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Animation studios across the US, anime, European and other traditions.
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| Studio | Country | Region | Home Base | Style / Medium | Known For | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films Toronto | Canada | North America | Toronto | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood; Blue's Clues & You!; Doc McStuffins (Brown Bag); Octonauts (Brown Bag) | https://www.9story.com | 9 Story founded 2002 in Toronto; acquired Ireland's Brown Bag Films in 2015 with Toronto studio operating as Brown Bag Films Toronto; acquired by Scholastic in 2024 |
| Atomic Cartoons | Canada | North America | Vancouver | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Atomic Betty; The Last Kids on Earth; Molly of Denali; Hilda (season work) | https://www.atomiccartoons.com | Founded Mar. 1999; acquired by Thunderbird Entertainment in 2015; Thunderbird acquired by Blue Ant Media in transaction completed Jan. 28 2026 placing Atomic in Blue Ant's kids and family division |
| Bardel Entertainment | Canada | North America | Vancouver | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Rick and Morty; Teen Titans Go!; The Dragon Prince; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) | https://www.bardel.ca | Founded 1987 in Vancouver; acquired by Italy's Rainbow S.p.A. on Oct. 5 2015; studios in Vancouver and Kelowna |
| Guru Studio | Canada | North America | Toronto | 3D CGI / 2D | PAW Patrol; True and the Rainbow Kingdom; Pikwik Pack; Justin Time | https://www.gurustudio.com | Founded 2000 in Toronto; independent kids and family studio |
| ICON Creative Studio | Canada | North America | Vancouver | 3D CGI | Monsters at Work; Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures; Elena of Avalor; Transformers: EarthSpark | https://www.iconcreativestudio.com | Founded 2013 in Vancouver area; described as Canada's largest independently owned CG animation studio |
| Jam Filled Entertainment | Canada | North America | Ottawa | 2D / 3D CGI | The Loud House; The Casagrandes; Thomas & Friends (2013-2021 CGI); Final Space | https://www.jamfilled.com | Founded 2007 in Manotick / Ottawa; acquired by Boat Rocker Media Aug. 3 2016 and acquired Arc Productions assets that month as Jam Filled Toronto; acquired by Blue Ant Media in reverse takeover completed Aug. 1 2025 |
| Mainframe Studios | Canada | North America | Vancouver | 3D CGI | ReBoot; Beast Wars: Transformers; Barbie films and series; Octonauts (later seasons) | Founded 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment; operated as Rainmaker Entertainment / Studios 2007-2020 before reverting to Mainframe Studios in 2020; parent WOW! Unlimited Media acquired by Genius Brands (now Kartoon Studios) in Apr. 2022 | |
| Mercury Filmworks | Canada | North America | Ottawa | 2D | Hilda; The Lion Guard; Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure; Mickey Mouse (2013 series work) | https://www.mercuryfilmworks.com | Founded 1997 in Vancouver and headquartered in Ottawa; independent 2D service and originals studio |
| Nelvana | Canada | North America | Toronto | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Franklin; Babar; The Fairly OddParents (early seasons co-production); Bakugan | https://www.nelvana.com | Founded 1971; subsidiary of Corus Entertainment; one of Canada's oldest animation studios |
| Portfolio Entertainment | Canada | North America | Toronto | 2D / Mixed | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; Carl the Collector; Doki | https://www.portfolioentertainment.com | Founded 1991 in Toronto; independent producer-distributor with in-house animation studio |
| WildBrain Studios | Canada | North America | Toronto | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Peanuts specials and series (Snoopy in Space; The Snoopy Show); Strawberry Shortcake; Carmen Sandiego | https://www.wildbrain.com | Studio arm of WildBrain Ltd. (formerly DHX Media); WildBrain acquired Toronto's House of Cool in 2023; parent announced exit from TV broadcasting in 2025 while studio and licensing operations continue |
| Bento Box Entertainment | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 2D | Bob's Burgers; The Great North; Central Park; Krapopolis | https://www.bentoboxent.com | Founded 2009; acquired by Fox Entertainment in 2019 |
| Cartoon Network Studios | United States | North America | Burbank | 2D / Mixed | Dexter's Laboratory; The Powerpuff Girls; Adventure Time; Steven Universe; Regular Show | Founded Oct. 21 1994 as a division of Hanna-Barbera; consolidated into Warner Bros. Animation on Oct. 11 2022 with name and output continuing as a label; original Burbank building closed Aug. 1 2023 | |
| DreamWorks Animation | United States | North America | Glendale | 3D CGI | Shrek; Kung Fu Panda; How to Train Your Dragon; Madagascar | https://www.dreamworks.com | Founded 1994; acquired by NBCUniversal / Comcast in 2016; shifted to mixed production model with partner studios from 2024 and cut about 70 positions in Oct. 2023 |
| Floyd County Productions | United States | North America | Atlanta | 2D | Archer; Unsupervised; Chozen | Founded 2009; Archer production studio based in Atlanta | |
| Illumination | United States | North America | Santa Monica | 3D CGI | Despicable Me / Minions; The Secret Life of Pets; Sing; The Super Mario Bros. Movie | https://www.illumination.com | Founded 2007 by Chris Meledandri; production largely via Illumination Studios Paris; distribution partnership with Universal Pictures |
| Laika | United States | North America | Hillsboro | Stop-Motion / Mixed | Coraline; ParaNorman; Kubo and the Two Strings; Missing Link | https://www.laika.com | Founded 2005 from Will Vinton Studios; owned by Phil Knight; independent stop-motion feature studio |
| Netflix Animation | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 2D / 3D CGI / Stop-Motion / Mixed | Klaus; Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio; Leo; The Sea Beast | Netflix's in-house animation division formed in 2018; restructured in Oct. 2023 with jobs cut and two pre-production films shelved; further company-wide layoffs reported in 2026 | |
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio | United States | North America | Burbank | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | SpongeBob SquarePants; Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Loud House; Rugrats | Founded 1990 as Games Animation; Nickelodeon / Paramount division; folded more tightly into CBS Studios under Paramount Skydance reorganisation reported in 2025-2026 | |
