Bento Box Entertainment (also known as Bento Box Animation) is an American animation studio located in the

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neighborhood of

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prior to its acquisition in August 2019. Bento Box Entertainment has four animation studios — in North Hollywood, Burbank, Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bento Box Canada in Toronto, Ontario. The company also operates Princess Bento Studio, a joint venture with Princess Pictures, in Melbourne, Victoria.

History

On October 11, 2016, Bento Box launched a children's division called Sutikki. Sutikki opened an office in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017. On August 6, 2019, it was announced that

would acquire Bento Box, while still allowing it to operate as an independent production house; Sutikki was not part of the acquisition. On April 8, 2020, it formed a pact with Australian film company Princess Pictures called Princess Bento Studio. Their first series '' Smiling Friends'' started airing on

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on January 10, 2022. On October 5, 2022, Bento Box became a member of the

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. On December 2, 2022, Bento Box signed a multi-year animation service deal with Princess Pictures's newly acquired studio

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Productions

Television series

Bento Box Entertainment

Sutikki

Princess Bento Studio

Short form series

Direct-to-video animated films

Specials

Theatrical films

Streaming films

Bento Box Interactive

Bento Box Interactive is an entertainment-based technology company launched in 2012 by Bento Box Entertainment. In October 2012, Bento Box Interactive partnered with

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entitled "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" for

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girl and her wise grandmother and features two original songs by Keys, "Follow the Moon" and "Unlock Yourself".

References

External links

Official website
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