{"id":777187,"date":"2026-05-06T11:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/777187\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:52:16","slug":"amazing-maurice-outfit-cantilever-launches-next-film-christmas-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/777187\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Amazing Maurice&#8217; Outfit Cantilever Launches Next Film &#8216;Christmas Inc&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: UK indie Cantilever Media, producer of animated franchise The Amazing Maurice, and sales firm Architect are launching <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/christmas-inc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christmas-inc\" data-tag=\"christmas-inc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas Inc.<\/a> to buyers ahead of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cannes\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cannes\" data-tag=\"cannes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cannes<\/a> market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe film marks the second project from the companies\u2019 recently announced joint venture which will see them co-sell and finance animated feature films for the global market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tChristmas Inc. will be produced by Cantilever Media and ReDefine Originals with Kazoo Films taking rights for the UK and Ireland. The project was developed by Moonshot Films, who also serve as co-producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCo-written by British screenwriter Chris Anastasi (Madness in the Method) and comedy writer Clare Plested, the film will be directed by Avgousta Zourelidi (Monster High: Electrified). ReDefine Originals, a co-producing creative partner, is the exclusive animation studio for the feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe synopsis reads: \u201cWith Santa retired to the Bahamas, Christmas is now run by Christmas Incorporated, a glossy, corporate empire led by eccentric billionaire Jerri Ronson, who is set on modernising, streamlining and optimising the festive period. Eager to prove herself, Goldie, Jerri\u2019s ambitious elf assistant, is sent from sunny California to shut down the world\u2019s last traditional toy workshop, hidden deep in the rainy British countryside. There, she discovers a chaotic world of handmade toys, misfit elves and unexpected heart, and begins to realise what really makes Christmas special. Now Goldie must decide where she stands before Christmas loses its magic for good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tArchitect\u2019s Calum Gray said: \u201cChristmas Inc. is super charming, emotional and funny. It\u2019s going to be a pleasure for the whole family. We are delighted to be presenting it to buyers in Cannes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tGreg Gavanski, Managing Director of ReDefine Originals commented: \u201cWe are delighted to be co-producing another fun family adventure with Andrew and the amazing team at Cantilever. Our artists are having a blast bringing this magical new world to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAndrew Baker, CEO of Cantilever Media, added: \u201cChristmas Inc. is a fun animated family film which we are sure will become a timeless, annual favourite. Chris and Clare have written an incredibly funny and warm screenplay and Avgousta\u2019s vision and experience promise to make this an enduring festive film. We are delighted to unveil for Cannes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: UK indie Cantilever Media, producer of animated franchise The Amazing Maurice, and sales firm Architect are launching&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":777188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[6345,311268,318368,171,53,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-777187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-cannes","9":"tag-cannes-market","10":"tag-christmas-inc","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116527494217946768","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}