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{{Short description|Computer animation studio in British Columbia, Canada}}
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{{Infobox company
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| name = '''''Nerd Corps Entertainment'''''
| logo = Logo de Nerd Corps Entertainmient.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| logo_caption = Logo used from 2002 to 2016
| logo = Logo de Nerd Corps Entertainmient.png
| logo_size =
| logo_size =
| fate = Acquired by [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] in 2014, merged with [[Studio B Productions|DHX Media/Vancouver]] in 2016
| fate = Merged with [[Studio B Productions]] to form [[WildBrain Studios|DHX Studios]]
| slogan =
| slogan =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2002}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2002}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|2016}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|2016}}
| successor = [[WildBrain Studios|DHX Studios]]
| successor = {{ubl|[[DHX Studios]]|[[DHX Media]]}}
| founder = [[Asaph Fipke]]<br />Chuck Johnson
| founder = {{ubl|[[Asaph Fipke]]|Chuck Johnson}}
| location = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| location_city = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| location_country = Canada
| parent = [[DHX Media]] (2014–2016)
| parent = [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] (2014–2016)
| key_people = Ken Faier {{small|(president)}}<br>Asaph Fipke {{small|(CEO)}}<br>Chuck Johnson {{small|(COO)}}
| key_people = {{ubl|Ken Faier (President)|Asaph Fipke (CEO)|Chuck Johnson (COO)}}
| homepage =
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130126075503/http://www.nerdcorps.com/ nerdcorps.com] (archive)
}}
}}
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{{Wildbrain evolution}}'''Nerd Corps Entertainment''' was a Canadian 2D, 3D [[computer animation]] and [[flash animation]] studio located in [[British Columbia]]. Founded by former [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]] producers [[Asaph Fipke]] and Chuck Johnson in 2002, the company was acquired by DHX Media (now [[WildBrain]]) on December 24, 2014.<ref name="THR-14DEC02" /><ref name="Toonzone-14DEC" /> As of 2016, the Nerd Corps name has been phased out in favor of the generic DHX Media name.
'''Nerd Corps Entertainment''' was a Canadian [[animation studio]] located in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. Founded by former [[Mainframe Studios]] producers [[Asaph Fipke]] and Chuck Johnson in 2002, it specialized in [[computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]], [[computer animation]], and [[Flash animation]].


The studio's notable productions include the animated series ''[[Slugterra]]'', ''[[Blaze and the Monster Machines]]'', ''[[Storm Hawks]]'', ''[[League of Super Evil]]'', and the ''[[Monster High]]'' animated movies. Prior to the acquisition by DHX Media in 2014, Nerd Corps handled producing and developing all aspects of their television properties in-house, including promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.<ref name=nerd>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.nerdcorps.com/about/|publisher=Nerd Corps Entertainment|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref>
Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.<ref name=nerd>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.nerdcorps.com/about/|publisher=Nerd Corps Entertainment|access-date=28 December 2012|archive-date=24 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224135745/http://www.nerdcorps.com/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was acquired by [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] on December 24, 2014,<ref name="THR-14DEC02" /><ref name="Toonzone-14DEC" /> who then merged it with another acquired animation studio, [[Studio B Productions]], to form its in-house flagship division, [[WildBrain Studios|DHX Studios]] in 2016.

The studio notably produces the ''[[Monster High]]'' animated films for [[Mattel]] and animated series including ''[[Slugterra]]'', ''[[Blaze and the Monster Machines]]'', ''[[Kate & Mim-Mim]]'', ''[[Storm Hawks]]'', ''[[League of Super Evil]]'', ''[[Hot Wheels Battle Force 5]]'', and ''[[Max Steel (2013 TV series)|Max Steel]]''.


==History==
==History==
On December 24, 2014, Canadian company [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] acquired Nerd Corps.<ref name="THR-14DEC02" /><ref name="Toonzone-14DEC" />
On December 24, 2014, Canadian company [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] acquired Nerd Corps.<ref name="THR-14DEC02" /><ref name="Toonzone-14DEC" />


