DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. () is an
American animation studio which primarily produce a series of commercially successful
computer animated films, including
Shrek,
Shark Tale,
Madagascar,
Over the Hedge,
Bee Movie,
Kung Fu Panda,
Monsters vs Aliens, and
How to Train Your Dragon. Although the studio had made
traditionally animated films about serious subjects, most of their computer-generated films have now gained the studio a reputation for being more centered around
popular culture and
satire in their storylines. The studio was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of
DreamWorks and
Pacific Data Images (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks SKG, it was spun-off into a separate public company in 2004.
They are currently distributed only through
Paramount Pictures (in turn owned by
Viacom) who acquired the rest of DreamWorks SKG in February 2006. DreamWorks Animation maintains two studios: the original DreamWorks feature animation studio in
Glendale, California and the PDI studio in
Redwood City, California.