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The Animation Picture Company

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The Animation Picture Company
Company typePrivate
Animation Studio
IndustryAnimation
FoundedLate 2006
Headquarters13400 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, California, 91423 USA
Key people
Dan Chuba
John Davis
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Brain Manis
Ash Shah
Websitetapconline.com

The Animation Picture Company, formerly known as Hammerhead Studios, is an American animation studio based in Sherman Oaks, California.[1]

History

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The company was founded in late 2006 by Dan Chuba, John Davis,[2] Mark A.Z. Dippé,[3] Brain Manis, and Ash Shah.[4] In 2011, the company acquired E. L. Katz's Zombie Pet Shop screenplay and developed it into a 3D animated feature film.[5][6] In 2012, the firm collaborated with SC Films to produce Flying South.[7]

Filmography

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Video Game productions

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Year Title Director Publisher Developer
2006 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Steve Stamatiadis Sierra Entertainment Krome Studios (console, GBA)
Amaze Entertainment (DS)

Animation productions

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Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2007 Crash Bandicoot web cartoons Jamie Dixton Sierra Entertainment
Garfield Gets Real Mark A.Z. Dippé 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment co-production with Paws, Inc. and Davis Entertainment
2008 Garfield's Fun Fest
2009 Garfield's Pet Force Mark A.Z. Dippé
Kyung Ho Lee
2010 Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back[8] John H. Williams
2012 The Outback[9][10][11] Kyung Ho Lee Blue Sky Media co-production with Digiart Productions, Lotte Entertainment and Anarchy Post
2014 The Reef 2: High Tide Mark A.Z. Dippé

Taedong Park

CJ Entertainment
2021 Around the World in 80 Days[12] Samuel Tourneux StudioCanal
2022 Marmaduke[13] Mark Dippé Netflix

Special/VFX Effects productions

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Year Film Director Distributor
2008 Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Craig Shapiro 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
2009 S. Darko Chris Fisher
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Brian Levant Warner Premiere
2010 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2011 A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! Savage Steve Holland Paramount Home Entertainment
2012 A Fairly Odd Christmas
2014 A Fairly Odd Summer

References

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  1. ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 8, 2011). "Timmy Turner Comes to Life!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  2. ^ "John Davis". Variety. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  3. ^ "Mark A.Z. Dippe". Variety. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  4. ^ "Suri Cruise to voice movie character?". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Sneider, Jeff (2011-02-24). "'Zombie Pet Shop' set for animation 3D". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  6. ^ Kongsved, Mette-Marie (March 31, 2011). "Alumnus sells screenplay for "Zombie Pet Shop"". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 31, 2012). "SC Films re-teams with The Animation Picture Company on Flying South". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  8. ^ Zahed, Ramin (August 13, 2009). "Vanguard's Space Chimps 2 3-D Does into Production". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  9. ^ Noh, Jean (May 14, 2010). "Lotte comes on board for 3D animation Outback". ScreenDaily. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Outback (2012)". IMDb. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "OUTBACK 3D - Teaser, Détails De Cette Co-Production !!". AnimaFilms. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  12. ^ Grater, Tom (April 27, 2017). "SC Films launches family animation 'Around The World In 80 Days'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  13. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 23, 2017). "SC Films launches 'Marmaduke 3D' for AFM (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-15.