File:CineGroupe Logo History (1988-present)

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DESCRIPTION: CineGroupe is a Canadian animation studio currently based in Westmount, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974. Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries.

Notable franchises from CineGroupe include, The Kids from Room 402 (aired on the former Fox Family banner); the computer-animated Tripping the Rift (on the Sci-Fi Channel); and PBS' Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. With Sony Wonder, it has produced Mega Babies (also aired on Fox Family), as well as a direct-to-video feature, Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage (a prequel to both the L. Frank Baum work, and the 1939 movie).

In the 2000s, the company produced the animation for a sequel to the 1981 cult classic Heavy Metal for Columbia TriStar Home Video titled Heavy Metal 2000, shown on the Starz family of networks in the U.S. and on Teletoon in Canada from 2001 onwards. In 2004, it made Pinocchio 3000, a sci-fi retelling of the Carlo Collodi tale. Galidor, a live-action fantasy series for teenagers, has also been produced by the company. The company also cooperated with MGA Entertainment in the creation of Bratz: Starrin' and Stylin', a 2-D animated direct-to-video movie based on MGA's Bratz line of fashion dolls.

Since 2017, CineGroupe has been developing several new animated series, including edutainment contents. It has allocated resources to expand its activities and position itself as a 360 content producer. It has additionally invested R&D funds in new technologies, namely VR and Augmented Reality, as well as in mobile platforms. New models of production pipelines have been designed to streamline the production of IPs (intellectual properties) in multi-media and trans-media. Several of its IPs are being revisited for remakes and reboots.

CineGroupe is currently co-producing Tshakapesh, a 2D animated - based on an Innu legend - series, which will air on APTN and Radio-Canada in the fall of 2018.

Two Edutainment IPs are currently being developed by CineGroupe, aiming at raising awareness about Water preservation and Environmental protection.

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