C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
TypePrivate
IndustryCGI animation
FoundedMarch 31, 1994; 32 years ago (1994-03-31)
FounderWilliam Shatner
Bob Munroe
John Mariella
Kyle Menzies
DefunctMarch 15, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-03-15)
FateSuspended operations
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Divisions
  • C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
  • C.O.R.E. Toons
  • C.O.R.E. Feature Animation
Websitewww.coredp.com (archived 2007-06-24)

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures was a Canadian film and television animation and special effects studio based in Toronto, and founded in March 1994. Its productions included fully animated television series and feature films.

C.O.R.E. signed a production collaboration agreement with Radar Pictures.

History

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures was founded in 1994 by John Mariella, Kyle Menzies, Bob Munroe, and William Shatner.

Its animated feature film, The Wild, was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures (United States). It met with unfavorable critical and commercial reaction.

As with most Canadian VFX firms, a rising exchange rate, coupled with a decline in employment due to the economic downturn, would take a negative toll on C.O.R.E. After failing to secure a loan guarantee from the provincial government of Ontario, C.O.R.E. ceased operations on March 15, 2010.

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Television

Series, unless mentioned otherwise.

Games

C.O.R.E. Toons

C.O.R.E. Feature Animation

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vlessing, Etan (March 16, 2010). "Toronto FX giant C.O.R.E. Digital shuts down". The Hollywood Reporter. AP. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sarto, Dan (March 16, 2010). "Toronto's C.O.R.E Digital Shuts its Doors". Animation World Network. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Spine". Official website. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Desowitz, Bill (June 9, 2009). "Chris Landreth Talks The Spine" (Interview). Animation World Network. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures". www.coredp.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ Dennis The Menace - WildBrain (May 15, 2013). "Franny's Feet 304 - Flight of Fancy / Totem Trouble". Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via YouTube.