Filmation
Sign in to saveFilmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962. Filmation produced animated and live-action productions and was last located in Woodland Hills, California.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Filmation Associates
- Company.logo
- Filmation alt.svg
- Company.alt
- "FILMATION" written in several colors and "Presents" written in white on a black background
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.logo_caption
- Final logo, used from 1983 to 1989.
- Company.founders
- Norm PrescottLou Scheimer Hal Sutherland
- Company.fate
- Studio closed by Group W and library sold to L'Oréal
- Company.successor
- Library:DreamWorks Animation(except third-party licensed properties)
- Company.products
- Television showsTelevision shortsTelevision specialsTelevision moviesTheatrical films
- Company.parent
- TelePrompTer Corporation (1969–1981) Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (1981–1989)
- Company.location
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animation studio
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Lou Scheimer
- Headquarters
- Reseda
- Industry
- animation
- Followed by
- Hallmark Cards
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1989-02-03
- inception
- 1962-00-00
- Commons category
- Filmation
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- Peak era
- Closing
- Production
- Animation style
- Quality
- Trademarks
- Original characters
- Film library ownership
- Filmography
- Live-action shows
- ''The Ghost Busters''
- Feature films
- Voice talent
- Background musical talent
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Filmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962. Filmation produced animated and live-action productions and was last located in Woodland Hills, California.
In 1989, Filmation was closed by parent company Group W Productions and its intellectual properties were acquired by French cosmetic firm L'Oréal. Since then, the rights to Filmation's productions have changed hands several times and are today owned primarily by DreamWorks Animation.
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