SD Entertainment is an American

animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...

specialising in direct-to-DVD and theatrical movies for children. The "SD" in the initials of the company name stand for Sabella Dern, the respective last names of its founders: former MGM Animation employees Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. The company is based in

Woodland Hills, California Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Geography Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of C ...

. It owned two subsidiaries,

Kidtoon Films Kidtoon Films is a distributor of children's animated films in the United States. The company is a subsidiary of The Bigger Picture, a Cinedigm company. It was previously owned by SD Entertainment which produced many of its earlier releases. The ...

and The Bigger Picture, that deal with the distribution of SD's productions in digital venues across the United States. They were eventually acquired by

Cinedigm Cinedigm Corp. is an American entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cinedigm's businesses encompass digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketing, and distribution. History Early years Cinedigm Corp was founded ...

List of works by SD

* '' Bratz Babyz: The Movie'' (2006) * ''Major Powers & The Star Squad'' (2003) * ''Welcome to Tonka Town'' (2003) TV series * '' Make Way for Noddy'' (2002 - 2003) * ''Say it with Noddy'' (2005 - 2009) * '' Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' (2009 - 2010) * '' Transformers: Armada'' (English Dub) (2002 - 2003) * '' Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot'' (2007 - 2008) * ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along wi ...

: Ready, Steady, Build!'' (2010 - 2011) * ''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature ...

'' (2003 - 2009) * ''

Alien Racers ''Alien Racers'' is a computer-animated science-fiction action series originally aired on Fox's ''FoxBox'' (later known as 4Kids TV) in May 2005. It formerly aired in Canada on Teletoon. Plot Xenoc, the heart of the universe, holds the valuabl ...

'' (2005 - 2006)

Films

External links

Official site
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References

Cinedigm American animation studios Mass media companies established in 1999 Companies based in Los Angeles County, California 1999 establishments in California {{US-entertainment-company-stub