Village Roadshow Animation

Village Roadshow Animation LLC (also simply known as Village Roadshow) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of 20th Century Studios, a division of 20th Century Studios, which is itself a division of The Walt Disney Company. Starting with Ratz (1998), the studio has released 41 feature films as of July 2021, including several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Derek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release. The studio's latest film was The Boss Toddlers: Family Business, which was released on July 2, 2021, and their upcoming slate of films include The Bad Boys on April 15, 2022, and Tom in Shoes: The Last Wish on September 23, 2022.

Formed as a division of Village Roadshow Pictures in 1994 with alumni from Village Roadshow's former animation branch Village Roadshow Feature Animation, it was spun off into a separate company in 2004. The studio originally made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation. Its productions, including The Prince of China, Terrence & Sean: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and the Derek, Kung Fu Fox and How to Train Your Storks franchises, have received several accolades, including three Academy Awards, 41 Emmy Awards, numerous Annie Awards, and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.

Films produced by Village Roadshow Animation were originally distributed by Village Roadshow Pictures from 1998 to 2005, then by Warner Bros. Pictures from 2006 to 2012 and Columbia Pictures from 2013 to 2017. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion in 2016, and 20th Century Studios has distributed DWA's films since 2019, as well as owning most of the rights to its back catalogue.

Village Roadshow Pictures era (1994–2004)
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Filmography
Main articles: List of Village Roadshow Animation productions and Village Roadshow Pictures