Asaph Fipke is a Canadian producer, writer, and director and the creator of the animated series ''

Storm Hawks ''Storm Hawks'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke and produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment. It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25, 2007. Plot ...

'', which is made by the animation studio he co-founded,

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, cooperation with

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and YTV. He is also the creator of both the animated series ''

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'' and '' Rated A for Awesome'' which aired on

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and ''

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'', which was also produced by

that aired on

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as well as the executive producer in the sixth and seventh seasons of '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', which currently airs on

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and game show '' Airmageddon'', which aired on

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Career

Fipke studied at the

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and the

Vancouver Film School Vancouver Film School (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition. The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouve ...

. Fipke began his career with

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starting with his employment at

Mainframe Entertainment Mainframe Studios is a Canadian animation studio owned by Wow Unlimited Media and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment Inc. by Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell, Gavin Blair and John Gr ...

, where he worked on series such as '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' (as associate producer) and '' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (as producer and supervising production designer). In addition, he worked on productions for ''

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'', the 2000 series of ''

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'', the TV adaptation of ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Barbie in the Nutcracker''. He eventually became Senior Vice President of Development and Production at Mainframe Entertainment in 2000, however abandoned the position in 2001. In 2002, Fipke founded

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, along with fellow animation producer Chuck Johnson. The company's first animated series, '' Dragon Booster'', won Fipke a

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for Best Animation Program or Series in 2005 and a

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nomination in the same category in 2006.

Filmography

Television Series: * ''Storm Hawks'' (2007–2009): Creator and producer. * ''The League of Super Evil'' (2009–2012): Creator and producer. * ''Rated A for Awesome'' (2011–2012): Creator and producer. *''

'' (2012–2016): Creator and producer. * ''Endangered Species'' (2015): Creator. Films: * ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' (2001): Executive producer. * ''Monster High series (various films)'': Executive producer. * ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (2017): Executive producer. Other Contributions: *Worked on Beast Wars: Transformers: Transformers during his time at Mainframe Entertainment. *Executive producer for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (seasons 6 and 7).

References

External links

Nerd Corps Entertainment profile
* Canadian animated film directors Canadian animated film producers Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian television producers People in the computer animation industry Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Canadian people of Welsh descent Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-animator-stub