▁series . ▁The ▁short ▁films ▁were ▁fund ed ▁by ▁S PA , ▁with ▁the ▁additional ▁goal ▁of ▁attract ing ▁new ▁talent ▁for ▁the ▁studio . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Krist ine ▁Bel son , ▁president ▁of ▁S PA , ▁the ▁studio ▁produces ▁films ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 : 1 ▁development - to - production ▁ratio , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁studio ▁puts ▁films ▁into ▁development ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁places ▁films ▁in ▁production , ▁unlike ▁other ▁animation ▁stud ios . ▁ ▁The ▁studio ▁has ▁plans ▁to ▁produce ▁adult ▁animated ▁content ▁for ▁digital ▁platforms . ▁ ▁Process ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion ▁to ▁the ▁Warner ▁An imation ▁Group ▁and ▁Param ount ▁An imation , ▁the ▁studio ▁out s ources ▁their ▁films ▁to ▁other ▁animation ▁companies ▁and ▁visual ▁effects ▁stud ios , ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁films ▁being ▁animated ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Image works ▁( its ▁sister ▁company ). ▁Some ▁films , ▁such ▁as ▁Arthur ▁Christmas , ▁The ▁Pir ates ! ▁Band ▁of ▁M isf its , ▁The ▁An gry ▁Bird s ▁Movie ▁ 2 ▁and ▁W ish ▁Dragon , ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁under ▁their ▁b anner ▁while ▁others , ▁such ▁as ▁Go ose bum ps ▁and ▁Peter ▁Rab bit , ▁were ▁made ▁with ▁no ▁invol vement ▁from ▁the ▁studio . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Fran ch ises ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Image works ▁ ▁Ad ela ide ▁Produ ctions ▁ ▁Screen ▁G ems ▁Cart o ons ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Sony ▁the atr ical ▁animated ▁features ▁ ▁List