Little Witch Pictures

Little Witch Pictures Cancún Inc. (commonly known as Little Witch Pictures) is a Mexican animation studio founded in 2017. After working with EuropaCorp since 2020, they were acquired by the company in 2020, to oversee the Little Witch Academia franchise. in French film company EuropaCorp, becoming the third-largest shareholder in the company, it is a subsidiary of EuropaCorp to create live action and animated movies for theatrical release.

Founding (2017)
In 2017, Zack Isaac Sanchez plans to open his first animation studio using four types of animation for each production.

Films

 * The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2018)
 * Bear-O (2018)
 * Little Witch Academia: The Movie (2018)
 * John Report (2019)
 * Wrackinng (2019)
 * Hook (2019)
 * A Good Friends (2019)
 * Candy's (2019)
 * Wallace &amp; Gromit (2019)
 * Jet Boy (2019)
 * Street Hawk (2019)
 * Little Witch Academia 2: World Tour (2020)
 * Little Birds (2020)
 * The Wild 2: Back To The Future (2020)
 * Guardians (2020)
 * Cindy and the Four Malams (2020)
 * Monsters (2020)
 * The Prince of Egypt (2020)
 * Barnyard 2: It's Gone Wrong Home (2021)
 * The Galacticbots (2021)
 * Aliens (2021)
 * Privado (2021)
 * XXXX Rider (2021)
 * Little Witch Academia: Left Behind (2021)
 * Iztapalapa (2021)
 * ¿Qué pasó hoy? (2021)
 * El lugar de paradiso (2021)
 * Animaniacs: The Movie (2022)
 * Ayudamos (2022)
 * El Charro Blanco (2022)
 * Pesadillas (2022)
 * Irma: The Movie (2022)
 * Byleth (2022)
 * Animal Squad! (2023)
 * Misticos: The Movie (2023)
 * The Ugly Duckling and Me 2! (2023)
 * Females in the World (2023)
 * Gilda's Sisters (2023)
 * La Familia Burrón(2023)
 * Space Police Ramira (2023)
 * Matar the Matar (2023)
 * La venganza de infierno (2024)
 * The Journey of Moon  (2024)
 * Color Rangers (2024)
 * KaijuMania (2024)
 * Wrackinng 2 (2024)
 * Uploaded (2024)
 * Have Fun (2024)
 * I Can Dancing (2024)
 * Christmas Day (2024)
 * The Tiger King (2025)
 * La isla de las muñecas (2025)
 * Next HarTIGERony (2025)
 * Boy Couples (2025)
 * Joseph: King of Dreams (TBA)
 * Erase Una Vez En Madagascar (TBA)
 * Matanohan: License to Style (TBA)
 * Keep Space: The Movie (TBA)
 * The Haunted Academy (TBA)
 * The Ugly Duckling and Me 3! (TBA)
 * 100 Millionaire Said (TBA)
 * Jonah and the Whale (TBA)
 * A Day in Paris (TBA)
 * 'For The Rest of Your Life (TBA)
 * Shoplifters (TBA)
 * 'Nicko and the Holy Book (TBA)
 * 'Yanomami: The Spirit of Rainforest (TBA)
 * Francoeur (TBA)
 * Zak Storm: The Movie (TBA)
 * The Jungle Bunch 2 (TBA)
 * Cavendish (TBA)
 * 21 Commands (TBA)
 * Macho Lucha (TBA)
 * Free Birds 2: Chickens and Ducks (TBA)
 * Monster House 2: Nebbercracker's Returns (TBA)
 * Tales of Despereaux 2: The Story Never After (TBA)
 * Hop 2: The Land of Easter Bunny (TBA)
 * 10: The Daughter of 9 (TBA)
 * Young Adults (TBA)
 * Nine Lives 2 (TBA)
 * Valerian 2: Back to the Earth (TBA)
 * Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart 2 (TBA)
 * Arthur 4: The World of the Minimoys (TBA)
 * Lucy 2 (TBA)
 * Taken 4 (TBA)
 * Taxi 6 (TBA)
 * Bad Christmas (TBA)
 * Birth of Be an Actor (TBA)
 * Adam and Eve (TBA)
 * Everything We Miss (TBA)
 * Fear to the Zombie Apocalypse (TBA)
 * You Are My Son (TBA)
 * 22 Commands (TBA)
 * Konnichiwa! (TBA)
 * Konnichiwa 2: Gudo vs. Evil (TBA)
 * 12 Strike (TBA)
 * Pie Apple and the Seven Dwarfs (TBA)
 * Detective Conrad: Mission Responsible (TBA)
 * Alexander Z (TBA)
 * I Now Pronounce Playing with Fire (TBA)
 * The Hero of the Mall (TBA)
 * Booby Trap (TBA)
 * Athanatos (TBA)
 * Ruslan & Ludmilla (TBA)
 * Dragon Busters (TBA)
 * My Robot's Friend (TBA)
 * The Cat in the Middle (TBA)
 * One Small Step (TBA)
 * Elixir (TBA)
 * The Sorcerer (TBA)
 * Château Adventures: The Movie (TBA)
 * Lumberjacks (TBA)
 * Nadie lo ve (TBA)
 * El agujero (TBA)
 * Making Friends (TBA)
 * The Donkey Who Would Be King (TBA)
 * 3 Valientes (TBA)
 * The Legend of the Golden Eagle (TBA)
 * Going Out to Business: The Movie (TBA)
 * Little Witch Academia: The Game of the Century (TBA)

