Curious Pictures
American animation studio and multi-media company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Curious Pictures (stylized as curious?ictures) was an American animation studio and multi-media company that was primarily based in New York City that produced television programs, commercials, animation and video games. The company is known for its flagship work such as the preschool television series A Little Curious for HBO, Little Einsteins for Disney Junior and Team Umizoomi for Nick Jr. Other well-known works include Sheep in the Big City and Codename: Kids Next Door for Cartoon Network.
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Formerly | Stowmar Enterprises (1978–1981) Open Studio (1981–1982) Broadcast Arts (1982–1993) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Television Film Commercials Animation Digital Video games VFX |
Founded | March 19, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-03-19) |
Founder | Steve Oakes Peter Rosentheal |
Defunct | April 24, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-24) |
Fate | Disbanded in 2014, closed in 2015 |
Successor | Warner Bros. |
Headquarters | Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, U.S. (1978–1981) Washington, D.C., U.S. (1981–1985) New York City, New York, U.S. (1985–2014) San Francisco, California, U.S. (1996–2000) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (2008–2015) |
Key people | Jan Korbelin (Managing Partner) Marina Grasic (Managing Partner) Camille Geier (SVP/Head of Studio) Vadim Turchin (VFX/CG Supervisor) |
Number of employees | 60 |
Parent | Harmony Pictures (1994–1999) Intelefim (1999–2002) |
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