Jam Filled Entertainment is a Canadian

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based in Ottawa, Ontario with additional facilities in Toronto and Halifax and is a division of Boat Rocker Media. It is best known for animating '' Thomas & Friends'' between 2013 and 2020, the

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adult animated series ''

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'', and the

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'' and its spinoff ''

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''.

History

Jam Filled Entertainment was founded in

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in 2007 by Kyle MacDougall, Phil Lafrance, and Jamie Leclaire. In January 2011, Jam Filled moved to a new location in Ottawa. On August 3, 2016, Boat Rocker Media acquired Jam Filled Entertainment. On August 22, Jam Filled purchased the assets of Arc Productions, allowing them to expand into creating CGI animation in Toronto. Jam Filled opened a 10,000 square feet studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the fall of 2019 to work on more 2D animation projects.

Jam Filled Toronto

The Toronto branch of Jam Filled Entertainment was originally established as Dan Krech Productions on June 24, 1985, as one of the first visual effects companies in Toronto. In 1987, DKP became the first company in Canada to have an in-house digital suite. DKP had produced visual effects and animation for over 2,000 commercials and long-form projects by 2000, many of them for U.S. companies. DKP moved to a new facility on Queen Street East in March 2001. American telecommunications company

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acquired DKP Effects on March 16, 2004, leading to the company being renamed DKP Studios. On 26 May 2006, Liberty Media, the parent company of Starz Media, bought

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from IDT, including Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman. Under its new management in 2007, the studio began a "Starz Shortz" program which has produced ''Bundle of Joy'', ''Enter the Sandbox'', ''Ormie'' and ''Lovebirds''. In 2007,

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took over animating

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's feature ''9'' from Attitude Studio, Luxembourg. In 2010, the studio opened a major VFX wing to create all the effects for the new Starz Channel/Graham King Productions miniseries, '' Camelot'', Alcon Entertainment's ''

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'', and producer Avi Arad's family feature, '' Robosapien: Rebooted''. In April 2011, Starz Animation was sold to a Canadian consortium, and renamed itself to Arc Productions. Under the new owner, the studio was planning to do more proprietary production. On August 1, 2016, Arc Productions announced that they were closing down the studio because they were filing for bankruptcy and locked out over 500 employees after telling them there was a payroll glitch and no one had been paid. On August 10, 2016, following Arc's closure, Jam Filled Entertainment entered an agreement to acquire Arc Productions' assets in which they call "substantially all of the business". Jam Filled Entertainment also acquired 248 of Arc's former employees. Later on August 22, 2016, Arc Productions was reopened as Jam Filled Entertainment's Toronto facility. In 2020, Jam Filled announced that they would no longer animate episodes of the original '' Thomas & Friends'' series after the 24th and final series, with Nelvana taking over for the 2D-animated reboot series, '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''.

Productions

Jam Filled Entertainment

Arc Productions

Formerly known as Dan Krech Productions, DKP Effects, DKP Studios (IDT Entertainment), and Starz Animation Dan Krech Productions * '' Eve of Destruction'' (1991) (post-production) * ''

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'' (1994) (title design & graphics) * '' Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'' (1995) (special effects) * ''

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'' (1995) (special effects) * '' Bogus'' (1996) (special effects) * '' The Siege'' (1998) * '' The Nuttiest Nutcracker'' (1999; with

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) * '' X-Men'' (2000) * '' CyberWorld'' (2000) * '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' (2000) (3D effects) DKP Effects * '' Picture Claire'' (2001) (main titles) * '' Space Station 3D'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) (special effects) * '' My Little Pony G3'' (2002; with SD Entertainment, Fat Rock Entertainment, and

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) (TV pilot) * ''

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'' (2002-2003; with Big Idea Productions) * '' Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure'' (2003) (special effects) * '' My Little Pony G3'' (2003-2004; with Hasbro) (TV commercials) DKP Studios * '' Game Over'' (2004) * '' The Librarian: Quest for the Spear'' (2004) * ''Nerf N-Strike'' (2004; with Hasbro) * ''

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'' (2004–05; with Big Idea Productions) * '' My Little Pony G3'' (2004-2006; with Hasbro) (TV commercials) * ''

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'' (2004-2005; with Blueprint Entertainment, BBC Scotland, and Alberta Filmworks) (TV) * ''

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'' (2004-2006; with MGA Entertainment and 4Kids Entertainment) (TV specials) * '' Surly Squirrel'' (2005) (short film) * '' The Happy Elf'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006; with 20th Century Fox) Starz Animation Starz Animation logo

* ''

'' (2006–07; with Big Idea Productions) * '' The Reef'' (2006; with The Weinstein Company, WonderWorld Studios, and DigiArt Productions) * '' The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie'' (2008; with

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and Big Idea Productions) * ''

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'' (2008; with 20th Century Fox and Vanguard Animation) * '' Chop Socky Chooks'' (2008; with

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) (TV) * '' 9'' (2009; with Focus Features and

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) * '' Yes, Virginia'' (2009) (TV) * '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011; with Touchstone Pictures and

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) * '' Camelot'' (2011) (visual effects) * '' The Simpsons'' (" Condiments" sequence) (2011) Arc Productions Arc Productions logo 2016

* '' Matt Hatter Chronicles'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011) * ''Snack Attack'' (2012) (short film) * '' Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'' (2012–2015) * '' Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' (2012) (visual effects) * '' Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload'' (2013) * '' Pixie Hollow Bake Off'' (2013) * '' Robosapien: Rebooted'' (2013) * ''Barbie and Her Sisters in A Pony Tale'' (2013) * '' Thomas & Friends:'' Series 17–20 (2013–2016, with

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) * '' Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway'' (2013, with HiT Entertainment) * '' Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave'' (2014, with HiT Entertainment) * '' Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins'' (2015, with HiT Entertainment) * ''

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'' (2015; with Open Road Films and Metonia Films) * '' Lost in Oz'' (pilot; 2015) * '' Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'' (2015, with HiT Entertainment) * ''Barbie and Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure'' (2015) * '' Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled'' (2015) * '' Before I Wake'' (2016) (special effects) * '' Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade'' (2016) * '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'' (2016, with HiT Entertainment) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' Barbie: Star Light Adventure'' (2016) * '' Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia'' (2016) * '' Tarzan and Jane'' (2017)

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* * {{Authority control Canadian animation studios Companies based in Ottawa Television production companies of Canada Canadian companies established in 2007 Mass media companies established in 2007 2007 establishments in Ontario Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Canada Former Liberty Media subsidiaries Former Lionsgate subsidiaries 2016 mergers and acquisitions