Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (also known as Madagascar 3) is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the third installment of the series, following Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and it is the first 3D film in the series. The film is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, and was released generally to the public on June 8, 2012, two weeks before Disney and Pixar's Brave.