Collideascope Explained

Collideascope should not be confused with Kaleidoscope.

Collideascope
Fate:Closed
Hq Location City:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hq Location Country:Canada
Num Employees:120
Num Employees Year: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, down from 130 at its peak in 2005.

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, .[7]

References

  1. News: Down the tube. The Globe and Mail.
  2. Web site: Empty frames. Angelina. Chapin. The Coast Halifax.
  3. Web site: M-A . What M-A Is Up To: Quick update . Whatm-aisupto.blogspot.com . June 3, 2009 . February 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: New Media Keeps Young People in Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada . Novascotia.ca . May 28, 2003 . February 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: Full slate and new studio for Collideascope.
  6. Web site: Mark Cappello and M-A Kuttner, part II. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219124157/http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=256. December 19, 2011.
  7. Web site: Weekend reading, an interview with Michael-Andreas Kuttner, co-founder and former COO of Collideascope Digital Productions, part I. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219130152/http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=244. December 19, 2011.

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