Illumination (company)

Illumination

Company type	Division
Industry	Animation Motion pictures
Founded	January 17, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-01-17)
Founder	Chris Meledandri
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Key people	Chris Meledandri (CEO)[1] Peter Schube (COO)[2]
Products	Animated films
Owner	NBCUniversal (Comcast)
Number of employees	100 (2016)[3]
Parent	Universal Pictures
Subsidiaries	Illumination Studios Paris
Website	Official website

Illumination is an American movie and animation studio. It is founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and is owned by Universal Pictures,^[4][5][6] a division of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is a division of Comcast. The Minions are Illumination's mascots.

1. ↑ Gaita, Paul (December 5, 2017). "Illumination's Chris Meledandri Melds Together Cinematic Art and Cutting-Edge Technology". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
2. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 23, 2017). "Illumination Taps Peter Schube as Chief Operating Officer". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
3. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
4. ↑ Debruge, Peter (July 17, 2013). "Illumination Chief Chris Meledandri Lines Up Originals for Universal". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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