ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) ---- Raven Moon Entertainment Inc. (OTC BB: RVNM) and its wholly owned subsidiary Raven Animation, Inc. announced today that it is developing a fully animated Full Length Feature Film titled, "Mr. Bicycle Man and The Big Dig".
'Mr. Bicycle Man' was created by Executive Producers Joey and Bernadette DiFrancesco for the 'Gina D's Kids Club' 15 episode series which will debut in September 2004 on television stations nationwide. To gain notoriety for the 'Gina D's Kids Club' series, the producers released 'Mr. Bicycle Man' as a stand-alone musical animated public service announcement in which Gina D is seen singing the title song. The message in the PSA was "Watch out for danger..and don't talk to strangers" This innovative marketing plan proved successful when the PSA was aired on over 240 major network affiliated stations in forty-five states and won a 2002 Gold Aurora Award. Passed recipients of the award have been Disney, HBO and The History Channel.
Last week, Raven Animation, Inc. hired David Murray a former Disney-MGM animator let go by the closing of the Disney animation studio in Orlando. David's work at Disney included the films 'Mullan', 'Lilo and Stich' and 'Brother Bear'. He will be responsible for the development of the new 'Mr. Bicycle Man' feature film for the big screen, with future plans to include a series for television.
'Mr. Bicycle Man and The Big Dig" is the story about an eight-year-old African-American boy named Tyrel Bank (aka Mr. Bicycle Man) who is a positive role model for kids 6 to 11 years old. The film's title song will be sung by Gina D with original music and score written by Artie Singer, Roy Straigis, Joey DiFrancesco and Bernadette DiFrancesco the same team of songwriters who are writing all of the music for the 'Gina D's Kids Club' series.
"We are extremely delighted with Mr. Murray's efforts. After only one week, he has proved to be a valuable asset to our company. We think "Mr. Bicycle Man will be a hit!" stated Joey DiFrancesco, Raven Moon CEO.
For Syndication information call Keith Jablon at (321) 217-6994 or Marc Jablon at (407) 877-5952 for Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc.
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