Nerd Corps Entertainment

Nerd Corps Entertainment
Type Division
Founded 2002
Founder
Defunct 2016
Fate Merged with Studio B Productions to form DHX Studios
Successor DHX Studios DHX Media
Headquarters ,
Canada
Key people
  • Ken Faier (President)
  • Asaph Fipke (CEO)
  • Chuck Johnson (COO)
Parent DHX Media (2014–2016)
The evolution of WildBrain
1968 FilmFair is founded
1971 DIC Audiovisuel is founded
1974 CPLG is founded
1976 CINAR and Colossal Pictures are founded
1982 DIC Enterprises is founded
1984 Ragdoll Productions is founded
1987 DIC Audiovisuel closes
1988 Studio B Productions is founded
1992 Epitome Pictures is founded
1993 DIC Enterprises becomes DIC Entertainment
1994 Wild Brain and Red Rover Studios are founded
1995 Platinum Disc Corporation is founded
1996 CINAR buys FilmFair's library
1997 Decode Entertainment is founded
1999 Wild Brain acquires Colossal Pictures' employee base
2002 Nerd Corps Entertainment is founded
2004 Halifax Film Company is founded and CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group
2005 Platinum Disc Corporation rebrands as Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
2006 Decode and Halifax Film merge as DHX Media, DIC acquires CPLG, and Ragdoll Worldwide is formed with BBC Worldwide
2007 DHX Media buys Studio B Productions and Wild Brain becomes Wildbrain Entertainment
2008 Cookie Jar Group absorbs DIC and House of Cool absorbs Red Rover Studios
2010 DHX Media buys Wildbrain Entertainment
2011 Decode Entertainment closes
2012 DHX Media buys Cookie Jar Group
2013 DHX Media buys Ragdoll Worldwide
2014 DHX Media buys Epitome Pictures, Nerd Corps and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, and Cookie Jar Group is absorbed
2016 The Wildbrain multi-channel network launches and Studio B and Nerd Corps merge as DHX Studios
2017 Wildbrain Entertainment closes and DHX Media buys Peanuts Worldwide and Strawberry Shortcake
2018 Halifax Film becomes Island of Misfits
2019 DHX Media rebrands as WildBrain, Epitome Pictures closes, and the WildBrain MCN becomes WildBrain Spark
2020 CPLG becomes WildBrain CPLG
2023 WildBrain acquires House of Cool

Nerd Corps Entertainment was a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded by former Mainframe Entertainment producers Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002, it specialized in CGI animation, computer animation, and Flash animation.

Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.

It was acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014, who then merged it with another acquired animation studio, Studio B Productions, to form its in-house flagship division, DHX Studios in 2016.

The studio notably produces the Monster High animated films for Mattel and animated series including Slugterra, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Kate & Mim-Mim, Storm Hawks, League of Super Evil, Hot Wheels Battle Force 5, and Max Steel.

History

On December 24, 2014, Canadian company DHX Media acquired Nerd Corps.

In 2016, the former Nerd Corps team was relocated to a new facility in Vancouver, which also houses the former Studio B Productions, an animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007.

Productions

Animation only

  • The Deep (2015–present) (co-produced with DHX Media and Technicolor SA, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)