Multihouse Creative Ventures has announced a strategic partnership with the award-winning Demente Animation Studios, expanding their creative footprint beyond their live-action production capabilities. In addition to the strategic partnership, Multihouse welcomes Demente’s Founder & CEO Carlos Gaxiola to its advisory board, joining former and current executives from Industrial Light & Magic, NBC Universal, ESPN and the Television Academy.
Multihouse is located in Los Angeles’ largest ‘urban jungle,’ The Preserve LA, a coworking creative hub which boasts 6,500 plants and trees on site. The studio is in the midst of a transformative expansion of its production facility space which will double the size of its current production capabilities.
“We are embarking on an exciting journey as we amplify our original programming and development endeavors,” states Multihouse CEO Michael Tessler. “The addition of world-class animation services, courtesy of Carlos and the visionary team at Demente, underscores our commitment to delivering unparalleled storytelling experiences to our clients.”
Through this partnership, Multihouse is poised to integrate animated content across various sectors, including their Multihouse Impact and Creative Agency divisions. Having previously collaborated with brands such as Alienware and Square Enix, as well as social impact partners like The Child Center of NY and IllumiNative, Multihouse aims to elevate their services as they join forces with Demente.
“Demente Animation has been playing an important role as a full animation 2D/3D studio, helping many series, web series, feature films, trailers and shorts, not only in entertainment and digital but also in the video game industry,” noted Gaxiola. “In recent years, we have been working with companies such as Warner Bros., Mattel, PBS Kids, Sesame Studios, Moonbug, Bento Box, and more recently with Augenblick Studios, being in charge of production of the City Island series for two seasons.”
Tessler added, “Storytelling no longer exists within a silo. We cannot be limited to any one medium as the power of technology continues to blur the lines of entertainment and reshape how audiences engage with the stories and characters they love. We couldn’t be more excited for the future.”
Working with their creative partners, Multihouse has created award-winning films, television shows, books, comics, podcasts, marketing campaigns, websites, games, augmented reality experiences, and immersive events.
Demente Animation Studios is an award-winning animation studio renowned for its visionary approach to storytelling, working with a portfolio spanning legacy IP and original characters. The studio’s productions include Night of the Living Dead (Warner Bros.), Hello Kitty and Friends Mini Tales (Mattel) and Animal Mechanicals (WildBrain). Projects in the works include The Go-Go Brothers (with Laka Laka) and Venom Island (with Baboon Animation).
