Coyle Digital

Coyle Digital is an independent Canadian animation and digital media production company based in Toronto, Ontario. Also operating as Coyle Films, it was established in 2016 by filmmaker and animator Barb Taylor and author and screenwriter Karleen Pendleton Jiménez. Its work combines hand-crafted animation, digital storytelling and documentary filmmaking, with an artistic focus on LGBTQ+ narratives, gender diversity and social justice.

The studio specializes in 2D, traditional hand-painted and cel animation. Its production capabilities extend from screenwriting, story development and visual design through animation direction, production and post-production. Alongside independent animated films, its portfolio includes educational animation, documentary projects and work developed for broadcast and digital distribution.

Films and projects

Bobbi and Sheelagh is a 14-minute hand-painted animated short released in 2018. The film toured more than 30 international festivals, reflecting the studio's involvement in independent animation and festival exhibition.

The Butch and the Baby Daddy adapts Pendleton Jiménez's book How to Get a Girl Pregnant. Directed by Taylor and written by Pendleton Jiménez, the animated short was broadcast nationally on CBC and included in CBC Gem's Canadian Reflections Collection.

The company's development slate also spans longer formats. As of the supplied October 2026 research, Taylor was directing the myth-based animated feature Queen Maeve, while producer and director Rose Gutierrez was developing the feature documentary The Debut. These projects extend the studio's work across animation and nonfiction storytelling.

Coyle Digital's productions have received support from Canadian cultural institutions including the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Creates, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Media Fund. Its work connects independent filmmaking with public broadcasting, educational partnerships and international festival audiences.