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Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (/nɛlˈvɑːnə/; also known as Nelvana Limited, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized in all lowercase) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment since 2000. Founded in July 30, 1971 by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith, it was named after Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian national superhero, who was created by Adrian Dingle. The company's production logo is a polar bear looking at Polaris, the North Star.
The company is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in North America and it maintained international offices in France, Ireland and Japan, as well as smaller offices in the top three cities in the U.S. Many of its films, shows and specials were based on licensed properties and literature, but original programming was also part of its roster. Although the company specializes in children's media, Nelvana has also co-produced adult animations like the first season of Clone High, John Callahan's Quads!, Bob & Margaret, and Committed.
Nelvana International distributes Nickelodeon shows―Taina, the first five seasons of The Fairly OddParents, and The Backyardigans (a co-production with Nick Jr.) and Max & Ruby (a co-production with 9 Story Media Group). As of 2001[update], its library comprised more than 1,650 cumulative half-hours of original programming.
Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert first met as friends and partners at York University, Canada in 1967. They made films with other students. This was Loubert's first experience with filming; he recalled:
I had been hitchhiking in Europe during the previous summer, and I got a ride with an Italian film director visiting locations. I hadn't heard of him. When I got home I looked up his films – it was Gillo Pontecorvo, a brilliant political filmmaker who had directed The Battle of Algiers. That was the beginning for me.
The fledgling Canadian television and film industry was developing at the time. Loubert, Hirsh, and York University friends Jack Christie and Peter Dewdney founded a small company named Laff Arts that produced small experimental films. They were joined by Vitaphone animator-designer Clive A. Smith in Toronto, Ontario; Smith's interest was in rock n' roll music, and helped produce the Beatles' animated series and 1968 film Yellow Submarine before moving to Canada to work on short films and commercials.
Smith designed the company's business card; on the front was a suited businessman, and inside was the businessman with the pants down. The company was dissolved after an ad agency advised them that the company's name was unprofessional.
Nelvana was founded by Hirsh, Loubert, and Smith in 1971. Hirsh recalls:
Nelvana
Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (/nɛlˈvɑːnə/; also known as Nelvana Limited, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized in all lowercase) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment since 2000. Founded in July 30, 1971 by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith, it was named after Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian national superhero, who was created by Adrian Dingle. The company's production logo is a polar bear looking at Polaris, the North Star.
The company is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in North America and it maintained international offices in France, Ireland and Japan, as well as smaller offices in the top three cities in the U.S. Many of its films, shows and specials were based on licensed properties and literature, but original programming was also part of its roster. Although the company specializes in children's media, Nelvana has also co-produced adult animations like the first season of Clone High, John Callahan's Quads!, Bob & Margaret, and Committed.
Nelvana International distributes Nickelodeon shows―Taina, the first five seasons of The Fairly OddParents, and The Backyardigans (a co-production with Nick Jr.) and Max & Ruby (a co-production with 9 Story Media Group). As of 2001[update], its library comprised more than 1,650 cumulative half-hours of original programming.
Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert first met as friends and partners at York University, Canada in 1967. They made films with other students. This was Loubert's first experience with filming; he recalled:
I had been hitchhiking in Europe during the previous summer, and I got a ride with an Italian film director visiting locations. I hadn't heard of him. When I got home I looked up his films – it was Gillo Pontecorvo, a brilliant political filmmaker who had directed The Battle of Algiers. That was the beginning for me.
The fledgling Canadian television and film industry was developing at the time. Loubert, Hirsh, and York University friends Jack Christie and Peter Dewdney founded a small company named Laff Arts that produced small experimental films. They were joined by Vitaphone animator-designer Clive A. Smith in Toronto, Ontario; Smith's interest was in rock n' roll music, and helped produce the Beatles' animated series and 1968 film Yellow Submarine before moving to Canada to work on short films and commercials.
Smith designed the company's business card; on the front was a suited businessman, and inside was the businessman with the pants down. The company was dissolved after an ad agency advised them that the company's name was unprofessional.
Nelvana was founded by Hirsh, Loubert, and Smith in 1971. Hirsh recalls: