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Guillermo del Toro to Receive Art Directors Guild William Cameron Menzies Award

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. , Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE, Local 800) will honor multi- Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with the prestigious William Cameron Menzies Award, celebrating his visually striking and emotionally rich body of work. The ceremony will take place at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild's Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The announcement was made today by Guild President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG.

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  • Honor to be Presented at the 27TH ADG Awards, February 18, 2023
    HOLLYWOOD, Calif. , Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE, Local 800) will honor multi- Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with the prestigious William Cameron Menzies Award , celebrating his visually striking and emotionally rich body of work.
  • The William Cameron Menzies Award honors an individual of extraordinary distinction and exceptional contribution to the art of motion pictures or television, a champion of production design, who therefore merits special acknowledgment for outstanding service to the entertainment industry.
  • The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights," said Coates.
  • Guadalajara-born writer, director, producer, and author Guillermo del Toro is among the most creative and visionary artists of his generation.

JIM HENSON'S FAMILY HUB LAUNCHES KIDS SAFE CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Henson's Family Hub, The Jim Henson Company's online community for celebrating, supporting and connecting all kinds of families, has launched a new YouTube channel featuring full episodes, fun clips, weekly updates, and more. This kids safe channel (/HensonFamilyHub) showcases popular and iconic titles from the Company's beloved catalog including Fraggle Rock, Sid the Science Kid, Word Party, Dinosaur Train, Splash and Bubbles, Pajanimals, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and more.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Henson's Family Hub, The Jim Henson Company's online community for celebrating, supporting and connecting all kinds of families, has launched a new YouTube channel featuring full episodes, fun clips, weekly updates, and more.
  • This kids safe channel (/HensonFamilyHub) showcases popular and iconic titles from the Company's beloved catalog including Fraggle Rock, Sid the Science Kid, Word Party, Dinosaur Train, Splash and Bubbles, Pajanimals, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and more.
  • "Jim Henson's Family Hub on YouTube provides the perfect place online for kids of all ages to enjoy the high-quality entertainment that has become synonymous with The Jim Henson Company," said Kerry Novick, Vice President of Global Distribution.
  • The Jim Henson Company has remained a leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation.

Kerry Novick Joins the Jim Henson Company As Vice President Of Global Distribution

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Thursday, February 17, 2022
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Seasoned distribution executive Kerry Novick has joined The Jim Henson Company as Vice President of Global Distribution.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Seasoned distribution executive Kerry Novick has joined The Jim Henson Company as Vice President of Global Distribution.
  • The announcement was made by Chris Lytton, President and COO, to whom Novick directly reports.
  • Before joining The Jim Henson Company, Novick served as SVP of Global Sales and Co-Productions at Sparky Animation and SVP of Global Business Development at Kidtagious Entertainment.
  • About The Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson Company has remained a leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation.

Amazon Publishing Acquires Academy Award-Winner Guillermo del Toro’s First Short Story Collection

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Amazon Original Stories (NASDAQ: AMZN), an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today it has signed with Guillermo del Toro for a new short story collection to publish in 2021.

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  • Amazon Original Stories (NASDAQ: AMZN), an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today it has signed with Guillermo del Toro for a new short story collection to publish in 2021.
  • Del Toro is represented by his manager Gary Unger, literary agent Richard Abate, and attorney George Hayum.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190924005141/en/
    A collection of dark and twisted stories from the Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro will publish from Amazon Original Stories in 2021 (Photo: Business Wire)
    Throughout the years, Ive been inspired by reading short stories, from ghost stories to fairy tales, said Guillermo del Toro.
  • Guillermo del Toro is unmatched as an architect of creativity and horror, says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing.

Robert Zemeckis Works His Magic on the Roald Dahl Classic as Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Witches” Gets Underway

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort.

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  • The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort.
  • The screenplay is by Guillermo del Toro and Robert Zemeckis & Kenya Barris (upcoming Shaft), based on the book by Roald Dahl.
  • An Image Movers Production, a Necropia/Experanto Filmoj Production, The Witches is filming at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in the UK.
  • It is currently scheduled for theatrical release October 16, 2020 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

All-New Horror Anthology Series GUILLERMO DEL TORO PRESENTS 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT, From The Acclaimed Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Coming Soon To Netflix

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Monday, May 14, 2018
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In this new genre-defining anthology series, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will present a collection of personally curated stories, that are both equally sophisticated and horrific.

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  • In this new genre-defining anthology series, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will present a collection of personally curated stories, that are both equally sophisticated and horrific.
  • With this first live-action series, del Toro and Netflix extend their collaboration, which began with the award-winning animated series Trollhunters.
  • On Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight, creator and executive producer del Toro will bring his own visionary style as both a writer and director to certain episodes.
  • Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight is a Netflix production, and its first original horror anthology series.