Nelvana
Nelvana is a Canadian animation studio. It was founded in 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 specialises mainly in the field of child-friendly TV shows and movies.
Programming[change | change source]
1970s[change | change source]
- Small Star Cinema (1974–1975) – live action/animation series
1980s[change | change source]
- Mr. Microchip (1983) – live-action
- 20 Minute Workout (1983–1985) – live-action
- The Edison Twins (1983–1986) – live-action
- Mr. Dressup (1983–1996; co-production with CBC Television)– live-action
- Inspector Gadget (1983) (Series 1 only, co-production with DIC Audiovisuel, Field Communications and LBS Communications (now Fremantle (company))
- The Get Along Gang (1984, pilot episode) – co-produced with DIC Audiovisuel
- Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986)
- Star Wars: Ewoks (1985–1987)
- The Care Bears Family (1986–1988)
- Madballs (1986–1987)
- Cricket's Club (1986–1987) – direct-to-video series co-produced with Hi-Tops Video
- My Pet Monster (1987)
- T. and T. (1988–1990) – live-action
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (1988) – direct-to-video release
- Babar (1989–1991; 2000)
- Beetlejuice (1989–1991; co-production with The Geffen Film Company and Warner Bros. Television)
1990s[change | change source]
2000s[change | change source]
2010s[change | change source]
2020s[change | change source]
| Series | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Production partner | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie's Pack | Pedro Eboli Graham Peterson |
2020–2021 | YTV | |
| The Dog & Pony Show | Josh Selig | 2020–present | Discovery Inc. Little Airplane Productions redknot |
Treehouse TV Discovery Kids (Latin America) |
| The Hardy Boys[14] | Lambur Productions | YTV (Canada) Hulu (United States) | ||
| Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go | Britt Allcroft Rick Suvalle |
2021–present | Mattel Television | Cartoon Network (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Gabby's Dollhouse | PT Walkey | Dreamworks
Television Animation |
TVOKids | |
| Super Wish[15] | Vanessa Esteves Adrian Thatcher |
2022–present | Redknot Discovery Inc. |
YTV (Canada) Discovery Kids (Latin America) |
| Best & Bester[16] | Joonas Utti Anttu Harlin |
Gigglebug Entertainment Eye Present |
Yle (Finland) YTV[17] (Canada)Nickelodeon (UK) |
Upcoming[change | change source]
| Series | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Production partner | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zokie of Planet Ruby[18] | Laurie Elliot Mike Geiger Brian Morante |
2023 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Nickelodeon (United States) YTV (Canada) |
| Through The Unbearable Woods | The Houghton Brothers | Cartoon Network Studios | Cartoon Network (United States) YTV (Canada) | |
| Sabrina: Spellman Gets Grounded Series | Blaise Campbell | YouTube TVMedialab | Qubo/Universal Kids | |
| Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory[19] | Drew and Jonathan Scott | Sinking Ship Entertainment Scott Brothers Entertainment |
Treehouse TV (Canada) | |
| Leela's Island[20] | Maria Perez-Brown Fracaswell Hyman Janice Burgess |
TIME Studios | Treehouse TV (Canada) | |
| Clone High | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Bill Lawrence |
Doozer Lord Miller Productions MTV Entertainment Studios |
HBO Max (United States) Adult Swim (Canada) | |
| Hamsters of Hamsterdale[18] | Zach Smith | TBA | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Nickelodeon (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Dreamweavers[21] | Ashleigh Hiddleston | Bingo Animation Studio | Tencent Video (China) | |
| Bella's Bro-Bots[22] | Keith Chapman | TBA | Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Notes[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Stevens, Mary (February 5, 1993). "It's Not Easy Being A Henson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Z-squad". Nelvana.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Trucktown - Lemon Sky Studios".
- ↑ "Cars, cats & creativity drive Corus Kids' 2016/17 lineup".
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 4, 2016). "Nelvana Announces MIPTV Highlights".
- ↑ "Nelvana, Sony partner on Hotel Transylvania TV series".
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (June 9, 2015). "Nelvana Assembles Partners for 'Mysticons'".
- ↑ "Nelvana rebrands as Corus 2016 revenues rise 44%".
- ↑ "Sesame Workshop, Nelvana partner on Esme and Roy".
- ↑ "Sonar dives into Go Away, Unicorn! production". Kidscreen. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Corus unveils 2018/19 kids programming slate".
- ↑ Foster, Elizabeth (2017-11-14). "Nelvana greenlights D.N.Ace". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ↑ Jacques, Ian. "South Delta author Ashley Spires excited to see work on small screen". Delta Optimist. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Hulu, YTV pick up The Hardy Boys".
- ↑ "Nelvana Makes a wish with its new show".
- ↑ "Nelvana gets in on Best & Bester".
- ↑ "Corus Entertainment Announces 35 Greenlights and Renewals for Its Iconic Portfolio of Specialty Networks".
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Nickelodeon Fuels Original Animation Content Slate With Nelvana on Two New Series Greenlights: ZJ Sparkleton and the Hamster Show". Business Wire (Press release). March 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Builder Brothers' Dream Factory secures Nelvana".
- ↑ "TIME Studios partners with Nelvana for new series".
- ↑ "Dreamweavers wins first China Tales Incubator".
- ↑ "NELVANA PARTNERS WITH KEITH CHAPMAN TO DEVELOP "BELLA'S BRO-BOTS "".