Devine Entertainment signs major deal with Sony Classical Film & Video, Sony Music International & HBO for home video, audio & TV distribution of "The Composer Specials" -- films for family audiences.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Devine Entertainment Corp. (Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). :DVN DVN Digital Video Network (Internet2) DVN Digital Value Network DVN Diploma in Veterinary Nursing DVN Device Number ) one of Canada's fastest growing entertainment companies, announced it has signed major deals with Sony Classical Film & Video, Sony Music International and HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy for home video, audio and television distribution of "The Composer Specials," six original hour-long films for television. Created and produced by president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Devine and partner, Richard Mozer, each film revolves around the relationship between a fictional child and a great classical composer, blending traditional storytelling and classical music with modern visual pacing to create innovative programming for family audiences. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by these long-term agreements with three prestigious, U.S.-based entertainment companies," said Devine. "These relationships underscore our commitment to enlarging our presence in America." "The Composer Specials" follows Devine Entertainment's successful film production of "Beethoven Lives Upstairs," a one-hour film which aired on HBO in 1993 and won dozens of awards including the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. Its home video sales earned gold status in the U.S. and multi-platinum in Canada. The first in the new series is "Bizet's Dream," starring Maurice Godin Maurice Godin (born 21 October 1932 in Montreal, Quebec) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a manager by career. He was elected in the Châteauguay electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, ("Cafe Americain") as the great French composer of "Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. " and Brittany Madgett ("Les Miserables") as his piano student. Directed by Devine, the special was filmed primarily in Prague and features music from "Carmen" and dancers from the Czech National Ballet. This summer, Sony Classical Film & Video and Sony Music International will launch worldwide distribution of the home video and soundtrack, respectively, preceding the film's television premiere on HBO in September. HBO will air the subsequent specials, including "Bach's Fight for Freedom," "Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time," "Handel's Last Chance," "Liszt's Rhapsody (1) A subscription-based online music service from RealNetworks that gives users unlimited access to a vast library of major and independent label music. Within a single interface, Rhapsody provides access to streaming music, Internet radio and extensive music information and " and "Rossini's Mystery" on a quarterly basis thereafter, concluding with "Rossini" in December 1996. Sony Classical Film & Video will launch the home video and Sony Music will release the soundtrack approximately one month prior to the premiere date of each film. Devine and Mozer have excelled in the field of family entertainment over the past 10 years. In 1985, their company (then Devine Videoworks) produced "A Young Children's Concert With Raffi", starring the popular Canadian children's troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. , which went on to win numerous honors including the 1986 Parent's Choice Gold Award. It also earned multi-platinum status for its home video sales in both the U.S. and Canada. The company's second Raffi video, "Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band", was released in 1989 and won the 1990 Gemini Award and the Parent's Choice Classic Award for Best Original Children's Program of the 1980's. CONTACT: Devine Entertainment Lief Bristow, 416/465-4499 or H.L. Lanzet Inc. Herbert Lanzet or Paul Holm, 212/687-0061 |
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