List of Nelvana programs
This is a list of films, shows and specials involving production or distribution by the Canadian production studio Nelvana, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.
Feature films
Theatrical
- Rock & Rule (1983)
- The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
- The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
- Burglar (1987) – live-action
- Babar: The Movie (1989, co-production with Ellipse Programme)
- Malice (1993) – live-action; uncredited
- Spaceman (1997) – live-action
- Pippi Longstocking (1997)
- Babar: King of the Elephants (1999, co-production with TMO-Loonland Film GmbH)
- Heidi (2005, co-production with TV-Loonland AG and Telemagination, released theatrically in Germany)
- Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006) (co-production with StudioCanal)
Direct-to-video
- The Legend of the North Wind (1997, English dubbed version)
- Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (1999) (CGI)
- Cardcaptors: The Movie (2000; English dubbed version)
- Redwall: The Movie (2000, edit of Series 1 of Redwall)
- Franklin and the Green Knight (2000)
- Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001)
- The Little Bear Movie (2001)
- Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002) (CGI)
- Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (2003) (CGI)
- Back to School with Franklin (2003)
- Rescue Heroes: The Movie (2003)
- Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (2004) (CGI)
- Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2005, English dubbed version)
- The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie (2005) (CGI)
- Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain (2014) (with HIT Entertainment)
Other
- Voulez-vous coucher avec God? (1972)
- 125 Rooms of Comfort (1974) – titles
- Jefferson Starship (1983) – live-action (co-production with East Media for RCA VideoDiscs)
- Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) – rear screen films
- Three Amigos (1986) – animation
- The Return of the North Wind (1994; distribution licensing)
- Attack of the Killer B-Movies (1995) – live-action
Television specials
- Christmas Two Step (1975) – combining live-action and animation
- A Cosmic Christmas (1977)
- The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
- How We Made The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
- Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) – live-action; includes animated sequence from the company
- Romie-0 and Julie-8 (1979)
- Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979)
- Easter Fever (1980) (with Topcraft)
- Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)
- The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983)
- Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise (1983)
- Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name (1984)
- The Get Along Gang (1984) – pilot episode; co-produced with DIC Audiovisuel
- Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (1985)
- Atkinson Film-Arts television specials (distributor):
- The Body Electric (1985)
- Rumpelstiltskin (1985)
- The Velveteen Rabbit (1985)
- For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present (1985)
- Babar and Father Christmas (1985)
- The Tin Soldier (1986)
- The Nightingale (1987)
- The Great Heep (1986)
- Madballs: Escape from Orb! (1986)
- My Pet Monster (1986)
- The Wild Puffalumps (1987)
- The Rocket Boy (1987) – live-action (co-production for Orion Television)
- Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988) – main title design
- Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988)
- HBO Storybook Musicals (1991) – "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
- The Rosey and Buddy Show (1992)
- Santa's First Christmas (1992) (with EVA Entertainment, Siriol Productions, and S4C)
- The Incredible Crash Dummies (1993) (with Lamb and Company, Tyco, and Fox Kids)
- The Santa Claus Brothers (2001) – CGI
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003) – CGI
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: The Prince, the Princess and the Bee (2006) – CGI
- A Franklin and Friends Adventure: Polar Explorer (2014) – CGI
- A Franklin and Friends: Deep Sea Voyage (2014) – CGI
- Lucky Duck (2014) (with Disney Junior) – CGI
- Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup (2021) (with Mattel Television)
- Thomas & Friends: Mystery at Lookout Mountain (2023) (with Mattel Television)
- This Was Our Pact (TBA) (with Duncan Studio and Estuary Films) - direct-to-streaming[1]
Television series
1970s
| Series | Year(s) | Production partner | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Star Cinema | 1974–1975 | CBC Television | |
1980s
| Series | Year(s) | Production partner | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Microchip | 1983 | CBC Television | |
