Sprite Animation Studios

Sprite Animation Studios

Type	Privately held
Industry	3D CGI Animation
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S
Key people	Moto Sakakibara Junichi Yanagihara
Number of employees	28 (December 2014)
Website	www.spriteanimation.com

Sprite Animation Studios is a Los Angeles, CA-based CGI animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of Square USA led by Moto Sakakibara, co-director of Square Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The studio specializes in the design and creation of 3D computer animation for film and television productions, video games, and commercial advertising, and its short productions have screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,^[1] the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater,^[2] the Ottawa International Animation Festival,^[3] and other venues.

In 2009, Sprite entered into a partnership with OLM, Inc., a famous Japanese animation studio, producer of Pokémon.^[4]

References

1. Monster Samurai - Annecy 2007 Official Selection
2. Journey to the West - SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Theater
3. Monster Samurai - Ottawa 2006 Official Selection
4. Who We Are - Company - Sprite Animation Studios

External links

• Sprite Animation Studios Website
• Sprite Animation Studios at the Internet Movie Database