Nest Family Entertainment facts for kids

Nest Family Entertainment is a company from Coppell, Texas, USA, that makes fun movies and shows for families. It started on July 1, 1988, and was first called Family Entertainment Network. Three people, Jared F. Brown, Stephen W. Griffin, and Seldon O. Young, created it.

Since the 1980s, this company has made many different kinds of entertainment. They have produced radio shows with actors, animated movies, and TV series. Some of their well-known works include Animated Stories from the New Testament, The Swan Princess, The King and I, and The Scarecrow.

How Nest Family Entertainment Started

Nest Family Entertainment began its journey on July 1, 1988. It was first known as Family Entertainment Network. This company grew out of another business called Living Scriptures, which Jared F. Brown and Seldon O. Young had started ten years earlier.

At first, Family Entertainment Network focused on creating audio cassette sets with dramatized stories. They also made animated videos. These stories were often based on tales from the Holy Bible.

Later, on October 22, 1991, a new company was formed called Living History Productions. This company also made audio cassettes and animated videos. Their stories were about famous people and important ideas from history.

Growing and Changing

By September 15, 1993, both Family Entertainment Network and Living History Productions came under one main company called Nest Entertainment. Family Entertainment Network changed its name to Family Entertainment until 1994. Living History Productions kept its name until 1996.

Around this time, Nest Entertainment bought Rich Entertainment, an animation studio owned by Richard Rich. This studio was responsible for making many of their videos. With this new addition, Nest Entertainment started to create even more types of entertainment, like animated feature films and live-action shows for kids.

The Swan Princess and New Partnerships

After Stephen W. Griffin left the company, a businessman from Atlanta named K. Douglas Martin became the new president of Nest Entertainment. The company decided to pay for their first animated feature film, The Swan Princess, by themselves. This movie came out in 1994.

At first, The Swan Princess did not make much money in movie theaters. However, it sold very well on video. This success helped the company avoid financial problems. The next year, Nest Entertainment teamed up with Warner Music Group to create Warner-Nest Animation. This new partnership focused on children's entertainment.

New Millennium and Beyond

When the year 2000 began, Rich Animation Studios was sold to an animation company from India called Crest Animation Studios. Around the same time, Nest Entertainment changed its name again to NestFamily.

Today, Nest Family Entertainment shares short animated films that help educate children. One example is their series Animated Hero Classics. The rights to the artwork, logo, and name for The Swan Princess have been moved to a company called Swan Princess Partners Utah LLC. This company is also owned by Jared F. Brown and Seldon O. Young. Swan Princess Partners is still active in selling products related to The Swan Princess and making new animated movies with Sony Pictures and Streetlight Productions. Streetlight Productions is Richard Rich's current studio.

Movies and Shows Produced

Nest Family Entertainment has created many popular movies and series. Here are some of them:

• Animated Stories from the New Testament (1987–2004)
• Animated Hero Classics (1991–2004)
• Animated Stories from the Bible (1992–1995)
• The Swan Princess (1994)
  • The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)
  • The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)
  • The Swan Princess: Christmas (2012)
  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale (2014)
  • The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today (2016)
  • The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover (2017)
  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery (2018)
  • The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music (2019)
  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding (2020)
  • The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born (2023)
  • The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever (2023)
• Yello Dyno's Tricky People (1998)
• The King and I (1999)
• The Scarecrow (2000)
• The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
• K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments (2003)

External Links

• Official Website: https://www.nestlearning.com