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Cuppa Coffee Studio (a.k.a. Cuppa Coffee Animation) is a Canadian animation studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it was founded by Adam Shaheen and Bruce Alcock (who left in 1995) in December 1990. It specializes in both stop-motion animation and 3D animation as well as 2D animation.
Cuppa Coffee Studio has produced for networks around the globe including Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, CBC, HBO, ABC, MTV, Noggin, Cartoon Network and MuchMusic, among others.
In 1997, Cuppa Coffee let Steve Angel and Julian Grey (who worked at that studio for 5 years) make their own studio with Nick Fairhead, Head Gear Animation, and still own it to this day. Currently the studio works on motion graphics, while Cuppa Coffee does TV series & less graphics.
Cuppa Coffee Studios has won many international awards in animation, such as the Pucinella Award for Best Special in 2006 and the Prix D'honeur at Annecy.
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Productions by Cuppa Coffee Studio
- 2010's
- Comedy Central's Ugly Americans (2010-)
- 2000's
- Glenn Martin, DDS (2009-2011) (40x22 episodes)
- Life's A Zoo (2008) (20x22 episodes)
- A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008)
- Nerdland (2008) (13x22 episodes)
- Rick and Steve (2007-9)
- Starveillance (2007)
- A Very Barry Christmas (2007)
- Feeling Good with JoJo (2006-2008)
- Tigga and Togga (2006) (26x3 episodes)
- Bruno & The Banana Bunch (26x11 episodes) (2006)
- Celebrity Deathmatch (2006-2007)
- The Newsroom (animated scene) (2005)
- The Wrong Coast (2004) (26x11 episodes)
- Bruno (2004-2006) (50x1 episodes)
- Little People (2004)
- JoJo's Circus (2003-2008)
- Henry's World (2002)
- Super Why! (pilot only) (2000)
- 1990's
- Crashbox (1999-2001) (40x22 episodes)
- Trevor! (1999)
- HBO Family 411 (1999-2000)
- Sam Digital in the 21st Century (1997)
Cuppa Coffee's clients
- ABC Television (A Miser Brothers Christmas, KTVX spots)
- Alliance Atlantis (Henry's World, Flick! opening)
- Bell Canada (commercials)
- Bravo! (network ID)
- CBC (A Very Barry Christmas special)
- Cartoon Network (network ID's, promos, Trevor short)
- CBS (Snowden's Christmas special)
- Comedy Central (Ugly Americans)
- Discovery Channel Latin America (Discovery Kids ID's)
- Disney Television (JoJo's Circus, network IDs)
- Doner Company (commercial)
- E! (Starveillance)
- ESPN (commercials)
- Fujistu (commercial)
- General Motors (Geo campaign)
- Gospel Music Channel (packaging)
- HBO (Crashbox, HBO Family 411 shorts)
- Logo (Rick and Steve)
- Leo Burnett (PAM commercials)
- MTV (Celebrity Deathmatch)
- MuchMusic (ID's, The Wedge open, French Kiss open)
- MusiquePlus (Butterflies ID)
- Nabisco (Oreo commercial)
- National Basketball Association (ID's, commercial)
- NHL Network (network ID)
- Nickelodeon (Glenn Martin, DDS, Sam Digital short, SnickSnack! open)
- Ontario Place (commercials)
- Panasonic Ltd. (commercial)
- PBS Kids (commercial)
- ProSieben (bumpers)
- The N (image campaign)
- Teletoon (Life's a Zoo, launch package)
- The Movie Channel (Inside Out opening)
- Turner Classic Movies (Films on Film open, commercial)
- The National Network (The Pop-est Movies of All Time promo)
- Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (trailer)
- WTSN (launch promo)
File:Logo-HeadGearAnimationHead-Gear Animation
Head Gear Animation was founded in 1997 as a division of Cuppa Coffee Animation by creative partners Steve Angel and Julian Grey. Conceived as a small animation shop that provided clever alternatives to purely traditional animation or computer graphics. It has since evolved into a dynamic studio offering everything from stop-motion, 2D, cel and claymation to mixed media and live action.
Head Gear’s strength has always been its directors, who, with their disparate backgrounds and talents, continually push the boundaries of visual communication, offering fresh and unique approaches to their varied clients.
Head Gear has created work for a range of commercial and broadcast clients that include Oreo, YMCA, Cheerios, Walmart, Sesame Street, MTV, Nickelodeon, Procter & Gamble and Cranium. It has produced commercials and network ID's as well as short films and promos.
Head Gear produces work in all short formats and has garnered over 50 top awards at such prestigious competitions as The One Show, AICP, The London International Advertising Awards, ADCC, The BDAs, The Bessies, Mobius Applied Arts, Ottawa Animation Festival and the Holland Animation Festival.
Head-Gear's clients
- Astral Media (ID's, commercials, and film opens)
- Cartoon Network (block packaging)
- CBC (Our Hero open)
- Cheerios (commercial)
- Chiquita (commercial)
- Classic Media (music video)
- Coca-Cola (commercials)
- Dairy Farmers of Canada (spots)
- Detroit Institute of Arts (commercials)
- Discovery Channel (bumpers)
- Disney (Disney Channel Original Movies intro)
- Hershey (Jolly Rancher commercials)
- Hot Pockets (commercial)
- IKEA (commercial)
- Kellogg's (spot)
- Kool-Aid (commercial)
- Kraft (commercial)
- MTV (network ID's)
- Nestle (commercial)
- Nickelodeon (Blubber Island short)
- Nickelodeon Games and Sports (block bumper)
- Noggin (network ID's)
- Oreo (spots)
- PBS (launch package)
- Pizza Hut (commercials)
- PlayStation 2 (commercial)
- Sesame Workshop (Sesame Street short films)
- Sundance Channel (network ID's)
- Taxi (Koodo commercials)
- Toronto Zoo (commercials)
- United Way (commercials)
- Walmart (commercial)
- Weber (commercial)
- YTV (network ID's)
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Categories:- Companies established in 1990
- Canadian animation studios
- Television production companies of Canada
- Companies based in Toronto
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