Honolulu-based production company Hawaii Film Partners is producing an animated series called APE ESCAPE (38x2) for Nickelodeon's NickToons Network, airing later in 2008.
APE ESCAPE, based on Sony popular interactive game of the same name, is exec produced by Rann Watumull, Gina Watumull, David Jackson, Shauna Shapiro Jackson, and Fred Seibert and Kevin Kolde of the Frederator Studios. Konnie Kwak is producer. Karl Toerge (RATZAFRATZ) is the director. APE ESCAPE is being animated entirely at Hawaii Film Partners' animation facility in Hawaii Kai on O'ahu.
Hawaii Film Partners has fully financed the production of APE ESCAPE and has worldwide rights across all media with NickToons being awarded the broadcast rights in the United States for a three-year period. The project is a co-production with Frederator Studios, one of the largest and most prolific independent animation studios in development and production for features, books, television, and video. Some of their latest projects include THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS!, MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT and CHALK ZONE for Nickelodeon, and WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! for Nick Jr.
As was done previously with FLIGHT 29 DOWN, the highly-successful live action drama series which shot in Hawaii and aired on NBC and Discovery Kids, Hawaii Film Partners has teamed up with Showcase Entertainment to exclusively distribute APE ESCAPE in all international territories.
Rann and Gina Watumull are co-founders and senior execs at Hawaii Film Partners based in Honolulu. With the goal to help build a valuable and indigenous film industry in Hawaii, Hawaii Film Partners is dedicated to producing motion pictures and television productions shot on the Hawaiian Islands using local services and personnel.
