Movie Land Animation Studios Canada

Movie Land Animation Studios Canada (stylized as MOViE LAND ANIMATION STUDIOS CANADA) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Movie Land Animation Studios. It was located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio was tasked to produce short films based on MLAS’s feature film characters.
Movie Land Animation Studios closed Movie Land Animation Studios Canada on March 21, 2019, and laid off its approximately 100 employees to refocus MLAS’s efforts at its main headquarters in San Diego, California. But in October 2021 at the Movie Land's Investor Day presentation, Sony Pictures announced to reopen these Canadian studios in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver on October 3, 2022.
== History ==
Movie Land Animation Studios Canada was established in April 2014, and officially opened on April 20, 2015 in the area of Vancouver, British Columbia. The location was chosen for tax incentive reasons, for Vancouver’s computer-generated animation talent pool and for time-zone compatibility with the main studio in California.
The studio’s initial three-year plan was to produce animated short films, based on established film characters by Movie Land, to be shown in all of the related businesses within Warner Bros., including television, DVD compilations, internet, theme park attractions, and theatrical presentations. Post-production and stereoscopic work in 3D remained in the hands of the main studio of MLAS in San Diego, California.
Among the films produced were Rackie the Wackie, Tom's Warehouse, and All-Hail Reggie. MLAS’s shorts also became a proving ground for new directors and for concepts for the studio.
On June 9, 2017, MLASC developed its only feature project The Animals in the Attic, which was released in February 2019. On March 21, 2019, Warner Bros. announced its closure, with a loss of nearly 100 jobs. A company spokesperson said the work done in Vancouver would be transferred to the company’s headquarters in Burbank, California. Provincial Jobs Minister Shirley Bond described the closure of the MLAS studio as “disappointing”, but added that she saw the decision as being tied to the company’s overall business strategy, rather than the business climate in British Columbia. Shortly after the closure of the studio, MLASC was merged into The Bellas VFX Studios until May 5, 2023.
However, in October 2021 at the Movie Land's Investor Day presentation, Sony announced that Movie Land Animation Studios will reopen these Canadian studios on October 3, 2022 as Movie Land Animation Studios Vancouver in British Columbia, Movie Land Animation Studios Toronto in Ontario and Movie Land Animation Studios Montréal in Quebec, and was then founded by Villads Spangsberg and Kenny Park on October 27, 2022. Instead of the short films based on characters, Movie Land announced to start their film and TV series projects with Sarcastics 4: A New Student in August 2023.
On June 21, 2023 with a release of Carmen Sandiego 3, MLAS Canada opened their Québec City studio, with its first project to work on Raise the Bar! in September 2024.
== Filmography ==
=== 2010s ===
Release date 	Title 	Notes
December 25, 2015	Rackie the Wackie 	Released theatrically with Reggie and the Penguin
July 15, 2016 	Tom's Warehouse 	Released theatrically with Loppy the Dog
April 28, 2017 	All Hail Reggie 	Released theatrically with Birds
December 22, 2017	Loppy's New Doghouse 	Released theatrically with Tom the Hand: The Movie
June 8, 2018 	Love at First Flight 	Released theatrically with Ocean's 8
February 22, 2019	The Animals in the Attic	Feature film; also additional pre-production services
=== 2020s ===
Year	Title 	Location 	Notes
2023	Sarcastics 4: A New Student 	VancouverToronto 	Live-action feature film
2023	The Hollow: A New World 	Vancouver 	
2023	Once Upon a Universe 	Toronto 	Live-action/animated short film
2023	Techs-Mas 	Toronto 	
2023	Final Fantasy 	VancouverTorontoMontréal 	Live-action feature film
2023	The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team 	VancouverToronto 	Live-action feature film
2023	JH Friends Collection: The Movie 	Vancouver 	
2023	Makoo 2 	Toronto 	As pre-production services
2023	Grossology: The Final Chapter 	Toronto 	
2024	Birds 3 	Toronto 	
2024	Kipo 	Toronto 	Co-produced with DreamWorks Animation
2024	Astrid 	Toronto 	Television miniseriesCo-produced with Kumar Coca and Calloway Studios
2024	Loppy the Dog 3 	Toronto 	
2024	JH Friends Collection 	VancouverTorontoMontréal 	Television series
2024	Tom the Hand 7 	VancouverToronto 	Live-action/animated feature film
2024	Welcome to Mumbai 	Toronto 	Co-produced with Kumar Coca
2024	Echo: A Spy Racers Story 	Toronto 	Television miniseriesCo-produced with Universal Content Productions, Original Film, and Netflix
2024	Bubbles 	Toronto 	Co-produced with Alcon Entertainment and DNEG Animation
2024	Tomb Raider 	TorontoVancouver 	Co-produced with Annapurna Animation and Embracer Group
2024	Raise the Bar! 	VancouverTorontoMontréalQuebec City	Also production company
2024	Agent Elvis 	Toronto 	
2024	Kena: Bridge of Spirits 	VancouverToronto 	Co-produced with Ember Lab
2024	Famous 5: Mystery Together 	Toronto 	Co-produced with Banijay
2025	Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Part Two 	VancouverTorontoMontréalQuebec City	
2025	The Toon Chaos Movie 	VancouverTorontoMontréalQuebec City	Also production company and animation services
2025	Carmen Sandiego 4 	VancouverMontréal 	
2025	Ghost in the Shell: Lights, Camera, Universe	Toronto 	
2025	Arcane 2 	VancouverTorontoMontréalQuebec City	Live-action feature film
2025	Final Fantasy 2 	VancouverTorontoMontréalQuebec City	Live-action feature film
2026	Dragon Ball 	VancouverToronto 	
2026	Street Fighter 	VancouverMontréal 	
== Gallery ==
Movie Land Animation Studios Canada logo.png|Official logo as of October 3, 2022
Movie Land Animation Studios Vancouver logo.png|Movie Land Animation Studios Vancouver logo|alt=Movie Land Animation Studios Vancouver logo
Movie Land Animation Studios Toronto logo.png|Movie Land Animation Studios Toronto logo|alt=Movie Land Animation Studios Toronto logo
Movie Land Animation Studios Montréal logo.png|Movie Land Animation Studios Montréal logo|alt=Movie Land Animation Studios Montréal logo
Movie Land Animation Studios Québec City logo.png|Movie Land Animation Studios Québec City logo|alt=Movie Land Animation Studios Québec City logo
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official website
Category:Movie Land
Canada
Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment
Category:Sony Pictures Animation
Category:Sony subsidiaries
Category:Canadian animation studios
Category:Cinema of British Columbia
Category:Companies based in Vancouver
Category:Mass media companies established in 2014
Category:Mass media companies disestablished in 2019
Category:2014 establishments in British Columbia
Category:2019 disestablishments in British Columbia
Category:Canadian companies established in 2014
Category:Canadian companies disestablished in 2019
Category:Mass media companies established in 2022
Category:2022 establishments in British Columbia
Category:Canadian companies established in 2022
Category:Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies
Category:Re-established companies