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Production Notes

US Rating: PG (for rude humor and some mild action)

Run time: 88 minutes

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Cast Character

Justin Long HumphreyHayden Panettiere Kate

Dennis Hopper TonyDanny Glover Winston

Larry Miller MarcelEric Price Paddy/Mooch

Vicki Lewis EveChris Carmack GarthKevin Sussman ShakeyBrian Donovan Salty

and LillyChristina Ricci

Filmmakers

Directed by Anthony Bell Ben Gluck

Screenplay by Christopher Denk andSteve Moore

Based on a Story by Steve MooreProduced by Richard Rich

Ken KatsumotoSteve Moore

Executive Producers Noah FogelsonMax MadhavanMichael Paseornek

Special Thanks to Seemha RamannaMusic by Chris Bacon

Music Supervisors Jay FairesTracy McKnight

Associate Producer Timothy YooArt Director Donald A. Towns

Editor Joseph L. Campana

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SYNOPSIS

What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly por-cupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squir-rels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey’s motto – make ‘em laugh. Kate’s motto – I’m the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go.

Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other.

Lionsgate and Crest Animation present ALPHA AND OMEGA starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover and Christina Ricci. ALPHA AND OMEGA is directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck from screenplay by Christopher Denk and Steve Moore and based on a story by Steve Moore.

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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Even though they belong to the same wolf pack, Kate and Humphrey, two wolves

in Lionsgate and Crest Animation’s animated adventure, ALPHA AND OMEGA,

couldn’t be more different. Kate is an alpha wolf, a strong, serious leader in charge of

hunting and finding food for her pack. Humphrey, on the other hand, is an omega wolf,

always ready to crack a joke. His job is to keep this things fun. So when Humphrey and

Kate find themselves on a dangerous journey to get back home after being abducted and

relocated to Idaho, the last thing Kate expects is that Humphrey will be of any help to

her.

“Kate and Humphrey are faced with the daunting task of traveling hundreds of

miles through the wilderness to get home,” explains actor Justin Long, who provides the

voice for Humphrey. “It’s the adventure of a lifetime.”

“And a rite of passage,” adds Hayden Panettiere, who stars at Kate. “The journey

forces them both to grow in ways they don’t expect.”

Screenwriter/creator of OPEN SEASON and Idaho resident Steve Moore was in-

spired to write about wolves after reading an article about a federal program designed to

resuscitate the wolf population in the Idaho wilderness. “They were capturing wolves up

in Canada and releasing them in Idaho so they would mate here,” he says. “And I just

started thinking, ‘You know, what if they really screwed up? What if they captured this

mated pair – a supposedly mated pair – and they hated each other. Like Humphrey Bog-

art and Kate Hepburn in AFRICAN QUEEN, just exact polar opposites, and they haul

them down to Idaho and they let them go.”

“Kate sees Humphrey as a fun loving omega,” explains co-director Anthony Bell.

“Humphrey prides himself on being the pack comedian. Kate on the other hand is being

groomed for bigger things, the future leader of the pack and being paired off to the rival

pack’s Alpha wolf.”

Despite their differences Kate and Humphrey work together to overcome the chal-

lenges that are thrown their way throughout an incredible action filled journey to make it

home. It’s an adventure that brings them together and gives them the courage to chal-

lenge the law of the pack that strictly forbids alphas and omegas from marrying.

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“When I first read the script, I really responded to the themes about family and

breaking down barriers,” says co-director Ben Gluck. “I thought they were sophisticated

for an animated film. In addition, the script was emotional and had a lot of comedy.”

Adds producer Richard Rich, “We spent a substantial amount of time working on

the script so we knew that our structure was sound, where every ‘tug at the heart’ would

be, and that we had action and comedy throughout. During the production, we continued

to refine each of these elements so in the end we knew our story was tight, funny and

heartwarming.”

“We wanted this project to appeal to everyone, the whole family, and this script

had all the right elements,” explains producer and Executive Vice President of Family

Entertainment at Lionsgate, Ken Katsumoto. “Young kids love the animal world, boys

love the adventure and physical comedy, girls love the strong female character and heart,

and adults relate to the family dynamics and the general sophistication of the story. It hits

every aspect necessary for an entertaining family experience.”

With the script in place, Bell and Gluck focused on securing a talented, charis-

matic cast to breathe life into the characters. “We wanted to make this a picture where the

performances – both the actors’ voices and the animation itself – stand out,” says Bell.

“The actors bring a certain nuance and subtlety to their performances that we’re able to

incorporate in the animated characters.”

In their search for the voice of Humphrey, the filmmakers turned to Justin Long,

known for his comedic, low-key turns in films like HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU,

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and DODGEBALL. “I would say Humphrey is a rapscal-

lion,” explains Long. “He’s a provocateur. And he just loves life. He’s a genial, fun-lov-

ing guy.”

“Justin Long came in and brought this character to life,” reports Gluck. “He’s

amazing at improv comedy and he riffed on his lines and brought something totally new

to the character.”

As Kate, Hayden Panettiere balances her character’s hard determination with a

gentler, warm side. “Kate’s the daughter of the pack leader,” she says. “She’s strong and

tough. She’s a hunter. And she takes her responsibility very seriously.”

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That responsibility also involves marrying Garth, the son of a rival pack’s leader,

in an effort to unite the two packs and resolve their territorial conflicts – something Kate

is willing to do even though she doesn’t love Garth. Explains Panettiere, “She has that

conflict of, ‘Okay, I have this responsibility for my pack to do the right thing for them,

but it’s not something that I want for myself.’”

“Hayden came in and really brought Kate to life,” reports Katsumoto. “She made

the character strong but also relatable, and transformed her into a truly inspirational char-

acter for young girls. She also brought a lot of depth and subtlety to the part.”

Known primarily for playing provocative characters, Christina Ricci relished the

opportunity to play Lilly, Kate’s younger, shy sister who, like Humphrey, is an omega

wolf. “Lilly’s not at all like me,” admits the actress. “She’s quiet and a little bit scarred

and naïve. But I really liked playing her.”

During her first recording session as Lilly, Ricci and the directors found that her

voice sounded too similar to Panettiere’s. A change had to be made, so Ricci began ex-

perimenting, settling on what she calls her “baby voice,” which she jokingly uses when

talking to her family. Says Gluck, “She brought a spark of innocence to the character, an

introvertedness, making the character very charming and unique.”

While Kate and Humphrey try to make their way back to Canada from Idaho,

Lilly is charged with keeping alpha-wolf Garth – the rival pack leader’s son – company

until Kate’s return, resulting in another unexpected romance between opposites.

“Garth finds her silliness and her ineptitude very charming and he starts to fall in

love with it,” explains actor Chris Carmack (“The O.C.,” “Related”) of his character. “It’s

a nice story about what can spark and sustain love. It’s not about whom you’re supposed

to be with or who you look right with. It’s about who you feel right with. And this sort

of love story takes time to develop.”

A pair of veteran actors, Danny Glover and Dennis Hopper (in one of his last

roles before he passed away on May 29, 2010), complete the cast as the two leaders of

the rival wolf packs. As Winston, Kate’s father, Glover brings an authority that’s imbued

with a sense of compassion. “He’s noble and charismatic and all the things that I’m not,”

says Glover with a laugh.

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Hopper’s Tony manages to walk the fine line of being simultaneously villainous

and sympathetic. “He was brilliant at capturing that duality and making that character be-

lievable,” says Bell.

Without any kind of visual reference for their acting, the actors faced an unusual

challenge: to communicate everything necessary about their characters’ thoughts and

feelings through their voices alone. Says Gluck, “If you have a line that expresses emo-

tion, then it has to come across in your voice. So that becomes very, very challenging but

something each actor was able to deliver.”

Since the actors record their scenes line by line in a recording booth, they also had

to adjust to working without a scene partner. “I’m used to working with other actors and

in the studio you don’t have that. You’re doing it in a vacuum,” explains Carmack. “So

you’re doing a bunch of different variations and you’re really hoping and trusting that

it’ll come together right in the editing room.”

Despite these challenges, all of the actors appreciated the relative ease of voice

work compared with being on set. “You get to come in and be totally out of hair and

makeup and in your own clothes and just do your performance,” says Ricci.

“It’s a very freeing experience.” says Glover. “You can be silly. And I like being

silly.”

“It’s a total collaboration,” adds Panettiere. “The directors and I would just go

back and forth and goof around. A lot of the times you get to experiment more and be a

little more out there than you would be when you’re on camera.”

That freedom to experiment became a key factor in the development of the film’s

comic relief duo, Marcel and Paddy, the French Canadian goose and the British

Columbian duck who argue constantly about their ongoing game of golf. Bell and Gluck

were unsure about which direction to take the characters until actors Larry Miller and

Eric Price came into the studio. “They arrived with a very different twist on the charac-

ters and started ad-libbing together,” recalls Gluck. “We rewrote both characters based on

what they did. We were laughing so hard we couldn’t keep up.”

