Princess Pictures

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Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd.
Company type Private
IndustryFilm
television
GenreLive action
Animation
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003)
FounderLaura Waters
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Key people
Laura Waters (Producer)
Emma Fitzsimons (MD)
Mike Cowap (senior producer, scripted & unscripted)
Subsidiaries Boulder Media
Princess Bento Studio [lower-alpha 1]
Website princess.net.au

Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd. is an Australian film and television production company, located in South Melbourne, Victoria.

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Founded in 2003 by Laura Waters, the studio produces television series and feature films ranging from live-action to animation. The studio is best known for producing all six shows created by Chris Lilley for ABC, HBO, and Netflix. [1]

The studio's first feature film I Love You Too released on 6 May 2010. Their live-action television credits include Summer Heights High , Lunatics , Superwog , How to Stay Married , Ja'mie: Private School Girl , Jonah from Tonga , Wrong Kind of Black , and Last Days of the Space Age . The studio also produced the animated series YOLO , and Koala Man , both created by animator and voice actor Michael Cusack.

In 2022, Princess Pictures acquired the Irish animation studio Boulder Media from Hasbro. [2]

Princess Bento Studio

Princess Bento Studio
Company type Joint venture
IndustryTelevision
GenreAnimation
Founded8 April 2020;4 years ago (2020-04-08)
FounderScott Greenberg
Laura Waters
Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Website www.princessbento.com

Princess Bento Studio is an Australian animation studio based in South Melbourne, Victoria. The studio is a joint venture between Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment.

Founded in 2020, The studio aims to create content for both local and international audiences following a first-look deal between the two companies a year prior. [3] [4] [5] The studio is best known for producing the Adult Swim animated series Smiling Friends , as well as YOLO and Koala Man . They have also provided animation services for Hazbin Hotel , Mulligan , and Krapopolis .

Filmography

TitleFirst air dateLast air dateNo. of
seasons
NetworkNotes
YOLO [6] August 9, 2020Present2 Adult Swim co-production with Monkeystack, Cusack Creatures, Princess Pictures and Williams Street
Smiling Friends January 9, 2022Present1co-production with Studio Yotta, Goblin Caught on Tape, Princess Pictures and Williams Street
Koala Man [7] January 9, 20231 Hulu
Disney+ (Australia)
co-production with Monkeystack, Cusack Creatures, Hermit House, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, Princess Pictures, Bento Box Entertainment and 20th Television Animation [8]
Hazbin Hotel January 19, 2024Present2 Amazon Prime Video co-production with SpindleHorse Toons, Bento Box Entertainment, A24 and Amazon MGM Studios

Notes

    1. Princess Bento Studio is co-owned by Princess Pictures and American animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.

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