Fox Corp's Bento Box signs an animation development agreement with Australian Princess Pictures

April 14 2020

Bento Box Entertainment, the animation company owned by Fox Corporation behind Bob's hamburger (pictured above), has signed an animation development agreement with Australian production company Princess Pictures.

Here are the details:

Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to develop animated shows by Australian creators. The shows will be entirely produced in Australia. Princess is well positioned to identify local talent - based in Melbourne, she has produced some of Australia's most popular shows, including Chris Lilley's comedies Summer Heights High e Angry Boys.
The projects developed by the two companies will be executive produced by Scott Greenberg (co-founder and CEO) of Bento Box, Joel Kuwahara (co-founder and production president) and Ben Jones (creative director); and Princess Laura Waters (founder), Mike Cowap (senior producer) and Emma Fitzsimons (managing director).
Scott Greenberg, CEO of Bento Box
As well as the Emmy winner Bob's hamburger for Fox, Bento Box also produces works for other networks and streamers, including Lazor Wulf (Swimming for adults), Paradise PD (Netflix) Brickleberry (Central comedy), The Awesomes (Hulu) and the upcoming Central park (Apple TV +). He has studies in Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Bento Box was one of the largest independent animation studios in the United States before it was acquired last year by Fox Entertainment, a division of Fox Corporation (which was reconstituted from 21st-century Fox parts not bought by the Walt Disney Company. ). The acquisition of Bento Box marked part of Fox's strategy to develop in-house manufacturing capabilities.
Laura Waters, founder of Princess Pictures
Princess produces works through TV and films. His library is typically live action, although he produced an animated pilot, Koala Man, which was created by Michael Cusack and animated by Monkeystack.
In a statement, Greenberg said, "Laura, Mike and their entire team have a keen ability to identify emerging and multifaceted storytellers and, in doing so, are delivering some of the strongest comic materials we've seen. Expanding our creative footprint to global level is one of our priorities; and we are thrilled to partner with Princess Pictures in Australia to find, support and present the next wave of animation creators who deserve a snap to showcase their voices and views on platforms across the US and over. "
Waters added: "Australia is hitting its animation talent to the max, with dozens of Oscar nominations and blockbuster children's animation series and wins. There is a large number of Australian talents creating animation. hilarious online, all with a dedicated audience. In partnership with Bento Box, we are thrilled to support this new wave of comic talent with professional budgets and access to opportunities on major platforms. "