Farscape

The Jim Henson Company, Weta Workshop, and Quidd Partner to Celebrate The Dark Crystal's 40th Anniversary with Digital Collectibles

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Dark, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Life, Espionage, The Jim Henson Company, AR, Collection, Portable, Dinosaur Train, Dune, NBA, Star, Word Party, Workshop, Family, Television, The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, Advertising, Creature, Sid the Science Kid, Melissa, Ben Falcone, Sale, Lord, Farscape, No Good, Jim Henson Company Lot, Tania, The Happytime Murders, Netflix, Crystal, Apple TV, Animoca Brands, Final good, Labyrinth, Sony Pictures Animation, Terrible, Sony Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, Scale, PBS, NFT, Characters and races of The Dark Crystal, Film, Video game console, Tourism, Avatar, Ludwig Quidde, Storyteller

This marks the first appearance of officially licensed digital collectibles from Wētā Workshop, the award-winning concept design firm, on Quidd.

Key Points: 
  • This marks the first appearance of officially licensed digital collectibles from Wētā Workshop, the award-winning concept design firm, on Quidd.
  • The Dark Crystal x Wētā: Masterpieces features stunningly-detailed 3D renditions of fan-favorite characters, carefully crafted by the artists at Wētā Workshop, ensuring each digital collectible is of the highest quality.
  • "We are excited to be partnering with Wētā Workshop and The Jim Henson Company on this exciting, first-of-its-kind collection," said Michael Bramlage, CEO of Quidd.
  • We are really pleased to be teaming up with The Jim Henson Company and Quidd to work on this drop of premium digital collectibles and think The Dark Crystal fans will love these new creations.

CITIZENSHIP AND ACTIVISM TAKE CENTER STAGE IN TWO NEW KIDS' PROJECTS FROM THE JIM HENSON COMPANY

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 18, 2022
Civic, Dark, Television, The Happytime Murders, The Jim Henson Company, Democracy, Learning, Sony Pictures, No Good, Sid the Science Kid, The Walt Disney Company, India's Citizen Squad, Terrible, List of Netflix original programming, DIY, Labyrinth, Twist, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Family, Humour, Environment, Ben Falcone, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Sony Pictures Animation, Lip, Squad, Word Party, Jim Henson Company Lot, Farscape, Apple TV, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, Espionage, Star, Company, PBS, The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, Advertising, Steve Rotfeld Productions, Netflix, Entertainment, Toy, Film, Storyteller

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jim Henson Company has announced two new projects in development to focus on citizenship and activism. Citizen Squad, a witty live-action musical special, explores how kids accept the call to action of citizenship to solve real-world problems through a twisty, nonsensical adventure that yields loads of humor. The unscripted live-action series History Remix starring a mischief-making puppet host, celebrates figures who have had an impact on the world we live in as seen from the often-hilarious kid point of view.

Key Points: 
  • "Citizenship and civics teach kids to care about themselves, one another, the environment, and their community.
  • The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation.
  • The Company is currently in production on Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchiofor Netflix and the feature film The Portable Door.
  • With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and post-production facilities.

THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND A KIDS COMPANY ABOUT PARTNER TO DEVELOP "A KIDS SHOW ABOUT," A NEW MIXED-MEDIA KIDS SERIES ADDRESSING TODAY'S TOUGHEST TOPICS

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Dark, Jim Henson Company Lot, TIME, Book, Farscape, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, Leadership, The Muppets, Sony Pictures, Espionage, Racism, Kids Company, Cancer, Anxiety, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Apple, Company, Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, Star, Apple TV, CEO, The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Jim Henson Company, The Kid (book), Sid the Science Kid, Memory, Animation, Family, Advertising, OR, Jim Henson, The Walt Disney Company, PBS, The Happytime Murders, Labyrinth, LeVar Burton, Sony Pictures Animation, Fraggle Rock, Ben Falcone, No Good, Television, List of Netflix original programming, Fatherly, Multimedia, Terrible, Netflix, Word Party, Climate change, Imprisonment, Film, Toy, Storyteller, Rock, Imagination

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jim Henson Company, producer of the recent critically-acclaimed series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock and Harriet the Spy, has partnered with A Kids Company About, the Portland, OR-based media company built on the belief that kids are ready to have challenging, empowering, and important conversations, to develop A Kids Show About. The new mixed-media series, targeting families and kids 6-11, is based on the bestselling and award-winning book series "A Kids Book About" and will feature live-action segments, animation, and puppetry vignettes to teach kids and families how to have conversations around the tough and relevant topics facing children today.

Key Points: 
  • "Kids' television is all about iconography; memorable characters who bring joy and warmth to the story and watching experience.
  • And some of the most iconic, timeless characters in kids' television came from The Jim Henson Company," said Jelani Memory, CEO and founder of A Kids Company About.
  • A Kids Show About will be produced by The Jim Henson Company, with Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford executive producing.
  • is a new kind of kids media company that works to empower a generation of kids through diverse storytelling.

