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. Most are based in North America, particularly the United States, but some are to be found in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Studio	Country	Founded	Active/Defunct	Notes
A. Film	Denmark	1988	Active
A-1 Pictures	Japan	2005	Active
AIC	Japan	1982	Active
A Squared Entertainment	United States		Active
Aardman Animations	United Kingdom	1972	Active
Ace&Son	United States	2011	Active
Act3animation	Australia	1992	Active
Adelaide Productions	United States		Active	Formerly named Columbia TriStar Children's Television.
Ajia-do	Japan	1978	Active
AKOM	South Korea	1985	Active
Animafilm	Romania	1964	Active
Animal Logic	Australia	1991	Active
Animation Collective	United States	2003	Active
Animax Entertainment	United States	2001	Active
Anzovin Studio	United States	1999	Active
Arc Productions	Canada	1985	Active
Artland	Japan	1978	Active
Atomic Cartoons	Canada	1999	Active
Augenblick Studios	United States	1999	Active
Bagdasarian Productions	United States	1961	Active
Bee Train	Japan	1997	Active
Bent Image Lab	United States	2002	Active
Big Idea Productions	United States	1993	Active
Blue Sky Studios	United States	1987	Active
Blue-Zoo	United Kingdom	2000	Active
bolexbrothers	United Kingdom	1991	Active
BONES	Japan	1998	Active
BRB International	Spain	1972	Active
Brown Bag Films	Ireland	1994	Active
BUG	Norway	1984	Active
Buzzco Associates	United States	1974	Active
Bullwinkle Studios	United States		Active
Cartoon Pizza/Jumbo Pictures	United States	1988	Active	Formerly named Jumbo Pictures
Cartoon Network Studios	United States	1994	Active
Cartoon Saloon	Ireland	1999	Active
Charlex	United States	1979	Active
CinéGroupe	Canada	1974	Active	Also has offices in Los Angeles, United States
Clockwork Zoo Animation	South Africa	2008	Active	Formerly Octagon CSI
Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment	United Kingdom	1988	Active
Cookie Jar Group	Canada	1976	Active	Formerly Cinar, based in New Orleans, United States
Cosgrove Hall Films	United Kingdom	2009	Defunct	ITV owners wound down after purchase
Cosmic Toast Studios	United States	2008	Active
Creative Capers Entertainment	United States	1989	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
Def2shoot	France	2002	Active
Digital Domain	United States	1993	Active
DisneyToon Studios	United States	1988	Active	Formerly Walt Disney Animation Australia
Don Bluth Films, Inc.	United States	1985	Defunct
DreamWorks Animation	United States	1994	Active
DR Movie	South Korea	1990	Active
Dong Woo Animation	South Korea	1991	Active
Dygra Films	Spain	1987	Active
Eiken	Japan	1969	Active	Formerly known as Television Corporation of Japan
EMation	South Korea	1993	Active
Fatkat	Canada	1999	Defunct
Felix the Cat Productions			Active
Film Roman, Inc.	United States	1984	Active
Fine Arts Films		1955	Active
Folimage	France	1981	Active
Fox Animation Studios	United States	1994 (old); 2009 (new)	Active
Fred Wolf Films Dublin	Ireland	1967	Active
Frederator Studios	United States	1998	Active
Future Thought Productions			Active
Gainax	Japan	1984	Active
Global Mechanic		1995	Active
Gonzo		1992	Active
Guru Studios		2000	Active
H5		1994	Active
Hanho Heung-Up		1984	Active
Head-Gear Animation			Active
Hong Ying Animation		1986	Active
House of Cool		2004	Active
Ilion Animation Studios		2002	Active
Illumination Entertainment		2007	Active
Imagi Animation Studios		2000	Active
Industrial Light & Magic	United States	1975	Active
J.C.Staff	Japan	1987	Active
Jetix Animation Concepts			Active
JibJab		1999	Active
John Lemmon Films		1984	Active
KRU Studios	Malaysia	2005 - present	Active	Best for 2d Animation Graphics & Motion.
Kandor Graphics			Active
Klasky Csupo		1982	Active
Koko Enterprises			Active
Kyoto Animation		1981	Active
LAIKA		1974	Active
Lambie-Nairn		1976	Active
Les' Copaque Production		2005	Active
Littlenobody		2004	Active
Lucasfilm Animation		2003	Active
Mac Guff			Active
Madhouse		1972	Active
March Entertainment			Active
Marvel Animation			Active
Marwah Films & Video Studios			Active
Melnitsa Animation Studio			Active
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation	United States		Active
Mike Young Productions			Active
Millimages			Active
Mirari Films			Active
Mondo Mini Shows			Active
MoonScoop Group			Active
National Film Board of Canada			Active
Nelvana			Active
Nickelodeon Animation Studios			Active
Nippon Animation			Active
O Entertainment/Omation Animation Studio			Active
Pacific Data Images			Active
PannóniaFilm			Active
Paramount Animation			Active
Pentamedia Graphics			Active
The People's Republic of Animation			Active
Pixar	United States	1979	Active
Plus One Animation			Active
Post Amazers			Active
Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc.			Active
Premavision/Clokey Productions			Active
Production I.G	Japan		Active
Production Reed		1975	Active
Radicial Axis			Active
Rainmaker Digital Effects			Active
Renegade Animation			Active
Richard Williams Animation			Active
RingTales			Active
Rubicon Group Holding			Active
Rhythm and Hues Studios		1987	Active