| 20 Minute Workout | 1983–1985 | Orion Television | Citytv Syndication |
| Inspector Gadget (season 1) | 1983 | DIC Audiovisuel Field Communications LBS Communications | Syndication |
| The Edison Twins | 1984–1986 | CBC Television | |
| Ewoks | 1985–1986 | Lucasfilm | ABC Global |
| Star Wars: Droids | 1985–1986 | ||
| The Care Bears Family | 1986–1988 | Those Characters from Cleveland | ABC (1986–87) Syndication (1988) Global |
| Madballs | 1986–1987 | AmToy | Direct-to-video |
| Scholastic's Blue Ribbon Storybook Video | 1986 | Scholastic Productions Karl-Lorimar Home Video | Direct-to-video |
| Cricket's Club | 1986–1987 | Hi-Tops Video | Direct-to-video |
| My Pet Monster | 1987 | Those Characters from Cleveland | ABC Global |
| T. and T. | 1988–1990 | Hal Roach Studios/Qintex Entertainment | Syndication (1988–89) The Family Channel (1990) Global |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | 1988 | Scholastic Productions | Direct-to-video |
| Babar | 1989–1991 2000 | The Clifford Ross Company Ellipsanime (2000) Kodansha (2000) | Canada
Canal+ France 3 |
| Beetlejuice | 1989–1991 | The Geffen Film Company Warner Bros. Television | ABC Fox Kids Network (1991) Global |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Series | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Production partner | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie's Pack | Pedro Eboli Graham Peterson |
2020–2021 | YTV | |
| The Dog & Pony Show | Josh Selig | 2020–present | Discovery Inc. Little Airplane Productions redknot |
Treehouse TV Discovery Kids (Latin America) |
| The Hardy Boys[15] | Lambur Productions | YTV (Canada) Hulu (United States) | ||
| Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go | Britt Allcroft Rick Suvalle |
2021–present | Mattel Television | Cartoon Network (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Super Wish[16] | Vanessa Esteves Adrian Thatcher |
2022–present | Redknot Discovery Inc. |
YTV (Canada) Discovery Kids (Latin America) |
| Best & Bester[17] | Joonas Utti Anttu Harlin |
Gigglebug Entertainment Eye Present |
Yle TV2 (Finland) YTV[18] (Canada) Nickelodeon (UK) | |
| Builder Brothers' Dream Factory | Drew and Jonathan Scott | 2023–present | Sinking Ship Entertainment Scott Brothers Entertainment |
Treehouse TV |
Upcoming
| Series | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Production partner | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zokie of Planet Ruby[19] | Brian Morante | 2023 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Nickelodeon (United States) YTV (Canada) |
| Hamsters of Hamsterdale[19] | Zach Smith | Nickelodeon (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) | ||
| Leela's Island[20] | Maria Perez-Brown Fracaswell Hyman Janice Burgess |
TIME Studios | Treehouse TV | |
| Dreamweavers[21] | 2024 | Bingo Animation Studio | YTV (Canada) Tencent Video (China) | |
| Bella's Bro-Bots[22] | Keith Chapman | Treehouse TV | ||
| Millie Magnificent[23] | ||||
| Barney's World[24][25][26] | Sheryl Leach Kathy Parker Dennis DeShazer |
Mattel Television | Cartoon Network (United States) Max (United States) | |
| Geek Girl[27] | TBA | Waterside Studios RubyRock Pictures Aircraft Pictures |
Netflix | |
| A Horse Named Steve[28] | Sixteen South |
Short films
- Queen Street West (1973)[29]
- Apple Cider Time (1975)[30]
- Maple Spring (1977)[31]
- Nishnawbe-Aski: The People and the Land (1977) (animation)
- Shoppin' for Clothes (1988)
- Journey to the Planets (1993) (animated sequences)
- Stickin' Around (1994) (CBS interstitial series)
- The Larry Lard Show (1996) (pilot)
- Mr. Lucky (1996) (post-production)
- Jean-Luc & Dondoozat (1998) (short series; co-production with Bibo Films, Canal+ and Télétoon)
- The Most Magnificent Thing (2019)
- Toon Bops (2019–present) (short series)
Commercials
- 7 Up (early 1990s)
- Bauer Athletic Footwear (1982)
- Cadbury's Dairy Milk (1982)
- Cap'n Crunch/Blockbuster Video (1994)
- CBC Radio (two spots)
- Chef Boyardee (early 1990s)
- CIBC (mid 1990s)
- Cow Brand
- Dellcrest Children's Center (1979) (live-action PSA)
- Garfield Ravioli (1994)
- Green Park (early 1990s)
- The Guardian
- Heinz Scarios (1980, 1982)
- Honeycomb (early 1990s)
- IBM (1993)
- Imperial Oil (1978)
- M&M's (early 1990s)
- Ocean Spray (1990s)
- Ontario Dental Association (four spots; 1994)
- Ontario Hydro (1979, 1981)
- Philishave Lift and Cut
- Planters (1981, early 1990s)
- Purina Butcher's Blend (1981, 1983)
- Purina Puppy Chow (1980)
- Raid (1982)
- RE/MAX
- Rice Krispies (early 1990s, 1994)
- Shreddies (1989, 1992)
- Stay Alert Stay Safe (1990)
- Tetley Tea (early 1980s)
- Toronto City Cycling Committee (1989)
- Toronto Star (early 1980s)
- WHSmith
- White Swan (1991)
Footnotes
- "'This Was Our Pact' Movie in Works with Duncan Studio, Peter Dinklage's Estuary Films & Nelvana". 8 February 2021.