| Paramount Animation | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 3D CGI / Mixed | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem; Transformers One | Founded 2011; Paramount Pictures division; kept separate from Skydance Animation after Paramount-Skydance merger completed Aug. 7 2025 | |
| Pixar Animation Studios | United States | North America | Emeryville | 3D CGI | Toy Story; Finding Nemo; Inside Out; Coco | https://www.pixar.com | Founded 1986; wholly owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios since Disney acquisition in 2006 |
| Powerhouse Animation Studios | United States | North America | Austin | 2D / Anime | Castlevania; Blood of Zeus; Masters of the Universe: Revelation | https://www.powerhouseanimation.com | Founded 2001 in Austin Texas; 2D and anime-influenced TV production |
| Rough Draft Studios | United States | North America | Glendale | 2D / Mixed | The Simpsons (film and series work); Futurama; Disenchantment; The Critic | https://www.roughdraftstudios.com | Founded 1991 in Van Nuys; US studio in Glendale with sister studio Rough Draft Korea in Seoul |
| ShadowMachine | United States | North America | Los Angeles | Stop-Motion / 2D / Mixed | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (co-production); BoJack Horseman; Tuca & Bertie; Robot Chicken (early seasons) | https://www.shadowmachine.com | Founded 1999; independent production company with stop-motion and 2D animation production in Los Angeles and Portland history |
| Six Point Harness | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 2D / Mixed | Hair Love (co-production); Tom and Jerry Special Shorts; Apollo Gauntlet | https://www.sixpointharness.com | Founded 2003 in Los Angeles; independent 2D studio |
| Skydance Animation | United States | North America | Santa Monica | 3D CGI | Luck; Spellbound; WondLa | https://skydance.com | Founded Mar. 16 2017; acquired Madrid's Ilion in 2020 as Skydance Animation Madrid; Apple TV+ deal ended 2023 and film distribution moved to Netflix; brought into Paramount Skydance in Aug. 2025 merger and kept separate from Paramount Animation |
| Sony Pictures Animation | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 3D CGI / Mixed | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Hotel Transylvania; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; KPop Demon Hunters | https://www.sonypicturesanimation.com | Founded 2002; division of Sony Pictures Entertainment; animation production largely by Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | United States | North America | Burbank | Stop-Motion / Mixed | Robot Chicken; Crossing Swords; Ultra City Smiths | Founded 2011 by Seth Green John Harvatine IV Matthew Senreich and Eric Towner; stop-motion specialist | |
| Titmouse | United States | North America | Los Angeles | 2D / Mixed | Big Mouth; The Legend of Vox Machina; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Metalocalypse | https://www.titmouse.net | Founded 2000; independent; studios in Los Angeles New York and Vancouver; co-producer of Scavengers Reign with Green Street Pictures |
| Walt Disney Animation Studios | United States | North America | Burbank | 3D CGI / 2D | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Frozen; Zootopia; Moana | https://www.disneyanimation.com | Founded 1923 as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; Disney's feature animation division; Vancouver studio opened 2022 |
| Warner Bros. Animation | United States | North America | Burbank | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | Looney Tunes Cartoons; Teen Titans Go!; Batman: The Animated Series; Animaniacs | https://www.warnerbros.com | Current form established 1980; Warner Bros. Discovery division; consolidated development and production with Cartoon Network Studios on Oct. 11 2022 with both labels retained |
| Williams Street | United States | North America | Atlanta | 2D / Mixed | Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Rick and Morty (original production); The Venture Bros.; Metalocalypse | Founded 1994 as Ghost Planet Industries; Adult Swim's in-house production arm under Warner Bros. Discovery - adult TV animation production unit not a standalone animation plant | |
| Huevocartoon Producciones | Mexico | Central America & Caribbean | Mexico City | 2D / 3D CGI | Una Película de Huevos; Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos; Huevitos en Fuga | https://www.huevocartoon.com | Founded Nov. 2001 as web animation brand by Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Carlos Zepeda and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco; feature production also in Querétaro |
| Mighty Animation | Mexico | Central America & Caribbean | Guadalajara | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | The Casagrandes Movie (animation production); Legend Quest (services); Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (services); Rick and Morty season 5 (services) | https://mighty.mx | Founded 2012 in Guadalajara by Luispa Salmon and Claudio Jimenez; service and originals studio for Disney Netflix Nickelodeon and Adult Swim clients |
| Ánima Estudios | Mexico | Central America & Caribbean | Mexico City | 2D / 3D CGI / Mixed | El Chavo Animado; Las Leyendas franchise; Top Cat: The Movie; Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires | Founded 2002 in Mexico City; in July 2026 Cartoon Brew reported a shutdown after unpaid-wage allegations while Ánima denied a shutdown and said it was undergoing a corporate restructuring - status disputed / in transition | |
| Hook Up Animation | Argentina | South America | Buenos Aires | 2D / 3D animation and VFX | Service animation for Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. clients | https://www.hookupanimation.com | Founded 2001; one of Latin America's longest-established service studios, working across TV, features, commercials and original content |
| Birdo Studio | Brazil | South America | São Paulo | 2D animation | Oswaldo; Cupcake & Dino: General Services | https://www.birdo.com.br | São Paulo 2D studio; Oswaldo airs on Cartoon Network Brazil; Cupcake & Dino co-produced with Entertainment One |
