Rovio Animation, Ltd. (also known as Rovio Animation Studios) is a Canadian animation studio. It is a division of Ferly Corporation (formerly known as Kaiken Entertainment) after it was acquired from its original owner, Rovio Entertainment in March 2017, while still working exclusively on the company's Angry Birds franchise.[1] It is led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed.
As of 2023, Rovio's television works are currently distributed by Cake Entertainment.[2]
History
Kombo was an animation studio formed in Finland specializing in advertising.[3] The company was most well known for their Angry Birds trailers and shorts with a more cartoonish art style, which were made from 2009 to 2013. In 2011, they were acquired by Rovio,[4] folding up the independent art making studio, where they would only work on Angry Birds trailers. The company only worked on trailers for the first game, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio. Rovio would folded into to Rovio Animation in 2013. [5]
Filmography
Television series
Feature films
References
- 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^
- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-em-angry-birds-em-creator-rovio-acquires-kombo-animation-studio^
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/angry-birds-creator-rovio-acquires-animation-studio^
- https://www.animationmagazine.net/2011/06/angry-birds-rovio-acquires-finnish-animation-house-kombo/^
- Angry Birds Slingshot Stories Ep. 1 - First Level Ever! Rovio Entertainment, 18 January 2020, retrieved 2021-10-17^
- Angry Birds Slingshot Stories S2 - Color Crazy Ep.1 Rovio Entertainment, 19 June 2021, retrieved 2021-10-17^
- The Angry Birds Movie retrieved 2019-05-02^
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- The Angry Birds Movie 2 retrieved 5 August 2019^
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 Metacritic, retrieved 2 August 2019^