4Co-owned with Corus Entertainment. DreamWorks Animation did not use an on-screen logo until 2004; prior to that year, the DreamWorks Pictures logo was used in its place. [33], In July 2012, DreamWorks Animation won a $155 million bid to acquire Classic Media,[34] which has since been renamed to DreamWorks Classics. Two years after its acquisition by Universal Pictures in 2016, a new logo was introduced. The Madagascar franchise: Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien the Ringtail Lemur, Mort the goodman Lemur, The Penguins: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private. In addition, theme park attractions based on the companys films are found at a number of locations, including several parks run by Universal Studios. But it's strange that a kid-oriented film would be based on parody of a 1972 gangster movie for adults." Chicken Run | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Flushed Away, Direct-to-video/Streaming films: "[31] In 2010, DWA became the first animation studio that released three feature-length CG-animated films in a year. About. Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were originally distributed by DreamWorks Pictures until 2005. [19] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was the last film distributed by its former distribution arm and Over the Hedge was the first film distributed by Paramount. [92][93] Two days later on July 27, 2018, Viacom officially acquired AwesomenessTV for $2550 million and integrated the company into Viacom Digital Studios. About. It made its debut on November 22, 2022, as an unlisted video on DreamWorks' YouTube channel[105] and made its on-screen debut on the sneak preview of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.[106][107]. : Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space, The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series), Films featuring anthropomorphic characters, This is a first computer-animated film by DreamWorks Animation to be produced at their Glendale studio. Full credits for Bee Movie (2007). [52] Next on November 12, it was reported that Hasbro was in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation in November. Films include Shrek and its two sequels, the Madagascar film series, and Megamind. Lenny refuses to act the part of a killer and wishes to not have to live up to those expectations. [14] This partnership had DreamWorks participating in the production of stop-motion films in Bristol, and also had Aardman participating in some of the CGI films made in the United States. 12Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group. DreamWorks Animation also supplied animated series to television networks and to streaming services such as Netflix. [54], DreamWorks Animation announced their launch into the television broadcasting business on December 9, 2014, by creating their own channel called the DreamWorks Channel. Feature films Released Upcoming In development Television specials Short films This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to feature the "DreamWorks Animation Presents" credit. born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. [98], On January 16, 2020, five new DreamWorks Animation shows were announced for Hulu and NBCUniversal's new video streaming service Peacock. All DWA films from 2019 onward have been released through Universal Pictures, which also owns most of the rights to its back catalogue. In August 2016 the corporation was acquired by NBC Universal (also known as NBCUniversal), a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, which was originally a cable television operator. Me and My Shadow | B.O.O. This film was (and still is) despised by the Dreamworks fan base and is considered their weakest film ever due to the characters looking too much like their voice actors. [48] In June, the rights to Felix the Cat were acquired by DreamWorks Animation from Felix the Cat Productions, owned by Don Oriolo. Up in the sky! [57], On January 5, 2015, DreamWorks Animation announced that Bonnie Arnold, producer of the How to Train Your Dragon series and Mireille Soria, producer of the Madagascar series were named co-presidents of the studio's feature animation division. Antz is a 1998 American computer animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. [61] Jeffrey Katzenberg was to remain involved in the company as head of DreamWorks New Media, but was to cede control of the studio to Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri, who would oversee both. DreamWorks Animation was created by filmmaker Steven Spielberg, musical icon David Geffen, and animation wizard Jeffrey Katzenberg. Shark Tale (also known as Sharkslayer) is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman. This article is about the animation film studio. Go! Discovery), owned by Paramount. 21Co-owned with Dentsu. DreamWorks Animation presents a first-look screening event of the making of its upcoming holiday film, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (in theatres December 21), the sequel to its 2011 Academy Award-nominated blockbuster. Showcase Cinemas is doing DreamWorks Animation double feature of Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kracken and My Life as a Kaiju, and if you choose the screening, you get a collectible coin of DreamWorks Animation and to me, this is the best way to see the movie and tickets are on sale now for this double feature and this one, our new movie, is a cannot miss.. Amblin Entertainment (Others) | Amblin Television | DreamWorks Pictures (Others | Trailer variants | Closing variants | On-Screen Variations) | Mister Smith Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment, Former/Defunct:Amblimation | Amblin Imaging | Shrek established DreamWorks Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in feature film computer animation, and grossed $484.4 million at the worldwide box office against its $60 million production budget. In 1997, DreamWorks partnered with British stop-motion animation studio Aardman Animations to co-produce and distribute Chicken Run (2000), a stop-motion film already in pre-production. Formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures in 1994 with alumni from Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation, it was spun off into a separate company in 2004. 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Even though this further cements Oscar as the Sharkslayer, it greatly angers Lino. The Kung Fu Panda Franchise: Po the Panda, Tigress the Tiger. Although DreamWorks Animation was an independent studio from 2004 until 2016, it didn't always release its titles on its own. Oscar leaves Lola for Angie after Angie reveals that she had feelings for Oscar even before becoming famous, but this leaves Lola determined to get revenge. [114], In April 2011, the DreamWorks Experience was announced for resorts owned by Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville, Orlando, Dallas, and Washington, D.C. for a four-year contract ending January 1, 2015. Notes It once had a distribution deal with Paramount Pictures (20062012), as a result of Viacom's acquisition of the original DreamWorks, and then 20th Century Fox (20132017). A video game based on the film was released in 2004 on many platforms. Shark Tale (also known as Sharkslayer) is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman. [87], On November 13, 2017, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation had started a shorts program, called DreamWorks Shorts, which will show original animated short films before DWA's feature films, much akin to what Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios do for their feature films. DreamWorks Animation (often referred only as DreamWorks and formerly DreamWorks Animation SKG) is an American animation studio company based on Glendale, California. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), an Aardman film distributed by DreamWorks Animation, won the Oscar for animated feature in 2006. The studio has released 44 feature films as of December2022[update], including several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Shrek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release. 15Co-owned with Trans Corp. This is also the last film by DreamWorks Animation to be produced at their Glendale studio that was distributed worldwide by DreamWorks Pictures. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles. DreamWorks Animation presents this comedic tale of friendship and adventure. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In the same year, DreamWorks SKG produced The Prince of Egypt, which used both CGI technology and traditional animation techniques. Dreamworks presents a new animated logo featuring Shrek and the other top stars of their current franchises. The film stars Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Rene Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, and Martin Scorsese (in his only voice acting role). 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