Triggerfish Animation Studios Signs with WME

Triggerfish Animation Studios Signs with WME

Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios has signed with entertainment and media agency WME for representation in all areas. WME will partner with the independent studio in developing five new feature film projects, and will additionally support their creation of high-quality content targeted specifically at the African continent.

Known for producing the animated features Adventures in Zambezia, starring Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin and Samuel L. Jackson, and Khumba, starring Jake T. Austin, AnnaSophia Robb and Liam Neeson, Triggerfish is currently in development on their third feature, Sea Monster, which will be released in 2016. The studio previously produced animation for pre-school giant Sesame Workshop for several seasons of US domestic, international and South African versions of Sesame Street.

WME is a leading entertainment and media company with an unparalleled client list of artists and content creators across film, television, music, literature, theatre and digital media. Named to Fast Company's list of The World's Most Innovative Companies 2014, WME was formed by the 2009 merger of the William Morris Agency and Endeavor, has over 1,000 employees, and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, with offices in New York, Nashville, London, Miami, and Dallas. Through its partner companies, including award-winning global creative agency Droga5, WME also provides clients with unique advertising, brand integration and marketing opportunities across traditional, social media, mobile and gaming platforms.

Triggerfish CEO Stuart Forrest and CFO Jean-Michel Koenig recently returned from Los Angeles where they met extensively with studio executives, producers, writers and financiers introduced by WME.

In an industry that relies deeply on relationships, having access to high-level networks is a big breakthrough for a company like ours who have been working in relative isolation for so long, says Forrest. We're moving into the next phase of our long term strategy and for any globally-focused company, it's all about having access to the very best relationships in the business.

About Triggerfish Animation Studios

Established in 1996, Triggerfish Animation Studios is a Cape Town-based film and entertainment company. The studio has produced two feature films: Adventures in Zambezia (2012), starring Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin and Samuel L. Jackson, and Khumba (2013), starring Liam Neeson, Jake T. Austin and AnnaSophia Robb. The two animated features are among the most successful films ever to be made on the continent, and paved the way for Triggerfish to establish itself as a world-class independent studio.

www.triggerfishstudios.com

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