Collideascope

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Collideascope
Industry
Founded1995;30 years ago (1995)
Founders
  • Michael-Andreas Kuttner
  • Steven Comeau
Defunct2009;16 years ago (2009)
FateClosed
Headquarters
Halifax, Nova Scotia
,
Canada
Products
Number of employees
120 (2007)

Collideascope, or Collideascope Digital Productions, was a Canadian animation studio and new media company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1995 to 2009. [1] [2] [3] Founded by Michael-Andreas Kuttner and Steven Comeau, it was the largest animation studio in Atlantic Canada at 120 employees in 2007, [1] down from 130 at its peak in 2005. [2]

Notable original productions from Collideascope include the Gemini Award-winning Olliver's Adventures , one of the earliest animated television series made in Macromedia Flash, [4] and Delilah & Julius , both in association with Decode Entertainment and commissioning broadcaster Teletoon. [5] [6]

The company also handled animation service work, including for Johnny Test and its final project before shutting down, Speed Racer: The Next Generation . [2] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Down the tube". The Globe and Mail. March 9, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Chapin, Angelina. "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax.
  3. ↑ M-A (June 3, 2009). "What M-A Is Up To: Quick update". Whatm-aisupto.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Media Keeps Young People in Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada". Novascotia.ca. May 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Full slate and new studio for Collideascope".
  6. ↑ "Mark Cappello and M-A Kuttner, part II". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Weekend reading, an interview with Michael-Andreas Kuttner, co-founder and former COO of Collideascope Digital Productions, part I". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.
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