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Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment) is an American animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and owned by Universal Pictures,[5][6][7] a division of Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal; Meledandri produces the films, while Universal finances and distributes them.[6] The studio is best known for creating the Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing franchises, and the adaptations of Dr. Seuss' books The Lorax and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, as well as adaptations of Nintendo video games, starting with The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[8] The Minions, characters from the Despicable Me series, are the mascots of the studio.

Illumination has produced 14 feature films, with an average gross of $711 million per film. The studio's highest-grossing films are The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.362 billion), Minions ($1.159 billion), and Despicable Me 3 ($1.034 billion), all of which are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and eight of their films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films.

History[]

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Logo used from 2010 to 2017; still used on trailers and promotional material

Meledandri left as President of 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios in early 2007. While at those companies he supervised or executive-produced movies including Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Robots, and Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!. After leaving, he founded Illumination Entertainment and a deal was announced positioning Illumination Entertainment as NBC Universal's family entertainment arm, that would produce one to two films a year starting in 2010.[9] As part of the deal, Illumination retains creative control and Universal Pictures exclusively distributes the films.[10]

In 2011, Illumination acquired the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff, which animated Despicable Me and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, and formed Illumination Mac Guff (later Illumination Studios Paris).[11][12][13]

On August 22, 2016, NBCUniversal acquired competing studio DreamWorks Animation, which fueled speculation that Meledandri was to oversee both studios.[14][15][16] While he had been approached by NBCUniversal to oversee both studios, he turned down the offer and later explained "I love the process of making films and working with artists. I don't think I'm particularly great at managing companies".[17]

On September 23, 2022, Illumination announced its hiring of former Netflix head of adult animation Mike Moon as senior creative advisor, and a new label led by Moon known as Moonlight, which will aim to "produce animated films that push beyond the family genre".[18][19]

Process[]

In a similar fashion to Sony Pictures Animation and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Illumination does not produce its films in-house where it is based in Santa Monica, but rather outsources the animation production of its films to other studios. Most of its films are animated by Illumination Studios Paris,[3] a subsidiary formed through the purchase of Mac Guff (which animated the first Despicable Me).[20][21] So far, the only Illumination film not to be animated by Illumination Studios Paris or Mac Guff was Hop, which was animated by Rhythm & Hues Studios.[22]

Not unlike Pixar, in its early days Illumination depended on a core group of directors and writers to create its films. The directors of Despicable Me, Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, also directed or co-directed Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and Despicable Me 3. Screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (who had written Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! for Meledandri at Fox) wrote or co-wrote Despicable Me, Hop, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, The Secret Life of Pets, and Despicable Me 3, while screenwriter Brian Lynch wrote or co-wrote Hop, Minions, and The Secret Life of Pets.

Illumination's films generally have a budget between $60–80 million. Meledandri prefers to keep Illumination adhering to a low-cost model, recognising that "strict cost controls and hit animated films are not mutually exclusive". In an industry where film expenses often exceed $100 million, Illumination's first two releases were completed with significantly lower budgets, considering Despicable Me's $69 million budget and Hop's $63 million budget. One way the company sustains a lean financial model is by employing cost-conscious animation techniques that lower the expenses and render times of its computer graphics.[23] To date, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the studio's most expensive film, with a $100 million budget.[24]

Franchises[]

Title Films Shorts Release dates
Despicable Me 5 17 2010–present
The Secret Life of Pets 2 3 2016–present
Sing 5

Filmography[]

