Glen Keane Productions

Glen Keane Productions is an independent American animation studio developing and producing feature films, short films, television and streaming series, and interactive projects. Based in Los Angeles, its work spans traditional hand-drawn animation, computer-generated animation and hybrid approaches, with character design and visual storytelling central to its production capabilities.

Glen Keane founded the company in 2012 after a 38-year career at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The studio provides a setting for his continued exploration of animation, design and filmmaking, bringing together original development and collaborations with outside producers, platforms and creative partners. Its services extend from story development and scriptwriting through visual development, animation direction and production.

Work across formats

The studio’s early projects explored how drawn animation could work beyond conventional film presentation. Duet (2014), created with Google Spotlight Stories, brought hand-drawn character animation into an interactive, 360-degree environment. Nephtali (2015), made for the Paris Opera’s 3e Scène digital platform, combined classical ballet with animated drawing.

Its short-film work includes Dear Basketball (2017), directed and animated by Glen Keane, written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, and scored by John Williams. The company subsequently expanded into animated feature production with Over the Moon (2020), a musical fantasy co-produced with Netflix and Pearl Studio.

For younger audiences, the studio produced the Netflix preschool series Trash Truck, created by Max Keane and executive-produced by Glen Keane. Together, these productions reflect a body of work encompassing intimate hand-drawn shorts, interactive storytelling, CG features and episodic animation. The company continues to develop original and partner-produced animated programming.