Aniventure

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**Aniventure** is a British content creation and intellectual property company based in London and set up in 2013 to produce family-oriented feature animation.Template:Failed verification

Aniventure works with production partners to take feature film concepts from pitch development through to completion. It has a first-look service deal with VFX and animation service studio Cinesite.

## Film projects

Under its former name Comic Animations,Template:Failed verification the company's first release was the award-winning animated viral *Beans* in December 2013, co-produced with Cinesite, which amassed over 15 million views on YouTube. They then signed a deal with 3QU Media in 2014 to produce four films for Vanguard Animation, cultivating in *Charming*, *Gnome Alone*, *Trouble*, and *Fearless*.

In February 2016 it was announced that Comic AnimationsTemplate:Failed verification was in development on an animated feature adaptation of the stage production *Riverdance*, in association with River Productions and Cinesite.

The following year it was reported that they had entered into a partnership with the Harold Lloyd estate to adapt Harold Lloyd based animated content.

In 2019 *Klaus*, the traditionally animated Christmas adventure written and directed by Sergio Pablos, was released. Produced by his company SPA Studios in partnership with Atresmedia Cine and Aniventure, the film was distributed by Netflix. *Klaus* won seven awards at the 47th Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature, and also Best Animated Film at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. It was the first animated film from Netflix to be nominated for an Academy Award. That year, Comic Animations changed its name to Aniventure.Template:Cn *Riverdance: The Animated Adventure* would be the first film to be released under the Aniventure label.Template:Cn

In November 2019 Aniventure's association with *Blazing Samurai*, to be later renamed *Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank*, was announced (reported to be loosely inspired by the Mel Brooks film *Blazing Saddles*). A collaboration between Aniventure and GFM Animation, the news came on the first day of the American Film Market in 2019 that the project was fully-funded and moving into production at Cinesite.

In October 2020, Aniventure revealed the voice cast of its upcoming animated film *Hitpig*, with Peter Dinklage and Lilly Singh in the leading roles. The film is based on Berkeley Breathed's picture book *Pete and Pickles*.

In April 2023, Aniventure revealed its upcoming animated musical film *Kung Fu Sock Awakening* (reported to be based on the animated series *Kung Fu Sock*). A collaboration between Tencent Pictures, Uyoung, Aniventure and GFM Animation.

In June 2023, Aniventure revealed the voice cast of its upcoming animated film Masha and the Bear: The Movie, with Mackenzie Foy and Channing Tatum (reported to be loosely inspired by the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs). A collaboration between Aniventure and GFM Animation.

## Credits

### Produced under Comic Animations

* *Beans* (2013)
* *Gnome Alone* (2017)
* *Charming* (2018)
* *Trouble* (2019)
* *Klaus* (2019)
* *Fearless* (2020)

### Produced under Aniventure

* *Riverdance: The Animated Adventure* (2021/2022)
* *Mila* (2021)
* *Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank* (2022)
* *Cracké: Family Scramble* (2023)
* *Hitpig* (2023)
* *Kung Fu Sock Awakening* (2024)
* *Princess Awesome* (2024)
* *Animal Farm* (2024)
* *Super Roach* (2025)
* *Harold Lloyd* (2026)
* *Masha and the Bear: The Movie* (2027)

## References

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1. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2016-02-08). Cinesite to Produce Nine Animated Movies in Montreal in Five Years (en-US).
2. ↑ AEAF Award Winners Announced (2014).
3. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2014-09-24). Cinesite, Comic Animations Enter Feature Toon Market (en-US).
4. ↑ Press Release: Cinesite and Comic Animations Ltd Enter Feature Animation Market and Announce Deal With 3QU Media (2014-09-23).
5. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Barraclough, Leo (8 February 2016). "Cinesite to Produce Nine Animated Movies in Montreal in Five Years". *Variety*.
6. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2017-02-21). Harold Lloyd Pics To Be Animated.
7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>DeFore, John (5 November 2019). ""Klaus": Film Review". *The Hollywood Reporter*.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Ebiri, Bilge (7 February 2020). "How Netflix Could Pull Off an Animation Upset at the Oscars". *vulture.com*.
9. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>MacNab, Geoffrey (6 November 2019). "GFM Animation's long-gestating "Blazing Samurai" is back in the saddle". *Screen Daily*.
10. ↑ 'Hitpig': Peter Dinklage, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby & Dany Boon to Voice Animated Movie (22 October 2020).

## External links

* Aniventure
* Cinesite
* Riverdance (movie)

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