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Tradition Studios Signs Mike Markowitz for Animated Feature

Tradition Studios, the new animated feature film studio of Digital Domain Media Group, announced that Mike Markowitz has signed on to write its next animated feature.

Press release from Tradition Studios:

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL -- Tradition Studios, the new animated feature film studio of Digital Domain Media Group, announced that Mike Markowitz, writer of Horrible Bosses, has signed on to write its next animated feature. Brad Lewis, formerly of Pixar and PDI/Dreamworks (Cars 2, Ratatouille, ANTZ) is attached to direct. The untitled Brad Lewis project is in development at the studio’s San Francisco facility, and will be produced at Tradition Studios in Florida.

This will be Tradition Studios’ second animated feature and is slated for release after The Legend of Tembo, directed by Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams (Brother Bear), and written by William Schneider.

About Digital Domain Media Group

Digital Domain Media Group is an award-winning digital production company. Since its inception in 1993, it has been a leading provider of computer-generated ("CG") animation and digital visual effects ("VFX") for major motion picture studios and advertisers. The company, its work and its employees have been recognized with numerous entertainment industry awards and nominations, including seven awards issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — three Academy Awards for Best Visual Effectsand four awards for Scientific and Technical Achievement. Our filmography of more than 80 major motion pictures includes Thor, TRON: Legacy, the Transformers series, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apollo 13 and Titanic. The company’s digital production capabilities include the creation of CG animated content, performance capture, the conversion of two-dimensional ("2D") imagery into three- dimensional ("3D") imagery and CG visual effects such as fluid simulation, terrain generation and photorealistic animation. http://www.ddmg.co

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Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.