Mediawan-owned ON Animation Studios, known for its work on feature film likes Mune: Guardian of the Moon, Mark Osborne’s The Little Prince, Playmobl: The Movie and Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie, announced via its LinkedIn page that it is shutting up shop after 10 years.
The closure comes a year after a number of Quebecois studios, including ON Animation, rang alarm bells over a change to the government’s tax credit scheme which, as predicted, had a near immediate negative impact on the local animation and VFX industry. Tax cuts compounded the challenges faced by studios in the wake of the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ guild strikes, which saw the employment rate in Quebec’s animation-VFX industry shrink from 8,000 jobs at the end of 2022 to fewer than 5,000 at the end of 2023.
The LinkedIn announcement reads:
“Amid the changes in our industry, ON Animation Studios is ceasing its activities.
It is sad to say goodbye to a team as incredible, talented, and skilled as ours. We will deeply miss the joy and excitement of creating outstanding films alongside such remarkable people and partners.
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to do what we love for so many years while remaining true to ourselves. The way we shared, learned, and grew together, and the respect and care we showed one another, were as essential as the stories we told and the values they embodied.
This is our commitment to a brighter future — not only for the children who cherish our films but for everyone who works in this extraordinary industry, along with their loved ones who have shared in this journey.
Though we cannot name each person who played a vital role in making this adventure possible, you know who you are, and for that, we thank you from the heart.
We leave behind a testament to our work and the promise that we still want to do more.”
ON Animation Studios had offices in Montreal, Paris and Los Angeles.
[Source: 3DVF]
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