Atkinson Film-Arts
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Vic Atkinson Jonathan Finkelstein |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy and Liquidation |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Products | Television specials Television series Direct-to-video films Feature films |
Atkinson Film-Arts was an animation studio based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company is best known for producing the first two Care Bears television specials – The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings and The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine – and the four syndicated specials that inspired The Raccoons (as well as first-season episodes of the show itself). Atkinson also produced the Christmas specials The Little Brown Burro, Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas and The Trolls and the Christmas Express and the 1986–87 series The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (with DIC Entertainment).
They also worked on the 1981 science fiction anthology movie Heavy Metal and The Body Electric, an animated movie featuring music composed by the Canadian rock band Rush.