Paramount Animation is an American animation studio headquartered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It creates animated feature films and is owned by Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global.
The studio has produced 77 feature films, beginning with Gulliver's Travels (1939) and most recently Nyasia: The Unknown Kingdom (2024). Five films are in development, with A Series of Unfortunate Events on April 18, 2025, Sonic Multiverse on February 20, 2026, and an untitled animated Top Gun film in 2026.
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Released films[]
| No. | Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writers | Based on | Producer(s) | Music | Co-production with | Animation service(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as Paramount Cartoon Los Angeles | |||||||||
| 1 | Return of the Milky Way | February 6, 1957 | Dave Tendlar Isadore Sparber (un-credited) |
Irving Dressler Bill Turner |
N/A | Seymour Knietel | TBD | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 2 | The Nutcracker | August 20, 1959 | Nancy Farwell | Irving Dressler Bill Turner Jack Ward Isadore "I." Klein |
The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann |
Winston Sharples | |||
| 3 | The Princess and the Hidden Underground | August 23, 1961 | Bill Turner Irving Dressler Jack Mercer |
The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground by Andrew Lang | |||||
| 4 | The Grateful Prince | November 14, 1962 | Robert Clifton | Jack Mercer Woody Gelman Larry Riley Tom Golden |
The Grateful Prince by Friedrich Kreutzwal | Seymour Knietel Nancy Farwell | |||
| 5 | Giambattista Basile's The Three Sisters | October 21, 1964 | Rebecca Tuffin | Robert Little Howard A. Schneider |
The Three Sisters by Giambattista Basile | Howard Post Nancy Farwell |
John Williams | ||
| 6 | A Princess Tale | December 31, 1967 | Ralph Bakshi | Screenplay: Howard Beckerman |
N/A | Nancy Farwell | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
| as Paramount Cartoon Studios | |||||||||
| 7 | The Sea-Maiden | November 19, 1969 | Nancy Farwell | Screenplay: Nancy Farwell Howard Beckerman |
The Sea-Maiden by John Francis Campbell | Michael Eisner Jeffrey Katzenberg |
TBD | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 8 | A Mouse in Los Angeles | November 20, 1970 | George Burke Lana Ponce |
N/A | N/A | TBD | |||
| 9 | Little Helpers | October 6, 1972 | Lana Ponce Nancy Farwell |
Story: George Burke Lana Ponce |
George Bruns | ||||
| 10 | Noveltoons: The Very First Movie | June 6, 1973 | Nancy Farwell | Nancy Farwell | Noveltoons by Famous Studios | TBD | |||
| 11 | Magical Forest | November 15, 1974 | George Burke Lana Ponce |
Story: Lana Ponce Seton I. Miller Screenplay: |
N/A | Irwin Kostal | |||
| 12 | The Missing Journey | September 12, 1975 | Don Patterson | Story: George Burke Lana Ponce Screenplay: |
John Madara | ||||
| 13 | Sylvia Barker's Next Adventures | May 14, 1976 | Nancy Farwell | Story: Nancy Farwell Screenplay: |
Sylvia Barker by Nancy Farwell | TBD | |||
| 14 | The Magic Palace | March 18, 1977 | Rick Reinert | Story: George Burke Lana Ponce Screenplay: |
N/A | Irwin Kostal | |||
| 15 | The Snow Queen | December 19, 1979 | Lana Ponce | Story: George Burke Lana Ponce Screenplay: |
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen | ||||
| 16 | The Prince and the Pauper | November 20, 1981 | George Burke Lana Ponce |
Story: Lana Ponce Screenplay: |
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain | Alex North | |||
| 17 | DoodlesS | February 12, 1982 | Barry Sonnenfeld Nancy Farwell |
Story: Lana Ponce Nancy Farwell Screenplay: |
N/A | Stewart Copeland Alan Silvestri | |||