- Stevens, Mary (February 5, 1993). "It's Not Easy Being A Henson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- "Z-squad". Nelvana.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
- "Trucktown - Lemon Sky Studios".
- "Cars, cats & creativity drive Corus Kids' 2016/17 lineup".
- Milligan, Mercedes (April 4, 2016). "Nelvana Announces MIPTV Highlights".
- "Nelvana, Sony partner on Hotel Transylvania TV series".
- Milligan, Mercedes (June 9, 2015). "Nelvana Assembles Partners for 'Mysticons'".
- "Nelvana rebrands as Corus 2016 revenues rise 44%".
- "Sesame Workshop, Nelvana partner on Esme and Roy".
- "Sonar dives into Go Away, Unicorn! production". Kidscreen. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- "Corus unveils 2018/19 kids programming slate".
- Foster, Elizabeth (2017-11-14). "Nelvana greenlights D.N.Ace". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- Jacques, Ian. "South Delta author Ashley Spires excited to see work on small screen". Delta Optimist. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- "Hulu, YTV pick up The Hardy Boys".
- "Nelvana Makes a wish with its new show".
- "Nelvana gets in on Best & Bester".
- "Corus Entertainment Announces 35 Greenlights and Renewals for Its Iconic Portfolio of Specialty Networks".
- "Nickelodeon Fuels Original Animation Content Slate With Nelvana on Two New Series Greenlights: ZJ Sparkleton and the Hamster Show". Business Wire (Press release). March 18, 2021.
- "TIME Studios partners with Nelvana for new series".
- "Dreamweavers wins first China Tales Incubator".
- "NELVANA PARTNERS WITH KEITH CHAPMAN TO DEVELOP "BELLA'S BRO-BOTS "".
- "Nelvana Greenlights 'Millie Magnificent' Series". 18 January 2023.
- "Barney the Dinosaur Gets Relaunch from Mattel". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 February 2023.
- Petski, Denise (2023-05-09). "'Barney's World' Animated Kids Series Heads To Cartoon Network's Cartoonito & Max". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- Spangler, Todd (May 9, 2023). "New Barney the Dinosaur Series Coming to Max, Cartoon Network in 2024". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- Kanter, Jake (January 20, 2023). "Netflix Adapts Geek Girl Into Series About Neurodiverse Teenager Who Becomes Model". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- "Sixteen South & Nelvana Saddle 'A Horse Named Steve' for Series". 28 March 2023.
- Queen Street West. (Film, 1973) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 5559509.
- Apple cider time. (Film, 1975) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 5603204.
- Maple spring. (Film, 1978) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 496865488.
References
- ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (2006-10-25). "Nelvana & Others Establish Development Consortium". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
- ^ Reeve-Crook, Antony (2006-09-08). "Nelvana pushes Di-Gata, sets up Pearlie copro". C21 Media. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
Notes
- As stated in the ending credits.
- In the United States.
- Known as TMO Film GmbH for Series 1.
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