The SPA Studios
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2004 |
| Founders 👔 | Sergio Pablos (director and animator) Marisa Román (producer) |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , Spain |
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| Products 📟 | Animated feature films |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 50 - 300 |
| 🌐 Website | thespastudios |
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Intro
Animagic S.L. was born in 2004 as a small Animation service company, and then changed its name to THE SPA Studios (standing for Sergio Pablos Animation) in 2010. Since the beginning, its focus has been on producing high quality work in all things Animation, providing Production and Pre-Production services for such studios as Universal, Blue Sky, Warner and Disney.
The SPA Studios has always invested great effort in developing original content for Feature Animation Films. The studio created and developed the original Story and materials on which Universal's "Despicable Me" is based. More recently the SPA Studios conceived and produced "Klaus", Netflix's first original feature animated film, for which it received 1 BAFTA[1] and 7 Annie Awards,[2] as well as being nominated by the 2020 Academy Awards for Best Animated Film, among many others.[3] The SPA Studios is currently working on an upcoming feature film for Netflix titled ‘EMBER’, an epic adventure tale of humankind’s quest for fire told through the eyes of young Dikika, who embarks on an impossible race to a distant volcano to retrieve the precious spark that will save her tribe. [4]
History
The SPA Studios was founded in 2004 by Sergio Pablos and Marisa Román.
Sergio Pablos is a Spanish animator, director, and screenwriter who developed several concepts for animated feature films, most notably the original ideas upon which Despicable Me (Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment in 2010) and Smallfoot (produced by the Warner Animation Group in 2018) were based. Most recently, Pablos produced, wrote and directed SPA’s first original animated multi-Award-winning film and Netflix’s First Original Animated Feature, Klaus. [5]
Marisa Román is an Academy Award nominated Producer and Head of The SPA Studios. Román started her career in Animation as part of the Communications Department at Walt Disney Feature Animation in Burbank, CA, where she contributed to films such as Mulan, A Bug’s Life and Tarzan. Upon her return to Spain in 2004, Marisa Román co-founded The SPA Studios with Sergio Pablos. Román oversaw the company’s service operation for 15 years.[6]
Productions
- Klaus[7]
Original Ideas
Services
The studio has provided character development, visual development and concept art services for various productions.
- Ferdinand
- Foosball (fun fact: the movie, directed by Campanella is the only 3D animated movie the studio contributed to in production)
- Extinct
- Rio - character design
- Ron’s Gone Wrong - concept art
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature | Klaus | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | Best Animated Feature | Won | ||
| Best Directing in a Feature Production | Won | |||
| Best Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Won | |||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Film | Won | ||
| Goya | Best Animated Film | Nominated | ||
| Humanitas Prize | Best Family Feature | Nominated | ||
| Quirino Awards | Best Feature | Nominated | ||
| World Soundtrack Award[10] | Public Choice Award | Won | ||
| World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Award | Won |
References
- ↑ "'Klaus' Wins Animation BAFTA; '1917' Takes Best Film, VFX & More". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "LA ESPAÑOLA 'KLAUS' ARRASA EN LOS ANNIE AWARDS 2020". Fotogramas. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "Spanish animation feature 'Klaus' hopes for Academy Award glory". El País. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "Netflix Unveils Upcoming Titles From Sergio Pablos, Steve Box, Folivari". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Studios, Sergio Pablos , CTN Expo , The Spa. "Sergio Pablos – Profile – CTN Expo". CTN Animation Expo. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Who we are". The SPA Studios. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "KLAUS – REINVENTANDO LA ANIMACIÓN CON THE SPA STUDIOS". Industria Animación. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "The Humble Roots Of The Mega-Hit Franchise 'Despicable Me'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "'Smallfoot', la historia del Yeti que encontró a un ser humano". Elevades. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "World Soundtrack Awards 2020 – Winners". Soundtrack Fest. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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