CinéGroupe Corporation (or simplyCinéGroupe and formerly known asCiné-Groupe, stylized in all caps) is a Canadiananimation studio and production company based inMontreal,Quebec. The company was founded in 1974.^[1] Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries.^[1]

Notable franchises from CinéGroupe include:What's with Andy?,The Kids from Room 402, andPig City (all aired on Fox Family, now known asFreeform); the animatedTripping the Rift (Sci Fi, now known asSyfy); andPBS'Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. WithSony Wonder, it has producedMega Babies (also aired on Fox Family), as well as a direct-to-video feature,Lion of Oz (aprequel to both the L. Frank Baum work, andthe 1939 film).In the 2000s, the company produced the animation for a sequel to the 1981 cult classicHeavy Metal for Columbia TriStar Home Video titledHeavy Metal 2000,^[2] premiered onStarz in the United States and onTeletoon in Canada from 2001 onwards. In 2004, it madePinocchio 3000, a sci-fi retelling of the Italiantale.^[3]Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension, a live-action fantasy series for teenagers, has also been produced by the company. The company also cooperated with the toy makerMGA Entertainment in the creation ofBratz: Starrin' and Stylin', a 2D-animated direct-to-video film based on MGA'sBratz line of fashion dolls.

CinéGroupe was founded in 1974 by Jacques Pettigrew.

In August 1998,Fox Family Worldwide purchased a 20% minority stake in the company although CinéGroupe remained as a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment, which owned 40% of the studio.^[4][5]

In January 2001, the studio formed a production and distribution joint-venture withTelescene, with the first production under it being the third series ofBig Wolf on Campus. CinéGroupe would hold an 80% stake while Telescene would hold 20%.^[6] That July, Lions Gate's ownership of the studio was confirmed to have been reduced to 30%, with Lions Gate president Andre Link having 50% of its voting stock, leading to the studio being a partner of Lions Gate instead of a subsidiary.^[7] In September, the company formed a division called CinéGroupe Image to expand to live-action programming.^[8]

In October 2002, the company united with the music label Les Disques Star Records Inc. to create a home video distributor called CinéGroupe Star.^[9] The following month, the company announced the production ofBritney Spears cartoon,^[10] but the project never came to fruition.

Between 2002 and 2003, CinéGroupe developed three video games for theGame Boy Advance:Tom and Jerry in Infurnal Escape,Dora the Explorer: The Search for Pirate Pig's Treasure (both 2002 and published by NewKidCo), andDora the Explorer: Super Spies (2003; published byGotham Games).^[11] By December 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment's stake in the studio was reduced further to 29.4%.^[12]

In January 2004, the CinéGroupe Star joint venture with Star Records was folded.^{[citation needed]} The same month, in the wake of production cuts, the studio filed for a protection order from its creditors with the Quebec Superior Court.^[13]

In 2018, CinéGroupe co-producedTshakapesh, a 2D-animated series based on an Innu legend, which has aired onAPTN andRadio-Canada. Two edutainment IPs are currently being developed by CinéGroupe, aiming at raising awareness about water preservation and environmental protection. CinéGroupe is also viewing revivals and revitalization of their old properties.^[14]

CinéGroupe is currently partnered with HG Distribution (Henry Gagnon Distribution) for the distribution of its library,^[15] but only a portion of CinéGroupe's catalogue is listed for distribution by HG. Several notable titles such asBad Dog,Daft Planet, andThe Tofus are not listed,^[16] as are live-action series, such asBig Wolf on Campus.^[17]

• David Copperfield (1993)
• Eye of the Wolf (1998)

• Tom and Jerry in Infurnal Escape (2002, published byNewKidCo)
• Dora the Explorer: The Search for Pirate Pig's Treasure (2002, published by NewKidCo)
• Dora the Explorer: Super Spies (2003, published byGotham Games)

• Official website
• Original website in 2005

• Canadian animation studios
• Companies based in Montreal
• Canadian companies established in 1974
• Mass media companies established in 1974
• Film production companies of Canada
• Television production companies of Canada
• Video game companies based in Quebec
• 1974 establishments in Quebec
• Former Lionsgate subsidiaries

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