Volume 1: Let's Talk About Canadian Movies for Kids & Families
Featured in this edition: Interstate 80 Entertainment, CarpeDiem Film & TV, Markham Street Films, CCI Entertainment, Slap Happy Cartoons, and 10th Ave Productions. During the course of the 2018 Kidscreen Summit, the Shaw Rocket Fund is proudly showcasing Canadian production companies and their programs. These companies have worked diligently to produce content for our kids, and we're here to spread the news!
Interstate 80 EntertainmentConsidering Love and Other Magic, starring Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack, was released in theatres in November and the associated game is coming soon The Garden, Interstate 80’s latest psychological suspense sci-fi feature film, is scheduled to shoot this fall
CarpeDiem Film & TVSnowsnaps, a spin-off series based on the successful 2015 film Snowtime!, is coming to Treehouse and Télétoon in March Snowtime! 2, the sequel to the award-winning animated feature film, will be released next Christmas Snowtime! 2 VR Experience with D-BOX MOTION TECHNOLOGY is a fully immersive Virtual Reality Ride of the super sled race
Markham Street FilmsFeature film Level 16 has been invited to be part of Telefilm Canada’s First Look presentation at the Berlin European Film Market 2018, after which an international sales agent for the film will be confirmed Celtic Soul, a hit soccer road documentary starring Jay Baruchel, was released in the US in January 2018 as the flagship title of distributor Kicking + Screening on all VOD platforms. It quickly shot up the ranks of the top iTunes documentary downloads to #11 Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit, a funny peek at competitive Canadian cat shows, will launch at the Rogers Hot Docs Cinema, followed by a TV premiere on April 1st on CBC Docs POV. Its festival run launches at the Seattle
International Film Festival in June Markham Street Films is also developing a digital short form series about the Toronto Cat Rescue organization, following cats from rescue, to foster homes, to adoption
CCI Entertainment Undercover Grandpa, a family action feature, sold to Netflix for international SVODTara & the Humanimals, a tween fantasy series, is in development as a co-production with Irish company ShinAwilBob! The Slob was one of the Top 5 ranking shows on Toon Goggles after it premiered on the OTT, and remains in the Top 20A reboot of CCI kids’ classic Sharon, Lois and Bram’s The Elephant Show is currently in the worksCCI is venturing into the gaming world with original IP Junkyard Derby
Slap Happy Cartoons - The Hollow, a new Netflix Original Series, is set to drop worldwide this spring. The mystery/adventure follows 3 teen strangers who awaken in a dangerous, twisted world and try to make sense of what connection they have to each other
Stay tuned for more news!We'll be back with more company updates throughout the 2018 Kidscreen Summit. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter with #SRFShowcase and
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About the Shaw Rocket FundThe Shaw Rocket Fund is a vital partner of the Canadian children’s media sector in offering children robust, world-leading content on all platforms. We support Canadian-made media that reflects Canadian values and diversity, and most of all respects and speaks to children, while positively showcasing Canadian leadership on the world stage. By working with regulators and government, the Shaw Rocket Fund aims to make quality content
for kids a global priority. Since its inception, the Shaw Rocket Fund has invested over $204 million in 803 Canadian media programs for children, family, and youth audiences worldwide. Contributors to the Fund are Shaw Communications and Shaw Direct. To learn more about the Shaw Rocket Fund, go to rocketfund.ca.
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