Studio B Appoints Two New Directors

VANCOUVER, February 28: Canadian animation company Studio B
Productions has named Anthony Jiwa as its new director of marketing and Kirsten
Newlands as head of production.

Prior to joining Studio B, Jiwa was director of marketing at
VIZ Media where he led marketing efforts for the company’s publishing and home
entertainment divisions, including properties such as Pokémon, Naruto
and Inuyasha.

Newlands, a past board member of Women in Film & Video
Vancouver, was promoted from the role of producer on the first season of Pucca. She has associate produced feature films such as
Gaurav Seth’s Pink Ludoos and
Carl Bessai’s Severed. She began
her career in feature film foreign sales before moving into production.

Studio B Productions has produced award-winning series such
as Being Ian, Class of the
Titans and Yvon of the Yukon. It is currently in production on George
of the Jungle and Ricky
Sprocket—Showbiz Boy, set to launch
in 2007 on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon Networks respectively, as well as
the award-winning The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers!