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Jam Filled Entertainment

{{Short description|Canadian animation studio}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Jam Filled Entertainment

| logo = Jam Filled Entertainment logo.svg

| logo_size = 130px

| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Harmony|CGI animation}}

| former_name = Jam Filled Toronto:
{{ubl|Dan Krech Productions (1985–2000)|DKP Effects (2000–2004)|DKP Studios (2004–2006)|Starz Animation (2006–2011)|Arc Productions (2011–2016)}}

| type = Subsidiary

| foundation = {{start date and age|2007|3|16}}

| founders = {{Plainlist|

  • Kyle MacDougall
  • Phil Lafrance
  • Jamie Leclaire

}}

| location = 65 Auriga Drive

| location_city = Ottawa, Ontario

| owner =

| parent = Jam Filled Toronto:
Starz Media (2004–2011)
Jam Filled Entertainment (2016–present)

Jam Filled Entertainment:
Boat Rocker Media (2016–present)

| divisions = Jam Filled Toronto
Jam Filled Halifax

| website = {{url|http://www.jamfilled.com/}}

| location_country = Canada

}}

Jam Filled Entertainment is a Canadian animation studio based in Ottawa, Ontario (with additional facilities in Toronto and Halifax), and a subsidiary of Boat Rocker Media.

The company is known for animating several Nicktoons series such as The Loud House and its spin-off The Casagrandes, and Pinky Malinky, as well as the Cartoon Network series DC Super Hero Girls and Final Space. Its Toronto studio, formerly known as Arc Productions and Starz Animation, has worked on CGI films and series such as Chop Socky Chooks, Gnomeo & Juliet, Thomas & Friends, and VeggieTales.

History

Jam Filled Entertainment was founded in Manotick in 2007 by Kyle MacDougall, Phil Lafrance, and Jamie Leclaire. In January 2011, Jam Filled moved to a new location in Ottawa.

On August 3, 2016, Boat Rocker Media acquired Jam Filled Entertainment, with the company maintaining its management as a subsidiary.{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=August 4, 2016 |title=Boat Rocker Media Acquires Jam Filled Entertainment |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/boat-rocker-media-acquires-jam-filled-entertainment/ |access-date=February 14, 2019 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Boat Rocker adds another animation studio |url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/03/boat-rocker-adds-another-animation-studio/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=Kidscreen}} On August 22, Jam Filled then acquired the assets of Toronto-based Arc Productions out of receivership, reopening the studio as a subsidiary to expand the company into 3D animation.{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=August 22, 2016 |title=Boat Rocker's Jam Filled Ent. Acquires Arc Assets |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/boat-rockers-jam-filled-ent-acquires-arc-assets/ |access-date=February 14, 2019 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Jam Filled completes Arc transaction |url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/23/jam-filled-completes-arc-transaction/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Kidscreen}}{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Jennifer |date=August 22, 2016 |title=Jam Filled Entertainment Acquires Arc Productions |url=http://www.awn.com/news/jam-filled-entertainment-acquires-arc-productions |access-date=September 11, 2016 |publisher=Animation World Network}}

In September 2019, Jam Filled announced the opening of a new 10,000 square foot studio in Halifax, dedicated to 2D animation projects.{{Cite web |last=Wit |first=Alex Dudok de |date=2019-09-24 |title=Canada's Jam Filled Entertainment Is Opening A New Studio In Halifax |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/canadas-jam-filled-entertainment-is-opening-a-new-studio-in-halifax-179985.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}

On March 24, 2025, Blue Ant Media announced that it would acquire Jam Filled from Boat Rocker as part of a reverse takeover arrangement.{{Cite web |title=Blue Ant acquires Boat Rocker production assets and goes public via reverse IPO |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/blue-ant-acquires-boat-rocker-production-assets-and-goes-public-via-reverse-ipo/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=C21media |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2025-03-24 |title=Blue Ant Media Going Public Through Reverse Takeover Of Boat Rocker Media; Boat Rocker Studios Set For MBO |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/blue-ant-media-reverse-takeover-boat-rocker-canada-1236347560/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Jam Filled Entertainment =

