Nelvana

Canadian animation studio and entertainment company

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.

Nelvana Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
  • Animation
  • Franchise licensing
  • Children's entertainment
PredecessorLaff Arts[1]
FoundedJuly 30, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-07-30)
Founders
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
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Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Rachel Nelson (vice president and head of Corus & Nelvana)
ProductsConsisting mainly of children's animation; see also list of Nelvana programs
RevenueC$600 million (2001)[2]
Number of employees
200+ (2021)[3]
ParentCorus Entertainment (2000–present)
Websitewww.nelvana.com

It specialises mainly in the field of child-friendly TV series and films.

  • ^ 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

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  1. Kocmarek, Ivan (October 7, 2015). "Patrick Loubert and Michael Hirsh • Comic Book Daily". Comic Book Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. Fitzgerald, James (May 1, 2001). "Nelvana's 30th Anniversary Profile". KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2006.
  3. 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.

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