| House of Cool Studios | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Industry: | Animation |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Predecessor: | Red Rover Studios |
| Hq Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Parent: | WildBrain (2023–present) |
House of Cool Studios[2] is a boutique animation studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded as a pre-production studio in 1994 by animation veteran Ricardo Curtis and finance expert Wes Lui, specializing in designing and storyboarding of films, series and commercials.
On March 29, 2023, Canadian media company WildBrain announced its intent to acquire the company for .[3] The acquisition was completed in July 19, 2023.[4]
Red Rover Studios was founded in London by Andy and Linzi Knight in 1994. It was a full production studio that focused on 2D and CGI animation. They later moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, in July 2008, Red Rover was acquired by House of Cool after Andy Knight died, three months earlier.[5] [6]