| Copa Studio | Brazil | South America | São Paulo | 2D animation | Irmão do Jorel (Jorel's Brother); Tromba Trem | https://www.copastudio.com.br | 2D studio founded by Felipe Tavares; Irmão do Jorel airs on Cartoon Network Latin America |
| Punkrobot Studio | Chile | South America | Santiago | CG / 2D animation | Bear Story (Historia de un oso) | Bear Story won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2016, the first Oscar for a Latin American animated production; member of the Los Amigos pipeline alliance with Red Animation (Peru) and Hype (Brazil) | |
| Bombillo Amarillo | Colombia | South America | Medellín | 2D animation | The Forgotten Town (feature in development) | https://www.bombilloamarillo.com | Founded 2009; 2D service studio for animated series, films, commercials and game cinematics |
| Red Animation Studios | Peru | South America | Lima | 2D / 3D animation | Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa (A Mouse Tale) | Headquarters in Lima with an office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; its first feature was distributed in more than 20 countries; member of the Los Amigos alliance | |
| A. Film Production | Denmark | Northern Europe | Copenhagen | 2D / CGI feature animation | Help! I'm a Fish; Asterix and the Vikings; The Ugly Duckling and Me! | Founded 1988; Copenhagen feature studio long associated with European co-productions | |
| Sun Creature | Denmark | Northern Europe | Copenhagen | 2D animation | Flee (co-production) | Copenhagen studio; co-producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary feature Flee (2021) | |
| Gigglebug Entertainment | Finland | Northern Europe | Helsinki | 2D TV animation | Gigglebug; Best & Bester; The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti (co-production) | Helsinki studio spun out of the Gigglebug children's app brand | |
| Boulder Media | Ireland | Northern Europe | Dublin | 2D / CGI TV animation | Danger Mouse (2015); Transformers: Cyberverse; My Little Pony: A New Generation; The Amazing World of Gumball (season 1 co-production) | https://www.bouldermedia.tv | Founded 2000 by Robert Cullen; owned by Hasbro 2016-2022; sold by Hasbro to Australia's Princess Pictures on 1 November 2022; remains active |
| Brown Bag Films | Ireland | Northern Europe | Dublin | CGI TV animation | Doc McStuffins; Octonauts; Vampirina; Blue's Clues & You! | https://www.brownbagfilms.com | Founded 1994 in Dublin; acquired by Canada's 9 Story Media Group in 2015 |
| Cartoon Saloon | Ireland | Northern Europe | Kilkenny | Hand-drawn 2D feature and TV animation | WolfWalkers; The Secret of Kells; Song of the Sea; The Breadwinner | https://www.cartoonsaloon.ie | Founded 1999 by Paul Young; Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey; multiple Academy Award nominations |
| Kavaleer Productions | Ireland | Northern Europe | Dublin | 2D TV animation | Pablo; Kiva Can Do! | https://www.kavaleer.com | Dublin children's animation studio; Pablo centres on an autistic boy and was made with autistic writers and voice cast |
| Aardman | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | Bristol | Stop-motion / claymation; CGI | Wallace & Gromit; Shaun the Sheep; Chicken Run; Morph | https://www.aardman.com | Founded 1972 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton; majority transferred to an employee-ownership trust in 2018 |
| Astley Baker Davies | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | 2D preschool TV animation | Peppa Pig; Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom; The Big Knights | https://www.astleybakerdavies.com | Originated Peppa Pig (2004); Entertainment One took a 70% stake in 2015; since 2023 the 70% stake sits with Hasbro Entertainment; the founders left Peppa production in 2021 and Karrot Animation took over |
| Blink Industries | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | Stop-motion; puppetry; mixed media | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | London studio in the Blink family; made the Channel 4 series of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2022) | |
| Blue Zoo | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | CGI TV animation | Numberblocks; Alphablocks; The Adventures of Paddington | Founded 2000; London TV animation studio | |
| Jellyfish Pictures | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | CGI animation and VFX | Dog Man; Wolf King; Spirit Untamed | CLOSED: suspended operations in March 2025 and entered administration on 26 March 2025 (Interpath); most UK staff made redundant; the Jellyfish brand was later revived for VFX only as Jellyfish FX under Troubadour | |
| Karrot Animation | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | 2D TV animation | Sarah & Duck; Peppa Pig | Took over animation production of Peppa Pig from Astley Baker Davies in 2021 | |
| Locksmith Animation | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | CGI feature animation | Ron's Gone Wrong; That Christmas | https://www.locksmithanimation.com | Founded 2014; feature studio; Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) with 20th Century Studios; That Christmas (2024) for Netflix |
| Lupus Films | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | Hand-drawn 2D feature and TV | Ethel & Ernest; Kensuke's Kingdom; The Snowman and the Snowdog; We're Going on a Bear Hunt | https://www.lupusfilms.com | Founded 2002 by Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding |
| Magic Light Pictures | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | 2D / CGI family specials | The Gruffalo; Room on the Broom; Stick Man; Zog | https://www.magiclightpictures.co.uk | Founded 2003; known for Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler adaptations for the BBC |
| Nexus Studios | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | 2D / 3D animation; mixed media | This Way Up; The House | Independent studio for film; series and advertising; This Way Up was Oscar-nominated in 2009 | |
| Passion Pictures | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | CGI / 2D animation | The Lost Thing; Gorillaz music videos | https://www.passion-pictures.com | Animation arm of Passion Pictures; The Lost Thing won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2011 |
| Studio AKA | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | London | 2D / mixed-media shorts and commercials | JoJo in the Stars; Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth | https://www.studioaka.co.uk | Founded 1989; BAFTA-winning independent studio |
