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PorchLight Entertainment, Inc. was an American animation and live-action studio founded in 1995 by Bruce D. Johnson and William T. Baumann. It is focused on development & production of television series in both live action and animation. It specializes in producing animation for television, film and home video.
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| Industry | Film production Animation Television production Live-action |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 20, 1995 |
| Founders | Bruce D. Johnson William T. Baumann |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Acquired by Trilogy Animation Group |
| Successor | Foxfield Entertainment |
| Headquarters | 578 Washington Blvd. Suite 214, Marina del Rey, Ca. 90292 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 10 |
| Parent | PorchLight Worldwide, Inc. |
| Divisions | PorchLight Pictures PorchLight Home Entertainment |
History
On February 20, 1995, PorchLight Entertainment officially began its operations. It was headed by Bruce D. Johnson, former employee of Hanna-Barbera, and former Taft Broadcasting employee William T. Baumann. Their first acquisition is to bring Adventures from the Book of Virtues to television.[1] Their project was then picked up by PBS, who ordered it to their series commitment.[2]
In 1997, while on the virtue of its own successful programming, it would spend $10 million on expanding its own programming activity and planning on to do made-for-TV movies.[3] In 1998, it launched a motion picture division, PorchLight Pictures, which specialized on having motion picture distribution.[4]
In 2000, it bought the international film, TV and distribution rights to the motion picture, Heartwood.[5] In 2001, it signed a deal with Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment to distribute titles based on Jay Jay the Jet Plane.[6] In 2004, it was acquired by their senior management and Beringea through Global Rights II, through its parent company, PorchLight Worldwide, Inc.[7]
In 2011, Bruce D. Johnson, one of PorchLight's co-founders, started Foxfield Entertainment.[8]
In 2018, PorchLight Entertainment was acquired by Trilogy Animation Group.[9]
Filmography
- Animation
- 64 Zoo Lane
- A Martian Christmas
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues
- Animalia
- Cedric
- The Eggs[10]
- Four Eyes!
- Gofrette
- Jay Jay the Jet Plane (CGI)
- JetCat
- Kid Paddle
- LeapFrog
- Mr. Frog & Mrs. Frog's Big Day Out
- The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow
- The Secret Saturdays
- Tutenstein
- Live-action
See also
References
- ^ Coe, Steve (1995-02-20). "Johnson turns on PorchLight" (PDF). Broadcasting. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "Virtuous programming" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1996-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (1997-08-18). "Porchlight set to expand". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Carver, Benedict (1998-02-10). "Porchlight on for pix". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Lyons, Charles (2000-02-08). "PorchLight takes 'Heart' in Swank pic". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Eileen (2001-04-21). "Picture This: Columbia Picks Up 'Jay Jay The Jet Plane' But Delays Series' Takeoff Until Next Year" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "PorchLight Ent. Acquired by Senior Management and Beringea". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "Bruce D. Johnson". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "Meet the Team". Trilogy Animation. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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