May 27, 2005
HARRY'S BUCKET FULL OF BROADCASTERS KEEPS GROWING!
CCI announces major deal with FIVE UK
TORONTO (May 27, 2005) CCI Releasing is delighted to announce another major
deal for its key pre-school initiative -- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- an acquisition by terrestrial broadcaster, FIVE in the UK.
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs is produced by CCI Entertainment and
London-based Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment in association with London based
Silver Fox Films.
"Five are delighted to add Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs to
our Milkshake and Shake strands," says Nick Wilson, controller of Children's
Programs at Five. "Harry is an engaging young man and his dinosaurs sparkle
with fun and imagination."
"We are thrilled to see the phenomenal response Harry is receiving from
the world market," says CCI Entertainment CEO, Arnie Zipursky
"Five is the perfect play zone for Harry to tip out his bucketful of
dinosaurs - at last pre-school goes pre-historic!!!" says Collingwood O'Hare's
Tony Collingwood, who adapted the property for television.
"I hope children everywhere will share the same love as I do with Harry
and his dinosaurs," says director, Graham Ralph of Sliver Fox Films.
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, an animated series about the adventures
of a little boy and his best friends, six real live dinosaurs, has just recently
been acquired by FRANCE 5, France, Nickelodeon Australia, YLE Finland, NRK Norway
and SVT Sweden, and is also launching this year as a flagship show on Cartoon
Network US' new preschool block Tickle U, Canada's Teletoon, Disney UK, Discovery
Kids Latin America, and Germany's Super RTL.
CCI Entertainment Ltd. (Cambium Catalyst International)
CCI Entertainment is one of Canada's leading independent production and distribution
companies with a successful track record spanning twenty years. CCI has been
particularly recognized in the area of family programming, having been responsible
for thousands of hours of award-winning television for the world market including:
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show, Shining Time Station, Timeblazers and
Monster By Mistake. CCI Entertainment's mission is to create family entertainment
that entertains, engages and fuels imaginations.
Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment Ltd.
Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment is one of Europe's leading animation studios.
Founded in 1988 by Director Tony Collingwood and Producer Christopher O'Hare,
COE has won the BAFTA Award three out of the last four years for Animal Stories
(ITV / Disney), Eddy and the Bear (ITV / TV Ontario) and Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
(ITV / Cartoon Network USA). COE is currently completing Gordon the Garden Gnome
for the BBC and Cartoon Network USA, and starting production on the 52 episode
series The Secret Show for the BBC and BBC Worldwide.
Silver Fox Films Ltd.
Silver Fox Films is an award-winning producer of high quality family entertainment.
Credits include The Forgotten Toys, William's Wish Wellingtons, Spider!, Second
Star to the Left and The First Snow of Winter which won a BAFTA for 'Best Animation'.
Director Graham Ralph and Producer Helen Cohen, recently completed an original
series for ITV entitled Bounty Hamster which was nominated for a BAFTA and are
currently developing a feature length project for theatrical release, with the
Jim Henson Company, called Water Warrior.
For further information contact:
Julie Hack
CCI Entertainment
+1 (416) 583-2914
email: jhack@ccientertainment.com |