| nWave Pictures | Belgium | Western Europe | Brussels | CGI feature animation | Sammy's Adventures; The Queen's Corgi; Bigfoot Family; Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | https://www.nwave.com | Founded 1994 by Ben Stassen; Brussels-based feature studio and distributor |
| Cyber Group Studios | France | Western Europe | Paris | CGI / 2D TV animation | Gigantosaurus; Droners; Taffy; Zorro: The Chronicles | https://www.cybergroupstudios.com | CLOSED: entered judicial recovery on 7 November 2024; the Paris Commercial Court ordered liquidation on 28 April 2025 and its assets and catalogue were sold off (much acquired by Euro Visual) |
| Folimage | France | Western Europe | Bourg-lès-Valence | Hand-drawn 2D feature and TV animation | A Cat in Paris; Phantom Boy; Mia and the Migoo | https://www.folimage.fr | Founded 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd; part of the Hildegarde group alongside Les Armateurs |
| Fortiche Production | France | Western Europe | Paris | Stylised CGI series and cinematics | Arcane; League of Legends cinematics (POP/STARS) | https://www.forticheprod.com | Founded 2009; Riot Games took a significant minority stake in March 2022; also has studios in Montpellier and Las Palmas |
| Gaumont Animation | France | Western Europe | Paris | 2D / CGI TV animation | Galactik Football; Robotboy; Calimero | Animation division of Gaumont; formerly Alphanim (founded 1997); renamed Gaumont Animation in 2013 | |
| Les Armateurs / Folivari | France | Western Europe | Paris | Hand-drawn 2D feature animation | Kirikou and the Sorceress; The Triplets of Belleville; The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales; Pachamama | Two related auteur feature producers in one row: Les Armateurs (founded 1994; now owned by the Hildegarde group) and Folivari; founded in 2014 by Didier Brunner after he sold Les Armateurs; the Kirikou and Belleville credits are Les Armateurs; Big Bad Fox and Pachamama are Folivari | |
| Method Animation | France | Western Europe | Paris | CGI TV animation | Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood; The Little Prince (TV series); Miraculous (early-season co-production) | Animation label of Mediawan Kids & Family; sister studio ON Animation Studios (Montreal) closed in March 2025 while Mediawan continues animation through its other labels | |
| Superprod | France | Western Europe | Paris | CGI / 2D feature and TV animation | White Fang; Ernest & Celestine (TV series); Mush-Mush and the Mushables (co-production) | Paris group; animation arm trades as Superprod Animation | |
| TeamTO | France | Western Europe | Paris | CGI TV animation | Angelo Rules; Jade Armor; PJ Masks; Yellowbird | https://www.teamto.com | Founded 2005; entered insolvency proceedings in autumn 2024; acquired out of the process by Italy's Riva Studios on 5 December 2024 for EUR 2.6m (Paris Commercial Court); continues operating from Paris and Valence |
| Xilam Animation | France | Western Europe | Paris | 2D / CGI TV animation and features | Oggy and the Cockroaches; Zig & Sharko; I Lost My Body | https://www.xilam.com | Founded 1999 by Marc du Pontavice; listed on Euronext Paris; produced the feature I Lost My Body (2019) |
| Studio Film Bilder | Germany | Western Europe | Stuttgart | Hand-drawn 2D animation | Animanimals | https://www.filmbilder.de | Stuttgart studio founded by Thomas Meyer-Hermann; Animanimals is Julia Ocker's dialogue-free children's series |
| Ulysses Filmproduktion | Germany | Western Europe | Hamburg | CGI feature animation | Ooops! Noah Is Gone...; Luis and the Aliens; The Amazing Maurice (co-production) | Hamburg feature producer working in European co-productions | |
| Submarine | Netherlands | Western Europe | Amsterdam | 2D / CGI feature and series animation | Apollo 10 1/2; They Shot the Piano Player; Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (co-production) | https://www.submarine.nl | Amsterdam production company; animated Richard Linklater's Apollo 10 1/2 (2022) |
| Mad Entertainment | Italy | Southern Europe | Naples | CGI / 2D feature animation | The Art of Happiness; Cinderella the Cat | Naples studio; The Art of Happiness (2013) won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature | |
| Mondo TV S.p.A. / Mondo TV Studios | Italy | Southern Europe | Rome | 2D / CGI TV animation | MeteoHeroes; Robot Trains (co-production); Sissi: The Young Empress; Invention Story | https://www.mondotv.it | Parent Mondo TV S.p.A. (Rome; founded 1985; listed in Milan) remains operating though its reported revenue and earnings fell sharply in 2024-25 filings; this row also covers its Spanish studio Mondo TV Studios in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; formed in September 2021 by merging Mondo TV Iberoamérica into Mondo TV Producciones Canarias and still listed among active Tenerife studios in 2024 trade coverage |
| Rainbow S.p.A. | Italy | Southern Europe | Loreto | CGI / 2D TV animation | Winx Club; 44 Cats; Huntik; Regal Academy | https://www.rainbowworld.com | Founded 1995 by Iginio Straffi; headquartered in Loreto with production in Rome |
| Lightbox Animation Studios | Spain | Southern Europe | Madrid | CGI feature animation | Tad the Lost Explorer; Capture the Flag; Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet | Madrid feature studio behind the Tadeo Jones franchise | |
| Skydance Animation Madrid | Spain | Southern Europe | Madrid | CGI feature animation | Luck; Spellbound; Planet 51 (as Ilion); Wonder Park (as Ilion) | https://www.skydanceanimation.com | Founded 2002 as Ilion Animation Studios; acquired by Skydance and rebranded in April 2020; no closure verified - it remains an active Skydance Animation division; now under Paramount Skydance following the August 2025 Skydance-Paramount merger |
| The SPA Studios | Spain | Southern Europe | Madrid | Hand-drawn 2D feature animation | Klaus | https://www.thespastudios.com | Founded by Sergio Pablos; Klaus (2019) was Netflix's first original animated feature and won BAFTA and Annie awards |
| Zinkia Entertainment | Spain | Southern Europe | Madrid | CGI preschool TV animation | Pocoyo; Shuriken School (co-production with Xilam) | https://www.zinkia.com | Created Pocoyo; entered administration in 2014 and exited in 2015; sold the Pocoyo IP to France's Animaj in a deal closed 20 September 2023; retaining a 7.99% stake in Animaj |
