SANDMAN ANIMATION STUDIO

Sandman Animation Studio is one of the most exciting animation companies in Asia. In its first year alone the studio won two animation awards and completed it’s very own cartoon series ‘My Pet”. The series went on to win awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and a Golden Panda Award, later in the year.

The studio went on to win 3 awards at the Shanghai Animation Festival, 3 Golden Panda Awards, the Crystal Star Award and its animation on the feature animated movie ‘A Child’s Christmas’ won a BAFTA award, and another BAFTA nomination for the series Horrid Henry.

In recent years Sandman Animation has proved it’s self to now only be a top class animation service studio, but also a top class producer of its own IP animated productions. In 2009 completed 104 x 11 minute episodes of ‘My Pet’, 104 X 11 minutes of 'Odd Bod' and in pre production of the 3D series ‘Little China’, ‘Rocko’ and a Flash styled ‘Ra Ra’. A very impressive history, for such a young studio.

The studio was set up in 2006 by veteran animation producers Kieron Seamons, Nelson Zhu and Jane Jiang. A driving force that has pushed the studio to a very highly regarded studio in China and Internationally. The studio has built a reputation for covering every area of animation all under one roof. Their goal, is to become one of China’s leading cartoon animation producers and a leading animation teaching forces.

In 2008 Sandman Animation set up Sandman DIP Studio to cope with the high demands of today’s animation market, and it has become a very valuable asset to an already very exciting studio. Our quality and experienced team has produced some of the best animation on TV today and for some of the best animation companies in the world.

In 2009 Sandman Animation collaborated with some of the top animation colleges and schools to set up The Sandman Animation Classes. An animation training program, to find the best young animation artist in china and train them to a professional level. These classes are now held in very high regard and cover every thing from traditional 2d animation, flash animation and 3D animation classes. As a result of a very high turn over of excellence from the teaching, Sandman
Animation was awarded a brass plaque for its co-operations and continual high standards. This co–operation continues today.

Today Sandman Animation is a 900 square metre studio with more than professional 120 artists. The luxury studio is located in the Suzhou Industrial Park, on the shore of the beautiful Jin Li Lake and provides a beautiful and relaxing environment for its staff. The Suzhou Industrial Park is the fastest growing Technical Investment Park in Asia, and holds the Asian Animation Film Convention every year.

Today’s animation and technical standards are very demanding on studios and we pride ourselves on a very strong animation and technical team to meet those standards. Our constant updated equipment and knowledge makes us one of the best animation studio facilities in China and our highly awarded animation past, fills us with excitement for the future.

Welcome to Sandman Animation Studio.