Angel to Distribute Butch Hartman Studios’ The Christmas King!

Angel (NYSE: ANGX), a media and technology company guided by 1.6 million grassroots Angel Guild members championing values-driven stories, has partnered with lauded children’s television creator Butch Hartman’s (The Fairly OddParents) new indie animation studio to bring The Christmas King! A Garden Cartoon Holiday Movie! to this year’s holiday season entertainment lineup. The film will be available on December 11^th on the Angel platforms.

 About The Christmas King! A Garden Cartoon Holiday Movie!

When Lenny the Lion and Lucy the Lamb find the first snowflake of Christmas, they race against time to deliver it to The Christmas King before it melts! If they don't make it, no one can have a Merry Christmas!  Along the way, they discover that the best gift is friendship.

Created, executive produced, and directed by Hartman (who also wrote all the songs), the film features an impressive voice cast including Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as The Christmas King, James Arnold Taylor (The King of Kings, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Cristina M. Medina (The Casagrandes) and Brian Stivale (David, Return), with Hillary Phillips (The Big Blue Book) rounding out the ensemble. The creative team includes Ramiro Olmos as creative director, Nick Kalmar and Stephen Picher as co-directors, with producer Taylor Bradbury, p.g.a., alongside executive producers Butch and Julieann Hartman. The Christmas King! A Garden Holiday Movie comes from Garden Productions and Butch Hartman Studios.

“Butch and his team consistently create exceptional stories that families can enjoy together,” said David Fischer, Director of Acquisitions and Business Affairs for Angel. “My wife and I are always on the hunt for quality projects that not only entertain, but instill positive values. The Christmas King! is a perfect way for families to come together and celebrate the Christmas season.”

“Anyone working in the family entertainment sector has enormous admiration for what Angel is providing for families all around the world seeking values-based stories,” said Hartman. “Like Angel, our mandate is to provide quality and safe programming that sparks the imagination and enhances the lives of young people and their families.  When like-minded people come together like this, it’s a win all around.”   

About Butch Hartman Studios: An inaugural member of Animation Magazine’s Hall of Fame, Butch Hartman is a multiple Emmy® and ANNIE Award®- nominated and BMI Award-winning animator, writer, director, producer, illustrator, and actor who has been entertaining and inspiring kids and families for four decades.  Hartman’s show The Fairly OddParents, which debuted almost 25 years ago, is Nickelodeon’s second longest-running television series of all time behind SpongeBob SquarePants.  New generations of kids are now finding the series on Netflix.  Hartman followed that breakout show with three more successful Nick series: Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy and Bunsen is a Beast.  Hartman’s shows are seen in dozens of international markets, have generated enormous fan loyalty and millions of dollars in merchandising revenue. 

Butch Hartman Studios is a full-service production studio, with over 40 animation crew members (including many veterans of past Hartman productions) working from locations around the globe to create impactful kids programming that entertains and matters.   Longtime colleague Taylor Bradbury is Senior Producer at the company.  Currently, the Garden Cartoon television series is available through Angel and other platforms.  Butch Hartman Studios development slate includes: Little Harps (Ages 3-8) about a Guardian Angel school that prepares new recruits to help kids down on earth; Dragon Drive-Thru (Ages 5-8) about three little dragons running a fast-food stand in a medieval town, and Family Fusion(Ages 6-11) in which two super-science families live next door to each other and try not to destroy the neighborhood. 

About Angel: Angel (NYSE: ANGX) is a media and technology company guided by more than 1.6 million grassroots Angel Guild paying members championing values-based stories. Clearly expressing the kind of programming they crave, members of the Angel Guild act as virtual co-producers, greenlighting what films and television series get produced and distributed in theaters and on the Angel app. Propelled by this audience-first momentum, Angel has released more than 40 films and 20 television series that amplify light, including “Sound of Freedom,” which earned more than $250 million at the worldwide box office. The company also has more than 6 billion views of its Dry Bar Comedy franchise, which has attracted some of the world's best-known comedians. For more information, visit www.angel.com.

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