List of Nelvana programs
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This is a list of films, shows and specials involving production or distribution by the Canadian production studio Nelvana, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.
Feature films
Theatrical
Rock & Rule (1983) (with United Artists and Famous Players)
The Care Bears Movie (1985) (with American Greetings and Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC)
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) (with LBS Communications and Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC)
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
Burglar (1987) (live-action)
Babar: The Movie (1989, with Ellipse Programme and The Clifford Ross Company)
Malice (1993) (with New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment) (live-action; uncredited)
Spaceman (1997) (live-action)
Pippi Longstocking (1997) (with Svensk Filmindustri, IdunaFilm and TFC Trickompany)
Babar: King of the Elephants (1999) (with TMO-Loonland Film GmbH)
Heidi (2005) (with TV-Loonland AG, Telemagination and Corus Entertainment) (released theatrically in Germany)
Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006) (with StudioCanal, Alphanim, Les Studios DSO, Europool and LuxAnimation)
Direct-to-video
The Legend of the North Wind (1997) (with Episa and Euskal Pictures International) (English dubbed version)
Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (1999) (with Medialab Studio L.A. and WIC Entertainment Ltd.)
Cardcaptors: The Movie (2000) (with Madhouse) (English dubbed version)
Redwall: The Movie (2000) (with Alphanim, Molitor Productions and United Productions) (edit of Series 1 of Redwall)
Franklin and the Green Knight (2000)
Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001)
The Little Bear Movie (2001) (with Wild Things Productions)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002) (with Sparkling* Animation)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (2003) (with Sparkling* Animation)
Back to School with Franklin (2003)
Rescue Heroes: The Movie (2003)
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (2004, with American Greetings, Mainframe Entertainment and Sparx Animation)
Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2005, English dubbed version)
The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie (2005, with American Greetings and Mainframe Entertainment)
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain (2014) (with HIT Entertainment)
Other
Voulez-vous coucher avec God? (1972)
125 Rooms of Comfort (1974) (titles)
Jefferson Starship (1983) (with East Media for RCA VideoDiscs) (live-action)
Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) (rear screen films)
Three Amigos (1986) (with HBO Pictures and L.A. Films) (animation)
The Return of the North Wind (1994) (with Episa and Euskal Pictures International) (distribution licensing)
Attack of the Killer B-Movies (1995) (live-action)
Television specials
Christmas Two Step (1975) (combining live-action and animation)
A Cosmic Christmas (1977)
The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978) (with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
How We Made The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (with Smith-Hemion Productions, Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation, The Star Wars Corporation and 20th Century Fox Television) (live-action; "The Faithful Wookiee" animated segment)
Romie-0 and Julie-8 (1979)
Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979)
Easter Fever (1980) (with Topcraft)
Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)
The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983) (with Scholastic Entertainment and Those Characters from Cleveland)
Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise (1983) (with MAD Productions and Those Characters from Cleveland)
Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name (1984) (with MAD Productions and Those Characters from Cleveland)
The Get Along Gang (1984) (with DIC Audiovisuel) (pilot)
Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (1985)
Atkinson Film-Arts television specials (distributor):
The Body Electric (1985)
Rumpelstiltskin (1985) (with Animated Investments, Inc., Telefilm Canada and CTV Television Network, Ltd.)
The Velveteen Rabbit (1985)
For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present (1985)
Babar and Father Christmas (1986)
The Tin Soldier (1986)
The Nightingale (1987)
The Great Heep (1986)
Madballs: Escape from Orb! (1986)
My Pet Monster (1986)
The Wild Puffalumps (1987)
The Rocket Boy (1987) (with Orion Television) (live-action)
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988) (main title design)
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988)
HBO Storybook Musicals (1991) ("The Tale of Peter Rabbit")
The Rosey and Buddy Show (1992)
Santa's First Christmas (1992) (with EVA Entertainment, Siriol Productions, and S4C)
The Incredible Crash Dummies (1993) (with Lamb and Company, Tyco, and Fox Kids)
The Santa Claus Brothers (2001) (with Sitting Ducks Productions and Film Roman)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: The Prince, the Princess and the Bee (2006)
A Franklin and Friends Adventure: Polar Explorer (2014)
A Franklin and Friends: Deep Sea Voyage (2014)
Lucky Duck (2014) (with Disney Junior)
Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup (2021) (with Mattel Television)
Thomas & Friends: Mystery at Lookout Mountain (2023) (with Mattel Television)
This Was Our Pact (TBA) (with Duncan Studio and Estuary Films) - direct-to-streaming
Television series
Short films
Queen Street West (1973)
Apple Cider Time (1975)
Maple Spring (1977)
Nishnawbe-Aski: The People and the Land (1977) (animation)
Shoppin' for Clothes (1988)
Journey to the Planets (1993) (animated sequences)
Stickin' Around (1994) (CBS interstitial series)
The Larry Lard Show (1996) (pilot)
Mr. Lucky (1996) (post-production)
Jean-Luc & Dondoozat (1998) (short series; with Bibo Films, Canal+ and Télétoon)
The Most Magnificent Thing (2019)
Toon Bops (2019–present) (short series)
Jelly (2023)
Commercials
Notes
Footnotes
References
^ Bynum, Aaron H. (2006-10-25). "Nelvana & Others Establish Development Consortium". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
^ Reeve-Crook, Antony (2006-09-08).
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