DreamWorks Animation films have been distributed all over the world, earning them 22 Emmys, several Annie Awards, 3 Academy Awards, and many BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations

2021-01-01 Written by Hannah Huel

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Pixar

Pixar was co-founded by Apple visionary Steve Jobs and was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2006 for more than $7 billion.

2020-11-22 Written by Hannah Huel

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Headquarters: Burbank, CA Despite only being around since 1994, this animation studio has risen to become one of the most successful in the industry. Early hits like Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack helped them become a household name in America. Current popular series include Adventure Time, Regular Show, Clarence, Uncle […]

2020-10-03 Written by Hannah Huel

Whether a hand-drawn masterpiece of the past or a modern CGI film, the art of animation has been charming us with captivating characters, stories, and worlds for nearly a century.

As always, studios all over the globe are looking for the best animators to help them create their next big project.

To help give aspiring animators an idea of the best places they could find themselves working at, the following is a list of the top animation companies across the world.

Animated features often perform well at the box office, with films such as ‘Shrek’, ‘Finding Nemo’ and ‘Minions’ proving to be hits with children and adults alike across the globe. Between 1995 and 2019, the highest grossing animated movie at the North American box office was Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2’, earning around 200 million U.S. dollars more than other beloved Disney favorites ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Frozen’.

Disney has a profound effect on the animated movie market, having also released ‘Moana’, Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Tangled’. The company’s latest projects include remakes of classic movies ‘The Lion King’, ‘Mulan’ and ‘Dumbo’. The impressive CGI which creates photorealistic effects has incited debates about whether the movies are live-action or animated and paved the way for a whole new breed of cinema. Animation has indeed come a long way, and the 3D animation market in the U.S. has been growing steadily since 2014 with further increases predicted for the coming years.