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| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Hinton Animation Studios |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Sheldon Wiseman |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy And Liquidation along with and by parent company Acquired by Amberwood Entertainment |
| Successor | Amberwood Entertainment Corporation |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
| Products | Television series |
| Owner | Wiseman & Sons (1984–1995) |
| Parent | Paragon Entertainment Corporation (1995–1998) |
Lacewood Productions was a Canadian animation studio and production company based in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Founded in 1988, it was well-known for producing a television series, Katie and Orbie, as well as specials based on For Better or For Worse, and the 1990 feature The Nutcracker Prince. The company was originally owned by Wiseman & Sons. In 1995, Paragon Entertainment Corporation acquired the studio for CA $3.2 million. In 1997, Paragon raised the company's stake to 75% and eventually took control of it later that year.[2] Paragon eventually declared bankruptcy in 1998, with most of Lacewood's library and former assets being acquired by Amberwood Entertainment in 2000.[citation needed]
Lacewood was the successor to Hinton Animation Studios, a company created by Sheldon Wiseman, which closed down due to debt problems.[2]
The first productions made by the studio were The Railway Dragon and its sequel The Birthday Dragon.
Lacewood has also done animation services on the first season of The Ren and Stimpy Show. According to Thad Komorowski, the studio had a hostile working environment comparable to that of Spümcø, not paying employees well, and its output was subpar, with John Kricfalusi's high standards demotivating the studio; it backed out after animating six episodes, despite Kricfalusi's approval of their work.[3]
Lacewood has also done animation production in partnership with Universal Cartoon Studios on season 2 of Problem Child, Monster Force and 1995 episodes of The Savage Dragon.[citation needed]
- ^ Wise, Wyndham (2001), p. 9. Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Filmmaking. ISBN 0-8020-8398-6. University of Toronto Press. Accessed April 14, 2007.
- ^ a b Bullock, Kelly (April 2005). Ottawa's animation action. Ottawa Insight. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
- ^ Komorowski 2017, p. 90.