WildBrain Studios is the in-house

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arm of Canadian

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company

WildBrain WildBrain Ltd. (formerly known as DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest library of children' ...

based in

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which was established in 2016 as DHX Studios.

History

In January 2016, DHX Media announced that they would be building a 60,000 square-foot studio in

that would focus on both animated and live-action productions. The production teams of the former Studio B Productions, which DHX Media acquired in 2007 and

Nerd Corps Entertainment Nerd Corps Entertainment was a Canadian 2D, 3D computer animation and flash animation studio located in Vancouver British Columbia. Founded by former Mainframe Entertainment producers Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002, the company was acqui ...

, which DHX acquired in 2014 were relocated to the new building later in the year. The studio consists of two production teams: the former Nerd Corps team, which focuses on the production of CGI animated shows, and the former Studio B team, which focuses on the production of 2D animated shows (including those animated with Adobe Animate). As of 2019, the Vancouver studio is the only one remaining in the division, as the other studios were either sold off or closed.

Filmography

Animated series

Live-action series

Specials

Animated Shorts

Former and related studios

Island of Misfits

Island of Misfits was originally known as the Halifax Film Company and was established by former

Salter Street Films Salter Street Films was a Canadian television and film production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. History The company was founded by brothers Paul and Michael Donovan in 1983. Paul Donovan was trained as a director at the London Film Sch ...

executives

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and Charles Bishop in May 2004. Under the name, Halifax Film produced live-action television shows, children's

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series, CGI productions and dramas. It was headed by Nova Scotia Business Inc., which expanded and helped to open up their own new markets, and bought out ''

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'' from

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in 2005. On May 16, 2006, Halifax Film and Decode Entertainment announced that they would merge to form the holding company

DHX Media WildBrain Ltd. (formerly known as DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest library of children ...

. Halifax Film became a subsidiary of DHX Media in the process. It was decided that unlike its predecessor, its main goal was to be on family entertainment. In 2010 all DHX Media subsidiaries including Halifax Film were all merged to form one brand under the DHX Media name. In 2014, the studio relocated from a location at

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to the

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. As of 2019, with the exception of ''

'', DHX Studios Halifax solely produces CGI-animated material.

IoM Media Ventures

In November 2018, as part of a series of restructurations within the company, DHX sold its Halifax animation studio to IoM Media Ventures, a company led by former DHX CEO Dana Landry. Despite the sale, the studio continues to provide animation for WildBrain-owned shows.

Live-action series

Animated series

Films

DHX Media Los Angeles

On September 14, 2010, DHX acquired the Los Angeles-based first incarnation of WildBrain Entertainment. At an undisclosed point, the studio was renamed to DHX Media Los Angeles. In 2013, DHX moved its

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productions from the location to its Canadian operations. The studio was shuttered in 2017.

DHX Media Toronto

DHX Media Toronto was founded on February 27, 1997, and originally known as Decode Entertainment, Inc. by Steven DeNure, Neil Court, and John Delmage, and it was based in Toronto, Ontario. The company produced numerous television shows and was an international supplier of television and interactive programming for children and youth. Decode Entertainment focused on traditional animation, computer-generated animation, and live-action shows. The name "Decode" is an acronym of the combination of the names DeNure, Court, and Delmage. On May 16, 2006, Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film announced that they would merge with to form the holding company

. Decode Entertainment became a subsidiary of DHX Media in the process, distributing Halifax Film shows and other DHX properties. In 2010 all DHX Media subsidiaries including Decode Entertainment were rebranded under the DHX Media name. By 2011, DHX Media ceased production on producing content at the ex-Decode offices. The company known as

Epitome Pictures Epitome Pictures Inc. (later known as DHX Studios Toronto and WildBrain Studios) was a Canadian film and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded by Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn in 1992, the company is best known for ...

, which DHX acquired in 2014, assumed the name of DHX Studios Toronto in 2016, but it has no relation outside the name.

Live-action series

Animated series

DHX Studios Toronto

In 2016, Epitome Pictures was rebranded as DHX Studios Toronto (no relation to the animation studio of the same name). The company produced live-action shows. In 2019, DHX sold off the building, ceasing operations at the Toronto studio in the process.

References

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History

Filmography

Animated series

Live-action series

Specials

Animated Shorts

Former and related studios

Island of Misfits

IoM Media Ventures

Live-action series

Animated series

Films

DHX Media Los Angeles

DHX Media Toronto

Live-action series

Animated series

DHX Studios Toronto

See also

References