Main article(s): List of Illumination productions

The studio's first film, Despicable Me, directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, was released on July 9, 2010, and was commercially successful, earning $56 million on its opening weekend, and going on to ticket sales of $251 million domestically and $543 million worldwide.[25][26] Illumination's second film was the live-action/CGI hybrid Hop. Directed by Tim Hill and released on April 1, 2011, the film had a $37 million opening, ending up with $108 million domestically and $183 million worldwide.[27] Hop was followed by an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (also directed by Renaud), which debuted on March 2, 2012, earning $70 million on its opening weekend, and with eventual totals of $214 million in the US market and $348 million worldwide. The studio's first sequel, Despicable Me 2, again directed by Renaud and Coffin, opened in the United States on July 3, 2013, to a domestic five-day opening weekend of $142 million (and $82 million over the regular three-day frame), making it, at the time of its release, the biggest animated film to open on that frame.[28] The film would go on to earn $368 million domestically and $970 million worldwide,[29][30] becoming the second highest-grossing 2013 animated film and breaking a record as the most profitable Universal Studios film in its 100-year history.[31] A spin-off of the Despicable Me franchise, titled Minions, directed by Coffin and newcomer Kyle Balda, was released on July 10, 2015[32] to a domestic opening weekend of $115 million.[33] The film would go on to gross $336 million domestically and $823 million overseas, amounting to a worldwide total of $1.159 billion, making it the highest-grossing animated film of 2015 and, at the time of its release, the second highest-grossing animated film of all time, behind Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen (2013).[34][35]

The Secret Life of Pets was released on July 8, 2016.[36] Directed by Renaud and Yarrow Cheney, the film would earn $104 million in its opening weekend, going on to gross $368 million domestically, and $875 million worldwide. Sing, a comedy written and directed by Garth Jennings, was released on December 21, 2016.[37] It was the first movie for the studio to have a Christmas release. The film would earn $56 million in its first 5 days, grossing $270 million stateside and $634 million worldwide. It also holds the record for the highest-grossing film not to ever be at No. 1 in its run. Despicable Me 3, which reunited Coffin and Balda as directors, was released on June 30, 2017, to a $75 million domestic opening weekend.[38] The film would then go on to gross $264 million domestically and $1.034 billion worldwide, making it the second film from the studio to cross the $1 billion mark, as well as highest-grossing animated film of 2017. At the time of its release, it also set a record for the highest theatre count ever with 4,536 theatres in its second week.[39] The film that followed was an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, simply titled The Grinch, which was released on November 9, 2018, with Scott Mosier and Cheney as directors and featuring a screenplay by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow.[37] The film opened to $67 million in its first domestic weekend[40] and went on to earn $271 million stateside and $513 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.[41] The Secret Life of Pets 2, again directed by Renaud, was released on June 7, 2019, to a domestic opening weekend of $47 million,[42] going on to gross $159 million stateside and $446 million worldwide, making less than half of its predecessor.[43]

It was followed by Sing 2, again directed by Jennings, which was released on December 22, 2021. Despite opening to a modest $41 million over a five-day weekend (and $23 million over the normal three-day frame),[44] the film would eventually become the highest-grossing animated film of 2021, as well as the highest-grossing animated film released during the COVID-19 pandemic, earning $163 million stateside and $408 million worldwide.[45] Minions: The Rise of Gru, directed by Balda, was released on July 1, 2022, after a delay of two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[46][47][48] The film earned $125 million stateside over the four-day July 4 weekend, a new record over said timeframe.[49] The film would go on to overtake Sing 2 as the highest-grossing animated film during the pandemic, with $369 million domestically and $939 million worldwide.[50][51]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an animated film based on the Mario video game franchise as a collaboration with Nintendo directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, was released on April 5, 2023.[52][17][53][54] The film debuted to a $146.4 million domestic opening weekend, holding several box office records including the highest opening weekend for a video game adaptation as well as the highest opening weekend for Illumination.[55][56] The film would go on to gross $574.9 million domestically and $1.36 billion worldwide, becoming the third Illumination film to cross the $1 billion mark, as well as the second highest-grossing film of 2023.[57][58] Migration, an original film directed by Benjamin Renner, was released on December 22, 2023.[59][60]

On May 19, 2011, Illumination announced that it would be working with Universal Studios to create Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, a 3-D ride at Universal Parks & Resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, and Osaka.[61] The ride officially opened on July 2, 2012, in Orlando, in Hollywood on April 12, 2014, and in Osaka on April 21, 2017. In April 2019, it was announced they would collaborate again on the creation of The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!, a dark ride attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.[62][63] While its opening was scheduled for March 27, 2020, it was delayed until further notice due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in California.[64] It eventually opened on April 8, 2021.[65]

Future projects include Despicable Me 4 on July 3, 2024.[66][67][59] Other films the studio has in development include Big Tree, a film based on an illustrated novel by Brian Selznick from an idea by Meledandri and Steven Spielberg,[68] The Secret Life of Pets 3,[69] Sing 3,[70] and an original animated film with frequent collaborator and musician Pharrell Williams that will be "made from scratch."[17]

In addition, two web short series are in development by Pierre Coffin: A Minions spin-off titled Who's Who, and an original series titled Bones Story. The shorts will be released on TikTok and subsequently on YouTube.[70]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Illumination's Chris Meledandri Melds Together Cinematic Art and Cutting-Edge Technology", Variety, December 5, 2017. 
  2. ↑ "Illumination Taps Keith Feldman as COO (EXCLUSIVE)", Variety, March 5, 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris", The Hollywood Reporter, December 9, 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Illumination Partners With Streetwear Brand Brain Dead For Experimental Short Films". April 5, 2021. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/illumination-partners-with-streetwear-brand-brain-dead-for-experimental-short-films-203800.html.
  5. ↑ Debruge, Peter. "Illumination Chief Chris Meledandri Lines Up Originals for Universal", July 17, 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named THRSecretsRumors
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FastCompanyInnovative2017
  8. ↑ Brian (2023-04-06). "Nintendo and Illumination up for more movie collaborations" (in en). https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-and-illumination-up-for-more-movie-collaborations/.
  9. ↑ Snyder, Gabriel; Fritz, Ben (2007-01-18). "Family films for Universal" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2007/film/features/family-films-for-universal-1117957649/.
  10. ↑ Fleming, Michael (March 6, 2008). "Meledandri, Universal team on deals" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2008/film/features/meledandri-universal-team-on-deals-1117981911/.
  11. ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Universal Pictures Buys Paris Animation Unit For Chris Meledandri's Illumination", November 14, 2011. 
  12. ↑ "ILLUMINATION MAC GUFF (PARIS 15) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 533478434". http://www.societe.com/societe/illumination-mac-guff-533478434.html.
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  14. ↑ "Comcast's NBCUniversal buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8-billion deal". April 28, 2016. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nbcuniversal-buys-dreamworks--20160428-story.html.
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2Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
3Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
4Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
5Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
6NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
7NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
8Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
9Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
10Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
11Owned by Simple Networks and Inversiones Bahía and operated by Imagina US, under brand license
12Co-owned with The Amblin Group, Participant Media, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
13Co-owned with Media Globe Networks and European public broadcasters.
14Co-owned with the United States Olympic Committee.
15Co-owned with TV18.
16Co-owned with Trans Corp.