ALPHA AND OMEGA marks the first time that a globally released 3D animated

theatrical film has been completed by an Indian based production studio with a satellite

office in Los Angeles, a company called Crest Animation Productions. While most ani-

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mated features sub-contract much of their work to animators around the globe, Crest was

able to complete the film in their Los Angeles and Indian based offices with the LA based

filmmakers and Indian production staff communicating through video and phone confer-

encing. Key talent also travelled from either office to create a seamless production line.

“The energy that Crest India has is amazing,” avows Gluck. “We really had to work to-

gether as a team, and it was very much a collaborative process.”

While most animated features take at least three years to render and complete,

Crest, with its large stable of highly trained animators, was able to complete ALPHA

AND OMEGA in half that time. In order to facilitate communication over such a large

distance, the directors would film themselves acting out scenes and send the clips to Crest

India as reference. “The animators were able to watch those scenes over and over and

over again, catching all the nuances and facial expressions,” says Rich. “It informed the

animators, and we got exactly what we wanted.”

Unlike most 3-D animated films that try to re-create real-life textures, Gluck and

Bell opted for a more painterly look. “We searched for a style that the audience hasn’t

seen before, so they feel they’re watching a moving canvas,” explains Bell. “We also cre-

ated more graphic wolf characters that look and feel unique. It’s a world where hopefully

people will say, ‘Wow, this is amazingly beautiful and it’s a place that I would love to

be.’”

ALPHA AND OMEGA makes glorious use of the natural beauty of the story’s

setting, creating an array of indelible images of mountains and lakes and wide vistas. The

process of populating these spaces with a lively cast of invented characters is Bell’s and

Gluck’s greatest joy. “The magic of taking a line drawing and turning it into a living,

breathing thing is incredible,” says Bell. “And to have it connect to your audience emo-

tionally, there’s nothing better than that.”

ALPHA AND OMEGA consciously avoids topical humor and trendy story ele-

ments, focusing on a classic tale that will hopefully appeal to both adults and children for

generations to come. “Kate and Humphrey are opposites. They learn from each other’s

differences and realize that what they really needed was each other to bring out who they

really are individually,” says Gluck.

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“It’s these kinds of elements that make a classic story,” explains Rich, “because it

touches the heart and it has timeless humor. We tried to have the humor come out of the

situation and out of the characterizations. And that’s what makes characters live year af-

ter year, century after century.”

“What we’ve found now that the film is finished and has been shown to audi-

ences,” says Katsumoto, “is that people leave the theater feeling good. It’s a feel-good

story. It’s uplifting. And that makes us all believe that we’ve accomplished our goal.”

All the filmmakers hope that ALPHA AND OMEGA will inspire generations of

young people. Says Justin Long, “It’s about overcoming wherever society places you,

overcoming that hurdle, and breaking free of the confines of your pack. It’s about being

an individual.”

“Through all the adversities that Kate and Humphrey overcome, and despite the

taboos of falling in love, they actually decide that love will conquer all,” says Bell. “The

film says, ‘No matter what, follow your heart and it will guide you in the right direc-

tion.’”

ABOUT THE CAST

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JUSTIN LONG (Humphrey) has emerged as one of Hollywood’s most in-demand ac-tors. He will next be seen starring opposite Drew Barrymore in Warner Bros.'s GOING THE DIS-TANCE. He will also be seen in THE CONSPIRATOR, which will debut at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Robert Redford, the film stars Long along with Robin Wright, James McAvoy and Evan Rachel Wood. Previously, Long was last seen in YOUTH IN REVOLT, with Michael Cera and Steve Buscemi.

In 2009 Long appeared in a range of films, including the adaptation of the popular book He’s Just Not That Into You as part of an ensemble cast with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin and Scarlett Johansson; in the lead role opposite Alison Lohman in Sam Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL; ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO; FUNNY PEOPLE; and SERIOUS MOONLIGHT. He also starred in 2007s LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD opposite Bruce Willis, and lent his voice as ‘Alvin’ in the hits ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS and ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL, and as ‘Lem’ in PLANET 51.

As a member of Vassar College's comedy troupe, Laughingstock, Long got his start in the comedy world, which led him to his first starring roles in such films as GALAXY QUEST and JEEPERS CREEPERS. He then shifted to the small screen for his role on the quirky NBC series “Ed,” and ventured into the world of offbeat comedies with his first box-office success, DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY. From there he went on to play roles in come-dies such as ACCEPTED, produced by Tom Shadyac, and THE BREAK UP, opposite Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. He also appeared in the Adam Sandler-produced STRANGE WILDERNESS, along with Steve Zahn, and had a cameo in Vince Vaughn's WILD WEST COMEDY SHOW.

In addition to his film career, Long has established himself as a household name with his portrayal as the “Mac Guy” in the Apple Mac vs. PC commercials.

As one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses, HAYDEN PANETTIERE (Kate) is currently filming Wes Craven’s highly anticipated SCREAM 4 for Dimension Films in the leading role, ‘Kirby Reed,’ opposite Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, and original cast members, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox-Arquette. The fourth installment of the wildly popular horror franchise is scheduled for an April 2011 release date.

Panettiere is best known for her role as ‘Claire Bennet’ in NBC's award-winning drama series "Heroes" from 2006 to 2010. For this role, she portrayed an indestructible high school cheerleader, struggling to define her identity and place in the world. "Heroes" followed the lives of ordinary people who discovered they possess extraordinary abilities.

Panettiere began her acting career at a young age by lending her voice to the animated movies, A BUG'S LIFE and DINOSAURS. From there she went on to star in the movie REMEMBER THE TITANS, where she played the spitfire daughter of Coach Yoast. Her career hasn’t slowed down since. Other credits include: FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN, I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER, RACING STRIPES, LIES MY MOTHER TOLD ME, TIGER CRUISE, NORMAL, BRING IT ON: ALL OR NOTHING, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, THE ARCHITECT, and ICE PRINCESS, for which she also recorded the song "I Fly" on the film's soundtrack.

Her roles have won her numerous accolades. Panettiere is the recipient of the 2008 and 2009 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Actress: Action/Adventure, as well as the 2009 Teen Choice Award for “Choice Celebrity Activist.” She also received the "Breakout Actress Award" in 2007 at the Capri Hollywood Film Festival, and the award for Favorite "Clipped" Dramatic Artist for the Television Season at the 2007 1st Annual Wave Award.

Panettiere's impressive list of accomplishments also includes her now three-year long as-sociation with Neutrogena. She also designed the popular "Hayden Bag" for Dooney & Burke.

Panettiere is a committed environmental activist. She currently serves as an ambassador, along with fellow ambassadors Nelson Mandela and Queen Noor, for the World Conservation

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Union's (ICUN) Wildlife Foundation. She is also widely known for her role as campaign spokesperson for the Whaleman Foundation, an oceanic research, conservation, and production organization dedicated to preserving and protecting dolphins, whales, and their ocean habitat. Since serving as spokesperson, she has traveled to Washington DC to meet with congressmen, was invited to the International Whaling Conference in Portugal, and was featured in THE COVE, a 2010 Oscar®-winning documentary film exposing the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Her involvement in animal welfare also led to her being the recipient of the Genesis Wyler Award from The Humane Society of the United States in 2007.

Panettiere also serves as an ambassador for Declare Yourself, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to empower and encourage every eligible 18-29 year-old in America to regis-ter and vote in local and national elections.

An acclaimed actor and filmmaker with an iconic and distinctly American voice, DENNIS HOPPER (Tony) has been twice nominated for an Academy Award®: as Best Sup-porting Actor for his role as an alcoholic father who gets sober to coach his son’s basketball team in HOOSIERS, and for Best Original Screenplay of the counter-culture road movie EASY RIDER, a film he directed, starred in, and co-wrote with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern.

Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, and grew up in San Diego, California. He made a lasting impression as a teenager with his performance in Nicholas Ray’s classic REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, opposite James Dean and Natalie Wood, quickly following that with an equally revelatory performance in George Stevens’ epic GIANT. Relocating to New York City where he studied with Lee Strasberg, Hopper starred in such television shows as “The Rifleman,” “Naked City,” and “The Twilight Zone.”

Returning to Hollywood, Hopper forever changed the face of American cinema with the 1969 film EASY RIDER. The movie, made for $350,000, went on to gross in excess of $50 mil-lion and garnered Hopper the Best New Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

After EASY RIDER, Hopper became a familiar presence both in front of and behind the camera for more than three decades. He has been in over 140 television shows and has starred in more than 150 films including most notably APOCALYPSE NOW, BLUE VELVET, RIVER’S EDGE, HOOSIERS, THE INDIAN RUNNER, TRUE ROMANCE, SPEED, WATERWORLD, BASQUIAT, and EDTV. He received Golden Globe® nominations for his roles in HOOSIERS and as ‘Frank Booth’ in David Lynch’s now-classic BLUE VELVET.

