Skydance Animation
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Offices
- 5
About Skydance Animation
Skydance Animation is a feature-animation studio creating computer-generated films, animated series and related visual storytelling for global entertainment audiences. Formally established in 2017 as Skydance Media’s dedicated animation division, the studio develops projects from early visual development through character work, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, editorial and post-production.
Its production capabilities span feature and episodic animation, including concept design, world-building, storyboarding, story reels, 3D modelling, surfacing, asset creation, character animation, layout and scene staging. The studio also works across 2D and 3D visual effects, voice-capture management, production engineering and pipeline tooling.
Productions
The studio debuted with the short Blush in 2021 and released its first feature, Luck, in 2022. Its slate also includes the Apple TV+ animated series WondLa, feature films Spellbound and Swapped, and Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn. Announced projects include Cosmic Motors, directed by John Lasseter, and an untitled Jack and the Beanstalk feature directed by Rich Moore.
Creative and production approach
Skydance Animation combines feature-film development with long-form series production and a multi-site production model. Its teams work across visual development, character design and rigging, technical production, and creative story disciplines, supported by cloud-based workflows and production-pipeline development.
The studio’s distribution history includes releases with Apple TV+ and Netflix. Following the 2025 merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, Skydance Animation became a standalone feature-production label under Paramount Pictures, with future theatrical releases planned through Paramount Pictures.
Markets served
- Feature film and cinema
- Television and broadcast
- Streaming entertainment
- Family and children’s media
More about Skydance Animation
Leadership and production technology
- John Lasseter is Head of Animation and Holly Edwards is President.
- The studio’s multi-site production architecture uses cloud-based workflows and Academy Software Foundation open-source standards to connect production teams.
- Skydance Animation joined the Academy Software Foundation, reflecting its use of open-source production integration and pipeline development.
Historical development
Skydance began a multi-year partnership with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios in 2017, then acquired Ilion’s animation unit in April 2020 and rebranded the operation as Skydance Animation Madrid.
Notable credits
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Where Skydance Animation is based
- 2900 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404Santa Monica, California, United States
Skydance Animation Headquarters
HeadquartersCorporate and executive hub with a dedicated animation studio campus opened in 2025.
- Calle del General Lacy, 23, Arganzuela, 28045 Madrid, SpainMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Skydance Animation Madrid
Direct European studio with full-pipeline feature CG production capabilities.
- London, England, United Kingdom
Skydance Animation London
UK artistic and talent hub integrated with the global animation production pipeline.
- 5750 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 600 North, Los Angeles, CA 90036Los Angeles, California, United States
Skydance Animation Los Angeles
Dedicated production office for creative, story, art and technology teams.
- 700 Canal St, Stamford, CT 06902Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Skydance Animation East
East Coast digital production and talent hub supporting feature productions.
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