Breakthrough Entertainment (formerly Breakthrough Films & Television) was a Canadian

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founded in 1986 by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy. It produces popular Canadian TV shows such as ''

Jimmy Two-Shoes ''Jimmy Two-Shoes'' (also known as ''JTS''; or as ''Jimmy Cool'' in most parts of Europe, Asia, and Israel) is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Edward Kay and Sean Scott. It was produced by Breakthrough Entertainment ...

'' and ''

Atomic Betty ''Atomic Betty'' (retitled ''Atomic Betty: Mission Earth'' for its third and final season) is an animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment, and Tele Images Kids, along with the Marathon Group joining f ...

''. On July 10, 2018,

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acquired Breakthrough Entertainment's kids and family library and development slate. In 2022, due to a shareholder dispute and disruption in production caused by the

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pandemic, Breakthrough Film & Television and all of its affiliated entities filed a Notice of Intention to make a Proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, hiring Dodick & Associates as the Trustee Somewhere in 2023, Breakthrough Entertainment was acquired by Shadow Pines Studios. This means that employees at the company would shift to new positions at Shadow Pines Studios, and that they also manage Breakthrough's existing catalogue.

Information

Based in

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, Canada, Breakthrough Entertainment produces a variety of programming, including

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comedy and drama series, factual entertainment, documentaries,

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, feature films, family entertainment and children's animation. The company has licensed programs to major broadcasters in over 200 territories, handling worldwide pre-sales, co-productions, and third-party acquisitions.

Films and series

* ''

The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' is a Canadian children's television series which aired on YTV in Canada and on public television stations (through Tampa, Florida PBS member station WEDU) in the United States. It aired from 1993 to 1997 a ...

'' (1993–1997) * '' The Adventures of Napkin Man!'' (2015–2017) * ''

'' (2004–2008) * ''Battlefields Mysteries'' (2013) * ''Between The Sheets With Rebecca Rosenblat!'' (2017–present) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Blood and Water'' (2014–2016) * '' Bruno & Boots'' (2016–present) * ''

Captain Flamingo ''Captain Flamingo'' is an animated television series produced by Breakthrough Films & Television, Heroic Film Company, Atomic Cartoons, and PASI Animation Studios. Loosely based on the ''Deke Wilson's Mini-Mysteries'' spin-off episode (of t ...

'' (2006-2007) * ''Children of Chelm'' (2011–2012) * ''Class Act'' (2016) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

Crash Canyon ''Crash Canyon'' is a Canadian adult animated sitcom created by Jamie LeClaire, Phil Lafrance and Kyle MacDougall for Teletoon's late-night block Teletoon at Night and was distributed worldwide by MTV. The series is about a family who drives off a ...

'' (2011–2012) * ''Design Match'' (2013) * ''The Edge of Extinction'' (2013) * ''Exchanging Vows'' (2013) * '' Face to Face'' (2014) * ''

Faking a Murderer ''Faking a Murderer'' is a Canadian mockumentary film, directed by Stuart Stone and released in 2020.Bobby LePire"Faking a Murderer" ''Film Threat'', August 2, 2021. An affectionate parody of the true crime genre, the film stars Stone and his film ...

'' (2020) * ''The Family Dance'' (2014) * ''Femme Fatale'' (2015) * ''For King and Country'' (Dec 20, 2015) * ''For King and Empire'' (Dec 26, 2015) * '' I Love Mummy'' (2014–present) * ''In Korea With Norm Christie'' (2016) * ''Inside the Parole Board'' (2015) * '' It Seems Like Yesterday'' (2014) * ''Jenny and the Queen of Light'' (2016) * ''

'' (2009–2011) * '' Kenny vs. Spenny'' (2003–2010) * ''

KidsWorld Sports ''KidsWorld Sports'' is a 26-episode television series for young teens. Each episode features two children from around the globe, who strive for greatness in their chosen sport. The show profiles kids who have the potential to become tomorrow's spo ...

'' (2005) * ''

Less Than Kind ''Less Than Kind'' is a 2008–13 Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and ...

'' (2011–2013) * '' Life's Little Miracles'' (1999) * ''

L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables ''L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables'' is a Canadian television film based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel of the same name. It first aired on YTV on February 15, 2016 and starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford. Mon ...

'' * ''Lost Battlefields'' (2016) * ''The Manic Organic'' (2017) * ''Med Students'' (2015) * ''Medical Maverick'' (2013) * ''

Miss BG ''Miss BG'' (short for Big Girl), is a 3-D film, 3-D animated series based on the "Gudule" French children's book series published by Hachette Livre, Hachette-Jeunesse, authored by Fanny Joly and illustrated by Roser Capdevila. The original Eng ...

'' (2005) * '' The Mr. Men Show'' (1997–1999) * '' Max & Shred'' (2014–2016) * ''

My Big Big Friend ''My Big Big Friend'' () is an animated children's television series created by Andrés Lieban and Claudia Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2DLab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. It had its first showing on July ...

'' (2009–2014) * ''Out in Black'' (2015) * ''

Paradise Falls ''Paradise Falls'' is a weekly soap opera television series which aired nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It was filmed in the summer cottage community of Muskoka, Ontario at Grandview Resort. Like many major soa ...

'' (2015) * ''Patient Files'' (2015–present) * '' Pirate Express'' (2015) * '' Please Kill Mr. Know It All'' (2010) * '' Producing Parker'' (2008–2011) * ''Real Men'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2016–Apr 14, 2017) * ''The Riot At Christie Pits'' (1996) * ''

Rocket Monkeys ''Rocket Monkeys'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson for Teletoon. It premiered in Canada on January 10, 2013, and aired its last new episode on November 23, 2016, before entering reruns. The series ...

'' (2012–2016) * ''The Secret Liberators'' (2017) * ''Shadow Lake'' (2016) * '' Shaye: This Is It'' (2016) * ''Situation Critical'' (2016) * '' Skooled'' (2016) * ''

Star Falls ''Star Falls'' is an American sitcom created by George Doty IV that aired on Nickelodeon from March 31 to July 28, 2018, and on TeenNick from August 5 to September 2, 2018. The series stars Siena Agudong, Kamaia Fairburn, Elena V. Wolfe, Dion ...

'' (2018) * ''Stories of Mothers & Daughters'' (2017) * ''Streets of the World!'' (2012) * ''Striking Back!'' (2013) * ''Swap TV'' (2014) * ''Tooned!'' (2008–2009) * ''

The Toronto Show ''The Toronto Show'' was a Canadian television variety show, which aired from 2003 to 2004 on Toronto's independent station Toronto 1. The show was taped live before a studio audience at Trinity Studio's in downtown Toronto's distillery district ...

'' (2003–2005) * ''

Vandits ''Vandits'' is a 2022 Canadian crime comedy film, co-written and directed by Stuart Stone.Chris Knight"Film review: Vandits is Groundhog Day on Christmas Eve" ''National Post'', November 4, 2022. The film stars Tony Nappo as Sheldon, the leader o ...

'' (2022) * ''Wandering Wenda!'' (2017) * ''War of the Wheels'' (2015) * '' Zerby Derby'' (2018)

References

External links

Official website
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