| Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd. | |
| Type: | Private |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Founder: | Laura Waters |
| Key People: | Laura Waters (Producer) Emma Fitzsimons (MD) Mike Cowap (senior producer, scripted & unscripted) |
| Industry: | Film television |
| Genre: | Live action Animation |
| Subsid: | Boulder Media Princess Bento Studio |
Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd. is an Australian film and television production company, located in South Melbourne, Victoria.
Founded in 2003 by Laura Waters, the studio produces television series and feature films ranging from live-action to animation. The studio is best known for producing all six shows created by Chris Lilley for ABC, HBO, and Netflix.[1]
The studio's first feature film I Love You Too released on 6 May 2010. Their live-action television credits include Summer Heights High, Lunatics, Superwog, How to Stay Married, , Jonah from Tonga, Wrong Kind of Black, and Last Days of the Space Age. The studio also produced the animated series YOLO, and Koala Man, both created by animator and voice actor Michael Cusack.
In 2022, Princess Pictures acquired the Irish animation studio Boulder Media from Hasbro.[2]
| Princess Bento Studio | |
| Type: | Joint venture |
| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Founder: | Scott Greenberg Laura Waters |
| Industry: | Television |
| Genre: | Animation |
Princess Bento Studio is an Australian animation studio based in South Melbourne, Victoria. The studio is a joint venture between Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment.
Founded in 2020, The studio aims to create content for both local and international audiences following a first-look deal between the two companies a year prior.[3] [4] [5] The studio is best known for producing the Adult Swim animated series Smiling Friends, as well as YOLO and Koala Man. They have also provided animation services for Hazbin Hotel, Mulligan, and Krapopolis.
| Title | First air date | Last air date | No. of seasons | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOLO[6] | August 9, 2020 | Present | 2 | co-production with Monkeystack, Cusack Creatures, Princess Pictures and Williams Street | ||
| Smiling Friends | January 9, 2022 | Present | 1 | co-production with Studio Yotta, Goblin Caught on Tape, Princess Pictures and Williams Street | ||
| Koala Man[7] | 1 | Hulu Disney+ (Australia) | co-production with Monkeystack, Cusack Creatures, Hermit House, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, Princess Pictures, Bento Box Entertainment and 20th Television Animation[8] | |||
| Hazbin Hotel | January 19, 2024 | Present | 2 | co-production with SpindleHorse Toons, Bento Box Entertainment, A24 and Amazon MGM Studios | ||