==Television series==

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title

! Year(s)

! Notes

! Client

Almost Naked Animals"align="center" rowspan="2"| 2011–139 Story Entertainment
Crash CanyonBreakthrough Entertainment
Camp Lakebottom2013–14pre-production to rough-cut; season 19 Story Entertainment
The Day My Butt Went Psycho!2014–15season 1 episode 20; season 2Nelvana
Studio Moshi
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program2013–18"The Loud House", "Off the Shelf", "My Friend Pancake", "Robo Wonder Kid", and "Fur-Ever Family"Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Numb Chucks2014–169 Story Media Group
The Loud House2016–presentanimation servicesNickelodeon Animation Studio
Thomas & Friends2016–21series 20–24; continued from Arc ProductionsHiT Entertainment
The Bagel and Becky Show2016–17pre-production to rough-cutRadical Sheep Productions
Rusty Rivets2016–20continued from Arc ProductionsSpin Master Entertainment
WellieWishersrowspan="2" | 2017season 2Mattel Creations
Kody KapowZodiak Kids
Final Space2018–21rowspan="2" | animation services; seasons 1–3ShadowMachine
Pinky Malinky2019Nickelodeon Animation Studio
DC Super Hero Girls2019–20season 1 and shortsWarner Bros. Animation
The Polos2019Boat Rocker Media
Bubble Guppies2019–23seasons 5–6"align="center" rowspan="2"| Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Casagrandes2019–22animation services
Kingdom Force2019–20"align="center" rowspan="2"| Boat Rocker Media
Dino Ranch2021–present
The Snow Ballrowspan="2" | 2021short film
A Tale Dark & GrimmBoat Rocker Media
Netflix Animation
Inside Job2021–22animation servicesNetflix Animation
What If...?2021additional effects for season 2; "What If... Iron Man Crashed into the Grandmaster?"Marvel Studios Animation
Nickelodeon Intergalactic Shorts Programrowspan="2" | 2022"Rock Paper Scissors", "Wylde Pak"Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Reindeer in HereCBS Eye Animation Productions
We Lost Our Human2023Netflix Animation
Rubble & Crew2023–presentSpin Master Entertainment
Clone High2023–24animation services; season 2–3ShadowMachine
MTV Entertainment Studios
Praise Petey{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2021-12-09 |title=Annie Murphy, John Cho & Christine Baranski Star In Animated Series ‘Praise Petey’ From Anna Drezen For Freeform As Network Takes Another Crack At Genre |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/annie-murphy-john-cho-christine-baranski-animated-series-praise-petey-anna-drezen-freeform-1234886722/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}2023Animation services20th Television Animation
Vida the Vetrowspan="2" | 2024–presentSpin Master Entertainment
Rock Paper Scissorsanimation servicesNickelodeon Animation Studio
X-Men '97rowspan="2" | 2024additional effects for 2 episodes; "Tolerance Is Extinction: Part 2", "Tolerance Is Extinction: Part 3"Marvel Studios Animation
Exploding KittensAnimation services; post-productionBandera Entertainment
Chernin Entertainment
Wylde Pak2025–presentanimation servicesNickelodeon Animation Studio

==Films==

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title

! Year(s)

! Notes

! Client

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

| rowspan="2" | 2017

|

| Mattel Creations

The Great Northern Candy Drop

|

|Boat Rocker Media

Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventures!

|2018

|

|Mattel Creations

No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie

| 2024

| animation services

| Nickelodeon Animation Studio

=Jam Filled Toronto=

The Toronto branch of Jam Filled Entertainment was originally established as Dan Krech Productions on June 24, 1985, as one of the first visual effects companies in Toronto. In 1987, DKP became the first company in Canada to have an in-house digital suite. DKP had produced visual effects and animation for over 2,000 commercials and long-form projects by 2000, many of them for U.S. companies. DKP moved to a new facility on Queen Street East in March 2001. American telecommunications company IDT Corporation acquired DKP Effects on March 16, 2004,{{cite web |date=29 March 2004 |title=DKP acquired by U.S. animator |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2004/03/29/dkp-20040329/ |access-date=27 August 2011 |website=Playback Magazine}} leading to the company being renamed DKP Studios.

