rainmaker entertainment inc. reboots mainframe entertainment as its ...

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1 Oct 2013 ... that it is launching its television division and naming it Mainframe Entertainment ... film, Escape From Planet Earth (distributed by The Weinstein ...
    RAINMAKER  ENTERTAINMENT  INC.  REBOOTS  MAINFRAME  ENTERTAINMENT   AS  ITS  NEW  TELEVISION  DIVISION  

VANCOUVER,   CANADA,   October   1,   2013   –   Rainmaker   Entertainment   Inc.   (TSXV:   RNK)   today   announced   that  it  is  launching  its  television  division  and  naming  it  Mainframe  Entertainment.   “We  are  excited  to  focus  our  television  production  activities  under  the  Mainframe  brand.    We  believe   this  announcement  emphasizes  Rainmaker’s  commitment  to  the  production  of  animated  programming   for  television,”  said  Michael  Hefferon,  President  and  Executive  Producer  of  Rainmaker.   Acquired   from   Starz   Media   in   2006   by   then   newly-­‐established   Rainmaker   Entertainment,   Mainframe   Entertainment   was   responsible   for   an   impressive   production   slate   throughout   the   1990’s   and   early   2000’s,   including   several   seasons   of   ReBoot,   as   well   as   the   critically-­‐acclaimed   ‘Transformers’   spin-­‐off   Beast   Wars.       Mainframe   credits   also   include   Weird-­‐Oh’s,   Spider-­‐Man,   Action   Man,   Heavy   Gear,   Max   Steel,  Scary  Godmother  and  Barbie.     About  Rainmaker  Entertainment     Based  in  Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  Rainmaker  Entertainment  Inc.  is  a  multifaceted  animation  studio   and  one  of  Canada's  largest  producers  of  CG  animation.    On  February  15,  2013,  Rainmaker’s  first  feature   film,  Escape  From  Planet  Earth  (distributed  by  The  Weinstein  Company),  opened  on  3,200  screens  across   North  America.    Currently  the  studio  is  working  on  its  second  feature,   Ratchet  and  Clank.    Based  on  the   popular  Sony  PlayStation  game,  this  film  is  slated  for  release  in  2015.       Further  informa(on  available  at:       Website:  www.rainmaker.com     Contact:  Michael  Hefferon   Tel:  (604)  714-­‐2600   Fax:  (604)  714-­‐5990   Email:  [email protected]       HBdocs  -­‐  15649453v1