defunct
Hanho Heung-Up	South Korea	1984	Active
Hanna-Barbera (1957–2001)	United States		Defunct
Harman-Ising Productions	United States	1930	Defunct (1960)
Head-Gear Animation	Canada		Active
Hong Ying Animation	Taiwan	1986	Active
Ilion Animation Studios	Spain	2002	Active
Illumination Entertainment	United States	2007	Active
ImageMovers Digital	United States
Imagi Animation Studios	Hong Kong	2000	Active
Imagin	Japan	1992	Active
Industrial Light & Magic	United States	1975	Active
International Film Service	United States	1915	Defunct (1918)
J.C.Staff	Japan	1986	Active
Jack Kinney Productions	United States	1960	Defunct (1963)
Janimation	United States	1993	Active
Jay Ward Productions (1958–1984)	United States		Defunct
Jetlag Productions	United States Japan	1992	Defunct (1996)
Jetix Animation Concepts	United States		defunct
JibJab	United States	1999	Active
John Lemmon Films	United States	1984	Active
Kandor Graphics	Spain		Active
Khara	Japan	2006	Active
Kharabeesh	Jordan	2008	Active
Kievnauchfilm	USSR	1941	Defunct
Kinema Citrus	Japan	2008	Active
Klasky Csupo	United States	1982	Active
Koko Enterprises	South Korea		Active
Kroyer Films	United States	1986	Defunct	Studio in active as of 1994.
KRU Studios	Malaysia	2005	Active
Kurtz & Friends	United States	1981	Defunct (2007)
Kyoto Animation	Japan	1981	Active
Lacewood	Canada		Defunct
LAIKA	United States	1974	Active
Lambie-Nairn	United Kingdom	1976	Active
Laugh-O-Gram Studio	United States	1921	Defunct (1923)	Walt Disney's first animation venture which didn't last long.
Leon Schlesinger Productions/Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc./Warner Bros Seven Arts	United States	1933 1967	Defunct (1969)	Schlesinger sold the studio to Warner Bros in 1944, in 1964 the studio closed down, and reopened brefly in 1967 to close down in 1969.
Lerche	Japan	2011	Active
Les' Copaque Production	Malaysia	2005	Active
Light Chaser Animation Studios	China	2013	Active
Littlenobody	United Kingdom	2004	Active
Lucasfilm Animation	United States	2003	Active	Have over seen products in Singapore
MAAC India Animation	India	2001	Active
Mac Guff	France United States		Active
Madhouse	Japan	1972	Active
Magic Bus	Japan	1977	Active
Manglobe	Japan	2002	Active
March Entertainment	Canada		Active
Marvel Animation Studios	United States		Active
Marwah Films & Video Studios	India		Active
Marza Animation Planet	Japan	2005	Active
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc. (MAGI)	United States		Defunct
Melnitsa Animation Studio	Russia		Active
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation	United States	1993	Active	Re-Establishment of animation division within MGM.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio and MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions (1962–1970)	United States	1937	Defunct (1957)
MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions	United States	1962	Defunct (1970)
Mike Young Productions	United Kingdom		Active	Studio in Wales, United Kingdom. HQ in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Millimages	France		Active
Mirari Films	United States		Active
Mondo Mini Shows	United States		Active
Mondo TV	Italy	1985	Active
Mook Animation	Japan	1986	Active
MoonScoop Group	France		Defunct
Morphia	United States	2012	Active
Mushi Production	Japan	1977	Active	There was a studio with the same name that was active between 1961–1973 and went bankrupt.
National Film Board of Canada	Canada		Active
Nelvana	Canada		Active
Nickelodeon Animation Studios	United States		Active
Nippon Animation	Japan	1975	Active
Nomad	Japan	2003	Active
Noyes & Laybourne	United States	1978	Defunct (1991)
O Entertainment/Omation Animation Studio	United States		Active
Oeuvreglobe/Oeuvreglobe Studios	India		Active
Oh! Production	Japan	1970	Active
OLM, Inc.	Japan	1995	Active
Ordet	Japan	2007	Active
Oriental DreamWorks	China	2012	Active	Founded as a joint venture between Dreamworks and Chinese investment companies
P.A. Works	Japan	2000	Active
Pacific Data Images	United States	1980	Active
PannóniaFilm	Hungary		Active
Paramount Animation	United States	2011	Active	Paramount's return to having its own animated division for the first time since 1967, when Paramount Cartoon Studio was closed.
Pentamedia Graphics	India		Active
The People's Republic of Animation	Australia		Active
Phoenix Animation Studios	United States		Defunct
Pierrot	Japan	1979	Active
Piranha NYC	United States	2009	Active
Pixar	United States	1979	Active	made the first computer animated feature film
Plus One Animation	South Korea		Active
Polygon Pictures	Japan	1983	Active
Post Amazers	Pakistan		Active
Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc.	United States		Active
Premavision/Clokey Productions	United States		Active
Production I.G	Japan	1987	Active
Production Reed	Japan	1975	Active
Radicial Axis	United States		Active
Rainbow S.r.l.	Italy	1994	Active
Rainmaker Digital Effects	Canada		Active
Rankin-Bass	United States	1961	Defunct (2003)
