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| Type | Privately owned company |
|---|---|
| Industry | CGI, 2D animation, animation, television series, motion pictures |
| Founded | May 8, 2000 |
| Founder | Frank Falcone, Anne Deslauriers, Chuck Gammage |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Products | PAW Patrol True and the Rainbow Kingdom Mecha Builders Ever After High Pikwik Pack Big Blue 123 Number Squad! Abby Hatcher Justin Time |
| Owner | Frank Falcone |
Number of employees | Est. 400 (2019) |
| Website | www |
Guru Studio is a creative-driven entertainment company and an industry leader in animated storytelling. For over twenty years, the Toronto-based company has created children’s properties includingPAW Patrol, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Mecha Builders, Pikwik Pack, Ever After High and Justin Time.
The company is currently in production with Moonbug Entertainment on the widely popular YouTube hit, My Magic Pet Morphle.[1] Guru Studio also contributed visual development on the Academy Award nominated animated feature The Breadwinner.
On February 1, 2016, Guru Studio announced a partnership with Toon Boom Animation. Engineers from both companies will team up and work together to develop and incorporate software features into Toon Boom Harmony (the leading software in the animation industry).[2]
In 2019, Guru Studio was voted #1 in by children's entertainment industry magazine Kidscreen Hot 50 in the Production Category, and was voted in the top 10 in Licensing and Distribution categories.[3]
Filmography
Original productions
- The Backyardigans (2004-2010)
- Justin Time (2011–2016)
- Mudpit (2012–2013)
- Dinopaws (2014–2015)
- Ever After High (2013–2016)
- PAW Patrol (2013-present)
- Shimmer and Shine (2015–2020)
- The Breadwinner (2017)
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017–2019)
- Abby Hatcher (2019–2022)
- Pikwik Pack (2020–2021)
- Big Blue (2021–present)
- 123 Number Squad! (2022-present)
- Sesame Street: Mecha Builders (2022-present)
- Morphle (2024)
- Charlotte's Web (cancelled)[4]
References
- ↑ "Toronto's Guru Studios Is Staffing Up For Moonbug's Series Adaptation Of 'My Magic Pet Morphle'". Cartoon Brew. 2022-08-11.
- ↑ "Press Releases Archives". Toon Boom Animation. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ↑ "2019 Hot50 Winners Revealed". Kidscreen. December 17, 2019.
- ↑ Flint, Joe (November 2, 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery Marriage Hurt by High Debt, Low Morale". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2022.