Phoenix Animation Studios
(Redirected from Michael Hefferon)
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Phoenix Animation Studios was an animation studio headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1987 and closed in 1998.
History
[edit]Phoenix Animation was founded in 1987 by Michael Hefferon, who served as its president.[1] By 1996, Phoenix had become an associate company of Catalyst Entertainment,[2][3] with Hefferon moving to Catalyst.[1] Hefferon was later vice-president of production and development at Berliner Film Companie in Germany, managing director of Flying Bark Productions in Australia, and president and executive producer of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment.[1]
Among Phoenix's last projects was Sitting Ducks which was handed off to Elliott Animation.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- An Angel for Christmas (1996)[a]
- An Easter Tale (a. k. a. Maxwell Saves the Day) (1996)[a]
- Call of the Wild (1996)[a]
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1996)[a]
- Jungle Boy (1996)[a]
- Noah's Magic Ark (1996)[a]
- The Adventures of Young Moby Dick (1996)[a]
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1997)[a]
- The Little Princess (1996)[a]
- The Prince and the Pauper (1996)[a]
- Swiss Family Robinson (1996)[a]
- The Toy Shop (1996)[a]
- Camelot: The Legend (1998)
Television
[edit]- Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994–1998)[2]
- Iron Man (Season 2) (1995–96)
- Gadget Boy & Heather (1995–1997)
- The True Meaning of Crumbfest (1998) (TV special)[5]
- Eckhart (2000–2002)
Animation services
[edit]- Once Upon a Forest (1993) (additional animation)
- Thumbelina (1994)[1] (additional key clean-up/character clean-up/inbetween services)
- A Goofy Movie (1995) (additional animation production)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (animation)[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Ng See Quan, Danielle (November 15, 2012). "Rainmaker Entertainment names Michael Hefferon as president". Playback. Toronto: Brunico Communications.
- 1 2 Maddever, Mary (January 15, 1996). "Special Reprot: NATPE '96: Our kids' series big game in the U.S." Playback. Toronto: Brunico Communications.
- ↑ "Journal". Playback. Toronto: Brunico Communications. December 1, 1997.
- ↑ Dillon, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Sitting Ducks takes flight at Krislin Elliott". Playback. Toronto: Brunico Communications.
- ↑ Mathur, Meg (July 13, 1998). "Programming". Playback. Toronto: Brunico Communications.