| Zagreb Film | Croatia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Zagreb | Hand-drawn 2D animation (Zagreb School) | Professor Balthazar; Surogat (The Substitute); The Elm-Chanted Forest | https://www.zagrebfilm.hr | HISTORIC: founded 1953 and home of the Zagreb School of Animation; Surogat won the Academy Award in 1962; the company still exists but at a much reduced scale (heritage and catalogue activity) |
| Animoon | Poland | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Warsaw | 2D animation | Hug Me; Joko; Misaligned | https://animoon.pl | Warsaw studio specialising in auteur 2D shorts; series and features |
| Platige Image | Poland | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Warsaw | CGI animation and VFX; game cinematics | Another Day of Life; The Witcher game cinematics | https://www.platige.com | Warsaw CGI and VFX house; its Platige Films arm co-produced the animated feature Another Day of Life (2018) |
| Melnitsa Animation Studio | Russia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | St. Petersburg | 2D / CGI feature and TV animation | Three Bogatyrs franchise; Luntik; Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf | https://www.melnitsa.com | Founded 1999; St. Petersburg studio associated with the CTB Film Company |
| Riki Group | Russia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | St. Petersburg | CGI TV animation | Kikoriki (Smeshariki); BabyRiki; PinCode | Founded 2003; holding company behind the Kikoriki franchise | |
| Soyuzmultfilm | Russia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Moscow | 2D; stop-motion; CGI animation | Nu; pogodi! (Well; Just You Wait!); Cheburashka; Hedgehog in the Fog; The Snow Queen (1957) | Founded 1936; Russia's state-owned animation studio | |
| Animagrad | Ukraine | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Kyiv | CGI feature animation | Mavka: The Forest Song; The Stolen Princess; Gulliver Returns | https://animagrad.com | Founded 2012; animation arm of the FILM.UA Group; completed and released Mavka: The Forest Song in 2023 |
| Coloroom Pictures | China | East Asia | Beijing | 3D CG feature animation | Ne Zha; Ne Zha 2; Jiang Ziya; Deep Sea | Animation arm of Beijing Enlight Pictures; Ne Zha 2 (2025) became the highest-grossing animated film of all time per Enlight reporting | |
| Fantawild Animation | China | East Asia | Shenzhen | 3D CG TV and feature animation | Boonie Bears franchise; Realm of Terracotta | Shenzhen-based; Realm of Terracotta was its first feature outside the Boonie Bears franchise | |
| Haoliners Animation League | China | East Asia | Shanghai | 2D TV animation | To Be Hero; Fox Spirit Matchmaker; Flavors of Youth; The Silver Guardian | haoliners.net | Founded 2013 by Li Haoling; acquired by Bilibili in 2021; owner listed as Bilibili; Japanese subsidiary is Emon Animation Company |
| Light Chaser Animation | China | East Asia | Beijing | 3D CG feature animation | White Snake; Green Snake; New Gods: Yang Jian | Beijing-based studio; White Snake (2019) was a co-production with Warner Bros. | |
| Original Force | China | East Asia | Nanjing | 3D CG animation and game cinematics | Duck Duck Goose; Dragons: Riders of Berk (service work) | Founded 1999 by Harley Zhao; head office in Nanjing with other Chinese offices; launched feature division in 2015 | |
| Pearl Studio | China | East Asia | Shanghai | 3D CG feature animation | Kung Fu Panda 3 (co-production); Abominable; Over the Moon | Founded 2012 as Oriental DreamWorks joint venture; CMC Capital took full ownership and renamed it Pearl Studio in February 2018; still active with All Wishes Come True! announced | |
| Shanghai Animation Film Studio | China | East Asia | Shanghai | 2D / ink-painting / cut-out / puppet animation | Uproar in Heaven (Havoc in Heaven) | Founded 1 April 1957; produced China's first colour animated feature Uproar in Heaven (1961-1964) | |
| Winsing Animation | China | East Asia | Guangzhou | 3D CG TV and feature animation | GG Bond; GOGOBUS; Crazy Candies | Based in Guangzhou's Haizhu district; GG Bond has run since 2005 | |
| A-1 Pictures | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Sword Art Online; Kaguya-sama: Love Is War; Solo Leveling | https://www.a1pictures.co.jp | Founded 2005; subsidiary of Aniplex |
| Bandai Namco Filmworks (Sunrise) | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Mobile Suit Gundam; Cowboy Bebop; Code Geass | https://www.bnfw.co.jp | Founded 1972 as Sunrise; renamed Bandai Namco Filmworks on Apr. 1 2022; subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings; Sunrise continues as a brand/division |
| Bones | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; My Hero Academia; Mob Psycho 100 | https://www.bones.co.jp | Founded 1998 by former Sunrise staff |
| CloverWorks | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Spy x Family; Bocchi the Rock!; My Dress-Up Darling; The Promised Neverland | https://cloverworks.co.jp | Founded 2018 as a spin-off of A-1 Pictures; subsidiary of Aniplex |
| David Production | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; Fire Force; Cells at Work! | https://davidproduction.jp | Founded 2007; subsidiary of Fuji Television |
| Doga Kobo | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Oshi no Ko; YuruYuri; Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | https://www.dogakobo.com | Founded July 11 1973; acquired by Kadokawa in July 2024 |
| Gainax | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Neon Genesis Evangelion; Gunbuster; Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water; Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann | Founded 1984; filed for bankruptcy May 29 2024 - announced June 7 2024 and ceased operations; closed/bankrupt | |
| Gonzo | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Hellsing; Last Exile; Full Metal Panic!; Afro Samurai | https://www.gonzo.co.jp | Founded 1992; delisted in 2009 after losses; transferred part of production business and IP to Studio Kai in 2019; greatly reduced output since 2020 |
| J.C.Staff | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | A Certain Magical Index; A Certain Scientific Railgun; Food Wars!; Toradora! | https://www.jcstaff.co.jp | Founded 1986 |