In 2008 alone, Hopper appeared in such films as SLEEPWALKING with Charlize Theron; Quentin Tarantino’s HELL RIDE; ELEGY with Penelope Cruz; Kevin Costner’s SWING VOTE with Kelsey Grammer; and Wim Wenders’s THE PALERMO SHOOTING. Other film projects include the comedy AN AMERICAN CAROL with Kelsey Grammer and horror thriller FOREVER with Edward Furlong.

Hopper received the prestigious CIDALC award at the Venice Film Festival for the movie-industry feature THE LAST MOVIE, which he directed, co-wrote, and starred in. He also directed the gang-war crime drama COLORS, starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall; action thriller CATCHFIRE, in which he starred with Jodie Foster; and crime drama THE HOT SPOT, starring Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen.

On television, Hopper has appeared on HBO’s Emmy® award-winning “Entourage,” as well as on the acclaimed series “24”; “Las Vegas” with James Caan; the USA Networks feature “The Last Ride”; received an Emmy® nomination for starring in “Paris Trout”; and he co-starred opposite Benjamin Bratt in the Jerry Bruckheimer/Warner TV produced NBC series “E-Ring,” during 2005-2006.  More recently he starred as Ben Cedars in “Crash,” a Starz original drama se-ries inspired by the Oscar®-winning movie.

In addition to acting and directing, Hopper was an internationally known photographer and painter, with retrospective exhibitions in 2001 at the Stedlejik Museum in Amsterdam and The MAK in Vienna. Among the most important exhibition of his artistic career was in 2007 at

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The State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, with a photographic exhibition following at The Manege in Moscow, Russia. In October of 2008, he received the prestigious honor of being named a Commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters with the opening of an exten-sive film and art retrospective at La Cinematheque Francais in Paris.  This exhibition then moved to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in November of 2009.

On March 26, 2010, Hopper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.In July, 2010 the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) presented Dennis

Hopper Double Standard, the first comprehensive survey exhibition of his artistic career to be mounted by a North American museum.

Hopper passed away on May 29, 2010, and is survived by four children; Marin Hopper, Ruthanna Hopper Khalighi Brill, Henry Lee Hopper and Galen Hopper, and two grandchildren; Violet Goldstone, and Ella Rose Brill.

DANNY GLOVER (Winston) has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 25 years. His film credits range from the blockbuster LETHAL WEAPON franchise to the cult classic SAW to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced. He has also had success in the television arena, with a recurring role on the hit NBC drama series “ER” during the 2005 season and with a role on the popular ABC drama “Brothers and Sisters.”

Most recently, Glover can be seen in the role of ‘The President’ in Sony Pictures action thriller 2012. He also recently completed work on Neil LaBute’s dark comedy DEATH AT A FUNERAL, HONEYDRIPPER for director John Sayles, BE KIND, REWIND co-starring with Jack Black, and DEAR ALICE.

Glover appeared in the critically-acclaimed feature DREAMGIRLS for director Bill Con-don. The Paramount Pictures film, based on the Tony Award®-winning musical, was released in 2006 and received two Academy Awards® and additional honors. Also for Paramount he ap-peared in SHOOTER for director Antoine Fuqua, starring opposite Mark Wahlberg.

A native of San Francisco, California, Glover earned a degree in Economics from San Francisco State University and also trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Con-servatory Theater. He started his acting career on the stage, appearing in numerous plays, includ-ing Athol Fugard’s The Island and Sizwe Banzi is Dead. However, it was Glover’s Broadway de-but in Fugard’s Master Harold…and the Boys that first brought the actor national recognition.

It was after seeing his performance in Master Harold…and the Boys that film director Robert Benton cast Glover in his first leading role in 1984’s Oscar®-nominated Best Picture PLACES IN THE HEART. The following year, Glover starred in two more Best Picture nomi-nees: Peter Weir’s WITNESS and Steven Spielberg’s THE COLOR PURPLE.

In 1987, Glover partnered with Mel Gibson in the first LETHAL WEAPON film, earning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. He went on to star in three hugely suc-cessful LETHAL WEAPON sequels. Glover has also invested his talents in more personal projects, including the award-winning TO SLEEP WITH ANGER, which he executive produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor; BOPHA!; MANDERLAY; MISSING IN AMERICA; and the film version of Athol Fugard’s play Boesman and Lena. Glover’s many film credits also include THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS; BELOVED, for which he won an Image Award for Best Actor; THE RAINMAKER; ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD; and Lawrence Kasdan’s GRAND CANYON and SILVERADO. Glover has also lent his distinc-tive voice to such animated films as ANTZ, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, and the upcoming THE BARNYARD.

On the small screen, Glover won an Image Award and a Cable ACE Award and earned an Emmy® nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO movie “Mandela.” He has received three more Emmy® nominations for his work in the acclaimed miniseries “Lone-some Dove,” “Fallen Angels,” and the telefilm “Freedom Song,” the last of which Glover also

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executive produced and for which he garnered another Image Award, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In addition, he won an Image Award for his work in the miniseries “Alex Haley's Queen,” and received Image Award nominations for his roles in “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Good Fences,” which he also produced. Behind the camera, Glover executive produced and hosted the Fox Family Channel series “Courage,” and executive produced and starred in the Showtime movie “3 A.M.” As a director, he earned a Daytime Emmy® nomination for Show-time’s “Just a Dream.”

In 2003, Glover made a triumphant return to Broadway in a revival of Master Harold…and the Boys, winning applause from both critics and audiences.

In 2005, Glover co-founded Louverture Films (www.louverturefilms.com), with his pro-ducing partner Joslyn Barnes. Louverture Films is dedicated to the development and production of films of historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity. The com-pany’s credits include the award-winning features BAMAKO, SALT OF THIS SEA and THE TIME THAT REMAINS, the Oscar® nominated documentary TROUBLE THE WATER, the music documentaries AFRICA UNITE and the Oscar® shortlisted SOUNDTRACK FOR A RE-VOLUTION.

He has also gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts. Glover currently serves as a UNICEF Ambassador and, in recognition of his dedication to public service, has received numerous prestigious honours including the 2002 Marian Ander-son Award, the 2003 NAACP Chairman’s Award, the 2004 BET Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2009 CBCF Phoenix Award. He is also Chairman of the Board of TransAfrica Forum, a non-profit global justice organization whose focus is on fostering a closer alliance amongst and address issues facing African Americans and peoples in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin Amer-ica.

CHRISTINA RICCI (Lilly) is one of Hollywood's most respected young actors whose talent and poise is well beyond her years.

Ricci recently wrapped production on an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s short story “Bel Ami” co-starring Rob Pattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Uma Thurman. The film tells the story of George Duroy (played by Pattinson), a young journalist who rose from poverty to be-come one of the most successful men in Paris via the ruthless and calculating bedding of the city's most glamorous and influential women.

She will also be seen next in Tom Brady’s BORN TO BE A STAR opposite Stephen Dorff and Nick Swardson in a comedy about a small-town nerd who stumbles upon a family se-cret. The film will be released by Sony Pictures April 22, 2011.

In September 2010, Ricci will make her Broadway debut in Donald Margulies' Tony-nominated Time Stands Still. She will star opposite Laura Linney, Brian d'Arcy James and Eric Bogosian in a play about a war photographer and journalist whose injuries force them to return home to conventional New York life.

Ricci’s performance at age seven in a school Christmas play caught the attention of a lo-cal theatre critic, who suggested to her parents that she consider an acting career. She made her professional acting debut one year later in MERMAIDS in the pivotal role of Cher’s youngest daughter and Winona Ryder’s sister. As a child actor, Ricci won over audiences and critics alike with her winning portrayal of the strangely adorable ‘Wednesday Addams’ in THE ADDAMS FAMILY. Her performance so delighted the film’s creators and movie fans that Ricci was given an expanded role in the sequel, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES. She went on to star in the sur-prise hit of the summer 1995 season CASPER. For that, Ricci received the prestigious NATO ShowEast Star of the Year Award and the Star of Tomorrow Award from the Motion Picture Booker’s Club for her strong performances and the $100 million-plus box office successes of ADDAMS FAMILY and CASPER.

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In 1997, Ricci made a seamless transition into more mature roles, receiving great acclaim in Ang Lee’s ensemble film, THE ICE STORM, co-starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, and Elijah Wood; then starring as ‘Dedee Truit,’ in the scathing comedy THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, a performance which won her the Best Actress Award at the Seattle Film Festival; and as ‘Layla’ in Vincent Gallo's BUFFALO 66. She was later nominated for a Golden Globe® Award, an American Comedy Award, and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for her work in THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, and earned a National Board of Review Best Support-ing Actress Award for her combined efforts in THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, BUFFALO 66 and John Water’s PECKER.

Additional film credits include Larry and Andy Wachowski’s SPEED RACER; Mark Palansky’s PENELOPE; Craig Brewer’s BLACK SNAKE MOAN; a critically acclaimed perfor-mance in Patty Jenkins’ MONSTER, opposite Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron; Wes Craven’s CURSED; Woody Allen’s romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE; Sally Potter’s THE MAN WHO CRIED; and a memorable cameo in Terry Gilliam’s FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. Additionally, Ricci starred opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s SLEEPY HOLLOW, for which she won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award.

