Independent film studio
Kanbar Entertainment
is an independent film production studio founded by private investor
Maurice Kanbar
and Hollywood veteran
Sue Bea Montgomery
in 2002. The studio produced
Hoodwinked!
,
[1]
which was one of the first computer-animated films to be entirely independently financed.
[2]
[3]
[4]
The film was produced on a budget of less than $8 million,
[5]
considerably less than the typical budget for an animated film.
[6]
To save costs, Kanbar Entertainment founded the animation studio Digital Eyecandy in
Manila, Philippines
to create most of the film's animation.
[7]
[8]
[9]
The Weinstein Company
signed on as the film's distributor near the end of its production
[10]
and it was released in December 2005.
[11]
The film received mixed critical reviews,
[12]
but was financially successful, earning over $110 million worldwide.
[13]
Hoodwinked!'
s success led to a sequel being announced in January 2006.
[14]
Although Kanbar Entertainment originally intended to finance the film entirely on its own as it had done with the first film, it was convinced by The Weinstein Company to enter into a co-financing agreement with the studio.
[15]
This allowed the film to be produced on a larger budget than its predecessor at $30 million.
[16]
The film was initially scheduled for a January 2010 release, but in December 2009, The Weinstein Company postponed the release date.
[17]
Kanbar Entertainment sued The Weinstein Company in March 2010, claiming that the delay violated their agreement and also accusing the studio of not contributing to monthly production accounts after February, 2009, neglecting to consult them on a release strategy, and failing to respond to proposed changes to the film, even though they held "final authority on production decisions".
[15]
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
was eventually released in April 2011 to almost universally negative critical reviews
[18]
and financial failure, earning $23.1 million worldwide; less than its budget.
[19]
[20]
Kanbar Entertainment enlisted InterWorks, Inc. to create an
Android
based
video game
of
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
. Kanbar Entertainment had several ideas proposed to them by InterWorks, Inc. and chose
Hoodwinked Too! Decoder Game
, which was released on the
Android Market
in correlation with the film's April 29, 2011 release date.
[21]
Kanbar Entertainment also produced
Lifelines
, which was released in 2009
[22]
and
Seducing Charlie Barker
, which was released in 2010.
[23]
Kanbar Animation
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Company type
| Division
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Industry
| Animation
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Founded
| 2002
; 22 years ago
(
2002
)
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Founder
| Maurice Kanbar
Sue Bea Montgomery
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Products
| Animated Films
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Owner
| Kanbar Entertainment
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Kanbar Animation
[
edit
]
Maurice Kanbar and Sue Bea Montgomery also founded the studio Kanbar Animation in 2002 for the production of
Hoodwinked!
[24]
[25]
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
Kanbar Animation was described by
Variety
as the "animation banner" of Kanbar Entertainment.
[14]
It was only used for two films, the first and its sequel
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
.
References
[
edit
]
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Ian Mohr (May 17, 2005).
"Weinsteins sign Red Riding Hood"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 20,
2013
.
- ^
Jason Anders (January 26, 2009).
"A Conversation with Cory Edwards"
.
fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
- ^
Cory Edwards (January 29, 2009).
"Interview with Fulle Circle"
.
coryedwards.com
. Retrieved
January 13,
2013
.
- ^
Martin Goodman (February 3, 2006).
"Dr. Toon: A Peek Under the Hood"
.
awn.com
. Retrieved
March 16,
2013
.
- ^
Cory Edwards (December 30, 2010).
"Stop the Madness"
.
coryedwards.com
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
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Martin Goodman (February 3, 2006).
"Dr. Toon: A Peek Under the Hood page 2"
.
awn.com
. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2013
. Retrieved
April 21,
2012
.
- ^
J. Paul Peszko (May 11, 2004).
"Hoodwinked: Anatomy of an Independent Animated Feature Page 3"
.
awn.com
. Archived from
the original
on October 21, 2012
. Retrieved
March 24,
2012
.
- ^
Dennis King (January 13, 2006).
"Hoodwinked! Review Tulsa World"
.
Tulsa World
. Retrieved
January 13,
2013
.
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"Indie Animation"
.
creativeplanetnetwork.com
. Archived from
the original
on May 26, 2015
. Retrieved
October 29,
2012
.
- ^
J. Paul Peszko (January 13, 2006).
"Hoodwinked: Blue Yonder Set to Make Animation History page 1"
.
awn.com
. Retrieved
April 29,
2012
.
- ^
Thomas, Kevin (January 14, 2006).
"Little Red gets 'Hoodwinked'
"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
January 20,
2013
.
- ^
Hoodwinked
at
Rotten Tomatoes
- ^
"Hoodwinked Box Office Mojo"
.
boxofficemojo.com
. Retrieved
June 2,
2012
.
- ^
a
b
Ian Mohr (January 17, 2006).
"
'Hood' sequel gets a wink"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 21,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
Ted Johnson (March 31, 2010).
"Kanbar Entertainment files suit against Weinstein"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
- ^
Amy Kaufman (April 28, 2011).
"Movie Projector: 'Fast Five' looks to shift the box office into high gear"
.
latimesblogs.com
. Retrieved
January 20,
2013
.
- ^
Joe Flint (December 16, 2009).
"Weinstein Co. delaying 'Hoodwinked' sequel"
.
latimesblogs.latimes.com
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
- ^
"Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Rotten Tomatoes"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved
January 18,
2013
.
- ^
"Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Box Office Mojo"
.
boxofficemojo.com
. Retrieved
June 3,
2012
.
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Kim Hollis (December 27, 2011).
"Top 10 Film Industry Stories of 2011: #8 North American Movie-Goers Less Animated in 2011"
.
Box Office Prophets
. Retrieved
January 18,
2013
.
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"Kanbar Entertainment, LLC"
.
interworks.com
. Retrieved
January 20,
2013
.
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Bruce Bellingham (March 2009).
"Maurice Kanbar is back in the vodka business ? this time it's Blue Angel"
.
northsidesf.com
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
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Dennis Harvey (May 10, 2010).
"Seducing Charlie Barker"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
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"Archived copy"
(PDF)
(Press release). Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on May 25, 2011
. Retrieved
January 19,
2013
.
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cite press release
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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Scott Powers (September 3, 2006).
"The Little Jeep That Couldn't"
.
Orlando Sentinel
. Retrieved
January 21,
2021
.
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Jessica Leshnoff (January 13, 2006). "
'Hoodwinked' doesn't lead astray; Quirky characters keep kids laughing".
The Washington Times
.
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Dann Gire (January 15, 2006). "A long way to get 'Hoodwinked'
".
Daily Herald
.
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Betsy Pickle (January 16, 2006). "
'Hoodwinked' Puts New Twist on Tale".
The Cincinnati Post
.
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"Philadelphia University to Dedicate The Kanbar Campus Center on Saturday, September 30".
PR Newswire
(Press release). September 27, 2006.
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