Nelvana

Nelvana Limited
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation; Franchise licensing; Children's entertainment;
Predecessor	Laff Arts
Founded	July 30, 1971; 53 years ago
Founders	Michael Hirsh; Patrick Loubert; Clive A. Smith;
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Rachel Nelson (vice president and head of Corus and Nelvana);
Products	Consisting mainly of children's animation; see also list of Nelvana programs
Revenue	C$600 million (2001)
Number of employees	200+ (2021)
Parent	Corus Entertainment (2000–present)
Website	www.nelvana.com

Nelvana Limited (/nɛlˈvɑːnə/; often called Nelvana Enterprises or simply Nelvana) is a Canadian animation studio. Founded in July 30, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith. The company is now owned by Corus Entertainment. It is named after a local comic book superheroine of the 1940s.

It specializes mainly in the field of child-friendly television series and movies.

Notes

^ Bynum, Aaron H. (October 25, 2006). "Nelvana & Others Establish Development Consortium". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
^ Reeve-Crook, Antony (September 8, 2006). "Nelvana pushes Di-Gata, sets up Pearlie copro". C21 Media. Retrieved November 6, 2006.

↑ Kocmarek, Ivan (October 7, 2015). "Patrick Loubert and Michael Hirsh • Comic Book Daily". Comic Book Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
↑ Fitzgerald, James (May 1, 2001). "Nelvana's 30th Anniversary Profile". KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2006.
↑ Dudok de Wit, Alex (June 11, 2021). "Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio's Future With President Pam Westman". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved June 14, 2021.