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Nerd Corps Entertainment was a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded by former Mainframe Studios producers Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002, it specialized in CGI animation, computer animation, and Flash animation.
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| Company type | Division |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Merged with Studio B Productions to form DHX Studios |
| Successor | |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people |
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| Parent | DHX Media (2014–2016) |
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| 1968 | FilmFair London is founded |
|---|---|
| 1971 | DIC Audiovisuel is founded |
| 1972 | Strawberry Shortcake brand is first developed |
| 1974 | CPLG is founded |
| 1976 | CINAR and Colossal Pictures are founded |
| 1982 | DIC Enterprises is founded |
| 1984 | Ragdoll Productions is founded |
| 1987 | DIC Audiovisuel closes |
| 1988 | Studio B Productions is founded |
| 1992 | Epitome Pictures is founded |
| 1993 | DIC Enterprises becomes DIC Entertainment |
| 1994 | Wild Brain is founded‚ and Red Rover Studios is founded, DIC Entertainment brands as The Incredible World of DIC |
| 1995 | Platinum Disc Corporation is founded |
| 1996 | CINAR buys FilmFair's library |
| 1997 | Decode Entertainment is founded |
| 1999 | Wild Brain acquires Colossal Pictures' employee base |
| 2002 | Nerd Corps Entertainment is founded |
| 2004 | Halifax Film Company is founded, CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group |
| 2005 | Platinum Disc Corporation merge as Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
| 2006 | Decode and Halifax Film merge as DHX Media, DIC acquires CPLG, and Ragdoll Worldwide is formed with BBC Worldwide |
| 2007 | DHX Media buys Studio B Productions and Wild Brain becomes Wildbrain Entertainment |
| 2008 | Cookie Jar Group absorbs DIC and House of Cool absorbs Red Rover Studios |
| 2010 | DHX Media buys Wildbrain Entertainment‚ and Peanuts Worldwide is founded |
| 2011 | Decode Entertainment and Red Rover Studios closes |
| 2012 | DHX Media buys Cookie Jar Group |
| 2013 | DHX Media acquires Ragdoll Worldwide’s back catalogue |
| 2014 | DHX Media buys Epitome Pictures, Nerd Corps, and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's family content library, as well as Family, the English version of Disney Junior, the French version of Disney Junior and Disney XD; Cookie Jar Group is absorbed |
| 2016 | The WildBrain multi-channel network launches and Studio B and Nerd Corps merge as DHX Studios |
| 2017 | Wildbrain Entertainment closes; DHX Media buys Peanuts Worldwide and Strawberry Shortcake |
| 2018 | Halifax Film becomes Island of Misfits |
| 2019 | DHX Media rebrands as WildBrain, Epitome Pictures closes, and the WildBrain MCN becomes WildBrain Spark |
| 2020 | CPLG becomes WildBrain CPLG |
| 2021 | Echo Bridge folds into SP Distribution |
| 2023 | WildBrain acquires House of Cool |
| 2024 | WildBrain Spark merged into its parent company as WildBrain London |
Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.[1]
It was acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014,[2][3] who then merged it with another acquired animation studio, Studio B Productions, to form its in-house flagship division, DHX Studios in 2016.
The studio notably produces the Monster High animated films for Mattel and animated series including Slugterra, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Kate & Mim-Mim, Storm Hawks, League of Super Evil, Hot Wheels Battle Force 5, and Max Steel.
History
editOn December 24, 2014, Canadian company DHX Media acquired Nerd Corps.[2][3]
In 2016, the former Nerd Corps team was relocated to a new facility in Vancouver, which also houses the former Studio B Productions, an animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007.[4]
Productions
editTelevision series
edit- Dragon Booster (2004–2006) (co-produced with ApolloScreen Filmproduktion, the Story Hat and Alliance Atlantis)
- Storm Hawks (2007–2009)
- League of Super Evil (2009–2012)
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009–2011) (co-produced with Mattel and Nelvana)
- Rated A for Awesome (2011–2012)
- Slugterra (2012–2016, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
- Max Steel (2013–2014) (co-produced with FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel Playground Productions)
- Kate & Mim-Mim (2014–2018) (co-produced with FremantleMedia Kids & Family, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
- Blaze and the Monster Machines (season 1) (2014–present) (co-produced with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, continued on as WildBrain Studios)
- Endangered Species (2015)
- The Deep (2015–present) (season 1) (co-produced with A Stark Production and BBC Children’s Productions, continued on as WildBrain Studios)
Feature films
edit- Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: Scaris: City of Frights (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: 13 Wishes (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
- Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond (2014)
- Slugterra: Return of the Elementals (2014)[5]
- Monster High: Freaky Fusion (2014) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Monster High: Haunted (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Max Steel: The Warth of Makino (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Max Steel: Dawn of Morphos (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Max Steel: Maximum Morphos (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
- Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions) (credited as DHX Media)
- Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef (2016) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions) (credited as DHX Media)
References
edit- ^ "About". Nerd Corps Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (December 2, 2014). "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps". Toonzone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (February 3, 2016). "DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver". VanCity Buzz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (July 2014). "Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i | Animation Scoop". IndieWire Blogs. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-04.