Sinking Ship Entertainment is a

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-based

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and

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company specializing in kids'

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CGI blended series. The company's headquarters are located in

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. Since its founding in 2004, Sinking Ship has produced over 500 hours of content and their distribution division has sold to over 200 countries internationally. The company was named #1 in production on Kidscreen's Hot 50 for 2020.

History

Sinking Ship Entertainment was founded by

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graduates

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

, Blair Powers, and Matt Bishop in 2004. The name "Sinking Ship" was chosen when Johnson and Powers were pitching a project in their final year at Ryerson and trying to convince their peers to pick up the remaining crew roles. A classmate warned a fellow classmate who was interested to not join the team as it'd be like joining a sinking ship. In September 2004, Sinking Ship Entertainment debuted their first series ''

This is Daniel Cook. ''This is Daniel Cook.'' is a Canadian children's television series created by J. J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's Marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and TVO. It is shown in Canada on ...

''. Cook's passion for dinosaurs inspired the creation of ''

Dino Dan ''Dino Dan'' is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010 and on Nick Jr. in the United States on October 17, 2010. The show is produced by Sinkin ...

'', their first live-action CGI blended series. The series was released in 2010 on

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and led to the opening of the company's visual effects division. In 2016, Sinking Ship Entertainment entered the feature film market with the release of ''Odd Squad: The Movie.'' Since then, SSE has also released ''Odd Squad: World Turned Odd'' and ''Dino Dana The Movie.'' In February 2016, Sinking Ship Entertainment launched a distribution division after acquiring Picture Box Distribution. On May 2, 2019, Sinking Ship launched an animation series division. During the 2020

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pandemic, Sinking Ship Entertainment produced ''

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'', a tween web series in partnership with YouTube Originals for Kids and Family. The series was filmed remotely through web cameras and smart phones. In 2021, Sinking Ship partnered with

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and the

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to produce a children's series called ''

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'' about a girl who, with her friends, have imaginary play to save endangered animals.

Original productions

Annedroids ''Annedroids'' is a Canadian CGI/live action television series created by J. J. Johnson. The series is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in association with broadcasters TVOntario, SRC and KiKa. ''Annedroids'' was released on Amazon Prime ...

(2013) * Are we there Yet?: World Adventure (2007) *

Bookaboo ''Bookaboo'' is a children's television series created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films and co-directed by Ian Emes. The show features puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs and animation. The recurring protagonist is a world fa ...

(Seasons 3–4 only) * Builder Brothers Dream Factory (2022) *

Chirp A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases (''up-chirp'') or decreases (''down-chirp'') with time. In some sources, the term ''chirp'' is used interchangeably with sweep signal. It is commonly applied to sonar, radar, and laser system ...

(2010-2020) * Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures (2013) *

Dino Dana ''Dino Dana'' is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a followup to '' Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' and premiered on Amazon Prime on May 27, 2017. In September 2020, ''Dino ...

(2017) * Dino Dana The Movie (2020) *

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(2020-2021) *

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(2019-present) * Giver (2012) *

(2023) * Jubilee *

(2020) * Now you Know (2015) *

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...

(2014) * Odd Squad: The Movie (2016) * Odd Squad: World Turned Odd (2018) * Odd Squad Mobile Unit (2020) * Playdate (2015) *

Roll Play ''Roll Play'' is a Canadian interactive children's television series produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment for Treehouse TV. The series tells viewers to copy the actions shown on screen. Puppets are featured, and are played by the Famous People ...

(2006) * The Jungle Room (2007) * The Ocean Room (2009) *

(2004) *

This is Emily Yeung. ''This is Emily Yeung.'' is a 2006 Canadian children's television series created by J. J. Johnson and Blair Powers. It is produced by Toronto's Marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV, and is the follow-up to th ...

(2006) * This is Scarlett and Isaiah. (2013) * What's Inside? (2015) * Why Does the Earth Seem Flat When It's Actually Round? (2014) *Why does the Moon have Holes in It? (2014)Inc.. Sinking Ship Entertainment,
Why does the Moon have Holes in It?
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References

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