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| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Hinton Animation Studios |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Sheldon Wiseman |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy and liquidation along with and by parent company Acquired by Amberwood Entertainment |
| Successor | Amberwood Entertainment Corporation |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
| Products | Television series |
| Owner | Wiseman & Sons (1984–1995) |
| Parent | Paragon Entertainment Corporation (1995–1998) |
Lacewood Productions was a Canadian animation studio and production company based in Ottawa, Ontario. [1] Founded in 1988, it was well-known for producing a television series, Katie and Orbie , as well as specials based on For Better or For Worse , and the 1990 feature The Nutcracker Prince . The company was originally owned by Wiseman & Sons. In 1995, Paragon Entertainment Corporation acquired the studio for CA $3.2 million. In 1997, Paragon raised the company's stake to 75% and eventually took control of it later that year. [2] Paragon eventually declared bankruptcy in 1998, with most of Lacewood's library and former assets being acquired by Amberwood Entertainment in 2000.[ citation needed ]
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Lacewood was the successor to Hinton Animation Studios, a company created by Sheldon Wiseman, which closed down due to debt problems. [2]
The first productions made by the studio were The Railway Dragon and its sequel The Birthday Dragon .
Lacewood has also done animation services on the first season of The Ren & Stimpy Show . According to Thad Komorowski, the studio had a hostile working environment comparable to that of Spümcø, not paying employees well, and its output was subpar, with John Kricfalusi's high standards demotivating the studio; it backed out after animating six episodes, despite Kricfalusi's approval of their work. [3]
Lacewood has also done animation production in partnership with Universal Cartoon Studios on season 2 of Problem Child , Monster Force and 1995 episodes of The Savage Dragon .[ citation needed ]