On television, Ricci’s credits include a recurring role on “Ally McBeal;” a guest appear-ance on “Grey’s Anatomy,” for which she received an Emmy® nomination; and a guest appear-ance on “Saving Grace.”

Ricci currently serves as the National Spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest Na-tional Network (RAINN) and is a member of the organization's National Leadership Council. RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization, operating the National Sexual As-sault Hotline in partnership with over 1,100 rape crisis centers across the country. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

As one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, LARRY MILLER (Marcel) has ap-peared in over 100 films and television shows. He began his career with a memorable cameo as the brown-nosing store manager in PRETTY WOMAN, and has since gone on to delight audi-ences in some of the most unforgettable roles in such films as BEST IN SHOW, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, THE PRINCESS DIARIES I and II and THE NUTTY PROFESSOR I and II.

Miller will next be seen hosting the original new late night comedy game-show “Late Night Liars” on GSN (Game Show Network). The show features human contestants as they face a panel of outrageous “celebrity puppets” to win cash and prizes.

Miller’s other film credits include the blockbuster Garry Marshall film VALENTINE’S DAY, Jerry Seinfeld’s BEE MOVIE, KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS starring opposite Jeremy Piven, KISS KISS BANG BANG with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, and the criti -cally-acclaimed Sundance documentary, THE ARISTOCRATS, which showcased 100 of the world’s best-known comedians telling the dirtiest joke ever heard. 

His numerous television credits include the hit shows “Desperate Housewives,” “Medium,” “Burn Notice,” “Law & Order,” “Seinfeld,” as well as recurring roles on “Boston Le-gal,” “8 Simple Rules” and “Mad About You.” In addition, Miller has made regular appearances on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” “The Late Show With David Letterman,” and “Real Time With Bill Maher.” He has also starred in several of his own HBO comedy specials and on Broadway in Neil Simon’s play The Dinner Party.

Miller frequently performs stand-up throughout the country and is often one of the open-ing acts for his longtime friend, Jerry Seinfeld. He also wrote the best-selling book Spoiled Rot-ten America, and is a contributing humorist to The Huffington Post.

ERIC PRICE (Paddy/Mooch) was a series regular on Fox’s “MADtv” and has appeared

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on “Reno 911,” “American Body Shop,” and “Campus Ladies.” His film credits include the indie darling THE GODFATHER OF GREEN BAY and Fox’s RENO 911 MIAMI.

VICKI LEWIS (Eve) starred on “Newsradio” and “Three Sisters” for NBC and had re-curring/guest starring roles on: “Curb You Enthusiasm,” “The Middle,” “Bones,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dirt,” “Til Death,” “Surviving Suburbia,” “Sonny With a Chance,” “Seinfeld,” “Car-oline In The City,” “The Norm Show,” “Murphy Brown,” “Grace Under Fire,” and “Home Im-provement.” Films credits include: THE UGLY TRUTH, DEN BROTHER, GODZILLA, MOUSEHUNT, PUSHING TIN, BYE BYE BIRDIE and BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. Her voice can be heard in Pixar’s blockbuster FINDING NEMO as well as the upcoming WONDER WOMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE and BATMAN. She starred as ‘Velma’ in the Broadway produc-tion of Chicago and in the Tony®-nominated Damn Yankees. She received the Ovation Award for her performance in the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Hotel C’est L’Amoure. Her debut album East of Midnight is available on iTunes or through VICKILEWIS.COM.

“Welcome to the O.C., bitch,” is TV lore, having become one of television’s 100 most famous quotes. It also marked the network debut of its reciter CHRIS CARMACK (Garth), who landed the part of ‘Luke Ward’ on FOX Television’s “The O.C.”  Chris quickly followed up with his first lead role in the original USA Network Film, “The Last Ride,” opposite Dennis Hop-per.  Some other TV credits include appearances on “Smallville,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “CSI: Mi-ami,” “CSI: NY” and “Desperate Housewives.”

Chris stars in a pair of TV movies this summer including “Beauty and the Briefcase” op-posite Hillary Duff and “Deadly Honeymoon” with Summer Glau.

In 2006, Chris took his first step onto the London stage starring opposite Rosamund Pike in Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke. The Adrian Noble directed play premiered at the Nottingham Playhouse before moving to its West End stage. This came on the heels of complet-ing the Off-Broadway revival of Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr. Sloane, where he played the title role opposite Alec Baldwin.

Chris grew up in a family of five in suburban Rockville, Maryland, where he loved play-ing all types of sports: baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling.  In high school, however, his attentions turned to theatre, and he began working passionately on three productions a year, on-stage and off, in addition to competing in numerous drama festivals.  Chris quickly gained a love and appreciation for all aspects of theatre, deciding to continue his theatrical training at NYU. After two years in New York, Chris followed the call of the Los Angeles stage and moved west for a role in a play.

Not only an accomplished actor, Chris is a devoted jazz and blues musician who plays both the saxophone and guitar. 

Many know KEVIN SUSSMAN (Shakey) from his series regular role of 'Walter' on the ABC hit series, “Ugly Betty” as well as his work in the iconic indie hit WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER. His studio feature work includes SWEET HOME ALABAMA, HITCH, MADE OF HONOR, the Coen Bros. feature BURN AFTER READING, and Ang Lee's latest feature TAK-ING WOODSTOCK. Kevin can be seen in the Liongate feature, KILLERS alongside Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher as well as a lead role in the Broken Lizard comedy feature FREE -LOADERS. Kevin currently recurs on the CBS hit comedy “Big Bang Theory.”

BRIAN DONOVAN (Salty) is one of animations most loved voice actors. From surfer dudes to disciplined ninjas, Brian has created a cavalcade of much loved characters heard daily on film, television and radio.

Not only was Brian the head announcer for Disney’s Jetix and ABC Family for over five years, but also voiced the lead, ‘Davis’, in the hugely successful anime series “Digimon.” Other notable voice performances include ‘Shark’ in “A.T.O.M.,” ‘Tony’ in “Flint: The Time Detec-

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tive,” ‘Peter Pan’ in several Disney projects and currently he is every kids taijutsu hero, ‘Rock Lee’ in the world famous series, “Naruto.”

Brian has also worked on camera in dozens of film and television projects with such Hol -lywood luminaries as Angelina Jolie, Jim Belushi, Gabriel Byrne and Jim Carrey. Television roles include the award winning “Gia,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman,” “General Hospital,” “In Living Color,” and “Wings.”

When not on set or in the voice booth, Brian runs the Los Angeles Repertory Theatre and recently produced and directed YOU GOT ISSUES, a feature documentary reflecting one of their inner-city high school workshops. He is also the creator and host of the Mighty Me Training Camp, a children’s educational exercise program that promotes health and self-confidence.

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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

ANTHONY BELL’s (Director) animation career began over 20 years ago at Klasky Csupo, a multimedia entertainment production company located in Hollywood California.  While there, Bell directed such high profile animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon such as “Duckman” (1994-95, Nickelodeon; 1997-98, USA Network), “Rugrats” (1995-1996, Nickelodeon), “Aah, Real Monsters” (1996-97, Nickelodeon), “Wild Thornberrys” (1998-1999; 2002, Nickelodeon), “Rocket Power” (1999-2000; 2002), “Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald” (2000-2001, McDonald’s), “Rugrats Rugrats Kwanzaa Special” (2000-2001, Nickelodeon), and “As Told By Ginger” (2001-2002, Nickelodeon).   In 1999-2000, Bell also directed episodes of “The Sissy Duckling Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For All Children” for Hyperion/HBO. 

In 2003, Bell took on the role of Sequence Director for the animated feature film BARNYARD for Omation/Nickelodeon/Paramount.   After BARNYWARD, Bell directed the series “Boondocks” for Sony (2005).  

Bell won an Emmy in 2003 for Best Animated Series (“Rugrats”), a Humanitas Award in 2000 (“The Sissy Duckling”) and three Emmy® certificates for Artistic Contribution on “The Simpsons” and “Rugrats.”

He is currently in production on his next feature film NORM OF THE NORTH, also due from Lionsgate.

Bell is represented by Natural Talent, Inc.

BEN GLUCK (Director) fell in love with filmmaking as a young boy growing up in St. Louis, Missouri. As a teenager, Gluck directed his first short film, KIMOC KOOB, about a boy who reads a comic book and becomes trapped inside. The film garner much attention for the young Director after it aired on several local television networks.

After high school, Gluck attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts where he created MAN'S BEST FRIEND; a satirical spoof on life and love in the Garden of Eden, which won both critical and audience acclaim and went on to win; The Walter Lantz Award, ‘Best Short’ at the New York Independent Film Festival, the Bronze Award at The World Fest Charles-ton as well as airing on MTV and several other networks.

