by FilmInk Staff

Universal owns Illumination, Disney owns Pixar, and now Netflix will acquire Australia’s own Animal Logic, pending regulatory approvals, by the end of 2022.

The news follows an already existing partnership between the two companies on The Magician’s Elephant [below] and the recently announced The Shrinking of the Treehorns, directed by Ron Howard.

“Netflix has been investing in animation over the past few years and this furthers our commitment to building a world-class animation studio,” said Amy Reinhard, Netflix Vice President of Studio Operations. “Animal Logic is a leading animation studio with innovative technology that will strengthen our existing business and increase our long-term capacity in the animation space, so that we can better entertain our members around the world.”

According to a media release, the partnership ‘will accelerate the buildout of Netflix’s end-to-end animation production capabilities. The Animal Logic and Netflix Animation teams together will create a global creative production team and an animation studio that will produce some of Netflix’s largest animated film titles. Netflix will continue to work with many other studios around the world for animated series and film needs.’ It has also been confirmed that Animal Logic’s name will remain and its leadership and staff will continue servicing existing and ongoing commitments, and working with other ‘longstanding’ studio partners.

“After 30 years of producing great work with great people, this is the perfect next chapter for Animal Logic,” said Animal Logic CEO and co-founder Zareh Nalbandian. “Our values and aspirations could not be more aligned with Netflix, in working with diverse content makers, producing innovative and engaging stories for audiences around the world. Our collective experience and talent will open new doors for all our teams and will empower a new level of creativity in animation.”

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