Illumination Studios Paris


Illumination Studios Paris is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, an "exclusive financing and distribution" partner of Universal Pictures, making the major American film backer and releaser its only client. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff and subsequent contribution of the production house to Illumination. It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.
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History

Mac Guff era (2011–2021)

Following their work with Illumination on Despicable Me and its associated short films, Universal purchased the animation arm of Mac Guff, aptly renaming it Illumination Mac Guff. The first film produced by the new studio was The Lorax. All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies.

Studios Paris era (2021–present)

With the release of Sing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.