Boulder Media Limited is an Irish animation studio founded by filmmaker Robert Cullen in 2000. It is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian media company Princess Pictures, which purchased the company in 2022 from its previous owner, Hasbro.
History
Cullen founded Boulder Media in 2000.[1] On 13 July 2016, it became a subsidiary of Hasbro.[2] Boulder Media opened a second location in August 2017 in Dublin on Claremont Road.[3]
On 7 May 2019, Hasbro and Boulder Media announced a new animation film studio to be started. The companies bid on an old ferry terminal for the studio, but was turned down by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.[4]
On 1 November 2022, Hasbro sold Boulder Media to Australian media company Princess Pictures, known for producing adult animation series Smiling Friends, YOLO, and Koala Man under its Bento Box Entertainment joint venture Princess Bento.[5]
Filmography
Animated series
Shorts
Specials
Feature films
External links
- Boulder Media on Vimeo
References
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- Oriana Schwindt. Hasbro Acquires Dublin-Based Animation Studio Boulder Media Variety, 13 July 2016, retrieved 14 July 2016^
- Boulder Media Announces Plans To Open Second Studio Space in Dublin Hot Press, 7 June 2017, retrieved 23 June 2017^
- Jack Horgan-Jones. Dún Laoghaire Council turns down Hollywood studio plan for old terminal The Irish Times, 7 May 2019, retrieved 26 May 2019^
- Jesse Whittock. Princess Pictures Buys Irish Animation Studio Boulder Media From Hasbro Deadline, 2022-11-01, retrieved 2023-05-10^
- Mia Galuppo. Hasbro Acquires Irish Animation Studio Boulder Media The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2016, retrieved 14 July 2016^
- Transformers: Botbots Assemble in New Animated Series at Netflix Hasbro, 25 February 2021, retrieved 25 February 2021^
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- Big Rock Candy Mountain Boulder Media, 13 November 2015, retrieved 30 January 2019^
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- Jay Richardson. Charlie Brooker interactive cartoon Cat Burglar coming to Netflix British Comedy Guide, 2 February 2022, retrieved 9 February 2022^