KOURTNEY DAY RETURNS TO JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Dark, Animation, Fraggle Rock, Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, Business development, Lionsgate, Netflix, Television, Mindanao–Eastern Visayas rain forests, AR, Emmy Awards, Advertising, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Word Party, Shop, Creature, Experience, The Muppets, Themed Entertainment Association, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Engineering, Where the Wild Things Are (film), Science, View, Jim Henson, Babe, Multimedia, Where the Wild Things Are, Film, Dinosaur, Galaxy, Farscape

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Executive Kourtney Day has returned to Jim Henson's Creature Shop as Senior Director of New Business.

Key Points: 
  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Executive Kourtney Day has returned to Jim Henson's Creature Shop as Senior Director of New Business.
  • Day will spearhead business development for Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continuing to identify partners in the film, television, live events, themed entertainment, advertising, and AR/VR spaces.
  • "My mission is to identify potential partners who can benefit from the groundbreaking innovations that the artists and engineers of Jim Henson's Creature Shop are making in both practical creature effects and digital puppetry," said Day.
  • Day previously worked at Jim Henson's Creature Shop as Manager of Business Development before serving at Lionsgate as Manager of Global Live and Location Based Experience and then Solomon Group as Business Development Manager, Themed Entertainment.

The Jim Henson Company Partners With Quidd to Release the Dark Crystal NFTs

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Dark, Life, VP, Netflix, Farscape, Company, Advertising, Non-fungible token, PBS, Pinocchio, Ben Falcone, Terrible, The Jim Henson Company, Labyrinth, Funko, NFT, Jim Henson Company Lot, No Good, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, Apple TV, GLOBE, Dinosaur Train, Sony Pictures Animation, Technology, Espionage, Animoca Brands, Sid the Science Kid, HBO, Word Party, The Walt Disney Company, The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Star, Collection, Content, Family, Fraggle Rock, The Happytime Murders, Sony Pictures, Television, Ludwig Quidde, Creature, Film, Online shopping, Storyteller

Quidd, founded in 2016, is the first marketplace built for buying and selling limited-edition, individually serialized digital collectibles and NFTs.

Key Points: 
  • Quidd, founded in 2016, is the first marketplace built for buying and selling limited-edition, individually serialized digital collectibles and NFTs.
  • With its unique mintables technology and easy-to-use platform, Quidd brings accessible digital and NFT collecting to mass audiences, regardless of their crypto experience.
  • These new collections will bring The Dark Crystal universe and characters to life in digital and blockchain collectibles.
  • "It's incredible to be able to build collections around a movie as impactful and deeply rooted in its lore as The Dark Crystal," said Sam Barberie, VP of Content at Quidd.

Kerry Novick Joins the Jim Henson Company As Vice President Of Global Distribution

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Dark, Guillermo del Toro, Word Party, Dot, Family, ViacomCBS Global Distribution, COO, Company, Sparky Animation, Emmy Awards, Sid the Science Kid, Television, Jim Henson, The Jim Henson Company, International, Espionage, Globe, SVP, Novick, List of Netflix original programming, Pinocchio, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Apple TV, Science, Knowledge, Multimedia, Netflix, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Sesame Workshop, Film, Farscape

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Seasoned distribution executive Kerry Novick has joined The Jim Henson Company as Vice President of Global Distribution.

Key Points: 
  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Seasoned distribution executive Kerry Novick has joined The Jim Henson Company as Vice President of Global Distribution.
  • The announcement was made by Chris Lytton, President and COO, to whom Novick directly reports.
  • Before joining The Jim Henson Company, Novick served as SVP of Global Sales and Co-Productions at Sparky Animation and SVP of Global Business Development at Kidtagious Entertainment.
  • About The Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson Company has remained a leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation.

JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP WELCOMES DAWN TURNER AS DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Dark, New business development, VR, View, Engineering, Shop, Star Wars, Word Party, Where the Wild Things Are (film), Visual Effects Society, CG, Labyrinth, Television, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Technology, Netflix, Babe, Boondocks, Fraggle Rock, Clone Wars, PBS, VFX, Turner, Producer, Sesame Street, Advertising, The Dark Crystal, Science, Emmy Awards, AR, Producers Guild of America, Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, PBS Kids, The Happytime Murders, Industry, Ben Falcone, Multimedia, Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, The Muppets, Film, Entertainment, Dinosaur, Woman, Animation, Farscape, Galaxy

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Jim Henson's Creature Shop has hired industry vet Dawn Turner as Director of New Business Development.

Key Points: 
  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Jim Henson's Creature Shop has hired industry vet Dawn Turner as Director of New Business Development.
  • Turner will identify and cultivate new global business opportunities for the iconic Jim Henson's Creature Shop, focusing on promoting the services it can provide clients in film, television, advertising, live theatre and events, and AR and VR.
  • "Jim Henson's Creature Shop is known the world over for creating some of the best-known characters in entertainment.
  • Before joining Henson, Turner was a producer in business development at Technicolor Creative Services and served as a producer of VFX and animation on a number of creative projects.