| 18 | The Tales of Wind | November 23, 1984 | Toby Bluth | Story: Lana Ponce Rebecca Tuffin Robert Clifton Nancy Farwell |
George Burke Lana Ponce |
James Horner | |||
| 19 | Friendly's Island of Wonders | April 12, 1985 | Nancy Farwell | Story: Lana Ponce |
Noveltoons by Famous Studios | ||||
| as Paramount Feature Animation | |||||||||
| 20 | Barry's Frightening Stories | October 9, 1987 | Rebecca Tuffin Robert Clifton |
Nancy Farwell | Noveltoons by Famous Studios | George Burke Lana Ponce |
TBD | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 21 | Hotel for Dogs | December 9, 1988 | Bill Kroyer | David N. Weiss Flint Dille |
Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan | George Burke Lana Ponce Wayne Young |
John Debney | Kroyer Films | Paramount Animation facilities Kroyer Films Sullivan Bluth Studios |
| 22 | East of the Sun and West of the Moon | March 17, 1989 | Toby Bluth | Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss |
East of the Sun and West of the Moon | George Burke Lana Ponce |
Patrick Doyle | N/A | |
| 23 | Little Helpers To the Rescue | November 16, 1990 | Lana Ponce Julie Young |
Story: Lana Ponce Alexandra Farwell Screenplay: |
N/A | George Burke | James Horner | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Sullivan Bluth Studios A. Film Production A/S Uli Meyer Studios Kroyer Films | |
| 24 | Naturia | May 17, 1991 | George Burke | Story: Julie Young Dallas Sharp George Burke Lana Ponce Screenplay: |
George Burke Lana Ponce Julie Young |
Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Sullivan Bluth Studios A. Film Production A/S Bibo Films The Hollywood Cartoon Company Phoenix Animation Studios Uli Meyer Studios | |||
| 25 | The World of Fairy TalesS | October 16, 1992 | Simon Wells Nancy Farwell |
Story: Nancy Farwell Screenplay: |
George Burke Lana Ponce Dallas Sharp Steve Hickner |
Paramount Animation facilities Amblimation Wang Film Productions A. Film Production A/S Pacific Data Images | |||
| 26 | Meredith's Journey | November 23, 1994 | Julie Young Simon Wells |
Story: Julie Young Ralph Zondag Alexandra Farwell Screenplay: |
Original story by Julie Young | George Burke Lana Ponce Steve Hickner |
Alan Silvestri | Paramount Animation facilities Amblimation Bardel Entertainment Wang Film Productions A. Film Production A/S Uli Meyer Studios | |
| 27 | The Sunshine | October 27, 1995 | Dallas Sharp | Story: Dallas Sharp Julie Young Screenplay: |
N/A | George Burke Lana Ponce |
James Horner | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Wang Film Productions Uli Meyer Studios | |
| 28 | Natalia's Story | November 27, 1996 | Simon Wells Sonia Landry |
Screenplay: Flint Dille Alexandra Farwell Rachel Koretsky Steven Whitestone |
The cancelled original version Star Dream by Steven Spielberg Characters by Sonia Landry and Uli Meyer |
George Burke Lana Ponce Julie Young Dallas Sharp Steve Hickner |
Amblimation | Paramount Animation facilities Amblimation Bardel Entertainment Wang Film Productions Uli Meyer Studios Heart of Texas Productions A. Film Production A/S | |
| 29 | The Betty Boop Movie | March 26, 1997 | Steve Moore Alexandra Farwell |
Story: Gerri Raised Screenplay: |
Betty Boop by Max Fleischer | John Cohen | Alan Silvestri | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Wang Film Productions Heart of Texas Productions Uli Meyer Studios |
| 30 | Mistress Masham's Repose | November 26, 1997 | Julie Young | Screenplay: Julie Young Karey Kirkpatrick Michael J. Wilson |
Mistress Masham's Repose
by T. H. White |
John Cohen | John Powell | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Heart of Texas Productions Uli Meyer Studios | |
| 31 | Future Princess | September 14, 1998 | Nadia Hanson | Story: Nadia Hanson Julie Young John Cohen Screenplay: |
