Kanbar Entertainment Explained

Kanbar Entertainment
Founder:Maurice Kanbar
Sue Bea Montgomery
Location Country:United States
Industry:Film
Products:Motion pictures
Divisions:Kanbar Animation

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, but was financially successful, earning over $110 million worldwide.[12]

Hoodwinked!s success led to a sequel being announced in January 2006.[13] 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.[14] This allowed the film to be produced on a larger budget than its predecessor at $30 million.[15]

The film was initially scheduled for a January 2010 release, but in December 2009, The Weinstein Company postponed the release date.[16]

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". Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil was eventually released in April 2011 to almost universally negative critical reviews[17] and financial failure, earning $23.1 million worldwide; less than its budget.[18] [19]

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.[20]

Kanbar Entertainment also produced Lifelines, which was released in 2009[21] and Seducing Charlie Barker, which was released in 2010.[22]

Kanbar Animation
Type:Division
Founder:Maurice Kanbar
Sue Bea Montgomery
Owner:Kanbar Entertainment

Kanbar Animation

Maurice Kanbar and Sue Bea Montgomery also founded the studio Kanbar Animation in 2002 for the production of Hoodwinked![23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] Kanbar Animation was described by Variety as the "animation banner" of Kanbar Entertainment.[13] It was only used for two films, the first and its sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weinsteins sign Red Riding Hood. Ian Mohr. Variety. May 17, 2005. January 20, 2013.
  2. Web site: A Conversation with Cory Edwards. Jason Anders. fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com. January 26, 2009. January 19, 2013.
  3. Web site: Interview with Fulle Circle. Cory Edwards. coryedwards.com. January 29, 2009. January 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Dr. Toon: A Peek Under the Hood. Martin Goodman. awn.com. February 3, 2006. March 16, 2013.
  5. Web site: Stop the Madness. Cory Edwards. coryedwards.com. December 30, 2010. January 19, 2013.
  6. Web site: Dr. Toon: A Peek Under the Hood page 2 . Martin Goodman . awn.com . February 3, 2006 . April 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122025058/http://www.awn.com/articles/drtoon/dr-toon-peek-under-hood/page/2%2C1 . January 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Hoodwinked: Anatomy of an Independent Animated Feature Page 3 . J. Paul Peszko . awn.com . May 11, 2004 . March 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021064740/http://www.awn.com/articles/ihoodwinkedi-anatomy-independent-animated-feature/page/3%2C1 . October 21, 2012.
  8. Web site: Hoodwinked! Review Tulsa World. Dennis King. Tulsa World. January 13, 2006. January 13, 2013.
  9. Web site: Indie Animation. creativeplanetnetwork.com. October 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526194012/http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/news/indie-animation/43274. May 26, 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: Hoodwinked: Blue Yonder Set to Make Animation History page 1. J. Paul Peszko. awn.com. January 13, 2006. April 29, 2012.
  11. News: Thomas. Kevin. Little Red gets 'Hoodwinked'. Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2006. January 20, 2013.
  12. Web site: Hoodwinked Box Office Mojo. boxofficemojo.com. June 2, 2012.
  13. Web site: 'Hood' sequel gets a wink. Ian Mohr. Variety. January 17, 2006. January 21, 2021.
  14. Web site: Kanbar Entertainment files suit against Weinstein. Ted Johnson. Variety. March 31, 2010. January 19, 2013.
  15. Web site: Movie Projector: 'Fast Five' looks to shift the box office into high gear. Amy Kaufman. latimesblogs.com. April 28, 2011. January 20, 2013.
  16. Web site: Weinstein Co. delaying 'Hoodwinked' sequel. Joe Flint. latimesblogs.latimes.com. December 16, 2009. January 19, 2013.
  17. Web site: Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. January 18, 2013.
  18. Web site: Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Box Office Mojo. boxofficemojo.com. June 3, 2012.
  19. Web site: Top 10 Film Industry Stories of 2011: #8 North American Movie-Goers Less Animated in 2011. Kim Hollis. Box Office Prophets. December 27, 2011. January 18, 2013.
  20. Web site: Kanbar Entertainment, LLC.. interworks.com. January 20, 2013.
  21. Web site: Maurice Kanbar is back in the vodka business – this time it's Blue Angel. Bruce Bellingham. northsidesf.com. March 2009. January 19, 2013.
  22. Web site: Seducing Charlie Barker. Dennis Harvey. Variety. May 10, 2010. January 19, 2013.
  23. Archived copy. January 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525223133/http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/hoodwinked/notes.pdf. May 25, 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: The Little Jeep That Couldn't. Scott Powers. Orlando Sentinel. September 3, 2006. January 21, 2021.
  25. News: Jessica Leshnoff. 'Hoodwinked' doesn't lead astray; Quirky characters keep kids laughing. The Washington Times. January 13, 2006.
  26. News: Dann Gire. A long way to get 'Hoodwinked'. Daily Herald. January 15, 2006.
  27. News: Betsy Pickle. 'Hoodwinked' Puts New Twist on Tale. The Cincinnati Post. January 16, 2006.
  28. Philadelphia University to Dedicate The Kanbar Campus Center on Saturday, September 30. PR Newswire. September 27, 2006.

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