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		Head in the Clouds *The latest project of Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment, Skyland, is about to make the world’s imagination soar.* By Jake Friedman *Originally published in the June, 2006 issue of Animation Magazine.
		Small studios come and go, as we’re all well aware. However, one recent success story of the industry is 9 Story Entertainment. Founded four years ago by Vince Commisso and Steven Jarosz, 9 Story may be Canada’s fastest-growing hub of new animation, with a roster meriting a raise of the eyebrow. Its Emmy-award winning Peep and the Big Wide World, produced with WGBH Boston, has gained international recognition and critical acclaim in children’s television, and its various nominations and accolades are on the rise with programs and specials like Best Ed and If the World Were a Village. The latter, a short piece emphasizing international empathy in a global community, is one of the most inspiring and mobilizing children’s pieces that has come along in quite a while.	Picture courtesy of 9 Story Entertainment
		“Our focus is on producing good programming, with well-written stories and characters young audiences will invest in,” says Commisso, between phone calls from his home base in Toronto. Commisso, producer of the projects that come out of 9 Story Entertainment, is constantly in communication with producers and distributors all over the world. France and Canada’s good international relations, for instance, have resulted in a treaty co-production between 9 Story in Toronto and Method Films in Paris. And with international distributors, Commisso has been able to put out various projects across Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia.
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