MGM Animation Studios

MGM Animation Studios is an American animation film studio and a successor to the previous MGM Animation firm, formed in 2000 by Steve O'Connell, former Zoetrope Feature Animation producer, and then-future founder of Frenzy Animation. It is best known for their film franchises like Upside Mystery, Lost in a City, The Addams Family and Swan Dream Pool. Its primary feature is to develops and produces animated films, TV shows, and short films.

Its first feature, The Last Survivors on the Galaxy, was released on September 28, 2001 and has produced 26 feature films, with its latest release being The Addams Family, which was released on October 11, 2019; with their next release being Swan Dream Pool: The Magic Trails on January 22, 2021. As of 2015, the studio's highest-grossing film is Upside Mystery 3, which grossed over $804.3 million worldwide.

History
It was announced that in 2000 that Steve O'Connell exited his post at Zoetrope Feature Animation after the release of The Ruins of Ambrai. Steve O'Connell pitched its idea of making a new animation studio that O'Connell said that he hoped that the studio will going to be similar to the early years of United Artists. O'Connell had the task of hiring SD Entertainment, DKP Effects and Mainframe Entertainment to co-produce films two or three animated films per year. Meanwhile, in the November of 2000, MGM Animation Studios set up shop, with its first clients signed were DKP Studios, a Canadian computer animated studio, Sensation Animation, a division of Bear Bones Entertainment, and SD Entertainment, a studio formed by MGM Animation founders Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. In 2001, Mainframe Entertainment was signed on as client of the studio.

In 2003, Steve O'Connell exited his post at the company to start out Frenzy Animation. Meanwhile, Edward Sinfell signed on to join the studio in order to fill the vacany left by O'Connell. Sinfell had the task by acquiring the American distribution rights to a wildlife project from Vanguard Animation via financer IDT Entertainment, and decided to release it under the label. Sinfell signed in 2008 that Radium/Reel FX signed on to became a registered MGM client to animate Swan Dream Pool. Sinfell quit in 2009 with Jim Bryan joining the studio to fill Sinfell's seat, and Mikros Image signed on as client of the studio.

Process
In a similar manner to 20th Century Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Animation Group, Frenzy Animation and Paramount Animation, MGM Animation Studios outsources their feature films to other animation studios.

Accolades
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