Collideascope

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Collideascope
Industry
Founded1995;28 years ago (1995)
Founders
  • Michael-Andreas Kuttner
  • Steven Comeau
Defunct2009;14 years ago (2009)
FateClosed
Headquarters,
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]

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