McManus to Run Canada’s NFB Animation Studio

July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

The National Film Board of Canada has named Roddy McManus as the new executive producer of its Oscar-winning English-language animation studio. McManus succeeds veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of the Montreal-based animation studio starting Aug. 8. McManus has been producing animation for the Canadian and international markets, in [...]

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Canada’s Modus FX Preps 3D Feature ‘Sarila’

June 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Montreal-based Modus FX has announced work on Sarila, which the studio says is the first stereoscopic 3D animated feature film created in Canada. Directed by Nancy Florence Savard, Sarila is a compelling coming-of-age story set among the Inuit people of the Arctic. The voice cast includes Christopher Plummer (The Sound [...]

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Toonz Opens Production Arm in Montreal

November 18, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

India-based Toonz Animation will team up with Montreal-based Mediabiz to open a production facility in Canada. The venture, dubbed Toonz Entertainment Global Canada, will go to work on two TV series, Speed Racer and HTDT. Both series are budgeted at around $6.2 million. The trade goes on to say the [...]

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THQ Opens Montreal Studio; Desilets to Join

October 19, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Video game giant THQ has opened a new studio in Montreal and announced that top developer Patrice Desilets will join the company next summer to run it. “The best way we can deliver fresh, high-quality gaming experiences is by working with the best talent,” said Danny Bilson, THQ executive VP, [...]

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