‘Smiling Friends’ Creators Launch โzam Studios, New Animation Hub in Los Angeles
los Angeles, CA – The creative force behind โขAdult Swim’sโ critically acclaimed Smiling Friends has launched Zam โStudios, a new independent animation studio based in Los Angeles. The โstudio is a collaboration between Zach Hadel and producer Aron Fromm.
Zam โขStudios will provide animation, โคVFX, โฃproduction, and post-production services for โขtelevision,โค feature film, โandโค commercial projects, alongside developing original content. The launch signifies a growing demand โฃfor high-quality, creatively driven animation, notably as โฃ Smiling Friends โgains wider recognition. The studio aims to recapture the magic of classic animation while embracing modern โtechniques.
“Zam will focus onโ what matters most in animation – high-quality work made byโ people who understand the process, โฃare obsessed withโ craft and have a knack for producing cartoons that recapture the magic of years past,”โข Hadel and Fromm said inโ aโ joint statement with co-creator Michaelโ Cusack.
Currently, Zam Studios is handling all specialty and mixed media animation, โlive action, compositing, and VFX for the third season of Smiling Friends, which premieres Sunday, October 5 on Adult Swim and โขMonday, October 6โข on HBO โMax.The โฃupcoming season features a diverseโ rangeโ of animation styles, including โคclaymation, 2D animation, CG animation, stop motion, and live action.
Cusack (Yolo: Crystal Fantasy) and Hadel (OneyPlays, Hellbenders) co-created Smiling Friends, โwithโค Fromm (Sessionsโ with Stan, Mike Judge Presents: Tales โฃfromโ the Tour โBus) serving asโ a producer/director.Zam Studios’ previous credits include the Smiling Friends shorts, Smiling Symphonies, the Billy Idol Shouldโค Be Dead documentary, โand bumpers for Rickโฃ & Morty and Adult Swim.
Zamโ Studiosโค is represented byโ Fourthโ wall Management. More facts can be found at https://www.zamstudios.net/.