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Guru Studio is a Canadian
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based in
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. Founded in 2000, they specialize in CGI and 2D animation as well as creating children’s properties including ''
Paw Patrol ''Paw Patrol'' is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario ...
'', ''
True and the Rainbow Kingdom ''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is an animated children's television series produced by Home Plate Entertainment and Guru Studio in collaboration with American artist duo FriendsWithYou and Pharrell Williams' I Am Other. Based on the artwor ...
'', '' Abby Hatcher'', '' Mecha Builders'', '' Big Blue'', ''
Pikwik Pack ''Pikwik Pack'' is an animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on Disney Junior on November 7, 2020, in the United States, and on Treehouse TV on December 26 of the same year in Canada. The program was created by Mary Bredin, Fra ...
'', '' Ever After High'' and '' Justin Time''. The company is currently in production with Moonbug Entertainment on the YouTube series, '' My Magic Pet Morphle'' and the family miniseries ''
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'' with
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for
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. Guru Studio also contributed visual development on the animated feature film '' The Breadwinner''. On February 1, 2016, Guru Studio announced a partnership with Toon Boom Animation to work together on developing and incorporating features into Toon Boom's animation software, Harmony.


Filmography


Original productions

* '' Justin Time'' (2011–2016) * '' Mudpit'' (2012–2013) * ''Nemesis'' (2013) * ''Dinopaws'' (2014) * '' Ever After High'' (2013–2016) * ''
Paw Patrol ''Paw Patrol'' is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario ...
'' (2013–present) * ''
Shimmer and Shine ''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Guru Studio on Season 1, Xentrix Studios on Seasons 2–4, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Ni ...
'' (2015–2020) * '' The Breadwinner'' (2017) * ''
True and the Rainbow Kingdom ''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is an animated children's television series produced by Home Plate Entertainment and Guru Studio in collaboration with American artist duo FriendsWithYou and Pharrell Williams' I Am Other. Based on the artwor ...
'' (2017–2019) * '' Abby Hatcher'' (2019–2022) * ''
Pikwik Pack ''Pikwik Pack'' is an animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on Disney Junior on November 7, 2020, in the United States, and on Treehouse TV on December 26 of the same year in Canada. The program was created by Mary Bredin, Fra ...
'' (2020–2021) * '' Big Blue'' (2021–2022) * '' Mecha Builders'' (2022–2023) * '' Morphle and the Magic Pets'' (2024–present) * ''Charlotte's Web'' (upcoming)


References


External links


Official website
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