{"id":2680,"date":"2015-09-29T19:33:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/09\/29\/amberwood-and-thunderbird-co-developing-live-action-feature-version-of-the-magic-hockey-skates\/"},"modified":"2015-09-29T19:33:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:33:24","slug":"amberwood-and-thunderbird-co-developing-live-action-feature-version-of-the-magic-hockey-skates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/09\/29\/amberwood-and-thunderbird-co-developing-live-action-feature-version-of-the-magic-hockey-skates\/","title":{"rendered":"Amberwood and Thunderbird Co-Developing Live-Action Feature Version of The Magic Hockey Skates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ottawa\/Vancouver, September 28, 2015<\/strong> \u2013 Amberwood Entertainment\u00a0and Thunderbird are pleased to announce the co-development of <em>The\u00a0<\/em><em>Magic Hockey Skates,\u00a0<\/em>a live-action family feature adapted from\u00a0Amberwood\u2019s award winning animated special of the same name. Kris\u00a0Pearn, director of <em>Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs<\/em> 2, is attached to\u00a0write the script, which is being supported by the Harold Greenberg\u00a0Fund\u2019s Script Development Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be working with Thunderbird on this project\u201d, stated\u00a0Jonathan Wiseman, Senior Vice President at Amberwood, \u201cTheir\u00a0strong team and experience make them the ideal partner to help bring\u00a0<em>The Magic Hockey Skates<\/em> to the big screen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird CEO Tim Gamble continues, \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be working\u00a0with Jonathan and Amberwood on a project that explores every kid\u2019s\u00a0dream, to be able to wear a magic pair of hockey skates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Magic Hockey Skates <\/em>family feature tells the story of two brothers\u00a0who connect with the spirit of a game, and find a way to connect with\u00a0each other and become part of something bigger: a team, a\u00a0community, and a family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Wiseman<br \/>\nAmberwood Entertainment<br \/>\nT: (613) 238-4567<br \/>\nE: jwiseman@amberwoodent.com<br \/>\nW: www.amberwoodent.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Amberwood Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amberwood is a Canadian-based producer, financier and distributor of\u00a0high quality animated and live-action television series, specials and\u00a0features for the children\u2019s and family market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Thunderbird Films Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based TV and film\u00a0production company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London.\u00a0Thunderbird produces award winning programming for Canadian and\u00a0International broadcasters. The Thunderbird group of companies\u00a0includes Vancouver-based Reunion Pictures, Great Pacific Media and\u00a0Atomic Cartoons, UK-based theatrical distributor Soda Pictures, and a\u00a0joint venture with Lionsgate, Sea to Sky Entertainment, which is\u00a0dedicated to creating content for the US and International market<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa\/Vancouver, September 28, 2015 \u2013 Amberwood Entertainment\u00a0and Thunderbird are pleased to announce the co-development of The\u00a0Magic Hockey Skates,\u00a0a live-action family feature adapted from\u00a0Amberwood\u2019s award winning animated special of the same name. 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