| Kyoto Animation | Japan | East Asia | Uji | Anime | A Silent Voice; Violet Evergarden; K-On!; The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | https://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp | Founded 1981 in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Madhouse | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Death Note; Hunter x Hunter (2011); One-Punch Man (Season 1); Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | https://www.madhouse.co.jp | Founded 1972; majority owned by Nippon TV |
| MAPPA | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Jujutsu Kaisen; Attack on Titan: The Final Season; Chainsaw Man; Yuri!!! on Ice | https://www.mappa.co.jp | Founded 2011 by Masao Maruyama |
| Nippon Animation | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Anne of Green Gables; Chibi Maruko-chan; Hunter x Hunter (1999) | https://www.nippon-animation.co.jp | Founded 1975; known for World Masterpiece Theater |
| OLM | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Pokemon; Yo-kai Watch; Berserk (1997) | https://www.olm.co.jp | Founded 1990; subsidiary of Imagica Group |
| P.A.Works | Japan | East Asia | Toyama | Anime | Angel Beats!; Shirobako; Hanasaku Iroha; Uma Musume Pretty Derby | https://www.pa-works.jp | Founded 2000 in Toyama Prefecture |
| Production I.G | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Ghost in the Shell; Psycho-Pass; Haikyu!! | https://www.production-ig.co.jp | Founded 1987; subsidiary of IG Port |
| Science SARU | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Devilman Crybaby; Dandadan; Lu Over the Wall; Inu-Oh | https://www.sciencesaru.com | Founded 2013 by Masaaki Yuasa and Eunyoung Choi; acquired by Toho - completed June 19 2024 |
| Shaft | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Monogatari series; Puella Magi Madoka Magica; March Comes in Like a Lion | https://www.shaft-web.co.jp | Founded 1975 |
| Shin-Ei Animation | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Doraemon; Crayon Shin-chan | https://www.shin-ei-animation.jp | Founded 1976; subsidiary of TV Asahi |
| Studio Chizu | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Wolf Children; Mirai; Belle; The Boy and the Beast | Founded 2011 by Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito | |
| Studio Colorido | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Penguin Highway; A Whisker Away; Drifting Home | https://colorido.co.jp | Founded 2011; part of Twin Engine group |
| Studio Ghibli | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Spirited Away; My Neighbor Totoro; Princess Mononoke; The Boy and the Heron | https://www.ghibli.jp | Founded 1985; subsidiary of Nippon TV since Oct. 6 2023 (42.3% stake) |
| Studio Pierrot | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Naruto; Bleach; Yu Yu Hakusho | https://pierrot.jp | Founded 1979 |
| Studio Ponoc | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Mary and the Witch's Flower; Modest Heroes; The Imaginary | https://www.ponoc.jp | Founded Apr. 15 2015 by former Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura |
| Tatsunoko Production | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Speed Racer; Science Ninja Team Gatchaman; Casshan | https://www.tatsunoko.co.jp | Founded 1962; Nippon TV acquired a majority stake in 2014 |
| TMS Entertainment | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Detective Conan; Lupin III; Anpanman; Fruits Basket (2019) | https://www.tms-e.co.jp | Founded 1946; subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings |
| Toei Animation | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Dragon Ball; One Piece; Sailor Moon; Digimon Adventure | https://www.toei-anim.co.jp | Founded 1948; subsidiary of Toei Company |
| Trigger | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Kill la Kill; Little Witch Academia; Promare; Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | https://www.st-trigger.co.jp | Founded 2011 by former Gainax staff; part of Ultra Super Pictures |
| ufotable | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba; Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works; Fate/Zero | https://www.ufotable.com | Founded 2000 |
| White Fox | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Steins;Gate; Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World; Akame ga Kill!; Goblin Slayer | https://www.w-fox.co.jp | Founded 2007; acquired by AlphaPolis as a wholly owned subsidiary in 2025 (announced July 31 2025) |
| WIT Studio | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo | Anime | Attack on Titan (Seasons 1-3); Spy x Family; Vinland Saga (Season 1); Ranking of Kings | https://www.witstudio.co.jp | Founded June 1 2012; subsidiary of IG Port |
| AKOM Production | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 2D TV animation (overseas production) | The Simpsons; The Simpsons Movie (portion); Batman: The Animated Series; Animaniacs | akomkorea.com | Founded 1985 in Songpa-gu Seoul by Nelson Shin; credited with overseas animation on more than 200 Simpsons episodes |
| Digital eMation | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 2D traditional and digital TV animation | Family Guy (season 6 onward); American Dad!; The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Founded 1993 in Seoul | |
| Rough Draft Korea | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 2D TV animation (overseas production) | The Simpsons (season 4-present); SpongeBob SquarePants; The Powerpuff Girls; Dexter's Laboratory | Seoul sister studio of US-based Rough Draft Studios | |
| SAMG Entertainment | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 3D CG TV animation | Miniforce; Catch! Teenieping; Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (co-production seasons 1-3) | samg.net | Founded 2000 as SAMG Animation; rebranded to SAMG Entertainment in April 2021 |
| Studio Mir | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 2D animation | The Legend of Korra; Voltron: Legendary Defender; Dota: Dragon's Blood; X-Men '97 | studiomir.co.kr | Founded 2010; public company; focused on international co-productions |
| Sunwoo Entertainment | South Korea | East Asia | Seoul | 2D TV animation (overseas production) | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers; Darkwing Duck; Rocko's Modern Life; Invader Zim | Established as Sunwoo Production in 1974; spin-off studios merged under Sunwoo Entertainment in April 2000 | |
| Xanthus Animation Studio | Taiwan | East Asia | Taipei | 3D CG animation and VFX | Yameme; 2049+ Voice of Rebirth; Traces | Established 2004 in Taiwan; led by CEO Bruce Yao | |
