K.J. Yossman Locksmith Animation has found a new CEO in Natalie Fischer, the former COO of Illumination Entertainment.She will step in as Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith exits the company to pursue her own creative endeavors.
Smith’s fellow co-founder, Julie Lockhart, has been named president of production.Lockhart is also the producer on “Ron’s Gone Wrong, the company’s first feature-length CG animation, which is set to be released in October.Locksmith is currently in production on “That Christmas,” a holiday film based on filmmaker Richard Curtis’s children’s book series.
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