N/A | John Debney | Paramount Animation facilities Yowza! Animation Heart of Texas Productions Uli Meyer Studios | ||
| 32 | The Dragon and the Magic PyramidS | July 9, 1999 | TBD | Story: Zaiden Fischer Nadia Hanson John Levine Screenplay: |
James Horner | Paramount Digital Images | |||
| 33 | Ama and the Mysterious Crystal | December 17, 1999 | Zaiden Fischer | Story: Zaiden Fischer Julie Young Dallas Sharp Nadia Hanson John Levine Screenplay: Jonathan Roberts John August |
Paramount Animation facilities Yowza! Animation Heart of Texas Productions Uli Meyer Studios | ||||
| 34 | Ice Zone | July 7, 2000 | TBD | Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick Thomas Lennon |
John Cohen
Steven Spielberg |
Alan Silvestri | Amblin Entertainment Nickelodeon Movies |
Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Yowza! Animation A. Film Production A/S Mercury Filmworks | |
| 35 | The Tiny Prince | July 20, 2001 | Julie Young | Story: Thomas Lennon Julie Young Dallas Sharp Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay: Peter S. Seaman |
Max Howard | Jerry Goldsmith | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Yowza! Animation A. Film Production A/S Mercury Filmworks | |
| 36 | The Wizards | March 8, 2002 | Mike Mitchell | Screenplay: Julie Young Ash Brannon Dallas Sharp Screenplay: |
Harry Gregson-Williams | Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks | |||
| 37 | Magina | November 26, 2003 | Ash Brannon | Story: Julie Young Ash Brannon Nadia Hanson Sonia Landry John Levine Screenplay: |
Max Howard Chris Jenkins |
Randy Edelman | |||
| 38 | Twin, Duo, & Two | July 2, 2004 | Julie Young David Silverman |
Story: Julie Young Screenplay: |
N/A | Don Bluth Max Howard |
John Debney | Paramount Animation facilities | |
| as Paramount Animation | |||||||||
| 39 | Mistaken Identity | October 6, 2006 | Zaiden Fischer | Story: Zaiden Fischer Dallas Sharp Nadia Hanson Julie Young Screenplay: |
N/A | Max Howard | Hans Zimmer | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 40 | Twin, Duo, & Double | July 6, 2007 | Julie Young Mike Mitchell |
Story: Julie Young Dallas Sharp Thomas Lennon Karey Kirkpatrick Brian Lynch Screenplay: |
Don Bluth Max Howard |
John Debney | |||
| 41 | OtherWorld | September 12, 2008 | Dallas Sharp | Story: Dallas Sharp Julie Young Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay: |
Randy Fullmer | John Powell | |||
| 42 | Virtual Journey | July 31, 2009 | Mike Moon | Story: Mike Moon Dallas Sharp Nicholas Stoller Screenplay: |
Mark Mothersbaugh | ||||
| 43 | Twin, Duo, & Three | August 13, 2010 | Dallas Sharp Ash Brannon |
Story: Julie Young Dallas Sharp Ash Brannon Screenplay: |
Don Bluth Randy Fullmer |
John Debney | |||
| 44 | The Flamingo Prince | July 8, 2011 | Julie Young Gary Goldman |
Story: Julie Young Dallas Sharp Ralph Zondag |
Randy Fullmer Gary Goldman |
Score: Alan Menken Songs: |
Paramount Animation facilities Bardel Entertainment Yowza! Animation Duncan Studio Sergio Pablos Animation Studios Toon City Animation | ||
| 45 | Stars | May 18, 2012 | Nadia Hanson
Zaiden Fischer |
Story: Julie Young Nadia Hanson Zaiden Fischer Bill Kelly Screenplay: Bill Kelly |
Alexandra Farwell | James Horner | Paramount Animation facilities | ||
| 46 | Jeremy JaguarS | March 23, 2013 | Brad Bird Don Bluth |
Bill Kelly Brad Bird Alexandra Farwell |
The original version of What Happened to Jeremy Jaguar? by Bill Kelly | Barry Josephson Barry Sonnenfeld Don Bluth |
John Powell | Josephson Entertainment Right Coast Productions |
Paramount Animation facilities Yowza! Animation Duncan Studio Toon City Animation Rough Draft Studios |
| 47 | Virtual Journey: Level Two | December 13, 2013 | Mike Moon | Story: Mike Moon Dallas Sharp Nicholas Stoller Screenplay: |
