Rovio Animation
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| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 20, 2012 |
| Founder | Jarno Väkeväinen Niklas Hed |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, Canada |
Key people | Mika Ihamuotila |
| Revenue | €190 million |
Number of employees | 430 |
| Parent | Rovio Entertainment (2012–2017) Kaiken Entertainment (2017–present) |
Rovio Animation, Ltd. (also known as Rovio Animation Studios) is the Canadian animation division of Kaiken Entertainment after it was acquired from its original owner, Rovio Entertainment (now owned by Sega), in March 2017.[1] It is led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed.
As of 2023, Rovio's television works are currently distributed by Cake Entertainment.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]| # | Title | Genre | Seasons | Runtime | Premiere date | Last episode | Status | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angry Birds Toons | Adventure, comedy, slapstick | 3 seasons, 104 episodes | 2 min. 45 sec. | March 17, 2013 | May 13, 2016 | Ended | Toons.TV |
| 2 | Piggy Tales | Comedy | 4 seasons, 121 episodes | 1 min. | April 11, 2014 | May 30, 2019 | ||
| 3 | Angry Birds Stella | Adventure, comedy drama | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 6 min. | November 1, 2014 | March 11, 2016 | ||
| 4 | Angry Birds Blues | Adventure, comedy | 1 season, 30 episodes | 2 min. | March 10, 2017 | December 14, 2017 | ||
| 5 | Angry Birds BirLd Cup | 1 season, 10 episodes | 3 min. | June 9, 2018 | 2018 | N/A | ||
| 6 | Angry Birds Zero Gravity | 1 season, 3 episodes | 45 sec. | October 3, 2018 | 2018 | |||
| 7 | Angry Birds on the Run | Comedy | 2 seasons, 39 episodes | 2 min. | November 17, 2018 | November 14, 2020 | YouTube | |
| 8 | Angry Birds MakerSpace | 2 seasons, 35 episodes | 1 min. | June 1, 2019 | October 7, 2022 | |||
| 9 | Angry Birds Slingshot Stories | 3 seasons, 40 episodes (1st season only, continued by Maya Digital Studios)[3][4] |
1 min. | January 18, 2020 | 2024 | Ongoing | ||
| 10 | Angry Birds Bubble Trouble | 2 seasons, 44 episodes | 1 min. | August 31, 2020 | August 2023 | Ended | ||
| 11 | Angry Birds: Summer Madness | Adventure, comedy, slapstick | 3 seasons, 36 episodes | 13-24 min. | January 28, 2022 | August 25, 2022 | Netflix | |
| 12 | Angry Birds Mystery Island | Adventure, comedy, mystery | 1 season, 24 episodes | 23-30 min. | May 21, 2024 | TBA | Amazon Prime Video Amazon Kids+ | |
Feature films
[edit]| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) | Co-production with | Budget | Box office | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Angry Birds Movie | May 20, 2016 | Clay Kaytis Fergal Reilly |
Story by: Mikael Hed Mikko Pöllä John Cohen Screenplay by: Jon Vitti |
John Cohen Catherine Winder |
Sony Pictures Releasing | Columbia Pictures | $73 million | $352.3 million | 43%[5] | 44[6] |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | August 14, 2019 | Thurop Van Orman John Rice (co-director) |
Peter Ackerman Eyal Podell Jonathan E. Stewart |
John Cohen | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
$65 million | $154.7 million | 73%[7] | 60[8] | |
| The Angry Birds Movie 3[9][10] | TBA | John Rice | Thurop Van Orman | John Cohen Dan Chuba Carla Connor |
TBA | DNEG Animation Sega Sammy Group Dentsu One Cool Group Flywheel Media |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
[edit]- ^ Kaiken Entertainment buys Rovio's TV animation unit Retrieved 4 May 2017
- ^ "CAKE to rep Rovio's trio of Angry Birds series". Kidscreen. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Mobile, Rovio. "Angry Birds Slingshot Stories Ep. 1 - First Level Ever!". youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Mobile, Rovio. "Angry Birds Slingshot Stories S2 - Color Crazy Ep.1". youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "The Angry Birds Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "The Angry Birds Movie". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Angry Birds Movie 2 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Rovio, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios Announce The Angry Birds Movie 3 Is In Production At DNEG Animation". Rovio. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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