Award-winning Animator Phil Roman Returns to Film Roman Studios; Returns to Company He Founded to Jointly Develop New Projects.Business & Entertainment Editors NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2002 Film Roman, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ROMN), the leading independent animation company best known for its primetime hits THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL, announced today that acclaimed animator Phil Roman will be moving his company, Phil Roman Entertainment, back to the company he founded in 1984. Beginning March 1, Phil Roman and his staff will be taking up offices in the North Hollywood studios of Film Roman. The two companies have entered into an agreement where they will work together on developing new and current projects and create traditional animated productions, which Phil Roman has been best known during the past 40 years. In February of 1999, the six-time Emmy winner resigned from his post as chairman of Film Roman to set up a new studio, Phil Roman Entertainment. Under his leadership, the company has produced the TV Christmas specials, THE GAUDINS and GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers. . Currently in production are 26 episodes of HOWDI GAUDI. The series is being produced in London and Barcelona in association with Steve Walsh Steve Walsh may refer to:
"I have established a great relationship with Phil since I've been at Film Roman the last two years, and it has always been a goal of mine to bring him back to this exceptional company he founded almost twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. ago," said John Hyde John Hyde may refer to:
Phil Roman agrees: "My troops and I are glad to be back where all the action is, we're eager to start creating exciting new projects together, and to top it off, it will be really nice to be with all of my old friends at Film Roman again." About Film Roman Headquartered in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Film Roman is best known for its work on behalf of prime time hits, The Simpsons and King of the Hill, as well as its established base in Saturday morning and syndicated kids animation, including X-Men: Evolution. A seventeen-time Emmy winner, the Company is aggressively developing new programming for all media. Film Roman maintains its web presence, LEVEL13.NET, as an area to develop new properties for its television and film business. Many of its proprietary films have won awards at prestigious film festivals, and its numerous alliances, including a strategic partnership with DIRECTV, have increased Film Roman's global reputation as a leading provider of quality animation. |
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