Boulder Media Limited is an Irish
animation studio
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founded by filmmaker Robert Cullen in 2000. It is currently a subsidiary of Australian media company Princess Pictures.
History
Cullen founded Boulder Media in 2000.
On 13 July 2016, it became a subsidiary of
Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of K ...
.
Boulder Media opened a second location in August 2017 in Dublin on Claremont Road.
On 7 May 2019, Hasbro and Boulder Media announced a new animation film studio to be started. The companies bid on an old ferry terminal for the studio, but was turned down by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
On 1 November 2022, Hasbro sold Boulder Media to Australian media company Princess Pictures, known for producing adult animation series ''
Smiling Friends'', ''
YOLO: Crystal Fantasy'', and ''
Koala Man
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Plot
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Bento Box Entertainment
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joint venture Princess Bento.
[https://deadline.com/2022/11/princess-productions-buys-boulder-media-from-hasbro-1235157298/]
Filmography
Animated series
Shorts
Specials
Feature films
See also
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Allspark Animation
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Film Roman
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Saerom Animation
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AKOM
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Rough Draft Studios
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Sunwoo Entertainment
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Wang Film Productions
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Hong Ying Animation
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Mercury Filmworks
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Bardel Entertainment
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Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development ...
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Bento Box Entertainment
Bento Box Entertainment (also known as Bento Box Animation) is an American animation studio located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and M ...
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Titmouse, Inc.
Titmouse, Inc. is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. The studio opened in 2000, and has offices in Los Angeles, New ...
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ShadowMachine
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Jam Filled Entertainment
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Yowza! Animation
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Atomic Cartoons
Atomic Cartoons is a Canadian animation studio founded in 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, Adam Ronald, and Rob Davies. Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, it produces service animation for a wide variety of clients, as w ...
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WildBrain
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References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.bouldermedia.tv/en-ie
Boulder Mediaon Vimeo
Companies based in Dublin (city)
Mass media companies established in 2000
Irish animation studios
Irish companies established in 2000
2016 mergers and acquisitions
Irish subsidiaries of foreign companies
2022 mergers and acquisitions
Former Hasbro subsidiaries