CINAR Films Inc.

Canadian children's entertainment company originally co-founded 1976 by Ronald A. Weinberg and Micheline Charest as Abraxas Film Corporation of Canada / Corporation des Films Abraxas du Canada. It underwent multiple name changes as it grew into one of the world's largest children's entertainment companies. After legal problems arose in 2000 it was sold in 2004 and the new owners merged it with Dic / Tms in 2008, subsequently renaming it to Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. 1976-12-10 to 1979-03-20 Abraxas Film Corporation of Canada / Corporation des Films Abraxas du Canada 1979-03-20 to 1980-01-11 Summerisle Film Corproation / Corporation des Films Summerisle 1980-01-11 to 1998-12-10 Les Films CINAR Inc. / CINAR Films Inc. 1998-12-10 to 2004-03-15 Corporation CINAR/ CINAR Corporation