Coscient Group Starts Production on Two New Animation Series.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998--Coscient Group (ME:CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. .A.) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CST.A.) announces that its subsidiary, Cactus Animation, has begun production on two new animated series for the Canadian and international markets: Pirate Family and Fantomette. These animated comedies for young audiences have a total budget of $22 million and are co-produced with the French company Elma Animation, a subsidiary of Canal +. Pirate Family, a series of 26 half-hour episodes, has already been pre-sold by Motion International, Coscient Group's distribution subsidiary, to YTV YTV Pääkaupunkiseudun Yhteistyövaltuuskunta (Finnish: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council) YTV Yorkshire Television YTV Youth Television and Radio-Canada, and will first be broadcast in fall 1999. The series has also been sold to French networks France 3 and Canal J. This comedy features the tribulations of Captain MacLimpet, a struggling father trying to earn an honourable (!) living by seizing ships laden with riches. The pirate police and a curious crocodile crocodile, large, carnivorous reptile of the order Crocodilia, found in tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles live in swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water. They have flattened bodies and tails, short legs, and powerful jaws. constantly foil the plans of this ill-fated seaman, and his adventures unfold in a crazy world of funny characters. Fantomette also has 26 thirty-minute episodes and the series has been sold to Tele-Quebec and French broadcasters Canal J and France 3. Fantomette, based on the popular adventure books by Georges Chalet, published by Editions Hachette Jeunesse, features 14-year-old girl Francoise Dupont. Beneath a shy, studious stu·di·ous adj. 1. a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child. b. Conducive to study. 2. exterior, she is really Fantomette, a super-heroine who fights evil and defends justice in the streets of Sneaky Town. Cactus Animation and Motion International are Coscient Group companies, one of Canada's leading television and cinema production and distribution groups. The Group focuses its efforts on the development of four key niches in the world market: fiction (Made-for-TV movies, series and feature films), animation, children and youth programming, and documentaries. The Group is also the leader in variety and magazine programming in Quebec. Coscient Group shares are listed on the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors CST.A. |
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