Qurios Entertainment

{{Short description|British animation studio}}

{{refimprove|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Qurios Entertainment

| foundation = {{Start date and age |2002}}

| defunct = {{Start date and age |2013}}

| industry = Animation

}}

Qurios Entertainment was an animation and visual effects production studio.

Founded in 2002 by Niel Bushnell and his wife Diane, the company was originally based in Hartlepool, England, relocating to Newcastle upon Tyne in February 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/business/hi-tech-firm-quits-town-1-1035196 |title=Hartlepool Mail article - Hi-tech firm quits town }}{{cite web |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-and-tees-valley/hartlepool-focus/2005/03/22/film-talent-comes-home-to-the-tees-84229-15324984/ |title=Evening Gazette article - Film talent comes home to the Tees|date=22 March 2005 }} As well as producing animation for commercials Qurios has a string of TV credits, including Hyperdrive, Spooks, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/boldly-going-into-the-future-1-1007147 |title=Hartlepool Mail article - Boldly going into the future }} In 2010 Qurios merged with Dene Films, a Newcastle upon Tyne based live action production company.{{cite web |url=http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/01/07/dene-group-on-a-roll-with-800-000-funding-51140-27944121/ |title=The Journal Newspaper article - Dene Group on a roll with £800,000 funding}}

In 2013 they animated the missing episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Ice Warriors for its DVD release.{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-ice-warriors-animated-for-dvd-exclusive-first-look |title=Doctor Who TV - The Ice Warriors animated for DVD – exclusive first look}}{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-04/doctor-who-the-ice-warriors---lost-episodes-to-be-animated-for-dvd |title=Radio Times - The Ice Warriors - lost episodes to be animated for DVD}}

In 2013 both Qurios and Dene Films closed.{{cite web |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sadness-tyneside-film-industry-loses-6384691|title=Evening Chronicle - Sadness as Tyneside film industry loses three companies|date=9 December 2013 }} Since the closure Niel Bushnell has established himself as a children's author{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/author-niel-s-on-write-path-1-6309803|title=Hartlepool Mail - Author Niel's on write path}} and Production Manager Chris Chatterton has become a picturebook illustrator.{{cite web |url=http://www.idesigni.co.uk/blog/illustrator-chris-chatterton/|title=Creativedrum: Freelance: Mission Possible – Interview with illustrator Chris Chatterton}}