Former Animation Magazine publisher Rita Street has joined independent animation studio Mike Young Productions (MYP) as VP of development. Working out of the company’s Los Angeles production facility, Street will support the company’s existing development slate while looking for new projects and opportunities across all platforms. She will report to company co-CEOs Mike Young and Bill Schultz, as well as president Liz Young.
‘We’re thrilled to be signing Rita, a long term industry colleague and esteemed individual in the field of animation, comments Mike Young. ‘She has such a strong rolodex of worldwide talent, producers and buyers, not to mention outstanding creative chops herself!’ [A personal note from all of us at Animation Magazine: Way to go, Rita! Excellent move, Mike Young! She’s a real gem!]
Street’s appointment is a non-exclusive arrangement with her Radar Cartoons, which will now be housed at MYP’s Woodland Hills studio. The agreement allows her to continue to serve other clients through the Radar Cartoons shingle.
The appointment follows the announcement that MYP’s VP of creative affairs, Josh Fisher, will be leaving the company to pursue his own projects, including Bad Egg, which was optioned by MYP. In related staffing news, MYP’s Taffy Entertainment announced the expansion of its marketing division, naming Delphine Pham and Vicky Youn as marketing coordinators. While Pham will focus on online editorial and research, Youn will concentrate on new platforms acquisitions for the Asian territories.
Recently acquired by Moonscoop of France, Mike Young Productions is the animation company behind the Emmy Award-winning CG-animated PBS series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Seen in more than 160 countries around the world, MYP’s roster of animated television productions also includes Pet Alien and ToddWorld, as well as the upcoming Growing Up Creepie, I Got a Rocket and Dive Olly Dive! More information on the company can be found at www.mikeyoungproductions.com.
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