Gluck’s talent and efforts were quickly noticed by The Walt Disney Company which pro-vided him a full scholarship to complete school and then hired him directly after. At Disney, Gluck worked on DINOSAUR and HOME ON THE RANGE. Gluck was quickly promoted to Supervisor of the script and story departments on BAMBI 2, which won the ‘Annie Award.’ Gluck’s work quickly earned him his directorial debut on Disney's BROTHER BEAR 2, his work on this film earned him a nominated for the coveted ‘Annie Award.’

After BROTHER BEAR 2 Gluck took on the complex job of pre-visualizing the script and supervising the story on director Shane Acker’s dark fantasy 9, which was executive pro-duced by Tim Burton. During this time Gluck caught the eye of George Lucas, and earned the op-portunity to direct Lucasfilm’s first original animated feature film.

Since ALPHA AND OMEGA Gluck has continued working for major studios and has signed on to direct an upcoming animated action/adventure film, as well as being in development on several feature projects of his own.

CHRISTOPHER DENK (Co-Screenwriter) resides in Los Angeles where he writes comedy, family, and children's television. After graduating from Marquette University, Chris pro-duced ART HOUSE, a feature length comedy that was an official selection at the Aspen U.S. Comedy Arts festival. He began writing stories for CGI films at the urging of a friend and his first animated film, THE REEF was released by The Weinstein Company in 2006 with much success.

He is currently at work on the animated feature THE OUTBACK.

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STEVE MOORE (Co-Screenwriter/Producer) is a writer, syndicated cartoonist and former news executive for the Los Angeles Times. He was born in Colorado and grew up in La Canada, California. Moore graduated from Oregon State University and completed his master's degree in journalism at the University of Oregon.

While working as sports editor at The Maui News in Hawaii, he got the idea to cre-ate the comic panel "In the Bleachers." Soon after, Moore moved to the Los Angeles Times where he worked in sports, news and features. He served as news editor on reporting teams that won Pulitzers for breaking news coverage of the Rodney King riot and the Northridge earth -quake. Moore resigned as Times Executive News Editor in order to concentrate on the comic and to work in entertainment.

"In the Bleachers," distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, appears in more than 200 newspapers and websites worldwide.

ALPHA AND OMEGA is his second animated feature film. Moore previously cre-ated and wrote the original story for Sony Picture Animation's OPEN SEASON (2006.) Moore served as executive producer. Based on the humor of his comic, the movie featured the voices of Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Gary Sinise and Debra Messing. It grossed nearly $200 mil-lion and has generated three DVD sequels with a fourth in development.

Moore has several other movies in development and pre-production. He recently helped develop and wrote the pilot for an animated TV series based on the children's book Flat Stanley. Moore also wrote and produced with Disney TV Animation a series of animated shorts for ESPN based on "In the Bleachers."

Moore's humor was inspired by his father, Bob, and cartoonists B. Kliban, Gary Larson, Charles Addams and Gahan Wilson. He lives in Idaho with his wife, Dru, and three chil -dren—Jakob, Lauren and Christopher.

RICHARD RICH (Producer) is President of Production at Crest Animation Produc-tions in Burbank, California. Here he has directed and produced eight feature length animated films including THE SWAN PRINCESS, THE KING AND I based on the Rodgers and Hammer-stein musical, and THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN based on the classic book by E. B. White for Columbia Home Entertainment, as well as three animated Direct-to-DVD series: ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS in conjunction with Time-Warner, STORIES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT and STORIES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. He has overseen the retooling of the studio from 2D to CGI animation bringing the award winning PBS series “Arthur” into the CGI world in its first feature length movie for Lionsgate. Rick recently produced the THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD for Universal Studios. He is currently producing NORM OF THE NORTH, the studio’s next CGI 3D animated feature.

Rick is a former employee of the Walt Disney Studios feature animation department where he learned his craft from members of Walt Disney's original team of legendary animators and film makers. During his 14 years there he worked on some of the most memorable Disney animated films, including WINNIE, THE POOH, THE RESCUERS, PETE’S DRAGON and co-directed THE FOX AND THE HOUND and THE BLACK CAULDRON.

KEN KATSUMOTO (Producer) is Executive Vice President of Lionsgate Family En-tertainment and is directly responsible for the creative development and production of Lions-gate’s stereoscopic 3-D animated theatrical films. He joined the company in 2004.  As a part of Lionsgate’s initiative to expand into moderately budgeted and high quality theatrical animated films, Lionsgate signed a multi-picture deal with Crest Animation Productions, whom also co-produce and co-finance the slate of pictures. ALPHA AND OMEGA was the first film in this deal. The second film under the Crest partnership, NORM OF THE NORTH, has commenced production and will be delivered in 2012. Additionally for Lionsgate, Katsumoto oversaw the

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productions of the Lionsgate Marvel Animated features – NEXT AVENGERS: HEROES OF TOMORROW, THOR: TALES OF ASGARD, IRON MAN, ULTIMATE AVENGERS 1 and 2 and HULK Vs.

NOAH FOGELSON (Executive Producer) – BIO FORTHCOMING

MAX MADHAVAN (Executive Producer) the Chief Executive Officer of Crest Ani-mation Studios Limited is credited with opening the doors for Indian Animation in the intensely competitive and demanding CGI products and services global market.

Madhavan joined the organization in the year 1999, when Animation Industry was an un-recognized entity in India and India’s animation competence unacknowledged in the global CGI space.

He joined in the capacity of Vice President New Business Development and was en-trusted with the responsibility of creating new business opportunities in the global CGI space for the Company.

Madhavan is the Chief Architect of the company’s Vision and Sales & Marketing strat-egy. He is the key driver of the company’s growth, and has consistently generated more revenues from the international CGI market than any of his contemporaries in the Indian Animation Space.

Madhavan’s leadership, sales and marketing competence, business insights and a com-plete understanding of the Global CGI market is the key factor in establishing Crest Animation Studio and India in the global CGI map. The fact that he got the first CGI television series to In-dia from the US market, even when the company or the country had nothing to show to the world market is a testimony to his sales & marketing acumen, belief in the creative and technological prowess of his very talented team.

Crest’s first order was procured by him in the year 2002 and from thereon went to contin-uously create strategic partnerships with multiple producers of repute in the US and European Markets. The strategic alliances built with global CGI producers of repute are today reflected in the brand image of the company.

In all his sales and marketing initiatives, he has always ensured that the company’s prod-uct portfolio increased the value proposition provided to its client and stakeholders alike.

Madhavan is committed to ensuring that India is considered as a high on value destina-tion for CGI products and Services in the Global CGI space. He leads the Indian Animation In-dustry in all the government forums including NASSCOM, FICCI etc.

An exemplary leader, a people person and a communicator par excellence, he is the most sought out spokesperson for the Indian Animation Industry internationally.

Madhavan has a Masters in Sales & Marketing, and has decades of experience in Sales & Marketing in the IT Industry in addition to Brand Building & Advertising.

SEEMHA RAMANNA (Special Thanks to) can be aptly called the reigning queen of Indian Animation Industry.

Her company Crest Animation Studios Limited has over the years delivered more than 300, high quality CGI products (Television Series, Direct to Home Videos) to the World Market and is today the undisputed leader in the Indian Animation Space.

All the shows produced at Crest Animation have been telecasted across the globe and Crest has received numerous awards (Annie Nominations, EMMY® Awards, BAFTA, FICCI Frames to name a few) for its ability to deliver CGI products in line with international standards.

Today her company is the first studio outside of US to have entered into a 3 feature film deal with Lionsgate, thereby making Crest Animation Studios Limited to be the first ever studio to have delivered full length animated feature film from India in the global CGI Space. The deal with Lionsgate is considered as Landmark deal and is a first of its kind for any Indian Studio to have done with Hollywood.

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Seemha Ramanna is not only a well known entrepreneur in India; she is also widely rec-ognized in Hollywood as the face of Indian Animation. That she is one of the most successful business women in the field of entertainment, an otherwise Male Bastion; speak volumes about her business acumen, her grit and competence.

A graduate in economics, she has gained hands – on experience into the various aspects of film production under the tutelage of some very prominent film makers of the country.

Seemha is the Managing Director of Crest Animation Studios Limited, wherein she has very skillfully blended Economics and Creativity to clinch some very important deals for her company.

When she took over the responsibility of furthering the economic wealth of the company and the creative potentials of the country, the Animation Industry was an unknown entity.

It has been a long journey for her and her company, a journey that had in its plot all the twists and turns of a typical Hollywood blockbuster. However it was the commitment, courage and conviction of Seemha Ramanna that enabled her company and the country to make a mark in the global CGI Space.

Seemha Ramanna is courage, conviction and commitment Personified. Traits that helped her and her company carve out a niche and establish itself as one of the top five CGI production facilities in the world.

The desire to evoke a personal response by pulling the viewer into his art through use of mood and atmosphere epitomizes the goal of artist DONALD TOWNS (Art Director).

