Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

For the 1930s–1950s studio, see Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. For the 1960s studio, see MGM Animation/Visual Arts.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
Company typeDivision
IndustryAnimation
PredecessorStudio:
MGM Cartoons
MGM Animation/Visual Arts
Library:
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (through distribution of animated theatrical short projects by United Artists)
Sullivan Bluth Studios (through distribution of animated film projects by MGM/UA Communications Co.)
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
Founder
  • Paul Sabella
  • Jonathan Dern
Defunct2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FateDormancy
SuccessorLibrary:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (films)
MGM Television (TV shows)
Headquarters
Hollywood, California
,
U.S.
ProductsTelevision shows
Feature films
ParentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (shortened to MGM Animation) was an American animation division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, that specializes in animated productions for theatrical features and television, and based in Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1993 and primarily involved in producing children's entertainment based upon MGM's ownership of intellectual properties, such as The Pink Panther, The Lionhearts, The Secret of NIMH, and All Dogs Go to Heaven.

The founders, Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern, left the company in 1999 and founded SD Entertainment. The studio has been dormant since 2002, following the 2000 release of their last production Tom Sawyer.

  1. ^ Mancuso, Kirk (July 30, 1994). "Frank Mancuso A Q&A With The MGM CEO". Billboard. p. 55,57. Retrieved November 1, 2019.