In development

 * The Poet King
 * Spies to the Limit
 * Untitled Sucy Manbavaran spin-off film
 * The Prince of Egypt 2: Rameses Strikes Back
 * Neill Blomkamp's Battlefield District Robots
 * Johnny and the Aliens
 * Matt Reeves' The Legends of Borrega
 * Denis Villeneuve's Relentless Taken
 * Stayin' Alive
 * Supernatural Activity
 * Brand New Animal: The Movie

Direct-to-video films

 * The Big Boat (2018)
 * The Magic Roundabout (2019)
 * The Merman Prince (2019)
 * Doraemon (2021)
 * The Big Boat 2 (2021)
 * Noah's Ark (2022)
 * Celia (2024)
 * The Food Fair (2024)

Short films

 * Your Friend the Witch (2019)
 * Akaname (2019)
 * Sugar Plum Fairies (2020)
 * The Half-Striped Zebra (2020)
 * Ganesh (2020)
 * Jump-It! (2021)
 * Matryoshka (2021)
 * Nezahualcóyotl (2021)
 * Abracadabra (2021)
 * Baby Shower (2021)
 * Migo (2023)
 * The Titanic and the Iceberg (2023)
 * Nairobi (2023)
 * Te Wai (2024)
 * Chidiya Show (2024)
 * Sushi Dancers (2024)
 * Ops (2024)
 * Samba (2024)
 * Bagomobile (2025)
 * El Sexy Loco (2025)
 * Dogscratch (2025)
 * Noob (2025)
 * Omni and Null (2025)
 * PlanetTales (2025)

Television films

 * Day & Night (2019)
 * Little Flower (2019)
 * Delicious Feast (2019)
 * How Many Words (2019)
 * The Bee (2019)
 * Tangle Round (2019)
 * A Bunch of Kisses (2019)
 * The Emperor's New Suit (2019)
 * Here Comes the Monkeys (2019)
 * Cornelius Meets Hilda (2020)
 * Gloopy Fly (2020)
 * The Sanchez House (2020)
 * The Jungle Beat Movie (2021)
 * The SpongeBob in Big Great (2021)
 * The HobbyKids Movie (2021)
 * Ponyo (2022)
 * Minks (2022)
 * Bob the Tomato (2022)
 * Moshi Monsters (2022)
 * Dolphin Story (2023)
 * Yona Yona Penguin (2023)
 * My Work with Tooth Fairy (2023)
 * Christmas Is Here Again (2024)
 * The Last Unicorn (2024)
 * Sailor Moon (2025)
 * The Rabbit's Wedding (2025)
 * Hamtaro (2025)
 * The Calaveras (2025)
 * Talking Tom & Friends: The Movie (2025)
 * Coins (TBA)
 * Eugenio Derbez's Detective Floette (TBA)
 * Malcolm in the Middle: The Movie (TBA)
 * Ponyo: Forever After (TBA)

