Nerd Corps Entertainment

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

Nerd Corps Entertainment

Logo used from 2002 to 2016
Company type	Division
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Founder	Asaph Fipke Chuck Johnson
Defunct	2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Fate	Merged with Studio B Productions to form DHX Studios
Successor	DHX Studios DHX Media
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Key people	Ken Faier (President) Asaph Fipke (CEO) Chuck Johnson (COO)
Parent	DHX Media (2014–2016)

The evolution of WildBrain

1968	FilmFair London is founded
1971	DIC Audiovisuel is founded
1972	Strawberry Shortcake brand is first developed
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 is founded‚ and Red Rover Studios is founded, DIC Entertainment brands as The Incredible World of DIC
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, CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group
2005	Platinum Disc Corporation merge 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‚ and Peanuts Worldwide is founded
2011	Decode Entertainment and Red Rover Studios 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's family content library; 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; 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
2021	Echo Bridge folds into SP Distribution
2023	WildBrain acquires House of Cool
2024	WildBrain Spark merged into its parent company as WildBrain London
v t e

Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners.^[1]

It was acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014,^[2][3] 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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

Productions

Television series

• Dragon Booster (2004–2006) (co-produced with ApolloScreen Filmproduktion, the Story Hat and Alliance Atlantis)
• Storm Hawks (2007–2009)
• League of Super Evil (2009–2012)
• Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009–2011) (co-produced with Mattel and Nelvana)
• Rated A for Awesome (2011–2012)
• Slugterra (2012–2016, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
• Max Steel (2013–2014) (co-produced with FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel Playground Productions)
• Kate & Mim-Mim (2014–2018) (co-produced with FremantleMedia Kids & Family, continued on as DHX Studios Vancouver)
• Blaze and the Monster Machines (season 1) (2014–present) (co-produced with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, continued on as WildBrain Studios)
• Endangered Species (2015)
• The Deep (2015–present) (season 1) (co-produced with A Stark Production and BBC Children’s Productions, continued on as WildBrain Studios)

Feature films

• Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: Scaris: City of Frights (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: 13 Wishes (2013) (co-produced with Mattel Entertainment)
• Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond (2014)
• Slugterra: Return of the Elementals (2014)^[5]
• Monster High: Freaky Fusion (2014) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Monster High: Haunted (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Max Steel: The Warth of Makino (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Max Steel: Dawn of Morphos (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Max Steel: Maximum Morphos (2015) (co-produced with Mattel Playground Productions)
• Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions) (credited as DHX Media)
• Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef (2016) (co-production with Mattel Playground Productions) (credited as DHX Media)

References

1. "About". Nerd Corps Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
2. Vlessing, Etan (December 2, 2014). "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
3. "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps". Toonzone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
4. Chan, Kenneth (February 3, 2016). "DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver". VanCity Buzz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
5. Beck, Jerry (July 2014). "Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i | Animation Scoop". IndieWire Blogs. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-04.