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. Film	Denmark	1988	Active
A-1 Pictures	Japan	2005	Active
A.C.G.T	Japan	2001	Active
A Squared Entertainment	United States	2009	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.
AIC	Japan	1982	Active
Ajia-do	Japan	1978	Active
AKOM	South Korea	1985	Active
Animafilm	Romania	1964	Active
Animal Logic	Australia	1991	Active
Ánima Estudios	Mexico	2002	Active
Animonsta Studios	Malaysia	2009	Active
Animation Collective	United States	2003	Active
Animax Entertainment	United States	2001	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
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 Bad Boo	Canada	2005	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
Big Bad Boo	Canada	2005	Active
BONES	Japan	1998	Active
Boulder Media Limited	Ireland	2000	Active
Brain's Base	Japan	1996	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	Started as sub-division of Hanna-Barbera.
Cartoon Saloon	Ireland	1999	Active
Cellmin Animation Studio	Republic of Maldives	2005	Active
Charlex	United States	1979	Active
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
Cookie Jar Group	Canada	1976	Active	Formerly Cinar, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Cosgrove Hall Films	United Kingdom	2009	Defunct	ITV owners wound down after purchase.
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.
Daume	Japan	1986	Active
David Production	Japan	2007	Active
Def2shoot	France	2002	Active
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.
Dogakobo	Japan	1973	Active
Don Bluth Films, Inc.	United States	2000	Active
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
Feel	Japan	1999	Active
Felix the Cat Productions	United States	1953	Active
Film Roman, Inc.	United States	1984	Active
Fine Arts Films	United States United Kingdom	1955	Active
Folimage	France	1981	Active
Fox Animation Studios	United States	1994 (old); 2009 (new)	2000 (old)
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
Gaumont British Animation	United Kingdom	1946	Defunct (1950)
Global Mechanic	Canada	1995	Active
Gonzo	Japan	1992	Active
Green Gold Animation	India	2001	Active
Group TAC	Japan	1968	Defunct (2010)
Guru Studios	Canada	2000	Active
H5	France	1994	Active
Hal Film Maker	Japan	1993	Defunct (2009)	Merged with Yumeta Company into TYO Animations.
Hanho Heung-Up	South Korea	1984	Active
Head-Gear Animation	Canada		Active
Hong Ying Animation	Taiwan	1986	Active
Ilion Animation Studios	Spain	2002	Active
Illumination Entertainment	United States	2007	Active
Imagi Animation Studios	Hong Kong	2000	Active
Imagin	Japan	1992	Active
Industrial Light & Magic	United States	1975	Active
Janimation	United States	1993	Active
J.C.Staff	Japan	1986	Active
Jetix Animation Concepts	United States		defunct
JibJab	United States	1999	Active
John Lemmon Films	United States	1984	Active
KRU Studios	Malaysia	2005–present	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
Kyoto Animation	Japan	1981	Active
LAIKA	United States	1974	Active
Lambie-Nairn	United Kingdom	1976	Active
Les' Copaque Production	Malaysia	2005	Active
Littlenobody	United Kingdom	2004	Active
Lucasfilm Animation	United States	2003	Active	Have over seen products in Singapore
Mac Guff	France United States		Active
MAAC India Animation	India	2001	Active
Madhouse	Japan	1972	Active
Magic Bus	Japan	1977	Active
Manglobe	Japan	2002	Active
March Entertainment	Canada		Active
Marvel Animation	United States		Active
Marwah Films & Video Studios	India		Active
Melnitsa Animation Studio	Russia		Active
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation	United States	1993	Active	Re-Establishment of animation division within MGM.
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
Mook Animation	Japan	1986	Active
MoonScoop Group	France		Defunct
Morphia	United States	2012	Active
National Film Board of Canada	Canada		Active
Nelvana	Canada		Active
Nickelodeon Animation Studios	United States		Active
Ninjaneer Studios	United States	2010	Active
Nippon Animation	Japan	1975	Active
Nomad	Japan	2003	Active
O Entertainment/Omation Animation Studio	United States		Active
OLM, Inc.	Japan	1995	Active
Ordet	Japan	2007	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.