N/A | Dallas Sharp | Mark Mothersbaugh | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 48 | Puffy | May 23, 2014 | Julie Young and Doug Sweetland | Story: Julie Young Screenplay: |
Teresa Cheng | Hans Zimmer | |||
| 49 | Nyasia: The Warrior Princess | September 4, 2015 | Frederik Du Chau | Story: Mike Moon Dallas Sharp Nicholas Stoller Thomas Lennon Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay: |
N/A | Dallas Sharp | Marc Shaiman | Stoller Global Solutions | |
| 50 | The Brady Kids | March 18, 2016 | Zaiden Fischer Todd Merritt |
Story: Zaiden Fischer Julie Young Screenplay: |
The Brady Bunch by Sherwood Schwartz | John Cohen | Rupert Gregson-Williams | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities Yowza! Animation Duncan Studio Mercury Filmworks |
| 51 | Stars II | September 9, 2016 | Nadia Hanson | Story: Nadia Hanson Julie Young John Levine Laurie Craig Dallas Sharp Screenplay: |
John Levine Don Bluth Cinco Paul Ken Daurio |
Score: Alan Menken Marc Shaiman Songs: |
Paramount Animation facilities | ||
| 52 | Virtual Journey: Next Dimensions | May 19, 2017 | Mike Moon Charles Zembillas |
Story: Mike Moon Dallas Sharp Nicholas Stoller Screenplay: |
N/A | Dallas Sharp | Mark Mothersbaugh | Stoller Global Solutions | |
| 53 | Twin, Duo, & Forever | August 17, 2018 | Zaiden Fischer | Story: Julie Young Dallas Sharp Nadia Hanson Ash Brannon Screenplay: |
Don Bluth | John Debney | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities | |
| 54 | Puffy's Family | July 3, 2019 | Julie Young | Story: Julie Young Screenplay: |
Dallas Sharp Nadia Hanson |
Mychael Danna Jeff Danna | |||
| 55 | Riku Kane | November 27, 2019 | Doug Sweetland | Nadia Hanson Casey Crowe Laurie Craig |
Riku Kane by Ryan Coleman and Taichi Kioshi | John Levine Ryan Coleman Taichi Kioshi |
Hans Zimmer | ||
| 56 | Stars of the Galaxy | October 16, 2020 | Nadia Hanson | Story: John Levine Laurie Craig Screenplay: |
N/A | John Levine Don Bluth |
Score: Alan Menken Songs: | ||
| 57 | Virtual Journey: Game Changer | May 14, 2021 | Nicholas Stoller Doug Sweetland |
Story: Nicholas Stoller Screenplay: |
N/A | Dallas Sharp Nicholas Stoller |
Mark Mothersbaugh | Stoller Global Solutions New Republic Pictures | |
| 58 | Beyond | November 5, 2021 | James Bobin | Story: Julie Young Nadia Hanson Screenplay: |
An original story by Nancy Farwell | Nadia Hanson | Alan Menken | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities The SPA Studios Bardel Entertainment Duncan Studio Rough Draft Studios Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks |
| 59 | Puffy's Years | May 5, 2022 | Julie Young | Story: Julie Young Screenplay: |
N/A | Dallas Sharp Nadia Hanson |
Mark Mothersbaugh | New Republic Pictures | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 60 | Noveltoons: All Together Now | November 4, 2022 | Alexandra Farwell | Story: Alexandra Farwell Zaiden Fischer Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Screenplay: |
Noveltoons by Famous Studios | John Cohen | John Powell Guy Moon |
New Republic Pictures | |
| 61 | Nights into Dreams | May 19, 2023 | Zaiden Fischer | Story: Nadia Hanson Zaiden Fischer Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Screenplay: |
Nights into Dreams by Sonic Team | Nadia Hanson Toru Nakahara Hitoshi Okuno |
John Powell | Sega Sammy Group Marza Animation Planet |
Paramount Animation facilities Marza Animation Planet |
| 62 | Riku Kane: The Rise of Unifiers | October 13, 2023 | Doug Sweetland | Nadia Hanson Casey Crowe Laurie Craig |
Riku Kane by Ryan Coleman and Taichi Kioshi | John Levine Ryan Coleman Taichi Kioshi |
