Ilion Animation Studios

Ilion Animation Studios is a Spanish animation studio based in Madrid, Spain. The studio was established by the founders of Pyro Studios, a Spanish video game development studio, to create computer-animated movies for theatrical release. After working with Skydance Media since 2017, they were acquired by the company in 2020, and rebranded as Skydance Animation Madrid.

Ilion Animation Studios
TypePrivate
IndustryCGI animation
Founded2002 (2002)
FounderJavier Perez Dolset
Ignacio Pérez Dolset[1]
Headquarters
Las Rozas, Madrid
,
Spain
Key people
Ignacio Pérez Dolset (COO)
Jose San Román (CEO)
Gonzalo Rueda (CTO/COO)[2]
ParentSkydance Media
Websitewww.ilion.com

History

Ilion Animation Studios was originally based in Madrid, Spain. The Perez Dolset brothers, Javier and Ignacio Perez Dolset, founded the company in the year of 2002 to make animated movies. Ilion Animation Studios is a partner with U-Tad, which is a European University that is specialized in digital arts and technology. Ilion comes up with all of its own content. On occasion, Ilion works with some of its third parties.[1] Ilion Animation Studios is independently and privately owned.[3]

In March 2017, Ilion announced they would partner with Skydance Animation to produce two animated feature films: Luck and Spellbound.[4] Skydance Animation formally acquired the studio in April 2020, renaming it as Skydance Animation Madrid.[5]

Productions

Released films
# Title Release date Budget Gross Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Co-production
1 Planet 51 20 November 2009 $70 million $105.6 million 21% 39 HandMade Films
TriStar Pictures
2 Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible 28 November 2014 $12.5 million $5.5 million (in Spain) 60% - Warner Bros. Pictures
Televisión Española
Zeta Cinema
Películas Pendelton
3 Wonder Park 15 March 2019 $80-100 million[6][7] $119.6 million[8] 34% 45 Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies

Upcoming films
#TitleRelease dateRef(s)Co-production
4DragonKeeperSummer 2021[9]Pearl Studio
China Film Animation
Dragoia Media
Movistar+
Atresmedia Cine
Huayi Brothers
Mandoo Pictures
Eracme Entertainment
Dream Factory Group
Mainframe Studios
New Hero Studios
WV Enterprises
5Luck18 February 2022[10][11][12][13][14]Apple TV+
Paramount Pictures
Skydance Animation
6Spellbound11 November 2022[15]

Television series
Title Release date Co-production Network Notes
Adventures in Wonder ParkTBAParamount Animation
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		NickelodeonSecond Paramount Television series to be produced for Nickelodeon.

Miscellaneous work

References
  1. "About Us". Ilion Animation Studios. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. "Management Team". Ilion Animation Studios. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. "Financial Information". Ilion Animation Studios. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. McNary, Dave (10 October 2017). "Skydance Hires Bill Damaschke for Animation-Family Entertainment Post". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. Grater, Tom (6 April 2020). "Skydance Acquires Spain's Ilion Studios To Form Combined U.S.-Europe Animation Outfit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. Faughnder, Ryan (14 March 2019). "'Captain Marvel' is likely to crush 'Wonder Park' at the box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  7. Rubin, Rebecca (13 March 2019). "Box Office: 'Captain Marvel' Heads for Heroic Second Weekend". Variety. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. "Wonder Park (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. https://deadline.com/2019/09/dragonkeeper-billy-nighy-bunuel-labyrinth-turtles-animation-bill-bailey-1202711320/
  10. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/skydances-animation-movies-find-directors-1022425
  11. Giardina, Carolyn (25 April 2018). "Paramount Grows Its Animation Slate With 'Monster on the Hill,' 'Luck'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. Amidi, Amid (26 April 2018). "Paramount Announces 3 New Animated Features". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. Donelly, Matt (14 January 2020). "John Lasseter's Skydance Animation Names Peggy Holmes New Director of 'Luck'". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. McNary, Dave (20 July 2020). "Skydance Animation's 'Luck,' 'Spellbound' Scheduled for 2022 Release". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  15. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/skydance-bill-damaschke-animation-family-entertainment-post-1202585258/
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