Lightcatcher Media
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- 2
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 1-10
- Offices
- 1
About Lightcatcher Media
Lightcatcher Media is a Vancouver-based boutique animation studio focused on stylized 3D character animation and digital-first children’s intellectual property. Its work spans visual development, character design, storyboarding, CG modelling and rigging, lighting, compositing, and technical-direction support for episodic production.
The studio develops and produces original preschool entertainment as well as offering full-lifecycle 3D animation services. Its pipeline combines Maya and Nuke-based episodic workflows with custom Python, PyQt, and PySide tool development, supporting creative continuity from early concept work through rendering and compositing. Lightcatcher also works across original-IP co-production, licensing, and brand expansion.
Original IP
Its flagship property, Little Margo Stories, is a dialogue-free CG preschool series about the gentle underground adventures of a curious young mole. The property launched on YouTube in January 2024 alongside the illustrated companion e-book Margo and the Mouse. Across its first ten short-form episodes, the series generated more than 120 million aggregate views and over 350,000 subscribers.
The project has expanded from a digital-first release into television and streaming. CBC and Radio-Canada greenlit a 50-episode, three-minute original series for summer 2027 delivery. Disney Jr. subsequently acquired rights to stream the initial YouTube episodes on Disney+ and Disney Jr. beginning in April 2026, alongside international broadcast and streaming rights for the upcoming episodes outside Canada.
Production approach
Lightcatcher operates with an agile, remote-first production model while coordinating creative leadership, business affairs, and technical pipeline work from Vancouver. The studio prioritizes British Columbia-based remote talent for production roles, aligning its distributed workflow with regional production incentives.
Its market focus includes children’s animation, broadcast television, streaming platforms, online video, and children’s digital publishing. Supported delivery capabilities include visual development and concept art, cinematic pre-visualization, character asset creation, shot lighting and compositing, and production-pipeline optimization.
More about Lightcatcher Media
Leadership and founding
- Parinaz Shajareh and Sianoosh Nasiriziba are co-founders, co-presidents, and directors of Lightcatcher Media. Shajareh previously worked in art-direction roles at Atomic Cartoons, WildBrain, and Netflix; Nasiriziba has senior animation and visual-effects credits including Dune, The Matrix Resurrections, and Stranger Things.
- In December 2025, Athena Georgaklis joined as Executive Producer to lead IP development, Sarah Wall joined as Senior Producer, and Laura Wheeler became Head of Business Affairs. Georgaklis was formerly VP of Nelvana Studios, while Wall was formerly VP of Animation Production at WildBrain.
Corporate history
The business was federally incorporated as Double Dot Pictures Inc. on 11 February 2021 and formally changed its legal name to Lightcatcher Media Inc. on 8 August 2024.
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Where Lightcatcher Media is based
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: 1008 Homer St, Suite 402, Vancouver, BC V6B 2X1, Canada Registered office and legal domicile. --- **Office** Status: active Address: Unit 202 - 1020 Harwood Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4R1, Canada Corporate and director office supporting the Vancouver operational base.
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