| Visinema Animation | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Jakarta | 3D CG feature animation | Nussa (2021 film); Jumbo | Animation line of Jakarta-based Visinema; Nussa film was a Visinema collaboration with The Little Giantz and Nussa IP ownership transferred fully to Visinema in 2023; Jumbo (2025) became Indonesia's highest-grossing animated film | |
| Animonsta Studio (Monsta) | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Cyberjaya | 3D CG TV and feature animation | BoBoiBoy; BoBoiBoy Galaxy; Mechamato | monsta.com | Founded 15 September 2009 by four former Les' Copaque staff; situated in Cyberjaya; company has operated as Monsta since 2014 and Animonsta remained the legal name until December 2024 |
| Les' Copaque Production | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Shah Alam | 3D CG TV and feature animation | Upin & Ipin; Geng: The Adventure Begins; Pada Zaman Dahulu | lescopaque.com | Founded 12 December 2005 in Shah Alam by Burhanuddin Md Radzi and Ainon Ariff |
| WAU Animation | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Cyberjaya | 3D CG TV and feature animation | Ejen Ali; Ejen Ali: The Movie | wau.my | Founded 18 March 2013 by Usamah Zaid Yasin after he left Les' Copaque; based in Cyberjaya |
| Toon City Animation | Philippines | Southeast Asia | Manila | 2D / Harmony / CG TV and direct-to-video animation | Bonkers; Kim Possible; Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | tooncityanimation.com | Founded 1993 in Manila by Colin Baker; opened a Vancouver location in 2023 |
| Top Draw Animation | Philippines | Southeast Asia | Manila | 2D TV animation | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic; The Tom and Jerry Show; The Loud House Movie | topdrawanimation.com | Founded 1999 in Manila by Wayne Dearing; acquired by Grom Social Enterprises in 2016 |
| Omens Studios | Singapore | Southeast Asia | Singapore | 3D CG preschool TV animation | Leo the Wildlife Ranger; Counting with Paula; 123 Number Squad | Singapore-based; Leo the Wildlife Ranger season 4 greenlit by Mediacorp with delivery planned Q2 2026 to Q1 2027 | |
| Tiny Island Productions | Singapore | Southeast Asia | Singapore | 3D CG and stereoscopic 3D animation | Dream Defenders; Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens; Shelldon | tinyisland.net | Founded 2002 in Singapore by David Kwok; Dream Defenders was Singapore's first stereoscopic 3D animated series |
| Kantana Animation Studios | Thailand | Southeast Asia | Bangkok | 3D CG feature and TV animation | Khan Kluay; Khan Kluay television series | Animation arm of Kantana Group; Khan Kluay (2006) was Thailand's first CG animated feature; animation spun off as Kantana Animation Studios Co. Ltd. in 2007 | |
| The Monk Studios | Thailand | Southeast Asia | Bangkok | 3D CG animation and VFX | Escape of the Gingerbread Man!!! | themonkstudios.com | Founded 2006 in Bangkok by Juck Somsaman; in 2026 acquired rights to Matt Braly's Afterworld - project announced as not yet greenlit or financed |
| DeeDee Animation Studio | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | Hanoi | 2D animation | Broken Being (Tan The); Broken Being: Prequel | deedeestudio.net | Hanoi studio under BRIDEA JSC; its own About page gives founding as 2017 in Hanoi; also operates a Ho Chi Minh City branch |
| 88 Pictures | India | South Asia | Mumbai | 3D CG animation | Trollhunters; Fast & Furious Spy Racers; Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | https://88.pictures | Animation service studio founded by Milind D. Shinde; Indian studios in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad plus a Toronto office opened as its first international outpost; named lead animation studio on Baahubali: The Eternal War |
| Assemblage Entertainment | India | South Asia | Mumbai | 3D CGI feature animation | Norm of the North; Blinky Bill: The Movie | https://www.assemblageentertainment.com | Feature-focused CGI studio; co-produced Norm of the North with Splash Entertainment and Telegael; also worked on DreamWorks' Trollhunters |
| Cosmos-Maya | India | South Asia | Mumbai | 2D / 3D animation | Motu Patlu; Dabangg; Titoo | https://www.cosmos-maya.com | NewQuest Capital Partners acquired a majority/controlling stake from KKR-backed Emerald Media in June 2021; founded by Ketan Mehta and Deepa Sahi; also operates WowKidz YouTube channels |
| DQ Entertainment | India | South Asia | Hyderabad | 2D / 3D animation | The Jungle Book; The New Adventures of Peter Pan | https://www.dqentertainment.com | NOT currently operating as a going concern: admitted to corporate insolvency (CIRP) in June 2022; Committee of Creditors approved liquidation in September 2023 and MCA records list the company as Under Liquidation |
| Green Gold Animation | India | South Asia | Hyderabad | 2D / 3D animation | Chhota Bheem; Mighty Raju | https://www.greengold.tv | One of India's best-known original-IP studios; Chhota Bheem is among India's longest-running animated series |
| Technicolor India | India | South Asia | Bengaluru | 3D CG animation / VFX / game art | Technicolor Games art and animation for Hogwarts Legacy and Dragon Age: The Veilguard | CLOSED: Technicolor Group shut its India operations (Bengaluru and Mumbai, about 3,200 staff) in February 2025; TransPerfect acquired Technicolor Games on 1 March 2025 and retained its Bangalore employees under TransPerfect Gaming | |
| Toonz Media Group | India | South Asia | Thiruvananthapuram | 2D / 3D animation | The Adventures of Tenali Raman; Kid Krrish | https://www.toonz.co | Long-running studio group with production and distribution operations; based in Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Flying Bark Productions | Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Sydney | 2D / 3D animation | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; LEGO Monkie Kid | https://www.flyingbark.com.au | One of Australia's longest-running animation studios; Sydney headquarters with international offices |
| Glitch Productions | Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Sydney | 3D web animation | The Amazing Digital Circus; Murder Drones | https://www.glitchprod.com | Independent studio founded by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul; built its audience through original series released on YouTube |
