ToonDraw
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About ToonDraw
ToonDraw is an independent animation studio and television production company based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 2015, it develops, produces and co-produces 2D animated series and interactive digital media for preschool and youth audiences. Its work combines original intellectual property development with animation production services for domestic and international broadcast partners.
The studio provides a production offering that spans concept development, story creation, scriptwriting and directing through visual development, character and location design, storyboards and animatics. Production capabilities include digital layout, asset building, background styling and painting, character animation, compositing and rendering, followed by picture editing, sound editing and finishing. Partners can engage the studio for complete productions or individual stages through its à-la-carte service model.
Original productions and digital storytelling
ToonDraw entered the television market with YaYa & Zouk, a preschool comedy created by Raymond Lebrun and Dominique Jolin. The series premiered in September 2015 on Radio-Canada and Yoopa before reaching international audiences, including viewers of NBCUniversal’s Sprout in the United States. Its first season comprised 78 five-minute episodes; the second added 68 five-minute episodes and two 22-minute specials. The property also extended into educational mobile applications for iOS and Android, using interactive mini-games to bring its characters into another format.
The studio’s catalogue also includes Genius Genie, known in French as Idées de Génie, a preschool edutainment series co-produced with Tobo Studio. Its first season consists of 78 five-minute episodes, with broadcaster collaborations including Radio-Canada, Knowledge Kids and Télé-Québec. International outlets carrying the series include TVP ABC, Toon Goggles, Cocoro and Ameba.
ToonDraw has also developed Animal Talk, a hybrid 2D animation and live-action comedy news-format series for children aged six to nine, supported by the Cogeco Fund. Across these projects, the studio works in television, streaming and interactive media, connecting animated storytelling with educational and multiplatform formats.
More about ToonDraw
Leadership
- Co-founder Daniel Belleville, CPA, CGA, serves as President. His earlier experience includes serving as Vice President of Finance at TSS Group and MusiquePlus.
- Co-founder Guylaine Robidoux serves as Vice President and Producer, with previous experience at CinéGroupe, TVA International and Image Entertainment Corporation.
- Alexis Rondeau is Creative Director, and Johanna Veysset is Marketing & Sales Consultant.
Production methods
The studio operates a paperless production pipeline centered on Toon Boom Harmony.
Recognition and industry participation
- YaYa & Zouk received two nominations at the 34th Prix Gémeaux in 2019: Best Animated Program/Series and Best Digital Component for Youth.
- The company participates regularly in international content markets including MIPCOM, MIPJunior and Cartoon Connection.
Industry collaboration
In late 2020, Belleville and Robidoux acted as external consultants supporting the establishment of Loomi Animation in Quebec City. Loomi is an independent third-party company, with no ToonDraw ownership or operating role.
Notable credits
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Where ToonDraw is based
- 777, de la Commune West, Suite 210, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H3C 1Y1Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Headquarters & Main Studio
HeadquartersAbout this office
Company headquarters and central animation studio, supporting executive management, creative pre-production, animation production and digital post-production.
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