Guru Studio
Guru Studio is a Canadian animation studio based in Toronto.[3] The company has won various industry awards and has been featured in several international film festivals.[1]
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Privately Owned | |
Industry | CGI, 2D animation, animation, television series, motion pictures |
Founded | 2000[1][2] |
Founder | Frank Falcone, Anne Deslauriers, Chuck Gammage |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Frank Falcone (President and Executive Creative Director) |
Products | Justin Time PAW Patrol Ever After High True and the Rainbow Kingdom Abby Hatcher |
Number of employees | Est.400 (2019) |
Website | www![]() |
In 2001, Guru Studio provided CGI ids and bumpers for Teletoon. The ids and bumpers screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and won prizes.
Guru won a Telly Award in 2010 for their short film Hazed.[4] The film was screened at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Animation Block Party, and at other festivals.[2]
Other industry awards the studio has won include a Clio award, a Promax award, and a Mobius award.[1][5]
On February 1, 2016, Guru Studio announced a partnership with Toon Boom Animation. Engineers within both companies will form a team and work together towards developing and incorporating software features into Toon Boom Harmony (the leading software in the animation industry).[6]
In 2019, Guru Studio was voted #1 in the Kidscreen [7] Hot 50 in the Production Category, and was voted in the top 10 in Licensing and Distribution categories.
Filmography
- The Backyardigans (2004—2010)
- Justin Time (2011—2016)
- Mudpit (2012—2013)
- Dinopaws (2014–2015)
- PAW Patrol (2013–present) (serviced from Spin Master)
- Ever After High (2013—2019) (serviced from Mattel)
- Shimmer and Shine (2015—2020)
- The Breadwinner (2017)
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017–present)
- Abby Hatcher (2019–present)
- Pikwik Pack (2020)
- Big Blue (2020)[8]
- The Ora Chronicles (animated series)
- Mecha Builders (2020–present)
References
- Ottawa international animation festival 2008, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- "guru studios' HAZED at Pictoplasma", Canadian Animation Resources, April 8, 2010, retrieved May 13, 2011
- Guru Studio website, contact information, retrieved May 13, 2011
- Telly Award winners, letter "s", retrieved May 13, 2011.
- Mobius Awards lookup Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- "Toon Boom Animation Signs Collaboration Agreement with Guru Studio". Toon Boom Animation. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- , 2019 Hot50 Winners Revealed. December 17, 2019
- Mercedes, Milligan (July 3, 2018). "CBC/Radio-Canada Greenlights 'Big Blue' from Guru". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2018.