P.A. Works	Japan	2000	Active
Pentamedia Graphics	India		Active
The People's Republic of Animation	Australia		Active
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
Post Amazers	Pakistan		Active
Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc.	United States		Active
Premavision/Clokey Productions	United States		Active
Production I.G	Japan	1987	Active
Radicial Axis	United States		Active
Rainmaker Digital Effects	Canada		Active
Reel FX	United States	1993	Active
Renegade Animation	United States		Active
Richard Williams Animation	Canada		Active
RingTales	United States		Active
Rubicon Group Holding	Jordan		Active
Rhythm and Hues Studios	United States	1987	Active
Rough Draft Studios	United States South Korea	1991	Active
Sae Rom	South Korea		Active
Satelight	Japan	1995	Active
Sav! The World Productions	France	1998	Active
Savage Studios Ltd.	United States		Active
Seven Arcs	Japan	2002	Active
Se-ma-for	Poland		Active
Silver Link	Japan	2007	Active
Skycron	Canada		Active
Smallfilms	United Kingdom		Active
ŠAF	Croatia		Active
Shademaker Productions	United States		Active
SHAFT	Japan	1975	Active
Shanghai Animation Film Studio	China		Active
Shin-Ei Animation	Japan	1976	Active
Six Point Harness	United States		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
Spy Pictures	United Kingdom		Active
Start Anima	Brazil		Active
Stretch Films	United States		Active
Studio 4°C	Japan	1986	Active
DHX Media Vancouver	Canada		Active
Studio DEEN	Japan	1975	Active
Studio Comet	Japan	1986	Active
Studio Ghibli	Japan	1984	Active
Studio Mir	South Korea	2010	Active
Sumo Dojo	United Kingdom		Active
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
Tezuka Productions	Japan	1968	Active
Tim Burton Animation Co.	United States		Active
TNK	Japan	1999	Active
Titmouse	United States		Active
Toei Animation	Japan	1948	Active
Teletoon Canada	Canada		Active
TMS Entertainment	Japan	1946	Active
Toon City	Philippines	1993	Active
Toondra	Russia		Active
Toonz	India		Active
Tradition Studios	United States	2009	Defunct (2012)
TransTales Entertainment	United Kingdom	2005	Active
Trigger	Japan	2011	Active
Triggerfish Animation Studios	South Africa	1996	Active
TYO Animations	Japan	2009	Active
Universal Animation Studios	United States	1993	Active	Also known as Universal Cartoon Studio. Not be confused with Walter Lantz Studio.
Varga Studio	Hungary		Active
Vanguard Animation	United States		Active
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
Wang Film Productions	Taiwan	1978	Active
Warner Bros. Animation	United States	1980	Active
White Fox	Japan	2007	Active
W!LDBRAIN	United States		Active
Williams Street Studios	United States		Active
Wit Studio	Japan	2012	Active
Xebec	Japan	1995	Active
Xilam	France		Active
Xyzoo Animation	South Africa		Active
Yowza! Animation	Canada		Active
Zagreb school of animated films	Croatia		Active
Zinkia Entertainment	Spain		Active
Asterisk animation	United States	(????-2011)	Defunct
Adventure Cartoon Productions	United States		Defunct
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
Barré Studio	United States	1914–1923	Defunct	After 1917 called Bud Fisher Films Corporation.
Bakshi Productions/Ralph's Spot	United States		Defunct
Bill Melendez Productions	United States		Defunct
Bird Studios	United Kingdom		Defunct
Bray Productions	United States	1913-1927	Defunct
Burbank Films Australia	Australia	1981–1988	Defunct
(Colossal) Pictures	United States	1976-2000	Defunct	Absorbed into W!ILDBRAIN.
Chuck Jones Productions	United States		Defunct
CINAR Films	Canada	1976-2004	Defunct	Merged into Cookie Jar Entertainment.