Donald is a graduate of the American Academy of Arts, Chicago, Ill. He began his career as an Architectural Illustrator in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Upon relocation to Southern California, his career broadened to graphics design and illustration.

Donald’s unique combination of fine arts and architectural subjects became the spring-board for his employment at Walt Disney Animation Studios, as a Background Painter. Several feature films later, Donald co-art directed the well-known movie THE LITTLE MERMAID. He continued to lend his talent to other major motion pictures, such as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and ALADDIN. Additional contributions were Color Key works for a variety of studios, includ-ing Warner TV, and Fox Animation; involving commercials, videos, television and feature ani -mation.

Donald later went to work for former Disney director Richard Rich. In his position as head of the Background Department, he was able to work on educational and family focused videos. "The Animated Hero Classics" featuring famous historic characters, and “The Animated Stories from Old and New Testament Scriptures” are but a few of the many video series pro -duced. Besides working in the Motion Picture Industry for the past thirty years, he has done free-lance artwork for companies and individuals. For a broader list of Donald’s film contributions go to IMDb (Internet Movie Data Base).

Living and working in the Tehachapi mountains of Southern California has given Donald a sense of peace, and time to enjoy his relationships with God and his family. His love for the outdoors inspires continual joy in capturing nature, utilizing oils, acrylics, watercolors and digital painting. Each painting reflects the influence of the fine arts and animation film industry. His ex-perience with theatrical lighting, his broad palette of colors, his wide spectrum of unusual subject matter, and the challenge of discovery, all contribute to the unique atmosphere in each of Don-ald’s paintings.

JOE CAMPANA (Editor) – BIO FORTHCOMING

BERNIE VAN DE YACHT (Casting) – earned his B.A. in psychology and theatre from The University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and his M.F.A. in acting from California Insti-tute of the Arts. He has been casting animated films for over fifteen years. In addition to ALPHA

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AND OMEGA, he's cast HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER II, TRUMPET OF THE SWAN, THE KING AND I, SCARECROW and SWAN PRINCESS II and SWAN PRINCESS III.  He is currently working on NORM OF THE NORTH and SWAN PRINCESS IV.  Recently he branched out and cast two live-action films THE SPEAK and FIVE SOULS.  He was also the writer, director, actor and executive producer of the award-winning short, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MERYL.  One of his scripts, SALVATION, is currently in development with Quorum Entertainment, an independent production company.

Bernie is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA).

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END CRAWL

Dedicated in memory ofDENNIS HOPPER

Directed byANTHONY BELL BEN GLUCK

Produced byRICHARD RICH

KEN KATSUMOTOSTEVE MOORE

Executive ProducersNOAH FOGELSONMAX MADHAVAN

MICHAEL PASEORNEK

Special Thanks toSEEMHA RAMANNA

Based on a Story bySTEVE MOORE

Screenplay byCHRISTOPHER DENK and

STEVE MOORE

Starring

JUSTIN LONG as HumphreyHAYDEN PANETTIERE as Kate

DENNIS HOPPER as TonyDANNY GLOVER as Winston

LARRY MILLER as MarcelERIC PRICE as Paddy and Mooch

VICKI LEWIS as EveCHRIS CARMACK as GarthKEVIN SUSSMAN as ShakeyBRIAN DONOVAN as Salty

andCHRISTINA RICCI as Lilly

Music byCHRIS BACON

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Music SupervisorsJAY FAIRES

TRACY MCKNIGHT

Executive in Charge of Production at BurbankSUSAN GELB

Executive in Charge of Finance at MumbaiVIJAY PARANJPE

Associate ProducerTIMOTHY YOO

Art DirectorDONALD A. TOWNS

EditorJOSEPH L. CAMPANA

Line ProducersPRIYANK RAJ

VINOD SAWANT

CGI Creative DirectorMEHUL HIRANI

Animation SupervisorSATISH THOKADE

Background SupervisorDILIP RATHOD

Modeling SupervisorMADHU NAIR

Texturing SupervisorRAHUL DASGUPTA

Character Setup and Rigging SupervisorAARON THOMAS

Compositing SupervisorVINOD SHETTY

Rendering SupervisorCHINNAPPA MURALI

Lighting SupervisorKEDAR KHOT

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Effects SupervisorCHINNADURAI JAYKUMAR

Layout SupervisorsRUPAL MISTRY

PRADEEP PATEL

Fur and Hair SupervisorDIBYALOCHAN CHOUDARY

Assistant Background SupervisorSHRIRAM PRABHU

Programming SupervisorPRAMOD PATEL

Technology SupervisorSHAJY THOMAS

Production ManagersHELENA COLLINS LIUAG

REBECCA PALATNIKDANIEL ENGELHARDT

CastingBERNIE VAN DE YACHT

Cast

Humphrey JUSTIN LONGKate HAYDEN PANETTIERETony DENNIS HOPPERWinston DANNY GLOVERMarcel LARRY MILLERPaddy ERIC PRICEEve VICKI LEWISLilly CHRISTINA RICCIGarth CHRIS CARMACKSalty BRIAN DONOVANMooch ERIC PRICEShakey KEVIN SUSSMANBear Cub MAYA FELTEIMERReba CHRISTINE LAKINClaws MARILYN TOKUDAJanice MARILYN TOKUDACan-do ERIC LOPEZHutch PAUL NAKAUCHISweets BITSIE TULLOCHCandy MELA LEEPorcupine NIKA FUTTERMAN

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Garn FRED TATASCIOREDebbie MINDY STERLINGPark Ranger STEVE VINOVICHMax MARCELO TUBERTTruck Stop Employee TOBY HUSSSquirrel #1 JASON ORTENBERGSquirrel #2 ANDREW ORTENBERG

Story Development

KEN KATSUMOTO RICHARD RICHANTHONY BELL BEN GLUCK

BURBANK STUDIO

Story Artists

LARRY SCHOLLKEN BOYER

BOYD KIRKLANDFRANK PAUR

ROBERT SLEDGEROSSEN VARBANOV

JOHN ENGMICHAEL KAZALEH

MARK SONNTAGSTEVEN E. GORDONGAËLLE BEERENSTODD WATERMANLENORD ROBINSON

JAMES FUJIICAROLE HOLLIDAY

DOUGLAS McCARTHYRYAN O’LOUGHLIN

Character DesignOVI NEDELCU

CGI Character ModelsRYAN CHAN

Character Clean-up and OrthographicsBRIAN CLIFT

DALE HENDRICKSON

Set DesignMIKE HODGSON

Production ArtistsGRACE LEE

MICHAEL BUFFINGTONALBERTO C. DOSE

2D Layout ArtistsMARINA LEVIKOVA

ROBERT J. ST. PIERRERENATO “JOEY” OTACAN

CGI LayoutCHRIS SHERROD

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DON REICHJIN CHOUNG

Assistant Art DirectorBRIAN SEBERN

Digital Background ArtistsBRIAN SEBERN COLENE RIFFODONNA PRINCE

MIKE INMANSERGE MICHAELS

MICHAEL HUMPHRIESBRAD HICKS

SILVANA AMBARANETTE POWERJAMES GALLEGO

KIM SPINK

Character Color DesignHEATHER BEEMAN KAHLER

End Credit DesignGRACE LEE

Schematics ELSA GARAGARZA

Additional Editing ROGER HINZEBRION McINTOSHSCOTT W. ANDERSON

Assistant Production Accountants JULIA GELB-ZIMMERMANAYN OLIVIA VAUGHAN

Production Coordinators CHRISTOPHER COLLINSMATTHEW LLOYD

Production Assistants BRITTNEY LEWISMATTHEW WELLSGREGORY J. M. KASUNICH

Crest Production Executive LISA GARVEYSystems Administrator STEVE TCHERCHIAN

Production Support EMIKO SAWANOBORI KENNEDY PHILLIPS

MUMBAI STUDIO

Delivery LeadsKIRAN KUMARARUN POOJARY

JHALAK MISHRARAJESH KUMAR MAHAPATRA

Layout ArtistsANIRUDDHA PANCHALSANKET SHIVTARKAR

SANTOSH SHETTYRAMDAS ROKADEVIJAYKUMAR B.VIBIN VIJAYAN

ANOOP RATNABHALCHANDRA KADAM

MD. ABDUL NAHEEMRINA D'SOUZA

SHANKAR BABUASHISH JAIN

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Senior AnimatorsDHARMARAJ BANDE

HITESH BAROTRAMCHANDRA BIRJE

RADHAKRISHNAN ACHARYADARPAN KEVADIA

AMIT C JUGDAR

INDRANEEL MALLIKNIKHIL POLJINILESH KADU

SANTOSH SATAVSEMAHENDRA SINGH SIKARWAR

ARCHANA TAWARESAMIKSHA TALGAONKAR

Animators

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SANTOSH CHIPLUNKARS. BHARAT REDDY

NIKHIL NAIRAMRITPAL KAUR

RUPALI RANEABHIJEET SOMAN

MANOJ ROYYATINDRA SAPRE

SACHIN JHARAJBIR KAUR

MANASH SRIVASTAVAMANISH PARAB

PRAVEEN MITRA

AARAM LAKHOTIAHEMANT GANDHI

VIRU SOHALAMITA MALIAKKALA. PAVAN KUMAR

SMITRANJAN PANDAMANASI TAMBE

NILESH PANCHALVAMSEEKRISHNA M.

