FiddleGriff Animation

FiddleGriff Animation LTD. (Formally known as FiddleGriff Studios and FiddleGriff Productions) is an American animation studio responsible for some of the best animated films of all times. the company was founded by Theodore Chrisman and a group of Ex-Disney animators on April 14, 1971. It is a division of the much-larger FiddleGriff Entertainment LTD.

Origins (1966-1971)
To explain the origins to FiddleGriff Animation, we have to go back to December 1966. When Walt Disney passes away from lung cancer, this took a huge shock on not only the world, but most of Disney's animators since without Walt, they couldn't do anything magical. This lead to Theodore Chrisman and a group of Disney Animators to leave the company in 1968. One day in 1970, during a thanksgiving feast. Therodore Chrisman pitched to his fellow disney friends a new animation studio that would continue the magic that Walt Disney once had. With all this set, FiddleGriff Productions was founded on April 14, 1971. The Griffin playing the violin logo was designed by Marc Davis. Theordore Chrisman's college roommate and one of his best friends.

Short Films for Walt Disney Productions (1973-1978)
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Theodore Chrisman approaches George Lucas (1978-1982)
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Canary 751 and LucasFilm After Effects (1983-1986)
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A New Studio in Los Angeles (1986)
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Reversal of the Dragon Heart (1986-1988)
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The Birth of Carolyn Chrisman (1988)
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Secondary Studio at Disney-MGM Studios/Array into Films (1989-1998)
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Exclusive Deal with DreamWorks SKG (1998-2003)
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The Rise of Computer Animation, Abandoning Disney-MGM Studios (2003-2008)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Restructuring (2008-2010)
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Reversal of the Heart Short (2011)
the final thesis of his Daughter Carolyn Chrisman's graduation year, was a sucess that helped relaunch the FiddleGriff films from Bankruptcy..

FiddleGriff’s Uncertain Future (2012-2017)
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A New FiddleGriff is Born (2018-)
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Filmography

 * Canary 751 (1983) (for Walt Disney Productions and LucasFilm)
 * Reversal of the Dragon Heart (1988) (for Walt Disney Pictures)
 * The Dragon Prince (1990) (for Touchstone Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
 * Denver the Last Dinosaur (1991) (for 20th Century Fox and World Event Productions)
 * We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story (1993) (for Universal Pictures and Amblimation)
 * City of Bones (1994) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * City of Ashes (1996) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * City of Glass (1998) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Hopgoblin (1999) (for DreamWorks Pictures)
 * Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (2000) (for Walt Disney Pictures and TitanStar Productions)
 * City of Fallen Angels (2000) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Wizards of Glowerhaven (2001) (for DreamWorks Pictures)
 * City of Lost Souls (2001) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters (2002) (for Walt Disney Pictures and TitanStar Productions)
 * City of Heavenly Fire (2002) (for Universal Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Clockwork Angel (2003) (for DreamWorks Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Percy Jackson and The Titan‘s Curse (2004) (for Walt Disney Pictures and TitanStar Productions)
 * Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth (2006) (for Walt Disney Pictures and TitanStar Productions)
 * Clockwork Prince (2006) (for DreamWorks Pictures and DiamondStone Pictures)
 * Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian (2008) (for Walt Disney Pictures and TitanStar Productions)
 * Figment: A Journey into Imagination (2018) (For Walt Disney Television)
 * Figment 2: The Legacy of Imagination (2019) (For Walt Disney Television)
 * The Legend of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (2020) (For Walt Disney Television)
 * Into the DragonVerse (For Walt Disney Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

Commercials/Additional Animation

 * Reversal of the Heart THX (1993: shown during We’re Back: a Dinosaur Story)
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Trivia

 * this is one of the final works with Don Bluth before his retirement in 2021.
 * The Animators are Carolyn Chrisman, Derek J. Wyatt, T,N, Perkins, and Jeff Matsudas.
 * This is the first to make an alliance with Japan, since Miazaki made an alliance with Disney when he made Studio Ghibli.
 * The logo is similar to Amblin Entertainment.