Phoenix Animation Studios

Phoenix Animation was founded by Michael Hefferon, who served as its president. By 1996, Phoenix had become an associate company of Catalyst Entertainment, with Hefferon moving to Catalyst. Hefferon later worked as managing director of Flying Bark Productions in Australia, vice-president of production and development at BFC Berliner Film Companie in Germany, and president and executive producer of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment (better known as Mainframe Studios). Among Phoenix's last projects was Sitting Ducks which was handed off to Elliott Animation. ==Filmography==

Films • An Angel for Christmas (1996) • An Easter Tale (a. k. a. Maxwell Saves the Day) (1996) • Call of the Wild (1996) • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1996) • Jungle Boy (1996) • ''Noah's Magic Ark'' (1996) • The Adventures of Young Moby Dick (1996) • The Count of Monte Cristo (1997) • The Little Princess (1996) • The Prince and the Pauper (1996) • Swiss Family Robinson (1996) • The Toy Shop (1996) • Camelot: The Legend (1998) Television • ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' (1996–1998) • Iron Man (Season 2) (1995–96) • Gadget Boy & Heather (1995–1997) • The True Meaning of Crumbfest (1998) (TV special) • Eckhart (2000–2002) Animation services • Once Upon a Forest (1993) (additional animation) • Thumbelina (1994) (additional key clean-up/character clean-up/inbetween services) • A Goofy Movie (1995) (additional animation production) • All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (animation) == References ==