Cartoon Pizza is an American animation company located in Nashville. It was co-founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell as the successor to Jinkins's former company, Jumbo Pictures, Inc. A hallmark of both Jumbo Pictures and Cartoon Pizza has been their commitment to the continued use of hand-painted cel animation at a time when animated series are increasingly produced using digital ink and paint. The studio had partnered with several studios to help produce their shows, including; Disney, Sesame Workshop, and Cuppa Coffee Studios. The studio was formerly headquartered in New York City until 2009, when the company relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.
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History
In 2001, a year after Jim Jinkins' former company Jumbo Pictures, Inc. was closed by The Walt Disney Company, Jim Jinkins and David Campbell formed Cartoon Pizza as a successor company. With Jinkins helming the position as president, Campbell as CEO, Jack Spillum as the president of animated productions, Ellie Copeland as the vice president of finances and operations, and Beldeen Fortunato as the vice president of administration.
In December 2001, Cartoon Pizza agreed to a two-year nonexclusive production deal with Sesame Workshop. Sesame agreed to house the company at their New York City office and handle international distribution. They would co-produced a minimum of six new kids properties.
The company became a co-production partner in the Tiger Aspect animation division developed Earth Kid. Gullane Entertainment became an equal partner in Earth Kid as the show's international distributor in April 2002. Gullane also had three other projects in the works with Cartoon Pizza.
In 2015, the company had been dissolved. As of December 2016, Cartoon Pizza was brought back by Jim Jinkins, but in Nashville.
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References
External links
- Cartoon Pizza's website via the Wayback Machine
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