Television series

 * Cornelius (2018-present)
 * 24 Minutos (2019-present)
 * Space Monsters in Chaos (2020-present)
 * Akko Jr. (2020-present)
 * Shuriken Academy (2020-present)
 * Guardians: The Series (2021-present)
 * The Jungle Band (2021-present)
 * Witch Camp (2023-present)
 * Millie, Harry and Lisa (2023-present)
 * The Awesome Spies (2024-present)
 * Mike the Hero (2024-present)
 * Irma (2024-present)
 * City of Fairies (2024-present)
 * Bilby (2024-present)
 * K-On (2024-present)
 * Ever After Tales (2024-present)
 * Rabbi Bear (2024-present)
 * Misticos: The Series (2025-present)
 * Kai (2025-present)
 * Team 5 (2025-present)
 * Maurice & Dino (2025-present)
 * Mighty Toys (2025-present)
 * Tales of Terronia (2025-present)
 * The Yeti (2025-present)
 * Amusement Park (2025-present)
 * Macho Libre (2025-present)
 * S.S.A.: Heroes Onward (2025-present)
 * Miss Brightly (2025-present)
 * The Littles Books (2025-present)
 * Azteca and the Five (TBA)
 * Far-Fetched Away (TBA)
 * Los Triunfos (TBA)
 * A Monster in Paris: The Series (TBA)
 * Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart: The Series (TBA)
 * Nine Lives: The Series (TBA)
 * Untitled Mortadelo & Filemon series (TBA)
 * Lucy: The Animated Series (TBA)
 * Free Us (TBA)
 * Château Adventures (TBA)
 * Taken: The Animated Series (TBA)
 * The Iron Robot (TBA)
 * Little Witch Extra (TBA)
 * The Lotte Jansson Show (TBA)

Webseries

 * La liga de los 24 minutos (2020-present)
 * Panchos Conejos (2021-present)
 * Going Out to Business (2021-present)
 * Mariquitas en bosque (2022-present)
 * Hernán Cortés: La serie animada (2023-present)
 * Bingo the Dog (2023-present)
 * Panty & Stocking (2023-present)
 * Quico: Una historia de El Chavo (2023-present)
 * Smoker Penguin (2024-present)
 * La Vaca Lola (2024-present)
 * Zack Isaac Sanchez's World of Animation Sketch (2025-present)
 * Keep Space (2025-present)
 * Hook: The Series (2025-present)
 * Little Witch Academia Babies (2025-present)

Contributions

 * The Loud House Movie - Animation service
 * Sausage Party 2 - Animation service
 * Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil: The Movie - Animation service
 * Ted 3 - Animation service
 * Benji - Animation service

Trivia

 * Little Witch Pictures is inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Animation Group, Paramount Animation, Pixar, Illumination Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, DisneyToon Studios, Nickelodeon Movies, Blue Sky Studios, Allspark, Aardman Animations, Studio Trigger and Toei Animation.
 * every one of its feature-length films so far has been rated G, PG, PG-13, and R by the MPAA
 * The studio uses four types of animation
 * The hand-drawn animation is used for TV shows and some films
 * The computer animation is used for the films.
 * The traditional animation is used for some TV shows and a few films.
 * The flash animation is used for webseries.

Trivia

 * In association with Little Witch Pictures which takes its name from the anime Little Witch Academia.

Naming
The company's name came from the anime Little Witch Academia from the Studio Trigger collection created by Yoh Yoshinari because of its universal appeal. As Zack Isaac, one of the founders.

