Illumination entertainment
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| legal form | LLC |
| founding | 2007 |
| Seat | Santa Monica , California , United States |
| management |
Chris Meledandri (Founder and CEO ) Janet Healy (Founder) Eddie Egan ( CMO ) Natalie Fischer ( COO ) |
| Number of employees | 35 |
| Branch | Film production |
| Website | illuminationentertainment.com |
Illumination Entertainment is a film production company founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 . She is best known for the animated films Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me (2012), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Minions (2015).
history
Chris Meledandri, previously involved in the production of various animated films, founded Illumination Entertainment in 2007 with the support of Universal Pictures . Universal Pictures has financed all of the studio's projects since 2009 as part of an exclusive partnership.
In August 2011, Illumination Entertainment took over the French animation studio Mac Guff and its 300 employees.
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: I - Despicable (Despicable Me)
- 2011: Hop - Easter Bunny or Superstar? (Hop)
- 2012: The Lorax (The Lorax)
- 2013: I - Despicable 2 (Despicable Me 2)
- 2015: Minions
- 2016: Pets (The Secret Life of Pets)
- 2016: Sing
- 2017: I - Despicable 3 (Despicable Me 3)
- 2018: The Grinch (The Grinch)
- 2019: Pets 2 (The Secret Life of Pets 2)
Web links
- Illumination Entertainment website
- Illumination Mac Guff website
- Illumination Entertainment in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Fleming: Universal Marketing Head Eddie Egan Moving To Top Illumination Post , Deadline.com . May 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Mike Fleming: Chris Meledandri's Illumination Names Natalie Fischer COO , Deadline.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Michelle Kung: Animation Studio Nabs Key Role , Deadline.com. March 8, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2013.