Nerd Corps Entertainment
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Asaph Fipke Chuck Johnson |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Jothan Guyar |
| Owner | DHX Media |
Nerd Corps Entertainment is a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nerd Corps has been world known for Slugterra television series. It airs on Disney XD.[1] DHX Media bought the company for $57 million in December 24, 2014.[2] It became a Subsidiary of DHX Media.[3]
Nerd Corps Entertainment is one of the largest children's animation studios in North America. Founded by Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002. Nerd Corps has grown from a small operation working out of an apartment in downtown Vancouver to more than 400 artists and storytellers.
Filmography
Television series
| Series | Release date | Network (Canada and United States) | Co-production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Booster | October 23, 2004―December 16, 2006 | Kids' CBC | ABC Family | ApolloScreen Filmprodukion, the Story Hat and Alliance Atlantis) |
| Storm Hawks | May 25, 2007―April 6, 2009 | YTV | Cartoon Network | |
| League of Super Evil | March 7, 2009—August 25, 2012 | |||
| Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | August 29, 2009―July 16, 2011 | Teletoon | Mattel and Nelvana | |
| Rated A for Awesome | June 20, 2011―January 31, 2012 | YTV | Disney XD | |
| Slugterra | September 3, 2012―October 25, 2016 | Family Channel Family CHRGD |
Continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver) | |
| Max Steel | March 25, 2013―December 6, 2014 | Teletoon | FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel Playground Productions | |
| Kate & Mim-Mim (original series) | September 1, 2014―March 23, 2018 | Knowledge Kids | Disney Jr. | FremantleMedia Kids & Family and continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver |
| Blaze and the Monster Machines | October 13, 2014―present | Treehouse TV | Nick Jr. | Nickelodeon Animation Studio and continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver |
| Endangered Species | March 3–June 2, 2015 | Teletoon | Disney XD | |
| The Deep | December 7, 2015―July 19, 2022 | WildBrainTV | Universal Kids | A Stark Production, Technicolor, Infinite Studios, BBC Children's Productions, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver |
Feature movies
| Movie | Release date | Co-production | Franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? | February 12, 2012 | Mattel Entertainment | Monster High |
| Escape from Skull Shores | April 13, 2012 | ||
| Ghouls Rule | October 26, 2012 | ||
| Friday Night Frights | September 6, 2013 | ||
| Scaris: City of Frights | March 3, 2013 | ||
| 13 Wishes | October 25, 2013 | ||
| Frights, Camera, Action! | April 18, 2014 | Mattel Playground Productions | |
| Ghoul from Beyond | March 17, 2014 | Slugterra | |
| Return of the Elementals | March 31, 2014[4] | ||
| Freaky Fusion | October 24, 2014 | Mattel Playground Productions | Monster High |
| Haunted | April 17, 2015 | ||
| The Warth of Makino | June 27, 2015 | Max Steel | |
| Dawn of Morphos | |||
| Maximum Morphs | August 2, 2015 | ||
| Boo York, Boo York | October 25, 2015 | Mattel Playground Productions (credited by DHX Media) | Monster High |
| Great Scarrier Reef | February 12, 2016 (DVD) |
References
- ↑ "Nerd Corps Entertainment Profile on T-Net". www.bctechnology.com.
- ↑ "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ "DHX Media buys Vancouver animation studio Nerd Corps - CBC News". CBC. The Canadian Press. December 2, 2014 [Last Updated December 2, 2014].
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (July 2014). "Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i | Animation Scoop". IndieWire Blogs. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
Other websites
- Nerd Corps Website Archived January 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine