Kroyer Films, Inc. was a pioneering animation studio formed in 1986 by animator Bill Kroyer and his wife Susan Kroyer and is one of the earliest studios to combine computer and hand-drawn animation.[1] Kroyer Films became dormant after 1994 and was ultimately dissolved on January 7, 2022.

Kroyer Films, Inc.
IndustryAnimation
Computer animation
Founded1986
FounderBill Kroyer and Susan Kroyer
Defunct1994 (general operations)
January 7, 2022 (dissolution)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersHollywood, California, United States
ProductsAnimated feature films

Productions

edit

Kroyer Films produced the Oscar-nominated short film Technological Threat and the 20th Century Fox feature film FernGully: The Last Rainforest.[2][3] It also produced the animation for the 1994 video game Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.[4]

Legacy

edit

The Academy Film Archive preserved Technological Threat in 2013.[5]

Filmography

edit

Films

TV Series

Video Game

References

edit
  1. ^ William Kroyer|Faculty Profile|Chapman University
  2. ^ "Bill Kroyer". Art of the Title. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Tattoli, Chantel (July 16, 2018). "Robin Williams's Best Role". The Paris Review. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Kroyer, Bill. "What links, classic Disney animation and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure?". Eurogamer (Interview). Interviewed by John Linneman. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Short Film Winners: 1989 Oscars
  7. ^ "The 61st Academy Awards – 1989". Oscars.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024.
edit