Hans Zimmer | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 63 | Stephanie & Sarah | April 5, 2024 | Nadia Hanson | Nadia Hanson David N. Weiss J. David Stem |
N/A | John Levine Julia Pistor |
Mark Mothersbaugh | Nickelodeon Movies | |
| 64 | Nyasia: The Unknown Kingdom | July 19, 2024 | Mike Rianda Charlie Bean |
Nicholas Stoller Karey Kirkpatrick Matthew Fogel Casey Crowe |
Nicholas Stoller Dallas Sharp |
Marc Shaiman | Stoller Global Solutions | ||
| 65 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | April 18, 2025 | Gary Trousdale | Laurie Craig | A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket | Nadia Hanson Zaiden Fischer |
John Powell | Sonnenfeld Productions, Inc. | |
Upcoming films[]
| No. | Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writers | Producer(s) | Co-production with | Animation service(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Noveltoons: Strange Encounters | August 8, 2025 | Jacob Mcconnell | Laurie Craig | Nadia Hanson | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
| 67 | Stars Rise | February 20, 2026 | Nadia Hanson | Nadia Hanson Laurie Craig |
John Levine Don Bluth | ||
| 68 | Sonic Multiverse | June 26, 2026 | Tyson Hesse | Ian Flynn | Neal H. Moritz
Toby Ascher Toru Nakahara Hitoshi Okuno Nadia Hanson |
Sega Sammy Group Marza Animation Planet Original Film |
Paramount Animation facilities Marza Animation Planet |
| 69 | Cross | February 9, 2027 | Giuliana Brewer | Matthew Fogel | Nadia Hanson | N/A | Paramount Animation facilities |
S Combines live-action with animation.
In-development projects[]
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sector 7 | Based on the books by David Wiesner |
| Super Monkey Ball | Based on a video game by Toshihiro Nagoshi Co-production with Sega Sammy Group and Marza Animation Planet |
| Makeshift Miracle | Based on the book by Jim Zub |
| Hardworking Gals | Based on the comic book by TBD |
| Untitled Blooper! film | Based on the comic book by Emily Hope |
| Untitled Doodles spin-off film | Co-production with Right Coast Productions |
| Untitled Noveltoons: All Together Now sequel | |
| Nights: Journey of Dreams | Based on a video game by Sonic Team Co-production with Sega Sammy Group and Marza Animation Planet |
Related productions[]
| Title | Release date | Studio | Visual effects/Animation service(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musicland | July 17, 1963 | Paramount Pictures | Main faculties |
| Me and Ticky | June 10, 1964 | ||
| The Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful World of Mr. Wonder | August 3, 1968 | ||
| The Adventures of Alex T. Gator | June 14, 1972 | ||
| Susan, Maria and David: The Secret Mission | July 14, 1989 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Cartoon Studios |
Paramount Animation France |
| Cool World | July 10, 1992 | Paramount Pictures Bakshi Animation |
Main faculties |
| Friendly Fox's Wish Quest | October 8, 1993 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Cartoon Studios |
Paramount Animation Japan |
| Toonatics: Journey Around Hollywood | August 2, 1996 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Cartoon Studios Hyperion Animation O Entertainment |
Paramount Animation France Paramount Animation Australia Paramount Animation Japan |
| Star Trek: Arsenal | July 7, 2000 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Cartoon Studios |
Paramount Animation Australia Industrial Light & Magic Yowza! Animation Wang Film Productions Sunwoo Entertainment |
| Noveltoons: Wacky & Out! | February 17, 2006 | Nickelodeon Movies Josephson Entertainment |
Paramount Animation Australia Rhythm and Hues Studios Industrial Light & Magic Project Firefly Yowza! Animation Mercury Filmworks |
Reception[]
Coming soon!
Academy Award wins and nominations[]
Coming soon!