Atomic Cartoons

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Atomic Cartoons
TypeSubsidiary
FoundedMarch 1999
Founders
  • Trevor Bentley
  • Mauro Casalese
  • Olaf Miller
  • Adam Ronald
  • Rob Davies
Headquarters123 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 1L8
Number of locations
3 (2020)
Key people
Jennifer McCarron (CEO)
Matthew Berkowitz (CCO)
Number of employees
600 (2019)[1]
ParentThunderbird Entertainment
Websitehttp://atomiccartoons.com

Atomic Cartoons is a Canadian animation studio founded in 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, Adam Ronald, and Rob Davies.[2][3] Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, it produces service animation for a wide variety of clients, as well as creating its own properties. Since 2015, the company has been owned by Thunderbird Entertainment.[4]

History[]

The studio was founded in March 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller and Rob Davies.[5] Sent back to Vancouver after losing his job at Warner Bros. Animation following the cancellation of Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain, Davies received a phone call from Sunwoo Entertainment's Jae Moh to help produce  [ko]. Together with former Studio B Productions colleagues Miller and Bentley, as well as animator/character designer Casalese, the four launched Atomic Cartoons to assist in creating the series.[2]

Between 2004 and 2008, the company produced Atomic Betty for Teletoon in association with Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids. Atomic's first fully original creation, the show's titular heroine served as the studio's mascot for a number of years.

In 2010, Miller left to launch his own studio. The following year, Jennifer McCarron was appointed head of production.[6] On July 8, 2015, Atomic Cartoons was acquired by Canadian production company Thunderbird Films.[4] The three founders remain on board. McCarron was named president and chief executive officer in 2016.[7]

In December 2018, the company opened a second animation studio in Ottawa, Ontario.[8] Its first project is the Netflix-original The Last Kids on Earth. By June 2020, the Ottawa location is expected to have 130-150 employees.[9]

In February 2020, Atomic Cartoons opened its third studio in Los Angeles, California.[10]

Productions[]

Shows[]

# Title Years Network Co-Productions Notes
1 Spider-Man Unlimited 1999–2001 Fox Kids Marvel Studios
Saban Entertainment
Koko Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Dong Yang Animation 		[11]
2 Courage The Cowardly Dog 1999–2002 Cartoon Network Stretch Films Additional storyboards only
3 Milo's Bug Quest 1999–2000 KBS 2TV Sunwoo Entertainment Character, prop and background designs, and storyboards[12]
4 Timber Wolf 2001 Warnerbros.com [13]
5 Max & Ruby 2002–2019 Treehouse TV Nelvana Based on the book series by Rosemary Wells.
Seasons 6–7 only, previously produced by Silver Lining Productions for the first five seasons, 9 Story Entertainment for seasons 3–5 and Chorion for seasons 4–5.
6 Atomic Betty 2004–2008 Teletoon
M6 (seasons 1–2)
Télétoon (season 3) 		Breakthrough Entertainment
Tele Images Kids
Marathon Media 		[14]
7 Johnny Test 2005–2014 Kids' WB (seasons 1–3)
Cartoon Network (seasons 4–6)
Teletoon 		Cookie Jar Entertainment
Warner Bros. Animation (seasons 1–2)
DHX Media (season 6) 		Storyboards for the first season, animation service for seasons 4–6
8 Captain Flamingo 2006–2008 YTV
GMA Network 		Breakthrough Films and Television
Heroic Film Company
Philippine Animation Studio Inc. 		[15]
9 Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns 2008 PBS [16]
10 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010–2015 YTV
TF1
Disney Junior 		Nelvana
TeamTO
LuxAnimation (seasons 1–2)
The Clifford Ross Company 		[17]
Based on the original Babar books by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff.
Computer-animated sequel and spin-off to the original Babar television series.
11 Transformers: Rescue Bots 2012–2016 Discovery Family Darby Pop Productions (season 1)
Hasbro Studios 		Season 1 only, overtook by Vision Animation and Moody Street Productions for the second season and DHX Media Vancouver for the third and fourth seasons.
12 Rocket Monkeys 2013–2016 Teletoon Breakthrough Entertainment
Hornet Films 		[18]
13 Ella the Elephant 2013–2014 TVOKids DHX Cookie Jar Inc.
FremantleMedia Kids and Family Entertainment 		[19]
14 Little Charmers 2015-2017 Treehouse TV Nelvana
15 Dogs in Space 2021 Netflix Netflix Animation Post-production
16 Untitled My Little Pony G5 series 2022 Netflix Boulder Media
Entertainment One 		[20][21]