Reel FX	United States	1993	Active
Rembrandt Films	Czechoslovakia		Defunct	Operated in Prague by Americans.
Renegade Animation	United States		Active
Rhythm and Hues Studios	United States	1987	Active
Richard Williams Animation	Canada		Active
Richard Williams Studio Ltd.	Canada	1958	Defunct (1992)
RingTales	United States		Active
Rough Draft Studios	United States South Korea	1991	Active
Rubicon Group Holding	Jordan		Active
Ruby-Spears Productions	United States	1977	Defunct (1996)	Studio inactive as of 1996.
Sae Rom	South Korea		Active
Satelight	Japan	1995	Active
Sav! The World Productions	France	1998	Active
Savage Studios Ltd.	United States		Active
Se-ma-for	Poland		Active
Seven Arcs	Japan	2002	Active
Shademaker Productions	United States		Active
Shaft	Japan	1975	Active
Shanghai Animation Film Studio	China		Active
Shin-Ei Animation	Japan	1976	Active
Silver Link	Japan	2007	Active
Six Point Harness	United States		Active
Skellington Productions	United States	1986	Defunct (1996?)	Renamed as Skellington in 1992.
Škola Animiranog Filma	Croatia		Active
Skycron	Canada		Active
Smallfilms	United Kingdom		Active
Sony Pictures Animation	United States	2002	Active
Soup2Nuts	United States		Active
Soyuzmultfilm	Russia	1936	Active
Sparx*	China Vietnam		Active	HQ in France.
Spectrum Animation	Japan		Defunct
Spümcø	United States	1988	Defunct (2004)
Spy Pictures	United Kingdom		Active
Start Anima	Brazil		Active
Stretch Films	United States		Active
Studio 4°C	Japan	1986	Active
Studio Comet	Japan	1986	Active
Studio DEEN	Japan	1975	Active
Studio Fantasia	Japan	1983	Active
Studio Ghibli	Japan	1984	Active
Studio Gokumi	Japan		Active
Studio Hibari	Japan	1979	Active
Studio Mir	South Korea	2010	Active
Sullivan-Bluth Studios	Ireland United States	1985	Defunct
Sumo Dojo	United Kingdom		Active
Sunbow Entertainment	United States		Defunct
Sunrise	Japan	1972	Active
Sunwoo Entertainment	South Korea	1974	Active	Has over seen in between animation for many US studios.
SynergySP	Japan	1998	Active
Tatsunoko Productions	Japan	1962	Active
Teletoon Canada	Canada		Active
Terrytoons	United States	1928	Defunct (1968)
Tezuka Productions	Japan	1968	Active
Tim Burton Animation Co.	United States		Active
Titmouse	United States		Active
TMS Entertainment	Japan	1946	Active
TNK	Japan	1999	Active
Toei Animation	Japan	1948	Active
Toon City	Philippines	1993	Active
Toondra	Russia		Active
Toonz	India		Active
Total Television	United States	1960	Defunct (1968)
Tradition Studios	United States	2009	Defunct (2012)
TransTales Entertainment	United Kingdom	2005	Active
Trigger	Japan	2011	Active
Triggerfish Animation Studios	South Africa	1996	Active
Turner Feature Animation	United States		Defunct
TVC Cartoons (1961-1979, 1988-1997)	Canada		Defunct
TYO Animations	Japan	2009	Active
Ub Iwerks Studio/Cartoons Films Inc	United States	1930	Defunct (1936)	Iwerks sold the studio in 1936, but the studio continued to produce animation commercials into mid-1940s.
Ufotable	Japan	2000	Active
United Productions of America (UPA)	United States	1944	Defunct (1964)
Universal Animation Studios	United States	1993	Active	Also known as Universal Cartoon Studio. Not be confused with Walter Lantz Studio.
Van Beuren Studios	United States	1928	Defunct (1936)
Vanguard Animation	United States		Active
Varga Studio	Hungary		Active
Varga TVC Productions	Hungary		Defunct
Vasoon Animation	China	1992	Active
Walt Disney Animation Studios	United States	1923	Active	Founded after Disney's earlier venture Laugh-O-Gram went bankrupt.
Walt Disney Television Animation	United States	1985	Active
Walter Lantz Studio	United States	1929 1950	Defunct (1972)	Universal now owns the library.
Wang Film Productions	Taiwan	1978	Active
Warner Bros. Animation	United States	1980	Active
White Fox	Japan	2007	Active
W!LDBRAIN	United States		Active
Will Vinton Studios	United States	1979	Defunct (2005)	became LAIKA
Williams Street Studios	United States		Active
Winkler Pictures* (Charles Mintz Studios**/Screen Gems Studio***)	United States	1921	Defunct (1946)	Re-organizations in 1929**, 1940*** *also known as M.J. Winkler Productions and Robert Winkler Productions
Wit Studio	Japan	2012	Active
Wizart Animation	Russia	2007	Active
Worker Studio	United States	2009	Active
Xebec	Japan	1995	Active
Xilam	France		Active
Xyzoo Animation	South Africa		Active
Yowza! Animation	Canada		Active
Zagreb school of animated films	Croatia		Active
Zexcs	Japan	1998	Active
Zinkia Entertainment	Spain		Active
Sharp Image Animation	Pakistan		Active

Distribution companies

• Classic Media
• Cake Entertainment
• Funimation Entertainment
• Harmony Gold USA
• HiT Entertainment
• Nest Family Entertainment
• Nihon Ad Systems
• PorchLight Entertainment
• Saban Entertainment
• Scholastic Entertainment
• Taffy Entertainment
• Viz Media
• World Events Productions

Defunct

• 4Kids Entertainment
• RKO Radio Pictures
• Entertainment Rights
• Family Home Entertainment
• ZIV International

See also

• List of movie genres
• Motion graphic design