Sinking Ship Entertainment
Company type | Television production, Distribution |
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Founded | 2004 |
Founders | J. J. Johnson Blair Powers Matt Bishop |
Headquarters | 1179 King St W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3C5[1] |
Number of employees | 175 (2020) |
Divisions | Sinking Ship Distribution Sinking Ship Interactive Sinking Ship VFX Sinking Ship Animation |
Website | https://www.sinkingship.ca/ |
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History
Sinking Ship Entertainment was founded by
In September 2004, Sinking Ship Entertainment debuted their first series This is Daniel Cook..[7] Cook's passion for dinosaurs inspired the creation of Dino Dan, their first live-action CGI blended series.[8][9] The series was released in 2010 on the Nick Jr. Channel and led to the opening of the company's visual effects division.[10]
In 2016, Sinking Ship Entertainment entered the feature film market with the release of Odd Squad: The Movie.[11] Since then, SSE has also released Odd Squad: World Turned Odd and Dino Dana The Movie.[12][13]
In February 2016, Sinking Ship Entertainment launched a distribution division after acquiring Picture Box Distribution.[14]
On May 2, 2019, Sinking Ship launched an animation series division.[15]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Sinking Ship Entertainment produced Lockdown, a tween web series in partnership with YouTube Originals for Kids and Family. The series was filmed remotely through web cameras and smart phones.[16]
In 2021, Sinking Ship partnered with Apple TV+ and the Jane Goodall Institute to produce a children's series called Jane about a girl who, with her friends, have imaginary play to save endangered animals.[17]
Original productions
- Annedroids (2013)
- Are we there Yet?: World Adventure (2007)[18]
- Bookaboo (Seasons 3–4 only)[19]
- Builder Brothers Dream Factory (2023)
- Chirp
- Dino Dan (2010-2020)[20]
- Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures (2013)
- Dino Dana (2017-2020)
- Dino Dana The Movie (2020)[21]
- Endlings[22] (2020-2021)
- Ghostwriter[23] (2019-2022)
- Giver (2012)
- Hilo (TBA)
- Jane (2023)
- Jubilee
- Lockdown (2020)
- Now you Know (2015)
- Odd Squad (2014)[18]
- Odd Squad: The Movie (2016)
- Odd Squad: World Turned Odd (2018)
- Odd Squad Mobile Unit (2020)[24]
- Odd Squad UK (2024)[25]
- Playdate (2015)
- Roll Play (2006)
- The Jungle Room (2007)
- The Ocean Room (2009)
- This is Daniel Cook. (2004)
- This is Emily Yeung. (2006)
- This is Scarlett and Isaiah. (2013)
- What's Inside? (2015)
- Why Does the Earth Seem Flat When It's Actually Round? (2014)
- Graveyard Rocks (2011)
- Why does the Moon have Holes in It? (2014)[27]
References
- ^ "Home". sinkingship.ca.
- ^ "SINKING SHIP ENTERTAINMENT AND DHX TELEVISION BRING PUPPETS TO LIFE AS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINS ON PLAYDATE". DHX Media. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Sinking Ship Entertainment launches elephant conservation campaign with International Fund for Animal Welfare | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Who made Kidscreen's Hot50?".
- ^ "OMDC SUCCESS STORY: SINKING SHIP ENTERTAINMENT". www.ontariocreates.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Connecting with kids against the odds". thestar.com. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (8 February 2010). "Sinking Ship skips the one-sheet and puts its money where its mouth is". Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Episode 22 Dino Dana". www.iheart.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "Nickelodeon Brings Upfront Presentation to L.A.; Announces Additions to Fall Programming". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "OMDC SUCCESS STORY: SINKING SHIP ENTERTAINMENT". www.ontariocreates.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Sinking Ship branches out with move to the big screen". Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "PBS KIDS to bow Odd Squad movie in January". Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "'Dino Dina' Feature Lands Sales Ahead of Berlin Market Launch (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (4 February 2016). "Sinking Ship acquires Picture Box Distribution". Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2019-05-02). "Sinking Ship Launches Animation Division Steered by Tanya Green". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "YouTube rolls out first content fund series". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (8 February 2021). "Apple Partners With Jane Goodall Institute, Sinking Ship Entertainment on Children's Series". Variety. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9781315307619.
- ^ "Happy Films' Bookaboo opened in Russia". C21media. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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- ^ "DINO DANA THE MOVIE Heads to Theaters for One Night Only". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2018-04-23). "Sinking Ship Announces Hybrid Sci-Fi Series 'Endlings'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2019-09-10). "'Ghostwriter': Reboot Of 1990s Kids Series Set At Apple TV+". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "'Odd Squad' Season 3 hits PBS Kids this winter with a new cast. See our exclusive photos". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "All-New: ODD SQUAD UK | Fred Rogers Productions". www.fredrogers.org. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Inc .. Sinking Ship Entertainment, "Why Does the Earth Seem Flat When It's Actually Round?:", -: Sinking Ship Entertainment, Inc. ,, 2014. Consulted online at the Bogotá Digital Library on 2021-10-13.
- ^ Inc.. Sinking Ship Entertainment, "Why does the Moon have Holes in It? :", -:Sinking Ship Entertainment, Inc.,, 2014. Consultado en línea en la Biblioteca Digital de Bogotá el día 2021-10-13.