Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris
Formerly	Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	VFX; CGI animation;
Predecessor	Mac Guff (animation studio)
Founded	2011
Founder	Jacques Bled
Headquarters	Paris, France
Key people	Janet Healy (co-president); Jacques Bled (co-president);
Number of employees	850 (2016)
Parent	Illumination
Website	illuminationstudiosparis.com

Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.^[2] It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

[THRInsideLook247-1] Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[variety-2] Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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