{"id":24708,"date":"2023-02-20T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:50:43","slug":"toonz-media-group-moves-into-feature-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/toonz-media-group-moves-into-feature-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Toonz Media Group Moves into Feature Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toonz Media Group is moving into feature films with the launch of a new division, led by Ariel Veneziano.<\/p>\n<p>The new unit will be involved in a full spectrum of activities within the group, on its in-house created content, as well as titles from other partners and third-party productions.<\/p>\n<p>Veneziano, a veteran entertainment executive, has been tapped as president of Toonz&#8217;s feature film division. Veneziano previously served as president of Icon Entertainment International, director of sales and distribution at Alliance Atlantis Communications and president of Gold Valley Films International.<\/p>\n<p>Toonz\u2019s new feature film division is in production on the animated feature film <em>Little Emma<\/em>, a co-production between Toonz and Gold Valley Entertainment of China. Directed by Isabella Blanco, the family adventure is about a miniature human girl adopted by animal parents who yearns to find the truth about her human roots.<\/p>\n<p>P Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Media Group, commented: \u201cHaving firmly established Toonz as the worldwide leader in animation and kid\u2019s entertainment, I feel this is the right time to launch the feature film division headed by a dynamic leader. Post Berlin, Ariel will announce additions to his team along with new projects currently under development. He is tasked with making Toonz a global force in the feature film world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veneziano said: \u201cToonz is a highly recognizable brand in the kids and family space, having established relationships with exceptional creators of content. I look forward to helping the group capitalize on the many opportunities in the feature film world, with an initial focus on high-end animated movies for the theatrical marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toonz Media Group is moving into feature films with the launch of a new division, led by Ariel Veneziano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":24709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[7344,7345,5777,1763],"class_list":["post-24708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ariel-veneziano","tag-little-emma","tag-p-jayakumar","tag-toonz-media-group","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Toonz Media Group Moves into Feature Films - 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