NT Animation

For a more in-depth view, visit the NT Animation page on the NicThic Wiki. NT Animation was an animation company based in Valparaiso, Indiana. Founded by D.A. Nichols in 1996, the company was spun-off from D.A. Studios, which Nichols previously founded as a subsidiary of Colossal Pictures (now WildBrain Entertainment). The company's first film was Rabbit's Night Out, released in November 1996.

On February 18, 2005, the company's chief operating officer Kari Bradley announced that NT Animation would be shut down at the end of the year. The company's chairmen, Kyle Barnes and Erica O'Brien, said that they would step down with a letter to their employees. The box office failure of The Caillou Movie was largely blamed for the decision, in which NT spent $20 million on its development, yet it only grossed $4.5 million in the United States and Canadian market. In April 2005, it was announced that D.A. Nichols has teamed up with Abbey Thickson to create a new production company, called NicThic Productions. NT Animation was absorbed into NicThic Productions on December 31, 2005. The headquarters are located in Valparaiso, Indiana in the U.S., which NT Animation was originally located, and Selkirk, Manitoba in Canada.