| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | 3D CGI Animation |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | Motonori Sakakibara Junichi Yanagihara |
| Owner | Imagica Group |
Number of employees | 4 (March 2023) |
| Parent | OLM (studio) |
| Website | www.spriteanimation.com |
Sprite Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of Square USA led by Motonori "Moto" Sakakibara, co-director of Square Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The studio specializes in the design and creation of 3D computer animation for film and television productions, video games, and commercial advertising, and its short productions have screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,[1] the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater,[2] the Ottawa International Animation Festival,[3] and other venues.
In 2009, Sprite entered into a partnership with OLM, Inc., a famous Japanese animation studio, producer of Pokémon.[4]