DIC Entertainment		1971-2008	Defunct	Merged into Cookie Jar Entertainment.
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises	United States	1963–1981	Defunct	Re-organized as Marvel Cartoons.
DNA Productions	United States		Defunct
Ellipse Programme	France		Defunct
Filmation	United States	1963–1989	Defunct
FilmFair	United Kingdom		Defunct
Inkwell Studios/Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios /Paramount Cartoon Studios	United States	1921-1967	Defunct	Name changes in 1928, 1942, 1956.
Format Films	United States		Defunct
Games Animation	United States		Defunct
George Pal Studio	United States		Defunct	Stop-motion animation only.
Ghost Planet Industries	United States		Defunct
Grantray-Lawrence Animation	United States	1954–1967	Defunct
Golden Films	United States		Defunct
H-Gun	United States	1988-2001	Defunct
Halas and Batchelor	United Kingdom		Defunct
Hanna-Barbera (1957–2001)	United States		Defunct
Harman-Ising Productions	United States	1930-1960	Defunct
ImageMovers Digital	United States
International Film Service	United States	1915–1918	Defunct
Jack Kinney Productions	United States	1960-1963	Defunct
Jay Ward Productions (1958–1984)	United States		Defunct
Jetlag Productions	United States Japan	1992–1996	Defunct
Kroyer Films	United States	1986	Defunct	Studio in active as of 1994.
Kurtz & Friends	United States	1981-2007	Defunct
Lacewood	Canada		Defunct
Laugh-O-Gram Studio	United States	1921–1923	Defunct	Walt Disney's first animation venture which didn't last long.
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc. (MAGI)	United States		Defunct
Leon Schlesinger Productions/Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc./Warner Bros Seven Arts	United States	1933-1964, 1967-1969	Defunct	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.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio () and MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions (1962–1970)	United States	1937–1957	Defunct
MGM Animation/Visual Arts/Sib Tower 12 Productions (1962–1970)	United States	1962–1970	Defunct
Mushi Production	Japan		Defunct
Oh! Production	Japan	1970	Active
Noyes & Laybourne	United States	1978-1991	Defunct
Phoenix Animation Studios	United States		Defunct
Production Reed	Japan	1975	Active
Rankin-Bass	United States	1961-2003	Defunct
Rembrandt Films	Czechoslovakia		Defunct	Operated in Prague by Americans.
Richard Williams Studio Ltd.	Canada	1958-1992	Defunct
Ruby-Spears Productions	United States	1977-1996	Defunct	Studio inactive as of 1996.
Skellington Productions	United States	1986-1996?	Defunct	Renamed as Skellington in 1992.
Spümcø	United States	1988-2004	Defunct
Studio Fantasia	Japan	1983	Active
Studio Gokumi	Japan		Active
Studio Hibari	Japan	1979	Active
Sullivan-Bluth Studios	Ireland United States	1985	Defunct
Sunbow	United States		Defunct
Terrytoons	United States	1928–1968	Defunct
Total Television	United States	1960-1968	Defunct
Panic		2012	Active
Turner Feature Animation	United States		Defunct
TVC Cartoons (1961-1979, 1988-1997)	Canada		Defunct
Ub Iwerks Studio/Cartoons Films Inc	United States	1930–1936	Defunct	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	1944–1964	Defunct
Van Beuren Studios	United States	1928–1936	Defunct
Varga TVC Productions	Hungary		Defunct
Will Vinton Studios	United States	1979-2005	Defunct	became LAIKA
Walter Lantz Studio	United States	1929–1948,1950–1972	Defunct	Universal now owns the library.
Winkler Pictures* Charles Mintz Studios** Screen Gems Studio***	United States	1921-1946	Defunct	Re-organizations in 1929**, 1940*** *also known as M.J. Winkler Productions and Robert Winkler Productions
Worker Studio	United States	2009	Active
Zexcs	Japan	1998	Active
Mondo TV	Italy	1985	Active
Rainbow S.r.l.	Italy	1994	Active
Wizart Animation	Russia	2007	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