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China’s Xing Xing Digital Buys Canada’s Rainmaker Ent.
Only a couple of days after the departure of president Catherine Winder from Vancouver’s Rainmaker Entertainment, the company was sold to China’s Xing Xing Digital Corp. The assets are being acquired in consideration for the assumption of existing Rainmaker book liabilities in an approximate amount of $7 million and the [...]
Winder to Leave Rainmaker Entertainment
Catherine Winder, the president and exec producer at Vancouver’s Rainmaker Entertainment is expected to leave her post on June 30, says The Hollywood Reporter. The former Lucasfilm Animation exec joined the studio in 2009 and headed the company’s original family entertainment division. She plans to pursue other business opportunities. “Catherine [...]
Rainmaker, Startz Enter Two Picture Deal
Top Canadian CG animation house Rainmaker Entertainment is joining forces with award-winning producer Jane Startz to develop and produce two new family friendly features. Tiger’s Apprentice, based on Newbury Honor winner Laurence Yep’s young adult novel, and Far Flung Adventures: Fergus Crane, based on the kids’ fantasy tale by author [...]
Voice Cast Set for ‘Escape From Planet Earth’
The Weinstein Company and Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment announced today that the voice cast of their 2012 animated movie Escape from Planet Earth will include Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry, James Gandolfini and Craig Robinson. The 3-D CG-animated movie is directed by Cal Brunker, best known for his [...]
Rainmaker’s New Short ‘Luna’ Set to Screen at SIGGRAPH
Rainmaker Entertainment’s just-completed animated short film Luna has been chosen to screen at the Electronic Theater at the upcoming SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival set for Aug. 7-11 in Vancouver. One of only 77 films selected to run in the Electronic Theater, Luna is set to screen in programs scheduled for [...]
Harland Williams Signs on for Rainmaker Feature
Rainmaker Entertainment has teamed up with comedian Harland Williams to develop and produce an original animated feature film based on the company’s mascots, Ting and Juma. “Having a creative outlet in animation is always inspiring,” said Williams. “With Rainmaker Entertainment and its highly talented team of artists, producers and directors, [...]
Rainmaker Debuts ‘Zapped!’ Short, YouTube Channel
Rainmaker Entertainment has launched a new channel on YouTube featuring an original animated short feature, Zapped!, starring company mascots Ting and Juma. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/rainmakeranimation. Or, watch Zapped right here, right now: Zapped! is based on two characters originally devised as mascots for Rainmaker Entertainment, Ting and Juma. [...]
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