Founded in 1986 by ex-Disney animator Richard Rich (director of both The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron), Crest Animation Productions (formerly Rich Entertainment, Rich Animation Studio, and later, RichCrest Animation Studio) was an Indian-American animation studio that specialized in both 2D and 3D animation.
The company's Mumbai offices shut down in 2013 due to financial turmoil. The studio in Burbank remained open and changed its name to StreetLight Animation by the end of 2014 as there was no longer any affiliation.
Shows and films worked on by Crest:
- Alpha and Omega (as well as its first four sequels)note
- Arthur's Missing Pal (with Mainframe Entertainment)
- Back at the Barnyard (9 episodes)List
- Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (additional production facility)
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Monster Buster Club
- Pet Alien (season 1 only)
- The King and I (with Hanho Heung-Up and Colorland Animation)
- The Little Engine That Could (with Universal Animation Studios)
- The Scarecrow (with Hanho)
- The Swan Princess (and its sequels, with Hanho for the initial trilogy)
- The Trumpet of the Swan
- WordWorld
