Buddy Animation

Buddy Animation is an Australian animation studio serving as the animation division and label of Buddy Studios, a subsidiary of ToonBox Entertainment. The division was founded on March 9, 2017 following the commercial success of the 2016 Buddy Studios film LarryBoy. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

The studio's first film, The Lucky Number, was released on July 4, 2017, with its latest release being DuckTales on October 20, 2023. Its current upcoming projects include: Captain Underpants: The Second Epic Movie in November 2023, Mega Man in December 2023, and Bubbles in March 2024.

All films produced by Buddy Animation have grossed a worldwide total of $21.5 billion worldwide, with Happy Tree Friends 2 being the studio's highest grossing film to-date with $2.512 billion.

Background
During the animation production of the Buddy Studios film LarryBoy, animation supervisor Bob Persichetti was in talks with Buddy Studios CEO Cal Brunker.

2017-2019; Bob Persichetti era
After the release of LarryBoy, which proved to be a commercial hit, Bob Persichetti founded Buddy Animation on March 9, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Shortly after the founding of the company came its first feature production, The Lucky Number, was released on July 4, 2017 by 20th Century Fox.

2020-present; Bill Damaschke era
On January 18, 2020, Bob Persichetti left Buddy Animation as the Head of Animation. As a corporate restructuring went underway, Bill Demeschke was named the new Head of Animation for the company. Former DreamWorks Animation employees Bonnie Arnold and Pierre Perifel were named President (Arnold) and Chief Creative Officer (Perifel) respectively.

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Process
Like with other animation studios, such as Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and 20th Century Animation, Buddy Animation also branches out to other animation service providers. Some notable ones include Mikros Image (The Lucky Number, The Diamond Sword), Reel FX Animation (Looney Tunes: Dimensions, Pepé le Pew), DNEG (Spooky Jack, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Cowboys!), Moving Picture Company (Open Season), Sony Pictures Imageworks (Team Dogs), and Autodesk Maya (The Santa Clause, The Flamingo Affair, Chip 'n' Dale 2, Mario Party Maximum).