Battle Flag Productions (Canada)

Background: Battle Flag Productions was formed by former CinéGroupe employees Leon Hultéen and Alec Kibby in 1989 with financial support from Vantage Capital. Originally based in Quebec, the two moved their operations to Vancouver after acquiring a new office (they had originally stationed themselves in an upper apartment at Kibby's thrift store.) and became Vantage Animation's Canadian branch, getting rebranded under that name in 2001.

1st Logo

(1990-2005)

Logo: On a black background, we see an etched filmstrip. Inside of it we see rotoscoped footage of a black flag waving, which cuts to different scenes including a woman's eye shutting, a vase shattering and a boy running. Beneath it we see the text "Battle Flag Animation" in a white crude script font.

Trivia: The footage seen is from an art film directed by Finch for an animation course he took during his college years.

FX/SFX: The footage inside of the filmstrip.

Music/Sounds/Trivia: The sound of a crowd. This is actually an excerpt from a field recording in Liverpool of a crowd singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Angles is a Liverpool native and a sports enthusiast (and the song is associated with most sport outings in that area.) Finch is a Pink Floyd fan and the recording was notably used in the band's song Fearless.

Availability: Appeared on various short films.