As I write, this minute, the Animation Guild has 3.467 people working under its jurisdiction.
This is a long way from the 700 artists, writers and technicians who were employed under a contract in 1989, but hey. Twenty-seven years ago, animation was the ugly, beaten step-child of the movie and television industry. Now it is not only beloved, but a big profit center in Tinsel Town (which explains why it's now beloved).
TV work has steadily grown over the past three years, and looks to be growing some more in 2016. DreamWorks Animation TV is steaming ahead with new orders from Netflix, and the conglomerates (Disney, Time-Warner, Fox) are developing new content.
There have been a number of new studios that have entered the Los Angeles market. Some, like Original Force 3-D Animation, the Guild has signed contracts with. Others, like Alpha Animation Inc., remain unorganized. (Both of these studios come from mainland China). There are small TV animation studios (like Wild Canary and Robin Red Breast) doing sub-contracting work for the majors, and a few like Splash Entertainment (formerly Moonscoop, formerly Mike Young Productions) doing original content with larger partners.
The long and short of it is, the Los Angeles animation scene is active and vibrant; if there wasn't a country to our north giving away fistfuls of Free Money, it would be even more vibrant. But even with the subsidized cartoon work force in Canada, Los Angeles is doing all right. As the list directly below will attest. ...
Kindly note that there is big overlap with this post's previous incarnation, but also a lot of new projects. As before, feel free to comment at the bottom; we will add or subtract shows as needed, for we are not all-seeing nor infallible. ...
ANIMATION PRODUCTIONS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
(Mainly guild work, but also some non-guild productions. Obviously the list will be amended as we go along, no?)
Alcon Entertainment/Appian Way
Pete the Cat
Bento Box
Legends – multi episodes
Bob’s Burgers – multi episodes ...
Bureau of Magic - Amazon
Lost in Oz
Cartoon Network
Power Puff Girls – multi episodes
Ben 10 – multi episodes
(Above shows = high international demand.)
Regular Show – multi episodes
Adventure Time -- multi episodes
Stephen Universe – multi episodes
Clarence – multi episodes
Royals – multi episodes
Uncle Grandpa – multi episodes
Mixels – episode
We Bare Bears
Samurai Jack
Various pilots
OK-KO – Let’s Be Heroes
(Additional unannounced shows in development for multiple distribution platforms.)
Cosmic Toast (non-signator)
Lalaloopsy – multi episodes
Disney Television Animation
Star Vs. Forces of Evil – multi episodes
Mickey shorts – ongoing.
Big Hero 6: The Series
Mickey and the Roadster Racers (CG show) – multi episodes
Tangled – multi episodes
The Lion Guard – multi episodes
The 7D -- multi-episodes (wrapping end of season 2)
Pickle And Peanut – multi episodes
Future-Worm! – multi episodes
Duck Tales – multi episodes
Billy Dilley's Super Duper Subterranean Summer – multi episodes
Wicked World – multi episodes
Sophia the First – multi episodes
Elena of Avalor – multi episodes
Dream East Pictures(non-union)
Magic Deer
DreamWorks Animation
Trolls
Puss in Boots 2
(Other jams and jellies in development).
DreamWorks Animation TV
Croods – multi episodes
Vegie Tales – multi episodes
Peabody and Sherman – multi episodes
King Julien – multi episodes
Dinotrux – multi episodes
Puss in Boots – multi episodes
Unannounced projects – multi episodes
Dragons of Berk – multi episodes
Felix the Cat – DHX/Dreamworks
Harvey Girls
(Projects in development.)
Film Roman
(Note that FR has recently been sold by Starz Media to a new holding company, that corporate topkick Dana Booten has resigned from the company but founder Phil Roman has returned, and that there are various projects in development.
However, the company is no longer doing "Ultimate Spiderman" or "The Simpsons". Spidey moved to Marvel Animation under a different title, and the Yellow Family shifted to Fox Animation as of January 1st.)
Fox TV Animation
Family Guy – multi episodes
The Simpsons – multi episodes (moved from Film Roman)
American Dad – multi episodes
Hasbro
Rescue Bots – multi episodes
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Micronauts (2D series)
Stretch Armstrong
Illumination Entertainment
(Some feature story work done in L.A.; production at the MacGuff studios in Paris.)
Marvel Animation Studios
Spiderman (new version)
Avengers Assemble – multi episodes
Guardians of the Galaxy – multi episodes
Nickelodeon
Pinky Malinky
Shimmer and Shine
Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket
Loud House
Harvey Beaks
Sanjay and Craig
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spongebob Squarepants
Fairly Odd Parents
(The above are multi-episoded, in various stages of work.)
Original Force 3-D Animation
Duck Duck Goose Goose
OldZilla
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(A new company recently signed; located in Culver City. See information here.)
Paramount Animation
Sponge Bob 3
(Also, too, multiple other feature projects in Development.)
Renegade Animation (non-signator)
The Tom and Jerry Show
Six Point Harness (non-signator)
Hollow Gauntlet
Shadow Machine (non-signator)
Bojack – multi episodes
Sony Pictures Animation
Smurfs
Surf's Up 2
Popeye
Medusa
Superbago
Emoji
Starburns Industries
Rick and Morty – multi episodes
Animals – multi episodes
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (non-signator)
Robot Chicken
Bratz
Lego Scooby Doo
WWE Slam City
Titmouse* (Robin Red Breast)
Fancy Bastards – pilot (waiting series pickup)
Niko and the Sword of Light (with Amazon)
Universal Cartoon Studios
Land Before Time
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Moana (in production)
Gigantic (next up)
Frozen 2
Wreck-It Ralph 2
Warner Animation Group
Ninjago
Lego Batman
Lego 2
Billion Brick Race
(and various others)
Warner Bros. Animation
Scooby Doo Wild West
WWE Meets Jetsons
Be Cool, Scooby Doo
Wabbit
Bunnicula – multi episodes
Justice League Action – multi episodes
Mike Tyson Mysteries – multi episodes
Teen Titans Go! – multi episodes
DC Girls (online show)
Green Eggs and Ham (online show)
(Unannounced shows in development.)
Wild Canary
Miles From Tomorrowland
Puppy Capers
Sheriff Callie