• Canadian Pubcaster CBC Signs As Commissioning Broadcaster
• Breakthrough Entertainment To Produce And Distribute Worldwide 13 Half-Hours (26 x 11:00 Minutes)
• Little Airplane Productions To Handle US Distribution
• Combined Live Action-Animated Half-Hour Series Uses Humor and Music To Help Preschoolers Better Understand and Manage Their Feelings
TORONTO/NEW YORK CITY (October 1, 2012) – Breakthrough Entertainment and Little Airplane Productions have joined forces for the launch of The Adventures of Napkin Man™, an original series of 13 half-hours (26 x 11:00 minutes) that combines animation and live action designed to help preschoolers address everyday challenges and concerns through nurturing main characters, age appropriate comedy and catchy original music. Breakthrough Entertainment will produce the new preschool series, and recently launched Canadian animation studio Little Tugboat Productions, led by industry veteran Brenda Nietupski, will render animation services on the series.