On May 26, 2006, Liberty Media bought IDT Entertainment from IDT, including Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman, and merged it with the Starz cable network to form Starz Media.{{cite news |date=May 16, 2006 |title=Liberty Media to acquire IDT Entertainment |url=http://www.idt.net/about/press/story.aspx?id=15601 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723122112/http://www.idt.net/about/press/story.aspx?id=15601 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=August 27, 2011 |newspaper=IDT}} Under its new management in 2007, the studio began a "Starz Shortz" program which has produced Bundle of Joy, Enter the Sandbox, Ormie and Lovebirds.{{cite news |last=Lacey |first=Liam |date=March 24, 2011 |title=Animation company aims for 3D without nausea and headaches |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/animation-company-aims-for-3d-without-nausea-and-headaches/article1956023/singlepage/#articlecontent |access-date=August 27, 2011 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail}} In 2007, Starz Animation took over animating Shane Acker's feature 9 from Attitude Studio, Luxembourg.{{cite news |title=New Starz studio busy on Burton's 9 |url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20070917/starz.html |access-date=2007-09-17 |publisher=Playback Magazine}} In 2010, the studio opened a major VFX wing to create all the effects for the new Starz Channel/Graham King Productions miniseries, Camelot, Alcon Entertainment's Dolphin Tale, and producer Avi Arad's family feature, Robosapien: Rebooted.

In April 2011, Liberty Starz sold Starz Animation to a Canadian consortium, and it was renamed Arc Productions. Under the new owner, the studio was planning to do more proprietary production.{{cite news |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Starz Animation Studio Renamed Arc Productions |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/starz-animation-studio-renamed-arc-177805 |access-date=August 27, 2011 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web |last=DeMott |first=Rick |date=13 April 2011 |title=Starz Animation Toronto Rebrands as Arc Productions |url=https://www.awn.com/news/starz-animation-toronto-rebrands-arc-productions |access-date=2 February 2022 |website=Animation World Network}}{{cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=13 April 2011 |title=Starz Animation Toronto rebrands as Arc Productions Animation & Visual Effects |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/starz-animation-toronto-rebrands-as-arc-productions-animation-visual-effects-40566.html |access-date=2 February 2022 |website=Cartoon Brew}}{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=14 April 2011 |title=Starz Animation Toronto rebrands as Arc Productions |url=https://kidscreen.com/2011/04/14/starz-animation-toronto-rebrands-as-arc-productions/ |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=Kidscreen |publisher=Brunico Communications}}

On July 29, 2016,{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=August 22, 2016 |title=Boat Rocker's Jam Filled Ent. Acquires Arc Assets |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/boat-rockers-jam-filled-ent-acquires-arc-assets/ |access-date=February 14, 2019 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}} Arc Productions entered receivership and closed down its studio, locking out 500 employees after telling them there was a payroll glitch and no one had been paid. At the time of closure, Arc had been working on the film Blazing Samurai.{{Cite news |date=2016-08-04 |title=Samurai film delivered final blow to Toronto's Arc Productions: documents |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/samurai-film-delivered-final-blow-to-torontos-arc-productions-documents/article31284805/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807003322/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/samurai-film-delivered-final-blow-to-torontos-arc-productions-documents/article31284805/ |archive-date=2016-08-07 |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}} On August 22, 2016, Jam Filled Entertainment acquired Arc's assets out of receivership, reopening its Toronto studio and rehiring most of its staff.

Dan Krech Productions

DKP Effects

DKP Studios

Starz Animation

File:Starz Animation logo.jpg

Arc Productions

File:Arc Productions logo 2016.png

References

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External links

{{Animation industry in Canada}}

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Category:Companies based in Ottawa

Category:Television production companies of Canada

Category:Canadian companies established in 2007

Category:Mass media companies established in 2007

Category:2007 establishments in Ontario

Category:Former Liberty Media subsidiaries

Category:Former Lionsgate subsidiaries

Category:2016 mergers and acquisitions