Toronto, Canada – January 19, 2014 – 9 Story Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has promoted Tanya Green to the role of Vice President, Production. Tanya was previously the company’s Head of Production and has been with 9 Story since 2009. In this expanded role, Tanya will continue reporting to Vince Commisso, President & CEO.
“The fact that we’ve been able to successfully increase our production slate so dramatically over the last several years is in large part due to Tanya’s invaluable contributions,” said Vince Commisso, 9 Story Entertainment. “She has a tremendous ability to balance creative needs with production concerns, as well as manage complex projects and teams through tight deadlines. We are absolutely thrilled to promote Tanya to this new position and have her continue to lead our studio.”
Tanya originally joined 9 Story as Production Supervisor and was later made Head of Production in 2010. During her 5 year tenure she has led the studio through incredible growth including a production slate that has increased from 2 shows to 10, a staff that swelled from 60 to 200 and a software pipeline that went from Flash only to Flash, Toon Boom Harmony and After-Effects. While at 9 Story, Tanya has overseen 23 different productions and over 450 episodes, including Almost Naked Animals, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Wild Kratts.
9 Story Entertainment is one of the industry’s leading creators, producers and distributors of award-winning animated and live-action content for young audiences around the world. With one of North America’s largest animation studios based in Toronto, 9 Story has over 200 creative and production staff, and has produced over 800 half hours of quality children’s and family programming, seen on some of the most respected children’s channels around the world across multiple platforms. The company’s distribution arm 9 Story Enterprises represents a growing catalogue which includes several beloved brands such as Arthur, Wibbly Pig, Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, Wild Kratts and Almost Naked Animals in addition to exciting new series such as Numb Chucks, Camp Lakebottom, Cache Craze, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Nerds and Monsters. The company recently acquired CCI Kids, the family content division of CCI Entertainment, increasing 9 Story’s portfolio to over 1500 half hours of content with popular shows such as Guess How Much I Love You, Joe & Jack, Artzooka! and Extreme Babysitting. www.9story.com
For further information:
Jennifer Ansley, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 9 Story Entertainment
+1 416 530-9900 ext 230, jennifera@9story.com