Sunrise - The Company Sunrise Productions was founded in 1998 by a group of entrepreneurs whose main media-related qualification was a passion to tell great stories through films, television and books. We place immense value on content, and whilst we definitely plan to continually harness all the technology available for great style and effects, our priority is to consistently produce content-driven entertainment to inspire people from all walks of life.
Licensed 2 Thrill Licensed 2 Thrill, LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia, based licensing company, was founded by Les Wilson, Robert Howard Jr. and Pam Howard to facilitate the licensing and product development opportunities presented by its clients for the promotional and retail marketplace. The three principals have worked together for over 24 years and been engaged by some of the largest consumer products companies in the world. They have designed, developed and promoted their clients’ image and promotional programs on millions of licensed and custom developed products. Companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg’s, Valvoline, Shell Oil and Everlast to name a few, have long standing relationships with the Licensed 2 Thrill principals and continue even to this day to engage them when they have promotional opportunities that call on their unique talents. The principals of the firm have over 75 years of combined experience in the licensing, product development and retail product sales arena and bring not only the knowledge but the contacts to make licensing and merchandise development a profitable venture for our clients. During the course of these 24 years, the companies these three have worked with have employed licenses from such entities as: NASCAR, Coca-Cola, Shell Oil, NBC and numerous athletes and television and movie stars. In just the short period of time that Licensed 2 Thrill has performed as Animated Family Films’ licensing firm, they have been successful in producing the first licenses for Animated Family Films while securing the reauthorization from Chrysler Corporation for the movie, Tugger – The Jeep 4 x 4 Who Wanted to Fly. With continued emphasis on Animated Family Films properties, Licensed 2 Thrill seeks to grow the licensing opportunities into a continuous revenue stream provided by high quality merchandise and cross tie promotions with some of the world’s best known brands.
The Toney Watkins Company Music City The Tony Watkins Conpany, has been successful in securing Animated Family Films first Memorandum of Understanding with The Nexus (this is a working title and subject to change), a planned 10,000 acre resort, planned for the St. Louis area, with numerous theme parks within the resort. The intentions are to use the franchise characters as the main character feature within the parks, exhibits and rides. While a Memorandum of Understanding is non-binding on either party until a definitive contract is signed, it does show the intent and interest of the two parties to work together. There are other items of interest within the Memorandum of Understanding that management chooses not to disclose at this time, but Animated Family Films feels that a relationship with The Nexus will prove visually and financially profitable for the company for years to come.

Each of these World-class service providers have allied with Executive production and distribution specialists Eternal Pictures of the USA, an emerging force in the making and marketing of film products. Eternal Pictures brings to the table invaluable years of international experience in the field of finance, investment and financial structures. Eternal Pictures has a rapidly expanding network of distribution contacts internationally, and have built a relationship with Willowcreek Marketing who are attached as North American distributors of AFF products.