{"id":3328,"date":"2019-02-21T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/02\/21\/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-collaboration-with-cherie-dimaline-and-jennica-harper-to-develop-the-marrow-thieves-series-for-television\/"},"modified":"2019-02-21T14:47:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:47:06","slug":"thunderbird-entertainment-announces-collaboration-with-cherie-dimaline-and-jennica-harper-to-develop-the-marrow-thieves-series-for-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/02\/21\/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-collaboration-with-cherie-dimaline-and-jennica-harper-to-develop-the-marrow-thieves-series-for-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Entertainment Announces Collaboration with Cherie Dimaline and Jennica Harper to Develop The Marrow Thieves Series for Television"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANCOUVER \/ February 21, 2019<\/strong>– Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD) (\u201cThunderbird\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), a global multiplatform entertainment company, is thrilled to confirm that author Cherie Dimaline will work with TV writer and producer Jennica Harper to adapt Dimaline\u2019s \u00a0award-winning novel, The Marrow Thieves<\/em>, for television. The series will be produced by the Company\u2019s scripted division with Dimaline and Harper set to executive produce alongside Alexandra Raff\u00e9 and Ivan Fecan, who is Thunderbird Entertainment\u2019s Executive Chair of the Board.<\/p>\n

The Marrow Thieves<\/em>is set in a dystopian future where Earth has been ravaged by climate change. Wanted for their bone marrow, which contains the lost ability to dream, North American Indigenous people are being hunted by government recruiters and used as unwilling donors. The story centers on Frenchie, a highly resourceful Indigenous teenager, and his companions, who together embark on a journey to the old lands in the hopes of surviving and reuniting with loved ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marrow Thieves<\/em>is a chilling and insightful story that challenges us to think about our common humanity, and the type of world we want to live in,\u201d says Fecan, adding,\u201cWe are honoured to work with Cherie and Jennica in order to transform this incredible story into a series that will resonate with audiences around the world when it debuts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dimaline is a M\u00e9tis author and editor whose fiction has been anthologized internationally. Renowned for many accomplishments, her most recent novel, The Marrow Thieves<\/em>, won the Governor General\u2019s Award for English-language children\u2019s literature andthe Kirkus Prize for Young Readersin 2017, the same year it was named a Native American Library Association Honor Book. Last year, The Marrow Thieves <\/em>won the Sunburst Award, the Canadian Children\u2019s Book Centre\u2019s Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, and the Burt Award for First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Literature.The Marrow Thieves<\/em>has also been a finalist for the Trillium Book Award and the Ontario Library Association\u2019s White Pine Award. Singer Jully Black represented the book on CBC\u2019s 2018 Canada Reads, and it was later recognized as the bestselling Canadian book by CBC Books that same year. The Marrow Thieves <\/em>has been a Canadian bestseller for over a year and continues to hold a spot on the Globe and Mail <\/em>Canadian fiction list, nearly two years after publication.<\/p>\n

Harper is a Vancouver-based TV writer and producer, whose background includes work on the current hit crime drama Cardinal<\/em>, ABC summer thriller Somewhere Between<\/em>, and popular crime drama Motive<\/em>, among others. Most recently, she served as the co-creator, writer and showrunner on the comedy Jann<\/em>, a fictitious take on the life of Jann Arden, which will premiere later this year.\u00a0 She has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and is the recipient of both a WGC Award for Screenwriting and a Leo Award.<\/p>\n

“The Marrow Thieves<\/em>is an important narrative for the Indigenous community, which is why it was essential to work with a team who will honor its messages while bringing it to life. Thunderbird and Jennica are dedicated to creating an adaptation that embodies how this book can positively impact our perspectives and I am happy to work alongside their dynamic team to share this story with a larger audience,” says Dimaline.<\/p>\n

In addition to being a Canadian bestseller, The Marrow Thieves <\/em>is set to be published in the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as translated into German and French. It will also be a spotlight book at the 2020 Frankfurt Bookfair.<\/p>\n

About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunderbird Entertainment\u00a0Group is 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

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For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Phone:+ 1 604.683.3555
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Media Relations Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Julia Smith, Finch Media<\/p>\n

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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 the likelihood of completion of upcoming releases. 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":"

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