RAJKUMAR THAKAREMOHD. HANEEF SHAIKH

RUTVIJ BAROTMAHESH MATHE

GANESH AMBEKAR

N. RAJESHYATIN DETROJA

RAHUL BHANUSECHITRA SINGARWADI

CHITRA BAGKARVISHWANATH MAHAJAN

MAYURI GHARATRAJESH MAHIMKAR

SAMEERJADHAVTUSHAR GHARAT

VISHAL PEDNEKARMUKUL TAMBE

PRAVIN AKERKAR

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Set Modeling SupervisorSATISH KUTTAN

Set Modeling Artists

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AMOL MORECHAITANYA MUNDYE

MANMATH MATONDKARPRAVEEN GAONKHADKAR

SANTOSH TENDULKARTARUN SINGH

APARNA POWALEIPSHITA BHATTACHARYA

NARESH JOGUPUSHPARANJAN GUPTASHASWATA BHOWMIC

VIMAL KUMAR VVISHAL MAHAJAN

ASHWIN BHOLEJOBIN MICHAELPRAVAMAYEE

SHAHIR E ASUNIL KADAM

VINOD SUPADU CHAVAN

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Vegetation Development and Simulation LeadANAND JADHAV

Vegetation ArtistsAJAYKUMAR MAURYA

ROHAN MEHERSAIKANT DHAVALE

VIPUL NARKAR

Vegetation Technical Lead TANMAY CHODNEKAR Vegetation Tech Asst JAGDEESH KUMAR PATNALAMatte & Texture Supervisor MILIND KADAM

Surfacing LeadVIJAY SANGARE

Surfacing ArtistsAMRUTA TRAILOKYA

DHARMENDRA CHOPADERAJENDRA KOLHE

SANDEEP N BHAGAT

ARIJIT BARUAKRISHNAKANTA CHOWDHURY

RUPESH MISHRASANJAY SURYAWANSHI

VIJAY SHRIKANDE

Shading SupervisorSACHIN TAMHANE

Set Shading Tech LeadsCHAKRAVARTHY KOCHERLA

SHIRISH DHADVEVINAYAK DHAVALE

MANGESH DABHOLKARSHITIKANTHA MISHRA

VINAYAK SAMANT

Shading Artists

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DHANASHREE PURANIKMEGHA GAIKWADPRASAD ANDHALE

S BABU RAOSHRUTI MUKHERJEEVISHAL GONSALVES

MAHESH AKERKARMOHSEEN HAKIM

PRASHANT KULKARNISAGAR PAWAR

VENKATA ADDAGAL

MD. WASIF HOSSAINPRABHAKAR LOKAPUR

RAUT KETANSANDEEP CHAUDHARY

VIKRAM PANDITVISWANADH.Y

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Background Sequence LeadsARUN S

SAURABH VERMASAHJENDRA KUMAR

SUNEEL SEEPA

Set Dressing Artists

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ASHWIN KUMAR REDDYMANORANJAN MISHRA

REKHA AMBRESAUGAT BOSE

YOGESH KHADE

DEVIKA JAINJOHN D'SOUZA

PALLAV PUTATUNDARUHI MONETANIA BASU

G PRASAD CHARYMANJULA CHUTKE

PARESH PATELRUPESH R

YATIN UPADHYAY

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Fur Artists

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PRAKASH SINGHSANTOSH KATESUJIT MHATRE

RAHUL HIRGUDEPRIYANSHU GHOSH

BISWARANJAN NAYAKSRINIVASA ATHOTISRINU PASHIKANTI

PRADIPTO SENGUPTAYOKESH PRASANNA

CHANDRA SHEKAR MVISHAL TULSYANPARAS MASALKAR

SUMANTO BEJSRINIVAS KUNCHETTY

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Character Modelers

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DHANANJAY BHUSALGANESH POOJARI

AMAR THAPAVIKASH PAREEKDEBASIS NAYAK

SAPNA DURGE

SACHIN DEV PRADHANHABEEB AHMEDPRASAD POSAMKASIM MOKHA

HIMANSU SAHOOJEEVAN REGHUNATHAN

SIDDHESH VENGURLEKARDAVID CHUNG TE LUN

SOVEN CHATERJEEMOU MAJUMDARNABAJYOTI DAS

MANGESH PANCHAL

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Character TexturingJITENDRA SHARMA

ULHAS GAVASSACHIN SATANKAR

THANGARASU S.

SOHEL GANODWALASIDDHARTH SUKLA

PRIYANKA CHATTERJEEINDIRA BOSE

Character Set-up and RiggingAUMKAR PHANDRAHUL SAREEN

NITIN PETER

Lighting Artists

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SUSHANT ACHAREKARPUNIT JOSHI

VIVEK GUPTAKIRAN DESHMUKH

SRILALITA NAIKBIDISHA DASTIDER

CHINMAY DEBNATHASIRVADAM SATYALA

NISHA SAHA

AMIT DOKEJAGADEESH GAJAPATHY

SWARUP MAZUMDARDIPALI KHEURAMEY SHINDE

SWETA BANERJEEVIDYA YADAV

GAURAV HINGNE

SHUBHASHRI PADLEKARRUPESH DHERE

SREYASHI MITRANAVEEN PRABHUNITIN KASHYAP

DURGA NARSULECHANDRAM BABU BANKA

GAURAV PANSARESWAPNIL NAIK

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Lead Effects ArtistsANANTHA PADMANABHAN

PRAVEEN PAIPALLAVI DEULKAR

Effects ArtistsROYAL RODRIGUES

SUMIT TOTRESHAHID AHMED SHEIKH

KARTHICK NAGARAJANSP SHARAVANAN

SATYAJIT BARWAL

MANOJ PATIDAR

Rendering Artists

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ABHIJIT BEHERARAJESH NAIDU

AMIT APTESACHIN GANGAWANE

CHETAN VISHNU PAGARESANDEEP JAVANJAL

KIRAN KSHETRIVINOD KAKADE

PARESH CHAVAN

PUSHPENDRA DUBEYABHISHEK SAWANT

SABAJI THAKURBHANUPRATAP R SINGH

SAGAR MAMANIAKAMLESH RAI

SUKHDEV PARITPANKAJ SINGHVISHAL SINGH

YOGESH JADAV

ABHINAV SINGHROSHAN TANDALE

ATUL D DUSANESAGAR KESHAV T

HARSHAD MUMBARKARSHEIKH MUNEER BASHA

MANJUSHA SAWANTVIPPANUNTHALA

PRADEEPPRAMOD RAJGURU

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Compositing Sequence LeadsNISHOK ALAGESANNITEEN JAVANJALSANTOSH AYARE

MURALI ANAND.S.V.SANJAY DOSHIYOGESH DIXIT

PRAKASH DEVKAR

CompositorsRANJIT PARIT

NILESH GOSAVIVIVEKANANDA GOPAL

MAHESH JADHAV

MANOHAR PARITPRITI ZIMBA

GIRISH HARYANIC.C.SRINIVASAN

SHRIKANT KORGAONKAR

SHAILESH SURVEGIRISH PATIL

ROHAN JADHAVVARUN S. RAMANNA

Final Quality ControlTERENCE FERNANDES

YOGESH MORE

Rough Compositing & Fur Technical Quality CheckSURESH LAKSHMANNEELESH PALYEKAR

Animation Playblast & Technical CheckV.PANDIYAN

Production SupportMEGH SHARMA

MAHENDRA UPADHYAYYOGESH NIKAMRAJU ACHARYA

Senior ProgrammerROHIT KHONDE

Programmers NIKHIL PATELNIRAV PATELSACHIN LUBANA

Programming Coordinators VISHAL MISHRAS. KARTHIKEYAN

Technology Senior Specialists BIBU BINOYJENISH S

Senior System Administrators HEMANT SINGHJACOB MATHEW

Senior Cluster Engineers SAMIR KIRALEYOGESH MALWANKAR

Cluster Engineers VASANT PALAVHEMAL JOSHI

Senior Video & Systems Engineer SAMEER KANGUTKARSystem Administrator BANSIDHAR SATVIDKAR

Junior Systems Engineers LIBESH MATHEWAMIT POTEMAHESH MENGANEPRASAD SHETTY

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SAJIN GEORGE Senior Electrical Engineer KISHORE KHADE STG-Coordinator SUHAS SAWANT

Hospitality Coordinator YUKA GIGOOL

Partial Render Support Provided byCOMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES LTD.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Tata Sons Ltd.)

