Thunderbird names new animation development head

VANCOUVER – Thunderbird Entertainment (which produces the CBC’s Kim’s Convenience, among other titles) announced the appointment of Matthew Berkowitz to head of development at its subsidiary Atomic Cartoons. He has been brought on to develop and grow the studio's expanding IP and co-production slate, says the release.Berkowitz spent seven years at Arc Productions, where he oversaw the studio's IP slate and established animation production relationships with Sony Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Amazon Studios, Lego, Zodiak and Sprout. Prior to Arc, he held positions at Film Roman, and Strike Entertainment.As we redefine our approach to development at Atomic, it’s important for us...