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Bron Animation, a division of British Columbia-based Bron Media Corp., continues to expand, opening of a new office in London, Ontario. Bron Animation officially opened their new downtown London location on October 1, which will be overseen by London’s Kris Pearn who is directing an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Willoughbys, for which he also wrote the screenplay. The new office will create up to eight new employment opportunities. The company is joining London’s diverse digital creative landscape, which employs more than 9,000 people across 300 companies, of these, more than 40 are multi-media focused.
“After so many years on the road making cartoons all over the world, it’s an amazing feeling to be home, working in a place I grew up, raising donkeys, and telling jokes. It’s very exciting.” said Kris Pearn.
Aaron L. Gilbert, President and CEO of Bron Media Corp, a London native, has been based between Vancouver and Los Angeles for the last 23 years, and has produced more than 60 films, including The Birth of a Nation, Welcome to Me, Special Correspondents and Denzel Washington’s Fences, which will be released on December 25, 2016.
Pearn, a graduate of Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program, has worked on such features as Open Season, Surf’s Up, Shawn the Sheep, Pirates: Band of Misfits, Arthur Christmas and Home, to name a few. He was Head of Story on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and codirected Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Pearn has also published numerous comics and children’s books such as Edward the Tree Climbing Dog, and Project Superhero for ECW press.
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“I am so pleased to welcome Bron to downtown London, we truly are a city of entrepreneurs. Our downtown is a hub of growing digital creative businesses that continue to expand and create jobs,” said Mayor Matt Brown.
“Over 2,000 digital creative jobs have been added to our economy over the last two years,” said Kapil Lakhotia, President & CEO, London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC).
“Bron is an industry leader and a valued addition to London’s digital creative cluster.” “We’re excited to establish a presence in London which has such a wealth of talented and creative people to draw upon,” said Bron Animation President Brenda Gilbert.
“After so many years on the road making cartoons all over the world, it’s an amazing feeling to be home, working in a place I grew up, raising donkeys, and telling jokes. It’s very exciting.” said Kris Pearn.
About Bron Animation
Founded in 2011, Bron Animation, a subsidiary of Bron Media Corp., is an award-winning producer of animated motion pictures and series television. Bron is currently in production on its original animated motion picture HENCHMEN, which features the voices of James Marsden, Thomas Middleditch, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Jane Krakowski, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson, Will Sasso, and Bobcat Goldthwait. Past projects include three MIGHTY MIGHTY MONSTERS specials, distributed by eOne. With a staff of approximately 150, Bron has studios in Burnaby and Duncan, British Columbia, and features world-class creative, production, and technical teams.
For more information, contact:
Ashley Conyngham,
Director Marketing and Communications
London Economic Development Corporation
380 Wellington Street, Suite 701
London, Ontairo N6A 5B5
Mobile:5194949716
Email: aconyngham@ledc.com
Luke Carroll
BRON Animation
VP Production & Development
c: 1.250.715.5124
email: luke.carroll@bronstudios.com
