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{{Short description|Canadian animation studio}} {{About|the Canadian animation studio|the Nigerian film production company|Mainframe Films and Television Productions}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Mainframe Studios | logo = Mainframe Studios logo.webp | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = Logo used since 2020 | type = [[Division (business)|Division]] | industry = Animation<br>Motion pictures | former_name = {{ubl|Mainframe Entertainment (1993β2007)|Rainmaker Entertainment (2007β2016)|Rainmaker Studios (2016β2020)}} | founded = {{Start date and age|1993}} | founders = {{ubl|Christopher Brough|Ian Pearson|Phil Mitchell|Gavin Blair|John Grace}} | hq_location_city = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] | hq_location_country = Canada | num_locations = | num_locations_year = | key_people = Michael Hefferon ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and CCO)<ref name=DeadlineHefferon>{{cite news|date=November 14, 2012|title=Rainmaker Entertainment Names Michael Hefferon President|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/rainmaker-entertainment-names-michael-hefferon-president-371918/|access-date=November 15, 2012|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> | num_employees = >650 (2021)<ref name="2021 Employee"/> | products = {{ubl|[[Television film]]s|[[Television show]]s|[[Feature film]]s|[[Outsourcing of animation|Animation outsourcing]]}} | parent = {{ubl|[[Starz Distribution|IDT Entertainment]] (2003β2006)|Rainmaker Income Fund (2006β2008)|[[Wow Unlimited Media]] (2016βpresent)}} | owner = | website = https://www.mainframe.ca }} '''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]] (CGI) [[live action]] in animation, film and television. The company previously operated as a subsidiary of [[Starz Inc.]] (at the time a division of [[IDT Corporation]]) between 2003 and 2007. Local [[post production]] firm, Rainmaker Income Fund, acquired a majority stake in the company, initially rebranding it in the process as '''Rainmaker Animation''' and would fold into it in 2008, permanently rebranding it as '''Rainmaker Entertainment'''. Rainmaker would revive the "Mainframe Entertainment" name for its then-newly-created division meant for [[television production]]. On October 25, 2016, the company announced a triple [[mergers and acquisitions|acquisition and merger]] of [[Frederator Networks]] and Ezrin-Hirsh Entertainment to create the holding company, WOW! Unlimited Media, and rebrand a second time to '''Rainmaker Studios'''. In 2020, the company would rebrand a third and final time to '''Mainframe Studios''' to return to their "Mainframe Entertainment" name roots. The company is best known for the production of the first fully [[computer-animated]] half-hour television series ''[[ReBoot]]''; ''[[Beast Wars]]'', a reimagined relaunch of ''[[Transformers]]'' from [[Hasbro]]; and ''[[Barbie]]'' since 2001, in partnership with American toy company [[Mattel]] β [[list of Barbie films|the majority of films]] which later expanded into other audiovisual media to create [[Barbie (media franchise)|a multimedia franchise]] for the flagship [[fashion doll]] property.
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