Producers

The producer is the "commander in chief" of a given project. What does that mean? Well...

Quite simply, the producer is/are the person/persons that makes the project "happen". "No producer" equals "no film". They are the financial and creative backbone of a given project — they secure funding (or fund the work themselves), hire key personnel, arrange for distributors, and manage the day-to-day operations of the production (such as writing up shooting schedules, booking off-set filming locations, and keeping the project as a whole within budget and on-schedule).

There are many different varieties of "producer", and each has its own responsibility in the film industry. A consulting producer will usually be a specialist in a particular field of study, and will assist the writers with technical accuracy. An executive producer is usually a studio representative, providing the majority of the funding that keeps the project going (and reporting any cost overruns to the studio heads). An assistant producer is exactly that. An associate producer is a title used to cover a variety of duties, such as being liaison when two production companies are involved in a filming.

Not to be confused with The Producers, which is a film.

What follows is an incomplete list of production houses and individual producers that have had an impact on modern filmmaking:

Non-Asian Animation, Visual Effects and Post-Production Studios
Minor:
 * Willem Cartoons - Based in the Netherlands and founded by Willem Sakaguchi (hence the name).

Defunct/Dormant Animation Studios
Animation studios that are either out of business or out of work. Asian - Non-South Korean or Japanese: South Korean: Other:
 * Bazooka Studios - A studio in the United Arab Emirates. Worked on The New Adventures of The Sweet Treets and did uncredited work on Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror, Cindi and Friends, and Simsala Grimm according to a former employee. Went defunct in 2006, it's last credit was for Prince Epan: The Next Generation.
 * Triple Z Animation - A studio in Bangladesh owned by Willem Cartoons. Did the openings for Blaster's Universe and Pelswick and some uncredited work for a couple other Nelvana cartoons, plus some uncredited ink and paint work on PB&J Otter and Disney's Doug. Hasn't been credited since 2005, though it is still active as Willem Cartoons' office for the Asian market.
 * Tibet Soul Production - A studio in China (based in Lhasa to be exact, hence the name) run by the Gerald brothers. It's best known for working for several Kantasy production houses and El TV Kadsre Animation in the late 1990's. It's last credit was layout work on the first season of Warrior Cats before the Gerald brothers shut down the operation in 2008 to manage the ETVKA Junior Team, of which some of Tibet Soul's younger staff moved to.
 * Magic Team - An obscure studio who's only known work are the early episodes of Cindi and Friends and some direct-to-video movies based off fairy tales.
 * Shooters Media - A studio in Bulgaria owned by Willem Cartoons. Was a supporting studio for El TV Kadsre Animation on Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror and also did uncredited work on Angelina Ballerina.