Vanguard Animation
- Of an older production company, see Vanguard Productions.
 Vanguard Animation's logo | |
| Former type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | CGI animation |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) |
John H. Williams, Neil Braun |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, California, US |
| Number of locations | 3 |
| Key people |
Chief Executive Officer John H. Williams Head of Production Gary Chapman (England) |
| Employees | 10 |
| Parent | Vanguard Films |
| Website | vanguardfilms.com |
Vanguard Animation, LLC. was an American animation studio founded in 2002 by producer, John H. Williams and Neil Braun.[1]
Vanguard is based in West Hollywood, California and has offices in British Columbia, Canada and Ealing Studios in London England, United Kingdom.
Starz Media owns a minority stake in Vanguard.
History
Vanguard Animation was founded in 2002 by John H. Williams and his film production company Vanguard Films, founded in 1985.[1] For its launch, Vanguard Animation signed with Disney a four-picture deal to produce sub-$40 million computer-animated films.[2][3] Following year, Vanguard sold a minority stake to IDT Corporation and partnered with its animation unit, Digital Production Solutions, to co-produce and co-own all Vanguard's properties,[1][4] including Valiant (2005), the first project produced for Disney.[2]
Filmography
Feature films
Released films
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valiant | August 19, 2005 | $35,000,000 | $61,746,888 | 31% | 5.6 |
| 2 | Happily N'Ever After | January 5, 2007 | $47,000,000 | $38,085,778 | 4% | 4.2 |
| 3 | Space Chimps | July 18, 2008 | $37,000,000 | $64,834,964 | 36% | 4.5 |
| 4 | Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | May 28, 2010 | N/A | $4,124,518 | 0% | 2.3 |
Canceled films
- Alien Rock Band[5]
- Rotten Island[5]
- Buzby[5]
- City of Dragons[5]
- Atomic Circus[5]
- Oz Wars[6]
- The Nut House[7]
- Ribbit[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "IDT Media's Digital Production Solutions -DPS- Signs Joint Venture and Partnership Agreement with Vanguard Animation; DPS Also Gets First Look Rights on all Vanguard Animation Work". Business Wire. July 22, 2003. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Walt Disney Studios and 'Shrek' producer John Williams partner for new CG animated film output". PR Newswire. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ 'Shrek'+Producer+John+Williams+Partner...-a091079919 "The Walt Disney Studios and 'Shrek' Producer John Williams Partner For New CG Animated Film Output.". The Free Library. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Bloom, David (July 22, 2003). "Vanguard sells stake, inks IDT co-prod’n deal". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Panda's Stevenson Joins Vanguard's Alien Rock Band" (Press release). Vanguard Films via Animation World Network. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ↑ "Mike Johnson to Helm Animated Oz Wars" (Press release). Vanguard Films via ComingSoon.net. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ↑ http://www.awn.com/news/people/arc-vanguard-team-nut-house-toon
- ↑ "Ribbit ~ Gary Chapman ~ Vanguard Animation".
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