1st (Only) Logo (August 21, 2021-present)

 * Background: Little Witch Pictures is a Mexican animation studio founded by Zack Isaac (which owns 350 at peaks now) in August 21, 2021. It's first movie released was The Galacticbots.￼


 * Nicknames: "Atsuko Kagari", "The Little Witch Academia Logo", "SpongeBob Parody", "Nickelodeon Movies Parody Logo"


 * Logo: Atsuko Kagari pulls the lever on a thing which contains electricity. After, the electricity comes zooming out with lighting. And then makes the light blue letters which read “Little Witch” are lit up. And then suddenly, the electricity makes the word “Pictures” and the logo is done.

FX/SFX: Everything is done in very nice CGI.￼

Sounds: A girl who speaking Japanese saids "Metamorphie Faciesse" and the electricity lights up.￼

Availability: Common on all their movies produced, most notably The Haunted Academy, A Day in Paris, Have Fun, ¿Qué pasó hoy?, and Shoplifters. Don't expect to find this on international releases of Privado and XXXX Rider. ￼

2nd logo (February 1, 2021-present)

 * Nicknames: "Extremely Logos", "Animated Logos", "Lighten Logos", "CGI Logos", "Sony Pictures Animation Parody"
 * Logo: In animated film version, On a black background, the current Little Witch Pictures logo emerges from the middle of the screen. The logo has "LITTLE WITCH" on top in a font similar to the 1st logo, and "PICTURES" in a large, bold, geometric font. They spread away from each other before cutting away.
 * FX/SFX: The extremely logos, the reveal of the animated logos. Great CGI from Sony Pictures Imageworks that still holds up more than twenty years later. It was directed by animation supervisor Bob Persichetti, and provided some of the resources for the logo.
 * Music/Sound Effects: The logo turn on the light

3rd logo (March 12, 2021-present)

 * Nicknames: "The Château Adventures Logo", "Chip", "Disney Television Animation Parody Logo" "Mickey Mouse Parody"
 * Logo: In television series version, On a white background, the Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo design for Chip (as seen on the television series, the film adaptation and the based on Italian children's book series of the same name) is seen next to the text that reads "Little Witch Pictures", with "Little Witch" on top of "Pictures". Chip seems to be in a standing pose.

4th logo (April 4, 2021-present)

 * Nicknames: "Akko Sitting on the Crescent Moon", "DreamWorks Rip-Off", "The Fisherman Parody", "Atsuko Kagari"
 * Logo: In live-action film version, It starts out at night with a crescent-shape moon and some clouds in a reflection of water, then we see a bobber and fishing reel splash into the water. The camera then pans upwards through bunch of clouds to see a girl (Atsuko Kagari) replaced by the fisherman, sitting on top of a crescent-shape moon going fishing. Suddenly, a "L" appears, and as the camera pans to the right, letters such as "I", "T", "T" and the next proceeding letters follow, although parts of the letters are covered by the clouds. We then swoop past a whole bunch of several clouds, engulfing the screen. They then revolve away to reveal the text "Little Witch" with "Pictures" appearing underneath with lines on the left and right of it respectively, and the text is set by the dark of night with clouds to accompany it.
 * FX/SFX: The bobber dropping, the reveal of the letters. Great CGI from Sony Pictures Imageworks.
 * Music/Sounds: The composed music for the film with an orchestral performance, composed by Michiru Oshima.

Franchises

 * The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2018-present)
 * Little Witch Academia (2018-present)
 * Cornelius (2018-present)
 * 24 Minutos (2019-present)
 * Guardians (2020-present)
 * The Prince of Egypt (2020-present)
 * The Galacticbots (2021-present)

Distribuitors

 * Videocine (2019-present)
 * Corazón Films (2019-present)
 * Diamond Films (2019-present)
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2019-present)
 * Lionsgate (2020-present)
 * Universal Pictures (2021-present)
 * 20th Century Fox (2021-present)
 * Columbia Pictures (2021-present)
 * Warner Bros. Pictures (2021-present)
 * Focus Features (2021-present)
 * Relativity Media (2021-present)
 * Walt Disney Pictures (2021-present)
 * Paramount Pictures (2021-present)
 * The Weinstein Company (2021-present)