Rhythm & Hues

Rhythm & Hues (operating as Rhythm & Hues Entertainment) is a South Australian-owned American CGI animation and visual effects production studio based in Los Angeles, California. A rebrand of the defunct animation and VFX production studio Rhythm & Hues Studios, the company was founded in February 2021 by Buddy Studios through ToonBox Entertainment. The company is currently producing CGI animated feature films and television programs, with its 600 employees.

In January 2022, the company planned on being filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, though decided to cancel its plan on bankruptcy and continue production on film and television.

The studio has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Founding
The original predecessor, Rhythm & Hues Studios, was founded in 1994 in Los Angeles, California. In 2020, the computer animation and visual effects studio ceased its operations in November, due to complications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January 2021, Buddy Studios was in talks with R&H's former employees on an acquisition of the defunct studio and for a rebranding. Its employees agreed on its acquisition deal and the acquisition costed over AU$25 billion.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Second Part
During 2021, the animation studio signed to animate Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Second Part (2022), after 20th Century Animation animated the first film. Animated in complete hyper realistic CGI, the film was released on May 9, for it to gross over $1.81 billion worldwide, becoming its highest grossing film as of July 5, 2022.