Earthworks Ent. has teamed with film distribution company Kindred Media to roll out its animated Z-Force feature in 35 U.S. cities during February and March of 2007. The companies hope to build word-of-mouth with the initial theatrical run and gradually open the film wider both domestically and internationally before releasing it to home video.
Z-Force is a children’s entertainment and licensing property that chronicles the adventures of normal teens who can transform into superhero characters representing the 12 animal signs of the Asian Zodiac. Clips from the animated home video series can be seen at www.earthworksentertainment.com.
In June of this year, Empire International Merchandising Corp. inked a deal to distribute Z-Force in the Asian marketplace. The deal marked Earthworks’ first commercial deal for the property, and put Z-Force in good company with The Simpsons, Transformers: The Movie and Ice Age: The Meltdown, which are also handled by Empire in Asia.
In addition to creating, producing and marketing its own properties, Earthworks represents the U.S. merchandise licensing and publishing rights to such popular animated shows as Millimages’ 64 Zoo Lane and Corneil & Bernie. Earthworks markets entertainment properties across all areas of commercial licensing, including TV and home video, toys, video games, music, books, leisure and play items, gifts and novelties, theme parks, food and drink promotions and apparel.
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