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Mainframe Studios

Mainframe Studios is a Canadian animation studio owned by Wow Unlimited Media and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment Inc. by Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell, Gavin Blair and John Grace, the company established itself as a leading contributor to the introduction of computer-generated imagery…

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Founded
1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Founders
Christopher Brough · Ian Pearson · Phil Mitchell · Gavin Blair · John Grace
Industry
Animation Motion pictures
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Formerly
Mainframe Entertainment (1993–2007) · Rainmaker Entertainment (2007–2016) · Rainmaker Studios (2016–2020)
Key people
Michael Hefferon (president and CCO)

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Mainframe Studios

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples34
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
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Mainframe Studios

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related to As Mainframe Studios · 11
Mainframe Studios → August, COVID-19, Due, Guava Juice, Mainframe, On June, On March, Rainmaker Studios, The, Toronto, YouTube
Founders · 5
Mainframe Studios → Christopher Brough, Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, John Grace, Phil Mitchell
Products · 4
Mainframe Studios → Animation outsourcing, Feature films, Television films, Television shows
Formerly · 3
Mainframe Studios → Mainframe Entertainment (1993–2007), Rainmaker Entertainment (2007–2016), Rainmaker Studios (2016–2020)
Parent · 3
Mainframe Studios → IDT Entertainment (2003–2006), Rainmaker Income Fund (2006–2008), Wow Unlimited Media (2016–present)
Founded · 1
Mainframe Studios → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Headquarters · 1
Mainframe Studios → Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Industry · 1
Mainframe Studios → Animation Motion pictures
Key people · 1
Mainframe Studios → Michael Hefferon (president and CCO)
Number of employees · 1
Mainframe Studios → 650 (2021)

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Mainframe StudiosFormerlyMainframe Entertainment (1993–2007)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFormerlyRainmaker Entertainment (2007–2016)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFormerlyRainmaker Studios (2016–2020)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFounded1993; 33 years ago (1993)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFoundersChristopher Brough1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFoundersIan Pearson1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFoundersPhil Mitchell1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFoundersGavin Blair1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosFoundersJohn Grace1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosHeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosIndustryAnimation Motion pictures1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosKey peopleMichael Hefferon (president and CCO)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosNumber of employees>650 (2021)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosParentIDT Entertainment (2003–2006)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosParentRainmaker Income Fund (2006–2008)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosParentWow Unlimited Media (2016–present)1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosProductsTelevision films1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosProductsTelevision shows1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosProductsFeature films1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosProductsAnimation outsourcing1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosTypeDivision1.00infobox
Mainframe StudiosWebsitehttps://www.mainframe.ca1.00infobox
Mainframe Studiosis aCanadian animation studio owned by Wow Unlimited Media and based in Vancouver0.90text

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