Grupo Kirschner

Grupo Kirschner is a Brazilian media conglomerate based in São Paulo. The group is most active in publishing and production of media, particularly content for youths.

History and overview
Grupo Kirschner was founded by members of the Kirschner family (of primarily German descent) on August 8, 1980 (after a few years of acting as a business for printing and vanity publishing services).

Since then, their repertoire expanded to include publishing of comics, manga and magazines as well as multimedia content on CD-ROM, VHS and DVD, with primary target audiences range from young children to teenagers.

Despite the Kirschner's connections with the music industry, Kirschner didn't publish their own music regularly through a subsidiary, though CDs were occasionally handed out with their magazines.

Kirschner's most fruitful period was arguably from the late 1990's up to 2008 when their intellectual properties such as comics, television shows and films geared to children found an audience, especially via K-BUM! magazine and the programs TV do Campo and GZTV.

Unfortunately, sometime after, the enterprise fell into issues with finances, forcing them to join a coalition assisted by other smaller and independent companies. This venture paid off in the 2010's with the success of the youth-oriented book/comic franchise Strela Gui and more in the following years.

Current

 * Editora Kirschner
 * Kirschner Filmes
 * Kirschner Play
 * Maier Colina
 * Zéco Produções
 * Picapau Filmes
 * Kirschner Hispanoamerica
 * Kirschner Iberia
 * Poly

Defunct

 * Catarina Produções Artísticas (CPA) (merged into Maier Colina)
 * Júlia Cardoso Produções Artísticas (JCPA)
 * Estúdios Pintura
 * Toon Power Filmes