Nelvana
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Predecessor | Laff Arts[1] |
| Founded | July 30, 1971 |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Consisting mainly of children's animation; see also list of Nelvana programs |
| Revenue | C$600 million (2001)[2] |
Number of employees | 200+ (2021)[3] |
| Parent | Corus Entertainment (2000–present) |
| Website | www |
Nelvana Limited (/nɛlˈvɑːnə/; often called Nelvana Enterprises or simply Nelvana) is a Canadian animation studio. Founded in July 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 series and films.
Notes
[change | change source]- ^ 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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.