Jam Filled Entertainment is a Canadian

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based in

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with additional facilities in Toronto and Halifax and is a division of

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. It is best known for animating ''

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'' 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,

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

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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

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acquired DKP Effects on March 16, 2004, leading to the company being renamed DKP Studios. On 26 May 2006,

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, 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,

Starz Animation Jam Filled Entertainment is a Canadian animation studio 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, ...

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, ''

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'', 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 ''

'' series after the 24th and final series, with

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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) * ''

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'' (1999; with

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) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' CyberWorld'' (2000) * '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' (2000) (3D effects) DKP Effects * ''

Picture Claire ''Picture Claire'' is a 2001 thriller film directed by Bruce McDonald of a screenplay by Semi Chellas. The film stars Juliette Lewis, Gina Gershon, Callum Keith Rennie, Kelly Harms, Camilla Rutherford, Peter Stebbings, and Mickey Rourke. The f ...

'' (2001) (main titles) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

3-2-1 Penguins! ''3-2-1 Penguins!'' is an American sci-fi computer-animated Christian children's television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released between 2000 and 2003. The dir ...

'' (2002-2003; with

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) * '' 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) * ''

VeggieTales ''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, computer generated musical children's animation, and book franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series sees fruit and vegetable characters retell ...

'' (2004–05; with Big Idea Productions) * '' My Little Pony G3'' (2004-2006; with Hasbro) (TV commercials) * '' Shoebox Zoo'' (2004-2005; with Blueprint Entertainment, BBC Scotland, and Alberta Filmworks) (TV) * ''

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'' (2004-2006; with

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and

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) (TV specials) * ''

Surly Squirrel Surly Squirrel is a fictional character created by Peter Lepeniotis and the main protagonist of The Nut Job franchise. He first appeared in the 2005 computer-animated short film ''Surly Squirrel'' and the 2011 short film ''Nuts and Robbers''. He ...

'' (2005) (short film) * ''

The Happy Elf ''The Happy Elf'' is a 2005 computer-animated Christmas television special based on Harry Connick, Jr.’s song of the same name. The special is narrated by Connick and stars the voices of Rob Paulsen, Carol Kane, Lewis Black, Kevin Michael Rich ...

'' (2005) * ''

Everyone's Hero ''Everyone's Hero'' is a 2006 American computer-animated sports comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Reeve (in his final directed film after his death in 2004), Daniel St. Pierre, and Colin Brady. Starring the voices of Jake T. Austin, Rob ...

'' (2006; with

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) Starz Animation Starz Animation logo

* ''

'' (2006–07; with Big Idea Productions) * '' The Reef'' (2006; with

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, 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 ''Chop Socky Chooks'' is a computer-animated action series produced by Aardman Animations, Decode Entertainment, and Cartoon Network Europe that ran on Cartoon Network from 7 March 2008 until 24 July 2009. It was created and directed by Sergio ...

'' (2008; with

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and

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) (TV) * '' 9'' (2009; with

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and

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) * '' Yes, Virginia'' (2009) (TV) * ''

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'' (2011; with

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and Rocket Pictures) * ''

'' (2011) (visual effects) * ''

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'' ("

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* '' 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) * ''

:'' 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 ''Tarzan & Jane'' is a 2002 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, Released on July 23, 2002, it is a direct-to-video sequel to the Disney's 1999 animated feature ''Tarzan'', and uses three then-unai ...

'' (2017)

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