In 2016, the former Nerd Corps Entertainment team was relocated to a [[WildBrain Studios|new facility in Vancouver]]. The new building also houses the former [[Studio B Productions]], a 2D animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/dhx-studios-vancouver/|title=DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver|first=Kenneth|last=Chan|date=February 3, 2016|access-date=October 15, 2017|work=[[VanCity Buzz]]}}</ref>
In 2016, the former Nerd Corps team was relocated to a [[WildBrain Studios|new facility in Vancouver]], which also houses the former [[Studio B Productions]], an animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/dhx-studios-vancouver/|title=DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver|first=Kenneth|last=Chan|date=February 3, 2016|access-date=October 15, 2017|work=[[VanCity Buzz]]|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122021523/http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/dhx-studios-vancouver/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Productions==
==Productions==
===Television series===
*''[[Dragon Booster]]'' (2004–2006) (co-produced by ApolloScreen Filmproduktion, the Story Hat and [[Alliance Atlantis]])
*''[[Dragon Booster]]'' (2004–2006) (co-produced with ApolloScreen Filmproduktion, the Story Hat and [[Alliance Atlantis]])
*''[[Storm Hawks]]'' (2007–2009)
*''[[Storm Hawks]]'' (2007–2009)
*''[[League of Super Evil]]'' (2009–2012)
*''[[League of Super Evil]]'' (2009–2012)
*''[[Hot Wheels Battle Force 5]]'' (2009–2011) (co-produced with [[Mattel]] and [[Nelvana]])
*''[[Hot Wheels Battle Force 5]]'' (2009–2011) (co-produced with [[Mattel]] and [[Nelvana]])
*''[[Rated A for Awesome]]'' (2011–2012)
*''[[Rated A for Awesome]]'' (2011–2012)
*''[[Slugterra]]'' (2012–2016)
*''[[Slugterra]]'' (2012–2016, continued on as [[WildBrain Studios|DHX Studios Vancouver]])
*''[[Max Steel (2013 TV series)|Max Steel]]'' (2013–2014) (co-produced with [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia Kids & Family]] and [[Mattel Films|Mattel Playground Productions]])
*''[[Monster High]]'' (2012–2016) (movies only, co-produced with Mattel)
*''[[Kate & Mim-Mim]]'' (2014–2018) (co-produced with FremantleMedia Kids & Family, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
*''[[Max Steel (2013 TV series)|Max Steel]]'' (2013–2014)
*''[[Kate & Mim-Mim]]'' (2014–2018) (co-produced with [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia Kids & Family]], continued on as [[WildBrain Studios|DHX Studios Vancouver]])
*''[[Blaze and the Monster Machines]]'' (season 1) (2014–present) (co-produced with [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], continued on as [[WildBrain Studios]])
*''[[Endangered Species (TV series)|Endangered Species]]'' (2015)
*''[[Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond]]'' (2014) (co-produced with [[Disney XD (Canadian TV channel)|Disney XD Canada]])
*''[[The Deep (TV series)|The Deep]]'' (2015–present) (season 1) (co-produced with A Stark Production and BBC Children’s Productions, continued on as [[WildBrain Studios]])
*''[[Slugterra: Return of the Elementals]]'' (2014) (co-produced with [[WildBrain|DHX Media]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Beck |first=Jerry |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/shout-factory-to-release-slugterra-theatrical-feature-in-august-20140701 |title=Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i &#124; Animation Scoop |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |access-date=2015-06-04}}</ref>
===Feature films===
*''[[Blaze and the Monster Machines]]'' (season 1) (2014–present, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?'']] (2012) (co-produced with [[Mattel|Mattel Entertainment]])
*''[[Slugterra|Slugterra: Slug Fu Showdown]]'' (2015) (co-produced with DHX Media)
*''[[Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores]]'' (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
*''[[Endangered Species (TV series)|Endangered Species]]'' (2015–2016)
*''[[Slugterra|Slugterra: Eastern Caverns]]'' (2015) (co-produced with DHX Media and [[Entertainment One]])
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Ghouls Rule'']] (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
*''[[Monster High: Friday Night Frights]]'' (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
*''[[Slugterra|Slugterra: Into the Shadows]]'' (2016)
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Scaris: City of Frights'']] (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
*''Untitled [[Power Rangers]] animated adaptation'' (cancelled) (co-produced by [[Saban Brands]], [[Toei Company]] and [[the Walt Disney Company]])
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: 13 Wishes'']] (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)

*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!'']] (2014) (co-production with [[Mattel Films|Mattel Playground Productions]])
===Animation only===
*''[[Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Deep (TV series)|The Deep]]'' (2015–present) (co-produced with DHX Media and [[Technicolor SA]], continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
*''[[Slugterra: Return of the Elementals]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Jerry |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/shout-factory-to-release-slugterra-theatrical-feature-in-august-20140701 |title=Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i &#124; Animation Scoop |date=July 2014 |publisher=[[IndieWire|IndieWire Blogs]] |access-date=2015-06-04 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708114320/http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/shout-factory-to-release-slugterra-theatrical-feature-in-august-20140701 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Freaky Fusion'']] (2014) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Haunted'']] (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
*''[[List of Max Steel (2013 TV series) episodes#Animated Films (2015)|Max Steel: The Warth of Makino]]'' (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
*''[[List of Max Steel (2013 TV series) episodes#Animated Films (2015)|Max Steel: Dawn of Morphos]]'' (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
*''[[List of Max Steel (2013 TV series) episodes#Animated Films (2015)|Max Steel: Maximum Morphos]]'' (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Boo York, Boo York'']] (2015) (co-production with [[Mattel Films|Mattel Playground Productions]]) (credited as DHX Media)
*[[List of Monster High films#First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)|''Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef'']] (2016) (co-production with [[Mattel Films|Mattel Playground Productions]]) (credited as DHX Media)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="THR-14DEC02">{{cite news|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title=Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-cartoon-753259|access-date=March 6, 2015|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=December 2, 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="THR-14DEC02">{{cite news|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title=Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-cartoon-753259|access-date=March 6, 2015|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=December 2, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410140828/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-cartoon-753259|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Toonzone-14DEC">{{cite web|title=Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps|url=http://www.toonzone.net/2014/12/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-nerd-corps/|publisher=Toonzone|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Toonzone-14DEC">{{cite web|title=Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps|url=http://www.toonzone.net/2014/12/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-nerd-corps/|publisher=Toonzone|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209161329/http://www.toonzone.net/2014/12/canadas-dhx-media-acquire-nerd-corps/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}


