Celluoid Features

Endemol Shine Animation (formerly Celluoid Features, then Shine Animation) is Endemol Shine Group's New Zealand-based animation studio. Founded in 1993 by Lee Eisenhower and based in Wellington, New Zealand, its production output includes the animated television series White Harvest, The Jumping Ground franchise (including the latter's spin-offs, The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol), and the Black Blood film series (co-produced with Universal Pictures). The unit has additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, and Sydney.

History
Endemol Shine Animation began in 1993 as Celluoid Features Limited, founded by New Zealand animator Lee Eisenhower. The first major production by the company was White Harvest for TV One. In 1998, Celluoid gained international attention with the debut of The Jumping Ground on Showtime (in the United States), which would eventually go on to become one of the most popular animated shows on television. In 2002, the show moved to Cartoon Network, where it would go on to recieve further acclaim. In 2004, the company entered the feature film bussiness when it co-produced Black Blood Revolver with Universal Pictures, which became a critical and commercial success, and recieved a nomination for Academy Award for Best Animated Film. In 2007, Eisenhower executive produced Taika Waititi's Eagle vs Shark.

In December 2008, Elizabeth Murdoch's Shine Group bought Celluoid for NZ$145 million, following a bidding war with Entertainment Rights and Cookie Jar Group. In June 2012, Celluoid was renamed Shine Animation, and simultaneously opened additional offices in New York, London, Sydney and Toronto. Eisenhower would oversee the expanded animation studio. Shine Animation was renamed Endemol Shine Animation in mid-2016.

Television shows

 * The Jumping Ground  (1998-; with Alliance Atlantis (1998-2007)  and Cartoon Network Studios  (2002-) )

Other Products
Further information: The Jumping Ground (franchise)