| Ludo Studio | Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Brisbane | 2D animation | Bluey | Creator of Bluey, the Emmy-winning preschool series produced for ABC Kids and BBC Studios | |
| Princess Bento Studio | Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Melbourne | 2D animation | Smiling Friends | Joint venture between FOX Entertainment-owned Bento Box Entertainment and Melbourne's Princess Pictures, announced 2020-2021 and based in Melbourne; Smiling Friends was its first series | |
| Studio Moshi | Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Melbourne | 2D animation | The Strange Chores | Independent Melbourne 2D studio; The Strange Chores airs on ABC in Australia | |
| Mukpuddy Animation | New Zealand | Oceania & Pacific | Auckland | 2D animation | The Barefoot Bandits; Quimbo's Quest | https://www.mukpuddy.com | Auckland 2D studio creating original children's series for New Zealand and international broadcasters |
| Pukeko Pictures | New Zealand | Oceania & Pacific | Wellington | CG / mixed-media animation | Thunderbirds Are Go; The WotWots; Jane and the Dragon | Formed in 2008 by Sir Richard Taylor, Tania Rodger and Martin Baynton, with links to Wētā Workshop; a 2024 University of Canterbury lecture biography still describes Taylor and Rodger as co-owners, but no new productions were documented in sources checked after Book Hungry Bears (2020), so a reported wind-down could not be confirmed | |
| Yukfoo Animation | New Zealand | Oceania & Pacific | Auckland | 2D / 3D animation | Service and co-production animation for international broadcasters | Long-running Auckland studio providing animation production services on international television series | |
| Hoorakhsh Studios | Iran | Middle East | Tehran | 2D / 3D animation | The Last Fiction | https://www.hoorakhshstudios.com | Tehran animation and game studio led by Ashkan Rahgozar; The Last Fiction (2018), drawn from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, was the first Iranian animated feature submitted for Academy Award consideration |
| The Hive Studio | Israel | Middle East | Tel Aviv | 2D / mixed-media animation | Letter to a Pig; Black Slide | https://www.thehivepro.com | Founded in Tel Aviv in 2010 by Amit Gicelter, with additional operations in Jerusalem, Sderot and Athens, Greece; Letter to a Pig was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2024 |
| Kharabeesh | Jordan | Middle East | Amman | 2D digital animation | Arabic-language animated web series and satirical cartoons | Founded 2008; PitchBook's 2026 profile lists it as a private, revenue-generating company; produces animation, music and short-form programs for social media and also managed the YouTube channel for Blink Studios' Karim & Noor | |
| Anima Istanbul | Turkey | Middle East | Istanbul | 3D / stop-motion animation | The Bad Cat (Kötü Kedi Şerafettin) | https://www.animaistanbul.com | Founded in the early 1990s by Mehmet Kurtuluş and partners as Turkey's first stop-motion animation studio; later moved into 3D; produced the animated feature The Bad Cat (2016) |
| Blink Studios | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Abu Dhabi | 3D animation | Karim & Noor; Daddy ABC | https://www.blinkstudios.ae | Film and animation studio founded 2005 with UAE operations in Abu Dhabi (twofour54) and Dubai; Karim & Noor is an original non-dialogue children's series produced in the UAE |
| Lammtara Pictures | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Dubai | 3D animation | Freej | Established in September 2005 to produce Freej, the Middle East's first 3D animated TV series, created by Mohammed Saeed Harib; Freej was added to Netflix in 2020 and dubbed into Japanese; no new series documented since in sources checked | |
| AnimaxFYB Studio | Ghana | Africa | Accra | 2D / 3D animation | Agorkoli; Tutu | Founded 2014 in Accra by Francis Yushau Brown; produces historically themed African stories; won three awards at the TAIDO African Animation Awards in Tokyo in 2026 | |
| Anthill Studios | Nigeria | Africa | Lagos | 3D animation / VFX | Malika: Warrior Queen (animated pilot); Plaything; Frogeck | Lagos production company founded by filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan; its animation arm produces 3D animated projects and runs training and mentorship programs for Nigerian animators | |
| Komotion Studios | Nigeria | Africa | Lagos | 3D animation / motion capture | Dawn of Thunder | https://www.komotionstudios.com | Lagos VFX and animation studio founded by Kolawole and Regina Olarewaju; Dawn of Thunder is a motion-capture short telling the origin story of Sango, the Yoruba thunder deity |
| Sunrise Animation Studios | South Africa | Africa | Cape Town | 3D CG animation | Jungle Beat; Munki and Trunk | https://sunriseproductions.tv | Trades as Sunrise Productions; Jungle Beat is a dialogue-free franchise broadcast in over 180 countries, with features Jungle Beat: The Movie (2020) and Jungle Beat 2: The Past (2025) |
| Triggerfish Animation Studios | South Africa | Africa | Cape Town | 3D CG animation | Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire; Seal Team; Adventures in Zambezia; Khumba | https://www.triggerfish.com | Based in Cape Town with a studio in Galway, Ireland; won the Mifa Animation Industry Award at Annecy 2021; also produced Supa Team 4 (Netflix) and Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes |
| Studio DEEN | Japan | East Asia | Musashino, Tokyo | Anime (2D) | Konosuba; Fate/stay night (2006); Rurouni Kenshin; You're Under Arrest | deen.co.jp | Founded 1975; one of Japan's long-established anime studios. Restored from the first build's merge trim list. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
| Barajoun Entertainment | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Dubai | 3D CGI | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Founded by Ayman Jamal; Bilal (2015) was among the first UAE-produced animated features and screened internationally. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. | |
| Freehand Studios | Kenya | Africa | Nairobi | 2D digital animation; motion comics | Uli & Tata's African Nursery Rhymes | frstudios.co.ke | Nairobi digital-arts and social-impact studio co-founded by artist and author Chief Nyamweya. Kenya's first entry in this list, added after web verification of its series work and institutional coverage. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
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