who made hotel transylvania

The Hotel Transylvania franchise was created by comedy writer Todd Durham. The first film in the series, "Hotel Transylvania," was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, based on a story by Todd Durham and others. The franchise is produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures. Todd Durham developed the concept and created the franchise bible, which includes several films, TV series, video games, books, and merchandising. Genndy Tartakovsky directed the first film and its sequels until the fourth film, for which other directors took over but he remained involved as a screenwriter and executive producer.