{"id":3316,"date":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/12\/03\/thunderbird-entertainment-expands-to-ottawa-with-new-production-hub\/"},"modified":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","slug":"thunderbird-entertainment-expands-to-ottawa-with-new-production-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/12\/03\/thunderbird-entertainment-expands-to-ottawa-with-new-production-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Entertainment Expands to Ottawa with  New Production Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Studio aims to have a robust operation by June 2019 with a focus on animated productions, and to support growth of Thunderbird\u2019s factual and scripted divisions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vancouver, Canada (December 3, 2018)<\/strong>\u2014 Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (<strong>TSXV:TBRD<\/strong>) (\u201c<strong>Thunderbird<\/strong>\u201d or the\u00a0\u201c<strong>Company<\/strong>\u201d), a global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Los Angeles, London, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto, is delighted to announce the opening of a new production hub in Ottawa, Canada. The studio will immediately expand capacity of Thunderbird\u2019s kids\u2019 division, Atomic Cartoons, and also support future growth of the Company\u2019s factual and scripted divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Atomic Cartoons Ottawa opened December 1, 2018 with employees working on high quality animation projects, under the leadership of Chris Wightman. Wightman\u2019s experience includes both animated and documentary productions, as well as extensive work on previous Thunderbird productions. One of the first productions at the new studio will be an animated series for Netflix, <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em>, based on the <em>New York Times\u00a0<\/em>best-selling book series by Max Brallier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been looking to expand for some time, and Ottawa is the perfect base for a full-service studio that produces animated, factual and scripted content. The city has an established animation sector and local universities are producing incredible talent at all levels,\u201d says Jennifer Twiner McCarron, chief executive officer, Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons. \u201cIt is important we tap into the potential of talent-pools across Canada to support Thunderbird\u2019s plans for the future, and to keep up with the growing number of requests we are getting from partners like Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Discovery and the CBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twiner McCarron, also recently met with Ottawa\u2019sfilm commissioner, Bruce Harvey, and Mayor Jim Watson to share the Company\u2019s enthusiasm for its new studio and long-term vision.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey echoes Twiner McCarron\u2019s excitement about the new production hub. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that Thunderbird has selected Ottawa, the birthplace of Canada\u2019s animation industry, for the first major expansion of its kids\u2019 division,\u201d he says. \u201cThunderbird\u2019s presence will further distinguish Ottawa as a first-choice destination for talent looking for a career at the highest levels in the animation industry, and it will also strengthen our entertainment industry with production of factual and scripted content.\u00a0 Thunderbird now joins our family of six world-class animation studios, North America\u2019s largest animation festival, and multiple post-secondary animation programs in an affordable, artist friendly, G7 capital city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new production hub will also focus on growing Thunderbird\u2019s factual footprint in Ottawa, where segments of its hit series <em>Heavy Rescue: 401<\/em>are already produced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOttawa has the depth of journalistic talent and is a great place to grow Canada\u2019s rapidly expanding factual story telling industry,\u201d notes Mark Miller, president, Thunderbird Entertainment. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be in Ottawa, where our Thunderbird team has already started to tap into the city\u2019s network of top level story tellers, to create our globally recognized factual content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird Entertainment\u00a0Groupis a Vancouver-based global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning\u00a0scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world\u2019s\u00a0leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and International broadcasters. Thunderbird\u2019s vision is to produce high quality,\u00a0socially responsible content that makes\u00a0the world a better place.\u00a0 The Company develops, produces and distributes animated, factual and scripted content through its various divisions, including Atomic Cartoons, Great Pacific Television, Thunderbird Productions and Thunderbird Releasing Limited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Atomic Cartoons, Thunderbird\u2019s kids division <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Atomic Cartoons is a 450+ artist Vancouver-based award-winning animation studio. Atomic is recognized internationally as one of the leading animation studios in North America. Since its founding more than 20 years ago, Atomic has worked with partners such as Marvel Animation, Netflix, Disney, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Lego, Mattel, Spin Master and Nelvana to name a few. Atomic&#8217;s productions include the Emmy-award winning Beat Bugs, the upcoming Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth, the upcoming Disney show 101 Dalmatian Street, Counterfeit Cat, Minecraft Mini Series, Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble, Rocket Monkeys, Max &amp; Ruby and Transformers: Rescue Bots.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucas Cahill and Freddie Leigh<\/p>\n<p>Phone:+ 1 604.683.3555<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:info@thunderbird.tv\">investors@thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Relations Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Smith, Finch Media<\/p>\n<p>Phone:+1 604.803.0897<br \/>\nEmail:<a href=\"mailto:julia@finchmedia.net\">julia@finchmedia.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The TSX-V has in no way passed upon the merits of the Arrangement and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility of the adequacy or accuracy of this release.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This news release includes certain \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d under applicable Canadian securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company\u2019s objectives, goals or future plans and the business and operations of the Company, and completion of announced production. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic and social uncertainties; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; those additional risks set out in the Company\u2019s Filing Statement and other public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; and other matters discussed in this news release. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studio aims to have a robust operation by June 2019 with a focus on animated productions, and to support growth of Thunderbird\u2019s factual and scripted divisions Vancouver, Canada (December 3, 2018)\u2014 Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. 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