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Nelvana is Just 'Paused' According to Corus. But It's Likely the Animation Studio Will Be 'Paused' for Good.

In the wake of viral reports claiming the end of Nelvana after 54 years of iconic animation, Corus Entertainment has rushed to clarify that the beloved Canadian studio isn't fully shuttered—it's just ...
Cartoon Brew

Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio’s Future With President Pam Westman

In today’s animation industry, which is growing and evolving at warp speed, 50 years seems like a geological age. When Nelvana celebrates its half-century anniversary next month, then, it can start by ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Animation Studio Nelvana Cuts Top Exec, Pauses Development and Undergoes Layoffs

Athena Georgaklis will depart on July 26 from the animation studio behind series like 'Miss Persona,' ‘Barney,’ ‘Franklin’ and ‘Babar' as parent Corus Entertainment cuts jobs and costs. By Etan ...
Major League Soccer

NELVANA ANNOUNCES LICENSING DEAL WITH PEACE COLLECTIVE AND MLS FOR SESAME SREET COLLABORATION

Designed for all ages, the collection features T-shirts, sweaters, and jackets celebrating the joy of the game. Fans can shop the collection at Peace-collective.com, MLSstore.com, and select MLS ...
Cartoon Brew

Canada’s Animation Giant Falls Silent: Corus Halts Production At Nelvana, Ending A 50-Year Legacy

Corus Entertainment has paused production at Nelvana Ltd., ending one of the most influential runs in Canadian animation history. The announcement ends a sobering chapter for a studio that, for more ...
C21Media

Corus closes Nelvana’s production operation, continues sales and merchandising

The production operation of storied Canadian animation studio Nelvana has been closed by its parent company, Corus Entertainment. While studio production work has been discontinued, Nelvana will ...
Deadline.com

‘Trapped In A Video Game’ Film Series Based On Dustin Brady’s Bestsellers In Works From Nelvana, Andrews McMeel Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Nelvana, an international producer, distributor and licensor of children’s animated and live-action content, is teaming with Andrews McMeel Entertainment to develop a series of CG animated ...
The Globe and Mail

Corus halts production at animation studio Nelvana, says it will focus on managing existing properties

Debt-beleaguered Corus Entertainment Inc. has halted production at the storied animation studio Nelvana Ltd., potentially ending a more-than-five-decade run that helped transform Canada into a ...
Variety

Hirsh ankles ailing Nelvana

This article was corrected on Oct. 29, 2002. MONTREAL — Nelvana founder Michael Hirsh announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as CEO of the Canuck animation producer, as parent company Corus ...
Time

TIME Studios, in Partnership with Nelvana, to Begin Production on Two Animated Children’s Series Based on New Characters from Creators of “Robotos” and “the littles ...

The Two Projects from Creators Pablo Stanley (Robotos) and Wil Lee (the littles) are the first from the TIME Studios Kids and Family Division’s Slate of web3 IP to enter into production New York, NY, ...
Variety

Nelvana says all’s well amid exec departures

MONTREAL — Canuck production company Nelvana has denied management problems after the second of three co-founders quit in just over a month. Corus Entertainment, which owns Nelvana, announced ...