MUSIC

Music EditorBRYAN ELLIOTT LAWSON

Score Recorded and Mixed byJOEL IWATAKI

Auricle OperatorRICHARD GRANT

Score Conducted byDAVID FULLMER

Score Mixed atJAMES NEWTON HOWARD STUDIOS

Assistant EngineerMATT WARD

Vocal ContractorEDIE LEHMANN BODDICKER

Vocal SoloistsRICK LOGAN

NIKKI ANDERS MONIQUE DONNELLY

CLETO ESCOBEDO

VocalistsALVIN CHEA

RANDY CRENSHAWTIM DAVIS

SALLY DWORSKYTERESA JAMES

“That’s Me And You”Written by

JOHN FRIZZELL and GABRIEL MANN“On The Loose Again”

Written by

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JOHN FRIZZELL and GABRIEL MANN

Additional Special Visual EffectsDIGITAL DOMAIN

Visual Effects ProducerMICHELLE JACOBS

CG Effects Animation LeadJONATHAN GERBER

CG Effects AnimatorsTODD DUFOUR

ZSOLT KRAJCSIKDAVID RYAN PHALEN

RAMPRASAD SAMPATH

Choreography byLEE MARTINO

STEREOSCOPIC

Stereoscopic DirectorBRIAN GARDNER

Stereoscopic SupervisorsTIMOTHY YOO

ASHUTOSH JAYAKAR

Stereoscopic EngineerJIN CHOUNG

Stereoscopic Line ProducerPRIYANK RAJ

Stereoscopic AnimatorsABHIJEET PACHPANDEDIPAK CHAKRABORTY

RAJBIR KAURVOHIT SAGARAKHIL VERMA

HEMANT GANDHI

SAMIPENDU PANJAARIJIT PANDE

MAYURESH DESAICHANCHAL SINGH

MAYURI TALIMNIKHIL NAIR

Stereoscopic Background LeadMAHESH HOLLA

Background Sequences Leads SATISH KUTTANSUNEEL SEEPA

SAURABH VERMAROHAN MEHER

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Stereoscopic Artists

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PARESH PATELPALLAV PUTATUNDAPRASHANT KULKARNI

JOHN D'SOUZAVINAYAK SAMANT

SAUGAT BOSEREKHA AMBRE

ASHWIN KUMAR REDDYYATIN UPADHYAY

DEVIKA JAINRUHI MONE

G PRASAD CHARYYOGESH KHADE

DHANASHREE PURANIK

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Stereoscopic Matte

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MILIND KADAMMEGHA GAIKWAD

RAUT KETANVINAYAK DHAVALE

KRISHNAKANTA CHOWDHURY

MOHSEEN HAKIMAPARNA POWALE

MAHESH AKERKARAMRUTA TRAILOKYA

SAGAR PAWARPRASAD ANDHALE

SHITIKANTHA MISHRAARIJIT BARUA

SANJAY SURYAWANSHI

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Stereoscopic Rendering

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ABHIJIT BEHERARAJESH NAIDU

AMIT APTESACHIN GANGAWANE

CHETAN VISHNU PAGARESANDEEP JAVANJAL

KIRAN KSHETRIVINOD KAKADE

PARESH CHAVAN

PUSHPENDRA DUBEYABHISHEK SAWANT

SABAJI THAKURBHANUPRATAP R SINGH

SAGAR MAMANIAKAMLESH RAI

SUKHDEV PARITPANKAJ SINGHVISHAL SINGH

YOGESH JADAV

ABHINAV SINGHROSHAN TANDALE

ATUL D DUSANESAGAR KESHAV T

HARSHAD MUMBARKARSHEIKH MUNEER BASHA

MANJUSHA SAWANTVIPPANUNTHALA PRADEEP

PRAMOD RAJGURU

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Stereoscopic Compositor Sequence LeadsNISHOK ALAGESAN NITEEN JAVANJALSANTOSH AYARE

MURALI ANAND.S.V.SANJAY DOSHIYOGESH DIXIT

PRAKASH DEVKAR

CompositorsRANJIT PARIT

NILESH GOSAVIVIVEKANANDA GOPAL

MAHESH JADHAVMANOHAR PARIT

PRITI ZIMBAGIRISH HARYANIC.C.SRINIVASANSHAILESH SURVE

GIRISH PATILROHAN JADHAV

VARUN S. RAMANNA

SHRIKANT KORGAONKAR

Final Quality ControlTERENCE FERNANDES

YOGESH MORE

Rough Compositing & Fur Technical Quality CheckSURESH LAKSHMANNEELESH PALYEKAR

Animation Playblast & Technical CheckV.PANDIYAN

Stereoscopic Production SupportRAJU ACHARYAMEGH SHARMA

MAHENDRA UPADHYAYYOGESH NIKAM

Post Production Re-Recording Facility WARNER BROS SOUND SERVICES

Re Recording MixersRICHARD L. ALEXANDER

GREGORY H. WATKINS

Mix Technicians BRIAN D. MAGERKURTH CHRIS BARRACK

ADR Recordist ERIC GOTTHELF

Post Production Sound ServicesMHz SOUND DESIGN

Supervising Sound Designer and Editor

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PAULA FAIRFIELD, MPSE

Sound Effects Designer and EditorCARLA MURRAY, MPSE

Foley Artist CATHERINE HARPER

Foley Recordist DARRIN MANN

Dialogue Recorded at STUDIOPOLIS, INC.

Dialogue Recording Engineers ERIC LEWIS, CASDAVID W. BARR

Assistant Recording Engineers JAMES LAFFERTYALDO MARTINEZ

Studiopolis Facility Manager LAURA L. LOPEZ

Loop GroupG.K. BOWES

DAVID COWGILLCHRISTINE LAKIN

CAM CLARKEEDDIE FRIERSONANN MAGNUSON

BERNIE VAN DE YACHT

For LIONSGATE

Executive in Charge of Production DONNA SLOAN

Supervisors of Production CURTIS A. MILLERBREE BAILEY

Production Coordinator MERYL FRIEDENTHAL Manager of Production Accounting MARK PEDANTE

Production Department Coordinator AMI COHENAssistant to Mr. Paseornek LINDSEY RAMEY

Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs ROBERT MELNIKExecutive Vice President, Corporate Operations WAYNE LEVIN

Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs WENDY JAFFEVice President, Business & Legal Affairs CHARLYN ADKINS

Manager of Business & Legal Affairs BILL JACKSBusiness & Legal Affairs NEIL OLLIVIERRA

Director of Business & Legal Affairs CATHERINE CHOATE MAHMOUDIBusiness & Legal Affairs SHAUNA BRIANNE WONG

Coordinator, Corporate Operations JEN YIMAssistant to Mr. Melnik LINDSAY GORES

Assistant to Ms. Jaffe DANA JACQUES

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Executive Vice President, Post Production BOB WENOKURSenior Vice President, Feature Film Post CARL PEDREGAL

Production Director, Feature Post Production MARK MCCOYAssistant to Mr. Pedregal ARIANA YOUNG

Co-President, Theatrical Marketing TIM PALENCo-President, Theatrical Marketing SARAH GREENBERG

Vice President, Assets and Unit Publicity YON ELVIRA

President of Music JAY FAIRESVice President of Film Music TRACY MCKNIGHT

General Manager & E.V.P., Business Affairs LENNY WOHLClearance & Licensing MATT LILLEYSoundtracks & Digital CHRIS FAGOT

Post Production ServicesLEVEL 3 POST

Graphic Artist ANY D’ALESSANDROAvid Online Editor JOSHUA A. BACA

Digital Intermediate and Opticals byTECHNICOLOR DIGITAL INTERMEDIATES

A Technicolor Company

Digital Film Colorist TIM PEELER

Digital Intermediate Producer ALLYSE MANOFFDigital Color Assistants FRANK FIGUEROA

JADA BUDRICKRON LEIDELMEIJERDAN WILLIAMS

Imaging Technicians DOUG RICHARDSONJOHN HERNDONJOHN FLORES

Data Technicians GEORGE ZIDDASHLEY FARBERRON PEREZTIM HUEGELEDON HENRY

Digital Intermediate Editor EVERETTE JBOB WEBBER Scheduling CYNTHIA LEMUS Engineering PAUL TURANG

ROBERT MANCE Color Timer TERRY CLABORN

Dolby Sound Consultant BRYAN PENNINGTON

Compression & Authoring BLINK DIGITAL

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The story, all names, characters and incidents portrayed inthis production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons, places,

buildings and products is intended or should be inferred.

All material is protected by Copyright Laws of the United States and allcountries throughout the world. All rights reserved.

Country of First Publication: United States of America.

Alpha & Omega Productions, LLC, is the author of this motion picturefor purposes of copyright and other laws. Any unauthorized exhibition,

distribution or copying of this film or any part thereof (including soundtrack)is an infringement of the relevant copyright and will subject the infringer

to severe civil and criminal penalties.

Copyright © 2010Alpha & Omega Production, LLC

All Rights Reserved.

Made atCREST ANIMATION

Burbank, California and Mumbai, India

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