Locksmith Animation
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Locksmith Animation is an independent CGI animation studio founded by Aardman Animations collaborators Julie Lockhart and former Sarah Smith with the financial backing of Elisabeth Murdoch on 2014. Based in London, England, Locksmith describes itself as "An independent producer of high-quality animated features and series for global audiences.[2]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | CGI animation |
Founded | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) |
Founder | Sarah Smith Julie Lockhart Elisabeth Murdoch[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2 locations (2023) |
Key people | Julie Lockhart (President of Prod.) Natalie Fischer (CEO) Mary Coleman (CCO) Britt Gardiner (COO) Daphne Mather (Head of Culture) Doug Ikeler (CTO/SVP Digital Prod.) Donall Crehan (CBO) Shelley Page (Head of Talent) |
Owner | Sarah Smith (10%) Julie Lockhart Elisabeth Murdoch Natalie Fischer |
Number of employees | 60 (2022) |
Parent | SISTER |
Divisions | LSA Los Angeles |
Website | www |
The company's logo depicts the name in black with the black and orange keyhole being the "I".
Locksmith Animation's first film, Ron's Gone Wrong, was released on 22 October 2021, distributed by 20th Century Studios (which had recently been acquired by Disney two years prior) with generally positive reviews. Its next films are That Christmas, a holiday film based on filmmaker Richard Curtis' children's book series, distributed by Netflix; Bad Fairies, an original musical-comedy film, The Lunar Chronicles, an animated feature film adaptation based on the author Marissa Meyer's four young adult science fiction fantasy novels by the same name, the two distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and Wed Wabbit, a live-action/animated hybrid film based on Lissa Evans' children's book.