Rough Draft Studios		1991	Active
Sae Rom			Active
Savage Studios Ltd.			Active
Se-ma-for			Active
Six Point Harness			Active
Skycron			Active
Smallfilms			Active
ŠAF			Active
Shademaker Productions			Active
SHAFT			Active
Sony Pictures Animation			Active
Soup2Nuts			Active
Soyuzmultfilm			Active
Sparx*			Active
Spectrum Animation			Active
Spy Pictures			Active
Start Anima			Active
Stretch Films			Active
Studio 4°C			Active
Studio B			Active
Studio DEEN		1975	Active
Studio Comet			Active
Studio Gallop			Active
Studio Ghibli	Japan	1984	Active
Studio Pierrot	Japan	1979	Active
Sumo Dojo			Active
Sunrise	Japan	1972	Active
Sunwoo Entertainment		1974	Active
Tatsunoko Productions	Japan		Active
Tim Burton Animation Co.			Active
TransTales Entertainment	United Kingdom	2005	Active
Titmouse			Active
Toei Animation			Active
Teletoon Canada			Active
TMS	Japan		Active
Toon City			Active
Toondra			Active
Toonz			Active
Tradition Studios			Active
Universal Animation Studios			Active
Varga Studio			Active
Vanguard Animation			Active
Walt Disney Animation Studios			Active
Walt Disney Television Animation			Active
Wang Film Productions		1978	Active
Warner Bros. Animation			Active
W!LDBRAIN			Active
Williams Street Studios			Active
Xebec			Active
Xilam			Active
Xyzoo Animation			Active
Yowza! Animation			Active
Zagreb school of animated films			Active
Zinkia Entertainment			Active
Asterisk animation			Defunct (since 2011)
Adventure Cartoon Productions			Defunct
Alphanim (the French independent animation production and distribution company)			Defunct
Amblimation (the animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment)			Defunct
Androscoggin Animation (1988-2001)			Defunct
Barré Studio (1914–1923) (after 1917 called Bud Fisher Films Corporation)			Defunct
Bakshi Productions/Ralph's Spot			Defunct
Bill Melendez Productions			Defunct
Bird Studios			Defunct
Bray Productions			Defunct
Burbank Films Australia (1981–1988)			Defunct
(Colossal) Pictures (1976-2000, absorbed into W!ILDBRAIN)			Defunct
Chuck Jones Productions			Defunct
CINAR Films (1976-2004, now Cookie Jar Entertainment)			Defunct
DiC (1971-2008, now Cookie Jar Entertainment)			Defunct
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1924–1928)			Defunct
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1963–1981)			Defunct
DNA Productions			Defunct
Ellipse Programme			Defunct
Filmation (1963–1989)			Defunct
FilmFair			Defunct
Fleischer Studios (1921–1942), Famous Studios (1942–1956) and Paramount Cartoon Studios (1956–1967) (see also The Harveytoons Show)			Defunct
Format Films			Defunct
Games Animation			Defunct
Gaumont British Animation (1946–1950)			Defunct
George Pal Studio			Defunct
Ghost Planet Industries			Defunct
Grantray-Lawrence Animation (1954–1967)			Defunct
Group TAC			Defunct
Golden Films			Defunct
H-Gun (1988-2001)			Defunct
Halas and Batchelor			Defunct
Hanna-Barbera (1957–2001)			Defunct
Harman-Ising Productions			Defunct
ImageMovers Digital			Defunct
International Film Service (1915–1918)			Defunct
Jack Kinney Productions			Defunct
Jay Ward Productions (1958–1984)			Defunct
Jetlag Productions (1992–1996)			Defunct
Kroyer Films			Defunct
Kurtz & Friends (1981-2007)			Defunct
Lacewood			Defunct
Laugh-O-Gram Studio (1921–1923)			Defunct
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc. (MAGI)			Defunct
Leon Schlesinger Productions/Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. (a.k.a. "Termite Terrace" (1933–1953, 1953–1964 and 1967–1969), subcontracted to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises 1964-1967, re-opened as Warner Bros. Animation in 1980)			Defunct
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (1937–1957) and MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions (1962–1970) (see also contemporary studio MGM Animation)			Defunct
Mushi Production			Defunct
Noyes & Laybourne (1978-1991)			Defunct
Phoenix Animation Studios			Defunct
Rankin-Bass			Defunct
Rembrandt Films			Defunct
Richard Williams Studio Ltd. (1958-1992)			Defunct
Ruby-Spears Productions			Defunct
Skellington Productions			Defunct
Spümcø (1988-2004)			Defunct
Sullivan-Bluth Studios			Defunct
Sunbow			Defunct
Terrytoons (1928–1968)			Defunct
Total Television (1960-1968)			Defunct
Turner Feature Animation			Defunct
TVC Cartoons (1961-1979, 1988-1997)			Defunct
Ub Iwerks Studio (1930–1936)			Defunct
United Productions of America (UPA) (1944–1964)			Defunct
Van Beuren Studios (1928–1936)			Defunct
Varga TVC Productions			Defunct
Walt Disney Productions (1928-1984)			Defunct
Will Vinton Studios (1979-2005) (became LAIKA)			Defunct
Walter Lantz Studio (1929–1940, 1940–1948 and 1950–1972)			Defunct
Winkler Pictures (1921–1940) (also known as M.J. Winkler Productions, Charles Mintz Studios and Robert Winkler Productions), see also Screen Gems Studio (1940–1946)			Defunct

Distribution companies

• 4Kids Entertainment
• 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

• Entertainment Rights
• Family Home Entertainment
• ZIV International

See also

• List of movie genres
• Motion graphic design