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| Formerly | Nitrogen Studios (2003–2017) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | October 2003; 22 years ago (2003-10) |
| Founders | Greg Tiernan Nicole Stinn |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nicole Stinn (president and CEO) Greg Tiernan (CCO) |
| Owner | Greg Tiernan Nicole Stinn |
Number of employees | 51 - 200 |
| Parent | Cinesite |
Cinesite Vancouver (formerly known asNitrogen Studios Canada, Inc., commonly referred to asNitrogen Studios) is a Canadian animation company founded by husband and wife duoGreg Tiernan and Nicole Stinn. The company was founded in October 2003, inVancouver, British Columbia.
On March 7, 2017, Nitrogen was acquired by British visual effects and feature animation studio companyCinesite, becoming their Vancouver operations.[1]
| Year | Title | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Happily N'Ever After | Vanguard Animation Berlin Animation Film Berliner Film Companie Odyssey Entertainment Lionsgate | Additional animation with The LaB Sydney Mr. X Bardel Entertainment Elliot Animation Quadriga FX |
| 2016 | Sausage Party | Point Grey Pictures Annapurna Pictures Columbia Pictures | [2] |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cinesite Studios The Jackal Group United Artists Releasing Bron Creative United Artists Releasing | |
| 2021 | Extinct | Netflix China Lion HB Wink Animation Huayi Brothers Huayi Tencent Entertainment Tolerable Entertainment Cinesite Timeless Films | Additional animation |
| The Addams Family 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer BermanBraun Glickmania Bron Creative Cinesite United Artists Releasing | ||
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Aniventure Align Brooksfilms Flying Tigers Entertainment GFM Animation Cinesite HB Wink Animation | Additional pre-production |
| 2024 | Hitpig! | Aniventure Cinesite | Additional animation |
| 2025 | Animal Farm | Aniventure The Imaginarium Cinesite | Additional pre-production |
| Premiere Date | End Date | Title | Channel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2010 | December 25, 2012 | Thomas & Friends | Channel 5 | 80 episodes: CGI series; animation production forHIT Entertainment |
| February 26, 2011 | June 23, 2012 | Dan Vs. | Hub Network | 27 episodes:lip sync; co-produced withFilm Roman,The Hatchery, andStarz Media |
| December 23, 2016 | May 25, 2018 | Trollhunters | Netflix | 2 episodes: co-produced withDreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You |
| February 28, 2024 | Iwájú | Disney+ | animation service work: co-produced withWalt Disney Animation Studios, Kugali and Cinesite | |
| Year | Title | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | God of War (uncredited) | Video game withSanta Monica Studio,Sony Computer Entertainment, andJP: Capcom |
| 2008 | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | Video game withBioware andSega |
| 2010 | Kodee’s Canoe | Interactive app series |
| 2021 | Mila | Short with Peppermax Films, Pixel Cartoon, IbiscusMedia, Cinesite, and Aniventure |
Several days after the release ofSausage Party, allegations of poor treatment of Nitrogen Studios employees surfaced in the comments section of an interview with Tiernan and co-directorConrad Vernon, featured on the websiteCartoon Brew.[3] Various anonymous posters, purporting to be animators who worked on the film in question, made claims including that Nitrogen forced them to work overtime for free and that some employees were threatened with termination. Some animators who complained or left due to stress went uncredited in the film. One poster stated that Tiernan had developed a reputation for "disturbing behaviour and abusive management style".[4] Publications such as theWashington Post[5] theLos Angeles Times[6] and/Film[7] have picked up the story.