Princess Pictures#Princess Bento Studio
{{Short description|Australian film and television production company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd.
| logo = Princess Pictures logo.png
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2023
| type = Private
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2003}}
| location = Melbourne, Australia
| founder = Laura Waters
| key_people = Laura Waters (Producer)
Emma Fitzsimons (MD)
Mike Cowap (senior producer, scripted & unscripted)
| industry = Film
television
| genre = Live action
Animation
| products =
| parent =
| subsid = Boulder Media
Princess Bento Studio{{efn|name=PrincessBento|Princess Bento Studio is co-owned by Princess Pictures and American animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.}}
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| homepage = {{URL|https://princess.net.au/}}
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Princess Pictures Pty. Ltd. is an Australian film and television production company, located in South Melbourne, Victoria.
Founded in 2003 by Laura Waters, the studio produces television series and feature films ranging from live-action to animation. The studio is best known for producing all six shows created by Chris Lilley for ABC, HBO, and Netflix.{{Cite web |last=Mediaweek |date=2018-03-06 |title=Chris Lilley to film next Princess Pictures TV series in Queensland for Netflix |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/chris-lilley-princess-pictures-queensland-netflix/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}
The studio's first feature film I Love You Too released on 6 May 2010. Their live-action television credits include Summer Heights High, Lunatics, Superwog, How to Stay Married, Ja'mie: Private School Girl, Jonah from Tonga, Wrong Kind of Black, and Last Days of the Space Age. The studio also produced the animated series YOLO, Smiling Friends and Koala Man, both created by animator and voice actor Michael Cusack.
In 2022, Princess Pictures acquired the Irish animation studio Boulder Media from Hasbro.{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2022-11-01 |title=Princess Pictures Buys Irish Animation Studio Boulder Media From Hasbro |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/princess-productions-buys-boulder-media-from-hasbro-1235157298/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Princess Bento Studio
{{Infobox company
| name = Princess Bento Studio
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| type = Joint venture
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2020|4|8}}
| location = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| founder = Scott Greenberg
Laura Waters
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| industry = Television
| genre = Animation
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.princessbento.com/}}
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Princess Bento Studio is an Australian animation studio based in South Melbourne, Victoria. The studio is a joint venture between Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment.
Founded in 2020, The studio aims to create content for both local and international audiences following a first-look deal between the two companies a year prior.{{Cite web |title=PRINCESS BENTO STUDIO SETS UP SHOP IN MELBOURNE |url=https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/news/princess-bento-studio-sets-up-shop-in-melbourne |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=VicScreen |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Zorrilla |first=Mónica Marie |date=2021-03-15 |title=‘Bob’s Burgers’ Animators and ‘Summer Heights High’ Producers Form Princess Bento Studio |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bobs-burgers-summer-heights-high-princess-bento-box-fox-1234930997/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2020-04-08 |title=Bento Box Strikes First Look Deal With ‘Summer Heights High’ Producer Princess Pictures To Develop Australian Animation |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/bento-box-first-look-deal-princess-pictures-duncanville-1202903979/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The studio is best known for producing the Adult Swim animated series Smiling Friends, as well as YOLO and Koala Man. They have also provided animation services for Hazbin Hotel, Mulligan, and Krapopolis.
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