Collideascope

Not to be confused with Kaleidoscope.
Collideascope
Industry
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Founders
  • Michael-Andreas Kuttner
  • Steven Comeau
Defunct2009; 16 years ago (2009)
FateClosed
Headquarters
Halifax, Nova Scotia
,
Canada
Products
Number of employees
120 (2007)

Collideascope, or Collideascope Digital Productions, was a Canadian animation studio and new media company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1995 to 2009.[1][2][3] Founded by Michael-Andreas Kuttner and Steven Comeau, it was the largest animation studio in Atlantic Canada at 120 employees in 2007,[1] down from 130 at its peak in 2005.[2]

Notable original productions from Collideascope include the Gemini Award-winning Olliver's Adventures, one of the earliest animated television series made in Macromedia Flash,[4] and Delilah & Julius, both in association with Decode Entertainment and commissioning broadcaster Teletoon.[5][6]

The company also handled animation service work, including for Johnny Test and its final project before shutting down, Speed Racer: The Next Generation.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Down the tube" – via The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ a b c Chapin, Angelina. "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax.
  3. ^ M-A (June 3, 2009). "What M-A Is Up To: Quick update". Whatm-aisupto.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Media Keeps Young People in Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada". Novascotia.ca. May 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Full slate and new studio for Collideascope".
  6. ^ "Mark Cappello and M-A Kuttner, part II". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Weekend reading, an interview with Michael-Andreas Kuttner, co-founder and former COO of Collideascope Digital Productions, part I". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.