Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris
FormerlyIllumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
PredecessorMac Guff (animation studio)
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FounderJacques Bled[1]
Headquarters,
France
Key people
Number of employees
850 (2016)[1]
ParentIllumination
Websiteilluminationstudiosparis.com

Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.[2] It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.

  1. ^ a b c d Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.