Celluoid Features

Celluoid Features, Limited is a New Zealand-based animation studio. Founded in 1993 by Lee Eisenhower and based in Wellington, New Zealand, its production output includes the animated television series White Harvest, The Jumping Ground franchise (including the latter's spin-offs, The Hellucard Show and Troll Patrol), and the Black Blood film series (co-produced with Universal Pictures). The company has been a subsidiary of Banijay Group since 2015.
==History==
Celluoid features was founded by New Zealand animator Lee Eisenhower in 1994. The first major production by the company was White Harvest for TV One. In 1998, Celluoid gained international attention with the debut of The Jumping Ground on Showtime (in the United States), which would eventually go on to become one of the most popular animated shows on television. In 2002, the show moved to Cartoon Network, where it would go on to recieve further acclaim.
In 2004, the company entered the feature film business when it produced Black Blood Revolver, whose U.S. distribution rights were eventually bought by Universal Pictures, which became a critical and commercial success, and recieved a nomination for Academy Award for Best Animated Film. In 2007, Eisenhower executive produced Taika Waititi's Eagle vs Shark.
On 21 May 2015, Celluoid was acquired by French television production/distribution company Banijay Group.
==Filmography==
===Television shows===
*The Jumping Ground  (1998-; with Alliance Atlantis (1998-2007) and Cartoon Network Studios (2002-))
===Films===
Title 	Release date 	Director(s) 	Writer(s) 	Producer(s)
Black Blood Revolver 	8 October 2004 (U.S.)	Theo Baynton 	Steven Sullivan and Theo Baynton 	Lee Eisenhower, Martin Baynton, Richard Taylor
Eagle vs Shark 	15 June 2007 (U.S.) 	Takia Waititi	Takia Waititi 	Cliff Curtis, Lee Eisenhower (executive)
Black Blood Retribution 	24 June 2011 	Theo Baynton 	Theo Baynton 	Lee Eisenhower and Martin Baynton
The Jumping Ground Movie	15 July 2016 	Josh Holt 	Story: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul MullieScreenplay: Lee Eisenhower and Conrad Vernon	Ryan Todd, Dan Lin, Chris McKay, Mary Parent, Lee Eisenhower, Conrad Vernon
Black Blood Awakening 	13 September 2019 	Tim Gaul 	Story: Theo BayntonScreenplay: Lee Eisenhower 	Lee Eisenhower, Martin Baynton and Andrew Smith
===Other Products===
Further information: The Jumping Ground (franchise)
Category:Television production companies
Category:Television animation companies
Category:The Jumping Ground
Category:New Zealand