| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TSX: RNK |
| Industry | computer animation |
| Predecessor | Mainframe Entertainment |
| Founded | 2006 (as Rainmaker) |
| Founder(s) | Ian Pearson Phil Mitchell Gavin Blair John Grace |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Key people | Warren Franklin - Chief Executive Officer Catherine Winder - President |
| Products | TV, film, home video |
| Divisions | Mainframe Vancouver, Mainframe USA |
Rainmaker Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Mainframe Entertainment Inc.) is a Canadian computer animation and design company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. It produces computer animation TV series and movies. They are best known for producing the first ever CGI animated series ReBoot, as well as the acclaimed Transformers spin-off Beast Wars. In recent years they have also become known for producing most of the Barbie (film series) for Mattel.
Rainmaker Income Fund announced on August 29, 2006, that RNK Capital Limited Partnership would acquire the 38% of shares it didn't own by merging with Rainmaker Income Fund. After the merger, Rainmaker announced on January 31, 2007 that Mainframe Entertainment's name would be changed to Rainmaker Animation.
On 2007-11-29, Rainmaker Income Fund announced the sale of Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, leaving only the animation business.
Contents |
| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barbie as the Island Princess | September 18, 2007 | animated by former Mainframe animators but under the name of Rainmaker Animation |
| Barbie and the Diamond Castle | September 9, 2008 | |
| The Nutty Professor | November 25, 2008 | [5] |
| Barbie Thumbelina | March 17, 2009 | |
| Barbie and the Three Musketeers | September 15, 2009 | |
| Barbie in A Mermaid Tale | March 9, 2010 | |
| Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale | September 14, 2010 |