Other[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ross, Ailsa (June 27, 2019). "Zombies and Owls: How Atomic Cartoons Recruits Canada's Best Talent". Royal Bank of Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Bob (2000-09-01). "The Power Behind Atomic Cartoons". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ^ Goodman, Martin (2002-03-18). "Atomic Betty: Defending the Universe and Trying to Find a Home on TV". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ^ a b Cummins, Juliana (July 8, 2015). "Thunderbird acquires Atomic Cartoons". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Edwards, Ian (April 5, 1999). "New Vancouver studio Atomic Cartoons opens". Playback. Brunico Communications.
  6. ^ Getzler, Wendy (October 19, 2011). "Atomic Cartoons names head of production". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Pinto, Jordan (June 16, 2016). "Twiner-McCarron named president of Atomic Cartoons". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Animation studio drawn back to Hintonburg". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 16, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Malyk, Lauren (June 20, 2019). "Atomic Cartoons moves into phase two of Ottawa expansion". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 5, 2020). "Thunderbird's Atomic Cartoons Opens LA Studio". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  11. ^ https://atomiccartoons.com/the-walking-dead-creator-robert-kirkman-quietly-launched-a-tv-series-in-canada/
  12. ^ Edwards, Ian (1999-11-15). "Animal Planet calls on 'Wild'". Playback. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  13. ^ Godfrey, Leigh (October 25, 2001). "Timberwolf On The Web". Animation World Network. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  14. ^ Brodsky, Katherine (2012-09-05). "World's love of toons makes these nerds cool". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  15. ^ DeMott, Rick (2007-09-11). "Captain Flamingo Lands On Jetix Programming Block". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  16. ^ Mallory, Michael (2012-06-14). "The Tooning Up of 'Car Talk'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  17. ^ https://atomiccartoons.com/atomic-cartoons-goes-boom/
  18. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (2014-10-15). "TELETOON Commissions Third Season of Breakthrough's 'Rocket Monkeys'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  19. ^ https://www.awn.com/news/atomic-cartoons-revs-creative-investment
  20. ^ Ng, Philiana (February 24, 2021). "'My Little Pony': Latest Movie Heads to Netflix, Greenlights New Series (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "MY LITTLE PONY, UNA NUOVA GENERAZIONE". MLD Entertainment (in Italian). October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  22. ^ Foster, Elizabeth (November 22, 2017). "Spin Master's new dino-might". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  23. ^ Zahed, Ramin (August 13, 2020). "Disney+ Gets Festive with 'LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "LEGO STAR WARS TERRIFYING TALES IS HERE!". Atomic Cartoons. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  25. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 4, 2019). "Tokidoki's Mermicorno Getting Animated with Atomic Cartoons". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  26. ^ Tuchow, Ryan (February 25, 2020). "How Jim Henson & Atomic are differentiating Nate Create". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  27. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 19, 2018). "Atomic Cartoons Options Savannah Guthrie's 'Princesses Wear Pants' for Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  28. ^ https://atomiccartoons.com/marblemedia-and-atomic-cartoons-enter-development-with-corus-entertainments-teletoon-on-animated-series/
  29. ^ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/atomic-developing-mariachi-zombie/

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