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Illumination Entertainment films
Released films Despicable Me • Hop • The Lorax • Despicable Me 2 • Minions • The Secret Life of Pets • Sing • Despicable Me 3 • The Grinch • The Secret Life of Pets 2 • Sing 2 • Minions: The Rise of Gru • The Super Mario Bros. Movie • Migration • Despicable Me 4
HR films Curious George: Lovalentio Maniastated • Morachino • Lecakrings • The Bash • The Great Bravincahos • Curious George: On the Summertime Vacation
Fan films
Collaborative films Horton and the Second Who • The Loraxistates • Songana • The Cat and the Three Things • Grinch and a Carol • Oggy and the Cockroaches
Upcoming films
Produced with DreamWorks Animation Crackealoween (2018) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad 3 (2020) • Jin (2020) • The Croods: A New Age (2020) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2 (2021) • The Bad Guys (2022) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) • Trolls Band Together (2023) • Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) • The Wild Robot (2024) • Madagascar: Asia's Away (2024)
Franchise Despicable Me • The Secret Life of Pets • Sing
People Chris Meledandri
See also Despicable Me Minion Mayhem • Mac Guff • Illumination Mac Guff • Universal Animation Studios • DreamWorks Animation • List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
Illumination Entertainment II
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A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, a Comcast company
Feature films Antz (1998) • Shrek (2001) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020)
Traditionally-animated films The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Joseph: King of Dreams (2000 direct-to-video) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Produced with Aardman Chicken Run (2000) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Flushed Away (2006)
Produced with Movie Land Animation Studios Funimals (2018) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • The Legend of Disguise (2020)
Upcoming films Jin (2020) • The Croods 2 (2020)
Franchises Shrek • Madagascar • Kung Fu Panda • Monsters vs. Aliens • How to Train Your Dragon • Tales of Arcadia
Television specials Shrek the Halls (2007) • Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Trolls Holiday (2017)
Short films Shrek 4-D (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) • First Flight (2006) • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) • Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) • B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009) • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) • Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Book of Dragons (2011) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) • Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) • DreamWorks Theatre (2018) • Bird Karma (2018) • Bilby (2018)
People Bill Damaschke • Chris Meledandri • Jeffrey Katzenberg
Subsidiaries DreamWorks Channel • DreamWorks Classics (Big Idea Entertainment • Harvey Entertainment • Jay Ward Productions)
Related topics Amblimation • DreamWorks Pictures (DreamWorks Records • DreamWorks Television • DreamWorks Interactive • Go Fish Pictures) • Illumination (Illumination Mac Guff) • In amusement parks (DreamWorks Experience) • Pacific Data Images • Pearl Studio • Universal Animation Studios (Unproduced projects) • List of productions (Other programs • Unproduced projects)

