Amblimation

Amblimation

Successor	DreamWorks Animation
Founded	1989
Founder	Steven Spielberg
Defunct	1997
Headquarters	London, England, United Kingdom
Key people	Cindy Woodbyrne (Manager) Simon Wells (Director)
Parent	Amblin Entertainment

Amblimation was the animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.^[1][2] The studio was shut down in 1997 and some of the Amblimation staff went on to join DreamWorks Animation. ^[3] It was known for its quieter atmosphere, more subdued acting, and more atmospheric pace compared to a great deal of American animated films; these qualities usually led to underperformance at American box offices and may have factored in the decision to close the studio down. The company's mascot, Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail), appears in its production logo. A project to adapt the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats was in the making, but was abandoned with the studio's closure.

Filmography

Theatrical films

Release Date	Title	Notes	Gross
November 22, 1991	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West		$65,435,625
November 24, 1993	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story		$9,315,576
December 22, 1995	Balto		$11,348,324

Television

• Back to the Future: The Animated Series (1991)
• Fievel's American Tails (1992) (with Nelvana)

Note: All series were co-produced with Universal Animation Studios.

References

1. "Hollywood Falls Hard for Animation" - New York Times
2. "A look inside Hollywood and the movies" - Los Angeles Times
3. "Film: The Man Who Would Be Walt" - New York Times

External links

• Amblimation at the Internet Movie Database