Sardine Productions
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Sardine Productions
Sardine Productions is a Montreal animation studio focused on original programming for children, young people and families. Founded in January 2002, it developed a catalogue of character-driven comedy, adventure and preschool entertainment for television and digital platforms. Its work combines original intellectual property development with animation production and international coproduction.
The studio’s capabilities span concept development, script development, storyboarding, visual development and production through post-production. Its animation work centres on digital 2D and cutout techniques. Alongside television series, Sardine has worked across short-form animation and adaptations for web, gaming and other digital formats, connecting characters and stories across different ways of reaching audiences.
Programming and international reach
Sardine’s productions include My Goldfish Is Evil!, ToonMarty, Léon and Chop Chop Ninja. Its catalogue also includes Manon, Pete & Bob and the first season of The Game Catchers. These projects encompass full-length episodes, shorter comedy formats and animated interstitials, reflecting the studio’s work across different age groups and broadcast schedules.
During its independent operating history, Sardine’s programming reached audiences in more than 200 territories. Its broadcast and distribution relationships included Teletoon, Société Radio-Canada, TVO, Canal J, Nickelodeon, CITV and Italy’s RAI. International partnerships formed part of its approach to developing, producing and bringing Canadian animation to wider markets.
Integration into Sphere Media
Sphere Media acquired Sardine Productions in January 2022, adding its original properties and production experience to the group’s animation activities. Sardine subsequently became integrated into Sphere’s animation operations and Kids & Family structure. Its library, properties and creative heritage continue to be managed and developed within Sphere Media and Sphere Animation, connecting the studio’s established catalogue with the group’s broader production and distribution operations.
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Founder and leadership transition
Founder Ghislain Cyr became Creative Director of Sphere Media’s unified Kids & Family division in April 2023 and retired from that role in May 2025. As of the report date, the unit is led by Judith Beauchemin, Marianne Culbert and Andrea Griffith under division president Marlo Miazga.
Production methods and collaboration
Sardine’s digital pipeline uses Toon Boom Storyboard Pro for pre-production and Harmony for animation. The studio’s collaboration with Gamerizon connected animation production across a television series and a game, both animated in Harmony.
Its international coproduction work also includes a partnership with Studio Bozzetto for RAI and Radio-Canada, supported by the Shaw Rocket Fund.
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Where Sardine Productions is based
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal offices
About this office
**Office** Status: active Address: 4200 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Suite 1200 / Suite 503, Montréal, QC H2W 2R2, Canada Integrated animation production facility housing Sardine Productions' operations following its acquisition by Sphere Media. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 2025, rue Masson, Suite 109, Montréal, QC H2H 2P7, Canada Phone: +1 514-523-4666 Former primary headquarters and production premises before consolidation at Boulevard Saint-Laurent. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 100-225, rue Roy Est, Montréal, QC H2W 1M5, Canada Phone: +1 514-288-7000 Former registered corporate address.
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