Filmation
Final logo, used from 1983 to 1989. | |
| Founded | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer Hal Sutherland |
| Defunct | February 3, 1989 |
| Fate | Studio closed by Group W and library sold to L'Oréal |
| Successor | Library: DreamWorks Animation (through DreamWorks Classics) (except third-party licensed properties) |
| Headquarters | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Products | Television shows Television shorts Television specials Television movies Theatrical films |
| Parent | TelePrompTer Corporation (1969–1981) Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (1981–1989) |
Filmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962. Filmation produced animated and live-action productions and was last located in Woodland Hills, California.
In 1989, Filmation was closed by parent company Group W Productions and its intellectual properties were acquired by French cosmetic firm L'Oréal. Since then, the rights to Filmation's productions have changed hands several times and are today owned primarily by DreamWorks Animation.
Notable series that Filmation produced include the DC Comics and Archie Comics animated adaptations, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, the animated version of Star Trek, its version of Ghostbusters and the two adaptations of the Mattel toyline Masters of the Universe (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power).