The animation studio which animated Despicable Me was bought by an animation film production company in America.
Despicable Me . The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff , which was later acquired by Illumination Entertainment . Illumination Entertainment is an American animation film production company , founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 . Mac Guff is a French visual effects company based in both Los Angeles , USA and Paris , France , where it is headquartered . In mid-2011 , the company was split in two , and the animation department has been acquired by Illumination Entertainment ( Universal Studios ) .