Passion Pictures is a British film production company established by Andrew Ruhemann in 1987. The company has studios in London, Melbourne, Paris, Toronto, and New York City.
Film production The company's core business is in commercial and animation output, which includes work for Cartoon Network, music videos for Gorillaz, and the Compare the Market commercial campaign featuring Aleksandr Orlov (meerkat). Passion Australia produced The Lost Thing, directed by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2011.The Lost Thing' winning Best Animated Short Film", Oscars on YouTube, 2011-03-04.
The department's first film, One Day in September, won an Academy Award in 2000."Documentary Winners: 2000 Oscars". YouTube. They have since been involved in the 2013 Oscar-winning Searching for Sugar Man,Searching for Sugar Man' winning Best Documentary Feature", Oscars on YouTube, 2013-03-04. 2015's Listen to Me Marlon"Listen to me Marlon" (DVD video, 2018), WorldCat. and 2016's Oscar-nominated Pear Cider and Cigarettes.Piper' wins Best Animated Short Film", Oscars on YouTube, 2017-04-03.
In 2017, the company produced the Netflix docuseries Five Came Back based on the book by Mark Harris. They also work on 101 Dalmatian Street. Its Passion Planet subsidiary produces nature documentaries such as The Serengeti Rules.
Passion Animation Studios created several promotional cinematic for the computer game League of Legends.
In 2020, Passion Paris placed second at the Berlin Music Video Awards in the Best Animation category for S+C+A+R+R - "The Rest Of My Days" music video. In 2021, the production company received two nominations for Best Animation by the Berlin Music Video Awards, for their work on the music video "I Had To Leave" by S+C+A+R+R and "Moving Men" by MYD. Passion Pictures produced the 2021 documentary Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In.
In 2024, Passion Paris worked on a Genshin Impact - themed animated short, named "Moonlit Bamboo Forest", for HoYoverse's HoYoFair program. The animated short was later nominated as best sponsored in the 52nd Annie Awards.
Filmography Film Title Release date Distributor Notes Project Nim 8 July 2011 (United States)12 August 2011 (United Kingdom) Icon Film DistributionRoadside Attractions & HBO Documentary Films (United States) co-production with BBC Films, UK Film Council and Red Box Films The Imposter 24 August 2012 Picturehouse Entertainment & Revolver EntertainmentIndomina Releasing (United States) co-production with Film4 Productions, A&E IndieFilms, Raw and Red Box Films How I Live Now 4 October 2013 Entertainment One co-production with Entertainment One, Film4 Productions, BFI, Protagonist Pictures, Cowboy Films and Prospect Entertainment Mystify: Michael Hutchence 4 July 2019 (Australia)18 October 2019 (United Kingdom) DogwoofMadman Entertainment (Australia) co-production with Ghost Pictures, BBC Music On Screen, Dogwoof, Film Victoria, Madman Entertainment, Screen Australia and Australian Broadcasting Corporation Rising Phoenix 26 August 2020 Netflix co-production with Misfits Entertainment, Ventureland and HTYT Films Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In 27 May 2021 Universal Pictures co-production with DNA Films Wham! 27 June 20235 July 2023 (Worldwide) Altitude Film DistributionNetflix co-production with Ventureland, Nemperor Production and Library Films Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 21 September 2024 (United States)1 November 2024 (United Kingdom) Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Misfits Entertainment, Words + Pictures and Jenco Films McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass 2 April 2026 co-production with BBC, Fremantle, Footprint and Dartmouth Films
Television Title Years Network Notes Rocket & Groot 2017 Disney XD co-production with Marvel Animation Ant-Man 101 Dalmatian Street 2019–2020 Disney Channel UK co-production with Disney Branded Television Lego City Adventures 2019–2022 Nickelodeon/Netflix/YouTube co-production with The Lego Group and Axis Studios (seasons 1–2) Lego Friends: The Next Chapter 2023–present YouTube co-production with The Lego Group and Superprod Animation
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The Brit 50 on Screen Daily