Pipeline Studios

Pipeline Studios is a Canadian animation production, development and distribution company focused on children’s, youth and family entertainment. Founded in 2007 by brothers Luis Lopez and Juan Esteban Lopez, it develops and produces content for broadcast, streaming, educational and interactive-media audiences through an international production network.

The studio works across CG and CGI animation, 2D digital animation, hybrid and Papermotion™ techniques, stop motion, and live-action integration. Its services span concept and IP development, scriptwriting and story editing, voice casting and audio recording, design and storyboarding, character animation and rigging, music and sound, compositing, post-production, packaging, rights management and international distribution.

Development and production

Pipeline’s in-house Stingray creative engine supports the development of original intellectual property and adaptations of global brands. The company also works in international co-productions, pairing its development and production capabilities with distribution for programming across television and streaming platforms.

Its credited work includes preschool, family and youth series such as Alma’s Way, Elinor Wonders Why, Work It Out Wombats!, Lyla in the Loop, Sunny Day, Bubble Guppies, Dora, Nina’s World, Fangbone!, The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Toca Life Stories, Hotel Transylvania: The Series and Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Pipeline also contributed animation to Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.

International growth

Pipeline established Pipeline Studios International S.A.S. in Medellín in 2010. In 2020, it expanded its Latin American creative capacity through the acquisition of Chilean animation studio Zumbastico Studios, retaining its Papermotion™ and stop-motion expertise within the broader Pipeline Studios Group. The company’s work includes collaborations with broadcasters, platforms and production partners including PBS KIDS, Nickelodeon, Netflix, Disney, Mattel, Hasbro, Nelvana, Universal Kids, TVOkids and CBC Kids.

Led by CEO Luis Lopez and President Juan Lopez, Pipeline combines development, production and distribution capabilities for original and partner-driven animated programming.