==External links==
{{DHX Media}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130126075503/http://www.nerdcorps.com/ Official website] (archive)

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Latest revision as of 02:53, 7 January 2025

Nerd Corps Entertainment
Company typeDivision
Founded2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Founder
Defunct2016; 9 years ago (2016)
FateMerged with Studio B Productions to form DHX Studios
Successor
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
  • Ken Faier (President)
  • Asaph Fipke (CEO)
  • Chuck Johnson (COO)
ParentDHX Media (2014–2016)
Websitenerdcorps.com (archive)
The evolution of WildBrain
1968FilmFair London is founded
1971DIC Audiovisuel is founded
1972Strawberry Shortcake brand is first developed
1974CPLG is founded
1976CINAR and Colossal Pictures are founded
1982DIC Enterprises is founded
1984Ragdoll Productions is founded
1987DIC Audiovisuel closes
1988Studio B Productions is founded
1992Epitome Pictures is founded
1993DIC Enterprises becomes DIC Entertainment
1994Wild Brain is founded‚ and Red Rover Studios is founded, DIC Entertainment brands as The Incredible World of DIC
1995Platinum Disc Corporation is founded
1996CINAR buys FilmFair's library
1997Decode Entertainment is founded
1999Wild Brain acquires Colossal Pictures' employee base
2002Nerd Corps Entertainment is founded
2004Halifax Film Company is founded, CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group
2005Platinum Disc Corporation merge as Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
2006Decode and Halifax Film merge as DHX Media, DIC acquires CPLG, and Ragdoll Worldwide is formed with BBC Worldwide; Wild brain acquires stake in Kidrobot
2007DHX Media buys Studio B Productions and Wild Brain becomes Wildbrain Entertainment
2008Cookie Jar Group merges DIC and House of Cool absorbs Red Rover Studios
2010DHX Media buys Wildbrain Entertainment‚ and Peanuts Worldwide is founded
2011Decode Entertainment and Red Rover Studios closes
2012DHX Media buys Cookie Jar Group, Wildbrain Entertainment acquires Kidrobot as a whole
2013DHX Media acquires Ragdoll Worldwide’s back catalogue
2014DHX Media buys Epitome Pictures, Nerd Corps, and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's family content library, as well as Family, the Canadian English-language version of Disney Junior, the Canadian French-language version of Disney Junior, and the Canadian version of Disney XD; National Entertainment Collectibles Association acquires Kidrobot from Wildbrain Entertainment
2016The WildBrain multi-channel network launches and Studio B and Nerd Corps merge as DHX Studios
2017Wildbrain Entertainment closes; DHX Media buys Peanuts Worldwide and Strawberry Shortcake
2018Halifax Film becomes Island of Misfits
2019DHX Media rebrands as WildBrain, Epitome Pictures closes, and the WildBrain MCN becomes WildBrain Spark
2020CPLG becomes WildBrain CPLG
2021Echo Bridge folds into SP Distribution
2023WildBrain acquires House of Cool
2024WildBrain Spark merged into its parent company as WildBrain London

Nerd Corps Entertainment was a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded by former Mainframe Studios producers Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002, it specialized in CGI animation, computer animation, and Flash animation.

Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.[1]

It was acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014,[2][3] who then merged it with another acquired animation studio, Studio B Productions, to form its in-house flagship division, DHX Studios in 2016.

The studio notably produces the Monster High animated films for Mattel and animated series including Slugterra, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Kate & Mim-Mim, Storm Hawks, League of Super Evil, Hot Wheels Battle Force 5, and Max Steel.

History

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On December 24, 2014, Canadian company DHX Media acquired Nerd Corps.[2][3]

In 2016, the former Nerd Corps team was relocated to a new facility in Vancouver, which also houses the former Studio B Productions, an animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007.[4]

Productions

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Television series

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Feature films

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References

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  1. ^ "About". Nerd Corps Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (December 2, 2014). "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps". Toonzone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Chan, Kenneth (February 3, 2016). "DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver". VanCity Buzz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Beck, Jerry (July 2014). "Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i | Animation Scoop". IndieWire Blogs. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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