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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | Animation |
| Predecessor | Rumpus Toys |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Larry Schwarz |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Larry Schwarz Sean Lahey Christopher Fauci |
| Products | Kappa Mikey Dancing Sushi Thumb Wrestling Federation Leader Dog Tortellini Western Three Delivery Speed Racer: The Next Generation Ellen's Acres HTDT Princess Natasha Thumb Wrestling Federation |
Production output | Animation |
Number of employees | 168 (2008) |
| Parent | Handmade Films (2009–2017) |
| Divisions | Animation Collective Software |
Animation Collective was an American independent internet and televisionanimation studio based inNew York City, best known for itsinternet andtelevision series usingAdobe Flash,Maya and other software.
Founded and owned byLarry Schwarz in 2003, Animation Collective producedKappa Mikey (and its spin-offDancing Sushi),Thumb Wrestling Federation,Leader Dog,Tortellini Western,Three Delivery, andSpeed Racer: The Next Generation forNicktoons Network,Ellen's Acres,HTDT, andPrincess Natasha forCartoon Network, andSKWOD, Kung Fu Academy, & Chubby Butter forAOL.
In addition, Schwarz served as producer ofWulin Warriors forCartoon Network and the first season ofThe Incredible Crash Dummies for theFoxBox. Animation Collective was also the leading multi-platform content provider for kids and teens toAmerica Online.
In October 2009, the studio was bought out byHandMade Films, the company that produced such films asMonty Python's Life of Brian,Time Bandits,Nuns on the Run, andLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as well as the animatedPlanet 51. It continued to produce content under their company.[1] They were offering bids for the proposed seriesJolly Rabbit andHTDT.
In September 2011,FremantleMedia acquired the worldwide sales and distribution rights to Animation Collective's library.[2] In October 2017, Schwarz bought Animation Collective back from HandMade Films.[3] In September 2018,CAKE acquired the distribution rights to Animation Collective.[4]
The following year, Schwarz and others in the administrative office changed the studio's name to Larry Schwarz And His Band, as a way to start fresh. This effectively ended Animation Collective's run by name, although all the same employees still worked in the same office. The rights for the pitches and pilots forJolly Rabbit andHTDT were transferred under the new title, as well as new showsTeam Toon andAlien Dawn.HTDT was later sold toToonz Entertainment, who delivered the series in 2015.[1]
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