Heather Walker Buys Yowza! Animation

TORONTO: Executive producer and seasoned industry executive Heather Walker has purchased Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.

Brothers Claude and Roger Chiasson will continue to lead the team creatively, while Walker now entirely owns and manages the productions. Walker will maintain the heritage of the studio’s classic hand-drawn animation, along with continuing ToonBoom, Harmony and 3D projects. Yowza!, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has a new 8,000-square-foot facility located in downtown Toronto. The studio is currently working on a series for Nickelodeon in the U.S., storyboards for Cartoon Network in the Middle East, and a number of 2D and 3D development tests and projects.

Walker commented: “My vision for Yowza! Animation is to continue to expose the marketplace to our exceptional talent base through strong service and co-production partnerships. We now have every opportunity to advance Yowza!’s quality reputation in features and series and I am thrilled to take the helm.”