Collideascope

Former Canadian animation studio

Animation
New media

Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)Founders

Michael-Andreas Kuttner
Steven Comeau

Defunct2009; 15 years ago (2009)FateClosedHeadquarters

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

Products

Olliver's Adventures
Delilah & Julius

Number of employees

120 (2007)

Collideascope, or Collideascope Digital Productions, was a Canadian animation studio and new media company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1995 to 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3] Founded by Michael-Andreas Kuttner and Steven Comeau, it was the largest animation studio in Atlantic Canada at 120 employees in 2007,^[1] down from 130 at its peak in 2005.^[2]

Notable original productions from Collideascope include the Gemini Award-winning Olliver's Adventures, one of the earliest animated television series made in Macromedia Flash,^[4] and Delilah & Julius, both in association with Decode Entertainment and commissioning broadcaster Teletoon.^[5]^[6]

The company also handled animation service work, including for Johnny Test and its final project before shutting down, Speed Racer: The Next Generation.^[2]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Down the tube" – via The Globe and Mail.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chapin, Angelina. "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax.
^ M-A (June 3, 2009). "What M-A Is Up To: Quick update". Whatm-aisupto.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
^ "New Media Keeps Young People in Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada". Novascotia.ca. May 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
^ "Full slate and new studio for Collideascope".
^ "Mark Cappello and M-A Kuttner, part II". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.
^ "Weekend reading, an interview with Michael-Andreas Kuttner, co-founder and former COO of Collideascope Digital Productions, part I". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.