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  • Crest Animation’s US subsidiary to partner with ME & LGFE for movie

    Crest Animation’s US subsidiary to partner with ME & LGFE for movie

    MUMBAI: Crest Animation Studios and its wholly owned US subsidiary RichCrest Animation are getting into an end-to-end production deal valued at around $2 million for an international 3D direct-to-video feature film.

    RichCrest has partnered with Mainframe Entertainment (ME) and Lions Gate to create Arthur’s Missing Pal, a film based on the character created by best-selling author Marc Brown. The animation work will be done by Crest Animation Studios in India while RichCrest will be engaged in pre and post production activities.

    “It is a very important project for us as we are involved in the end-to-end production process along with our subsidiary RichCrest. Though this is a work-for-hire project, it will be a step towards bigger film ventures. The deal is worth around $2 million,” Crest Animation chief financial officer Vinayak Purohit tells Indiantelevision.com.

    Mainframe Entertainment will co-produce the film. It has also acquired international distribution rights for the all-new CG animated direct-to-video film.

    IDT Entertainment Sales (IDTeS) will sell international distribution rights for the film on behalf of Mainframe.

    RichCrest Animation will produce the film with Mainframe, along with Marc Brown Studios and WGBH Boston. The film will mark the first time that the beloved aardvark will come to life in 3D CG animation. IDTeS will handle international distribution for Mainframe and will launch the property at Mipcom. Lions Gate Family Entertainment will handle US distribution, with a scheduled delivery of spring 2006.

    “The opportunity to be working with such high profile names from the mainstream entertainment Industry is a privilege. This falls perfectly in line with Crest’s laid down objective of associating with the best names in the global entertainment industry while moving up the value chain from delivering to television series to Direct to Home Feature, Gaming and Features,” said Crest Animation Studios chief executive officer A K Madhavan.
     

  • Cinar to attend Mipcom with renewed energy

    MONTREAL: Cinar Corporation, a Canada-based entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and distribution of nonviolent, quality programmes and products for children, will attend the Mipcom trade fair in France this year with a new energy.
    It will arrive at the fair with new episodes of its successful franchises, including Arthur, produced with WGBH Boston and Caillou, an animated series.
    Cinar is led by a new president and CEO Stuart Snyder and has recently acquired a strong management team, fresh strategies as well as new programming.
    A Cinar release claims that within six months of Snyder’s appointment, the company has aggressively re-established itself in the creative and development business seeking out new brands and franchises that have the potential to be profitable entities for the company and its partners.
    Cinar is also said to be in the process of developing some projects in coordination with children’s programming leader Alice Cahn who recently partnered with them as a creative consultant. The company recently announced its decision to broaden its entertainment offering through the establishment of a live entertainment division. In the area of programming, Cinar has expanded its properties to include the kids and teens demographics with the two new series being offered at Mipcom.
    Snyder was quoted as saying in the release, “This year’s Mipcom is a benchmark for Cinar. Buyers will see that we have grown beyond ‘edutaining’ preschool animation to include viable live action and animated programming for children of all ages. They will also see that Cinar now has the capabilities to build and promote these key properties as brands, simultaneously leveraging licensing home video and educational resources to the consumer.”
    Commenting on the alliance with Cahn, Snyder said, “Alice is one of the true innovators and visionaries in our industry today and we are thrilled that she is working with our team. Her ability to acquire and develop programming of the highest quality is exemplified by the standards she has set for herself and those around her.”
    New Cinar programmes at Mipcom
    The Strip : This includes 13 half-hour live action and animation episodes, targeting kids and teens. It is a Shaftesbury Films Inc/Cinar production.
    Postcards from Buster: This includes 40 half-hour episodes. A spin-off of Emmy-award winning series, Arthur, this programme follows the adventures of Arthur?s best friend Buster and his airline pilot father as they fly the fictional Latin rock group Los Viajeros on a concert tour of the United States. The series promotes cultural understanding and literacy, language, and communication skills, with a special emphasis on non-native English speakers. It is a WGBH Boston, Marc Brown Studios, and Cinar Corporation production.
    New episodes of existing programmes/ Movies
    Arthur : Includes 10 new half-hour episodes

    Caillou : Includes 10 new half-hour episodes

    Caillou’s Holiday Movie : Is a 70-minute animation

    Mona the Vampire : Includes 13 new half-hour episodes.