March Entertainment
Encyclopedia
March Entertainment is a Canadian
producer of digital animated
entertainment for television
and the World Wide Web
. The company's properties include the television series Chilly Beach
, Maple Shorts
, Yam Roll
and Dex Hamilton
.
Founded in 1996 as a producer of web content
, March Entertainment's Chilly Beach
Flash animation series would be broadcast on CBC Television
starting in 2003. The property also yielded two movies, The World is Hot Enough
and The Canadian President.
In 2007, the company co-produced the series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
. The company also co-produced G2G
, which aired on Australia's Nine Network
in September 2008 and is currently airing on Canada's CBC-TV.
In 2009, March produced its first 3D
CGI animated
movie for toymaker Playmobil
, entitled The Secret of Pirate Island. The company is in production for a second DVD movie.
Currently, March is animating Mia and Me, an international co-production with Rainbow S.p.A., broadcaster ZDF
and Lucky Punch. The show, which mixes live action and CGI animation, was the most requested program at 2010's MIPJunior
conference.
The company's head office is in Toronto
and it has an animation studio located in Sudbury.
March Entertainment is also responsible for the websites iLaugh and Edge of Toon.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
producer of digital animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
entertainment for television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
. The company's properties include the television series Chilly Beach
Chilly Beach
Chilly Beach is a Canadian animated series, which airs on CBC Television in Canada and The Comedy Channel in Australia. The series is a comedic depiction of life in the fictional Canadian town of Chilly Beach, described by the producers as "a bunch of Canadians doing the stuff that Canadians do,...
, Maple Shorts
Maple Shorts
Maple Shorts is a children's television show produced by March Entertainment, producers of the TV show, Chilly Beach. Maple Shorts debuted in April 2005 and airs on the CBC Television....
, Yam Roll
Yam Roll
Yam Roll is a Canadian animated television series created by Jono Howard and Jon Izen airing on CBC Television in Canada, produced by March Entertainment. The series was first broadcast on February 6, 2006...
and Dex Hamilton
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a children's animated television program that is an international co-production between March Entertainment and SLR Productions in Canada and Australia. The series first screened on Network Ten in 2008 and is designed for kids aged 6 and older...
.
Founded in 1996 as a producer of web content
Web content
Web content is the textual, visual or aural content that is encountered as part of the user experience on websites. It may include, among other things: text, images, sounds, videos and animations....
, March Entertainment's Chilly Beach
Chilly Beach
Chilly Beach is a Canadian animated series, which airs on CBC Television in Canada and The Comedy Channel in Australia. The series is a comedic depiction of life in the fictional Canadian town of Chilly Beach, described by the producers as "a bunch of Canadians doing the stuff that Canadians do,...
Flash animation series would be broadcast on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
starting in 2003. The property also yielded two movies, The World is Hot Enough
The World is Hot Enough
The World is Hot Enough is a Canadian animated comedy film, based on the television series Chilly Beach and produced by March Entertainment. The title is a parody of the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. An early version of the film had its premiere at Sudbury, Ontario's Cinéfest in 2005...
and The Canadian President.
In 2007, the company co-produced the series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a children's animated television program that is an international co-production between March Entertainment and SLR Productions in Canada and Australia. The series first screened on Network Ten in 2008 and is designed for kids aged 6 and older...
. The company also co-produced G2G
G2G (TV series)
G2G: Got to Go, is an animated television series co-produced by Moody Street Kids and March Entertainment . The series focuses on the life of a preteen girl, Maddison Marples-Macintosh, who assumes the role of an online advice columnist on her school's website...
, which aired on Australia's Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in September 2008 and is currently airing on Canada's CBC-TV.
In 2009, March produced its first 3D
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
CGI animated
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
movie for toymaker Playmobil
Playmobil
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group , headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany.New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are frequently introduced by Brandstätter. Some of these, such as promotional products, are only produced in limited quantities...
, entitled The Secret of Pirate Island. The company is in production for a second DVD movie.
Currently, March is animating Mia and Me, an international co-production with Rainbow S.p.A., broadcaster ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
and Lucky Punch. The show, which mixes live action and CGI animation, was the most requested program at 2010's MIPJunior
Mipcom
-MIPCOM:MIPCOM is a TV and entertainment market which is held in the town of Cannes once every year, normally in October.It is essentially a content event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content...
conference.
The company's head office is in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and it has an animation studio located in Sudbury.
March Entertainment is also responsible for the websites iLaugh and Edge of Toon.
Works
- Chilly BeachChilly BeachChilly Beach is a Canadian animated series, which airs on CBC Television in Canada and The Comedy Channel in Australia. The series is a comedic depiction of life in the fictional Canadian town of Chilly Beach, described by the producers as "a bunch of Canadians doing the stuff that Canadians do,...
(2003) - Maple Shorts!Maple ShortsMaple Shorts is a children's television show produced by March Entertainment, producers of the TV show, Chilly Beach. Maple Shorts debuted in April 2005 and airs on the CBC Television....
(2005) - The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy KingdomYam RollYam Roll is a Canadian animated television series created by Jono Howard and Jon Izen airing on CBC Television in Canada, produced by March Entertainment. The series was first broadcast on February 6, 2006...
(2006) - Uncle Joe's Cartoon Playhouse (2006)
- Chilly Beach: The World Is Hot EnoughThe World is Hot EnoughThe World is Hot Enough is a Canadian animated comedy film, based on the television series Chilly Beach and produced by March Entertainment. The title is a parody of the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. An early version of the film had its premiere at Sudbury, Ontario's Cinéfest in 2005...
(2008) - G2G: Got to Go!G2G (TV series)G2G: Got to Go, is an animated television series co-produced by Moody Street Kids and March Entertainment . The series focuses on the life of a preteen girl, Maddison Marples-Macintosh, who assumes the role of an online advice columnist on her school's website...
(2008) - Chilly Beach: The Canadian President (2008)
- Dex Hamilton: Alien EntomologistDex Hamilton: Alien EntomologistDex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a children's animated television program that is an international co-production between March Entertainment and SLR Productions in Canada and Australia. The series first screened on Network Ten in 2008 and is designed for kids aged 6 and older...
(2009) - Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island (2009)