__NOTOC__ Aniventure is a British content creation and intellectual property company based in

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and set up in 2013 to produce family-oriented feature animation. Aniventure works with production partners to take feature film concepts from pitch development through to completion. It has a first-look service deal with

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and animation service studio

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Film projects

Under its former name Comic Animations, the company's first release was the award-winning animated viral ''Beans'' in December 2013, co-produced with

, which amassed over 15 million views on

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. They then signed a deal with 3QU Media in 2014 to produce four films for

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, cultivating in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In February 2016 it was announced that Comic Animations was in development on an animated feature adaptation of the stage production ''

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'', in association with River Productions and

. The following year it was reported that they had entered into a partnership with the

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estate to adapt Harold Lloyd based animated content. In 2019 ''

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'', the traditionally animated Christmas adventure written and directed by

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, was released. Produced by his company SPA Studios in partnership with

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Cine and Aniventure, the film was distributed by

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. ''Klaus'' won seven awards at the

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, including Best Animated Feature, and also Best Animated Film at the

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. It was the first animated film from Netflix to be nominated for an

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. That year, Comic Animations changed its name to Aniventure. '' Riverdance: The Animated Adventure'' would be the first film to be released under the Aniventure label. In November 2019 Aniventure's association with ''Blazing Samurai'', to be later renamed '' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank'', was announced (reported to be loosely inspired by the

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film '' Blazing Saddles''). A collaboration between Aniventure and GFM Animation, the news came on the first day of the American Film Market in 2019 that the project was fully-funded and moving into production at

. In October 2020, Aniventure revealed the voice cast of its upcoming animated film ''Hitpig'', with

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and

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in the leading roles. The film is based on

Berkeley Breathed Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author, director, and screenwriter, known for his comic strips ''Bloom County'', '' Outland'', and '' Opus''. ''Bloom County'' earned Breathed the Pu ...

's picture book ''Pete and Pickles''.

Credits

Produced under Comic Animations

* ''Beans'' (2013) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2020)

Produced under Aniventure

* '' Riverdance: The Animated Adventure'' (2021) * '' Mila'' (2021) * '' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank'' (2022) * ''Cracké: Family Scramble'' (2023) * ''Hitpig '' (2023) * ''

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'' (TBA) * ''Princess Awesome'' (TBA) * ''Untitled

film'' (TBA) * ''Super Roach'' (TBA)

References

External links

Aniventure

Cinesite

Riverdance
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