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Majors Columbia • Walt Disney Pictures • 20th Century Fox • Paramount • Universal • Warner Bros.
Mini-majors Amblin Partners • CBS Films • Lionsgate • STX
Independent studios A24 • Alcon Entertainment • Amazon Studios • Annapurna Pictures • Bleecker Street • Drafthouse Films • Entertainment One • Entertainment Studios • Allspark • IFC Films • IMAX Pictures • SparkToon Features • Lakeshore Entertainment • Magnolia Pictures • Mandalay Pictures • MarVista Entertainment • Miramax • Morgan Creek Entertainment • Movie Land Animation Studios • DreamWorks Pictures • Netflix • Open Road Films • Picturehouse • Regency Enterprises • RKO Pictures • RLJE Films • Roadside Attractions • Samuel Goldwyn Films • Spyglass Media Group • Vertical Entertainment • Village Roadshow Pictures • Walden Media • 1091 Media
Independent financers Cross Creek Pictures • Grosvenor Park • Legendary Entertainment • LStar Capital • Media Rights Capital • Movie Land Animation Studios • New Regency Productions • Participant Media • Prospect Park • RatPac-Dune Entertainment • Revolution Studios • Skydance Media • Temple Hill Entertainment • TSG Entertainment • SparkToon Features • Worldview Entertainment
Producer-owned independents 1492 Pictures • American Zoetrope • Apatow Productions • Appian Way Productions • Bad Hat Harry Productions • Bad Robot Productions • Beacon Pictures • Blinding Edge Pictures • Blumhouse Productions • Bryanston Pictures • Centropolis Entertainment • Chernin Entertainment • Cheyenne Enterprises • Dark Horse Entertainment • Davis Entertainment • Di Bonaventura Pictures • Electric Entertainment • Escape Artists • Fuzzy Door Productions • Gary Sanchez Productions • Genre Films • Ghost House Pictures • GK Films • Gracie Films • Happy Madison Productions • Icon Productions • ImageMovers • Imagine Entertainment • Intrepid Pictures • Jim Henson Pictures • Kennedy/Marshall Company • Lightstorm Entertainment • Malpaso Productions • Marv Films • Montecito Picture Company • Movie Land Animation Studios • Original Film • Pascal Pictures • Plan B Entertainment • Platinum Dunes • Random House Films • Scott Free Productions • Silver Pictures • Square Enix • Studio 8 • Troublemaker Studios • Twisted Pictures • Tyler Perry Studios • Ubisoft Motion Pictures
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Animation industry in the United States
Companies/studios Active DreamWorks Animation • DreamWorks Animation Television • DreamWorks Classics • Big Idea Entertainment • Harvey Entertainment • Jay Ward Productions • Illumination • Universal Animation Studios • CBS Eye Animation Productions • Late Night Cartoons • MTV Animation • Nickelodeon Animation Studio • Nickelodeon Digital • Paramount Animation • Miramax Animation (49%) • Cartoon Network Studios • Rooster Teeth Animation • Warner Animation Group • Warner Bros. Animation • Williams Street • 20th Century Fox Animation • Fox Television Animation • Disney Television Animation • Lucasfilm Animation • Industrial Light & Magic • Marvel Animation • Pixar Animation Studios • Walt Disney Animation Studios • Crunchyroll • Allspark • Sony Pictures Animation • Sony Pictures Imageworks• Augenblick Studios • Awesome Inc. • Fox Corporation • Bento Box Entertainment • Billionfold Inc. • Blur Studio • Cartuna • Charlex • CMCC Cartoons • DNEG • Digital Domain • Film Roman • Phil Roman Entertainment • Floyd County Productions • Fred Wolf Films • Fuzzy Door Productions • Genius Brands • Wow Unlimited Media • Frederator Studios • Frederator Films • Hasbro • Entertainment One • Joe Murray Productions • Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! • Kinofilm • Klasky Csupo • Laika • Lee Mendelson Films • Melendez Films • Little Airplane Productions • Man of Action Entertainment • Mattel • Mexopolis • Mirari Films • Mondo Media • 6 Point Harness • Netflix Animation • Noble • Omation Animation Studio • Parallax Studio • Powerhouse Animation Studios • Psyop • Radical Axis • Reel FX Creative Studios • Renegade Animation • Amblimation • Animation Collective • Animation Lab • Animation Magic • Blue Sky Studios • Bolder Media • Cambria Productions • Cartoon Pizza • Chorion • Circle 7 Animation • Cookie Jar • Copernicus Studios • Crest Animation Productions • Curious Pictures • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • DIC Entertainment • Disneytoon Studios • DNA Productions • Famous Studios • Filmation • Fleischer Studios • Format Films • Fox Animation Studios • Funimation • Golden Films • Hanna-Barbera • HIT Entertainment • Jetlag Productions • Kanbar Animation • Kroyer Films • Laugh-O-Gram Studio • Marvel Productions • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation • MGM Animation/Visual Arts • MGM Cartoons • MoonScoop • Pacific Data Images • PorchLight Entertainment • Prana Studios • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment • Rhythm and Hues Studios • Ruby-Spears • Saban Entertainment • Screen Gems • Rough Draft Studios • Rovio Animation • Screen Novelties • Scholastic • Weston Woods Studios • SD Entertainment • ShadowMachine • Skydance Animation • Snee-Oosh, Inc. • Splash Entertainment • Sprite Animation Studios • Stretch Films • Stoopid Buddy Stoodios • Tau Films • Threshold Entertainment • Titmouse, Inc. • The ULULU Company • United Plankton Pictures • Vanguard Animation • WildBrain • Wild Canary Animation • World Events Productions • Worker Studio • 41 Entertainment • 4Kids Entertainment • 70/30 Productions • Adelaide Productions • Adventure Cartoon Productions • Skellington Productions • Soup2Nuts • Spümcø • Sullivan Bluth Studios • Sunbow Entertainment • Terrytoons • United Productions of America • Van Beuren Studios • Walter Lantz Productions • Warner Bros. Cartoons • Will Vinton Studios • Zodiac Entertainment
Industry associations The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 • ASIFA-Hollywood
Awards Academy Awards • Annie Awards • Daytime Emmy Award • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards • Primetime Emmy Award
History Silent era • Golden age (World War II) • Television era • Modern era
Genres Animated Infomercial • Animated sitcom • Buddy film • Comedy-drama • Superhero fiction • Western
Related topics American comics (History of American comics • Tijuana bible) • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces • Flash animation
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