Skydance Animation Madrid

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Skydance Animation Madrid
FormerlyIlion Animation Studios (2002–2020)
Company type Division
Industry CGI animation
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
Founders
  • Javier Perez Dolset
  • Ignacio Pérez Dolset [1]
Headquarters
Las Rozas de Madrid, Madrid
,
Spain
Key people
  • Ignacio Pérez Dolset (COO)
  • Jose San Román (CEO)
  • Gonzalo Rueda (CTO & COO) [2]
Parent Skydance Animation (2020-present)

Skydance Animation Madrid (formerly known as Ilion Animation Studios) is a Spanish animation studio based in Madrid, Spain. It is a subsidiary of Skydance Media via Skydance Animation to create computer-animated films for theatrical release. After working with Skydance since 2017, they were acquired by the company in 2020, and rebranded as Skydance Animation Madrid.

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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 films. Ilion Animation Studios was a partner with U-Tad, which is a European University that is specialized in digital arts and technology. Ilion came up with all of its own content. On occasion, Ilion worked with some of its third parties. [1] Ilion Animation Studios was independently and privately owned. [3]

In March 2017, Ilion announced that 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]

Former logo as Ilion Animation Studios Ilion Animation Studios logo.jpg
Former logo as Ilion Animation Studios

Productions

Feature films

Released films

TitleRelease dateBudgetGrossCo-production
Planet 51 20 November 2009$70 million$105.6 million HandMade Films
TriStar Pictures
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible 28 November 2014$12.5 million$5.5 million (in Spain) Warner Bros. Pictures
Zeta Cinema
Películas Pendelton
Wonder Park 15 March 2019$80–100 million [6] [7] $119.6 million [8] Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
Luck 5 August 2022$140 million [9] — Apple Studios
Skydance Animation

Upcoming films

TitleRelease dateRef(s)Co-production
Spellbound 22 November 2024 [10] [11] Skydance Animation
Pookoo 2025 [12] [13]
Ray Gunn TBA [14]

Short films

TitleRelease dateCo-production
Blush October 1, 2021 Apple TV+
Skydance Animation
Bad Luck Spot! March 17, 2023

Television series

Released

ReleaseTitleShowrunners(s)/Developer(s)NetworkCo-productionRef(s)
June 28, 2024 WondLa Bobs Gannaway Apple TV+ Gotham Group
Skydance Animation 		[15] [16] [17]

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