Jim Ballantine (producer)
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Jim Ballantine is an American
film producer
who is credited on multiple animated features and TV series, and whose first animation job was on Disney’s The Little Mermaid
.
Ballantine's credits at Nickelodeon
and DisneyToon Studios
include The Ren and Stimpy Show
(1991–95), Disney Toon Studios’ Bambi II
(2006), Brother Bear 2
(also 2006), and the Rayman
series. Ballantine contributed two years to The Wild Bunch, an animated feature made at Animation Lab
studio in Jerusalem, Israel.
He was nominated for an Emmy award
in both 1992 and 1993 for his work on The Ren and Stimpy Show. He was head of production at Acme Filmworks in 2005-06. He is now head of Flying Bark Productions
in Sydney, Australia.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
who is credited on multiple animated features and TV series, and whose first animation job was on Disney’s The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
"The Little Mermaid" is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince...
.
Ballantine's credits at Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and DisneyToon Studios
DisneyToon Studios
DisneyToon Studios is an American animation studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, responsible for producing direct-to-video and occasional theatrical films for Walt Disney Studios....
include The Ren and Stimpy Show
The Ren and Stimpy Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show, often simply referred to as Ren & Stimpy, is an American animated television series, created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on the titular characters: Ren Höek, a psychotic chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a good-natured, dimwitted cat...
(1991–95), Disney Toon Studios’ Bambi II
Bambi II
Bambi II is a 2006 Disney animated feature directed by Brian Pimental that initially premiered in theaters in Argentina on January 26, 2006, before being released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on February 7, 2006...
(2006), Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2
The soundtrack to Brother Bear 2 was released August 15, 2006. It is available only on digital outlets such as iTunes and walmart.com. It includes the following tracks:#Dave Metzger - Opening: Brother Bear 2 – 0:34...
(also 2006), and the Rayman
Rayman
Rayman is a platform video game published, produced and developed by Ubisoft and is the first game in the Rayman series of videogames. Originally released on the PlayStation in 1995, it was re-released for the Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn and MS-DOS in 1996. It has also been ported to various formats,...
series. Ballantine contributed two years to The Wild Bunch, an animated feature made at Animation Lab
Animation Lab
Animation Lab is an animation studio based in Jerusalem, Israel and Los Angeles, USA.Founded in 2006, and backed by Israeli Venture Capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners , the studio is currently in development on its first feature film, The Wild Bunch, as the first feature length CGI animation...
studio in Jerusalem, Israel.
He was nominated for an Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in both 1992 and 1993 for his work on The Ren and Stimpy Show. He was head of production at Acme Filmworks in 2005-06. He is now head of Flying Bark Productions
Flying Bark Productions
Flying Bark Productions Pty Ltd is an Australian animation studio. It is producer of animated children's entertainment such as Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale, Master Raindrop and Zeke's Pad....
in Sydney, Australia.