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Sony Animation Taps Kelly Asbury To Write ‘Pooch Cafe’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday October 6, 2011 @ 4:32pm PDTTags: Kelly Asbury, Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, Sony Pictures Animation

Kelly Asbury, who co-wrote and directed Disney’s Gnomeo and Juliet and co-directed Shrek 2, has been hired to write Pooch Cafe for Sony Pictures Animation, the studio announced today. The pic is based on Paul Gilligan’s syndicated comic strip, which features a mutt named Poncho who hangs out at the local Pooch Cafe with his canine pals to discuss the topics of the day. Asbury, repped by UTA and NewhousePorterHubbard, also co-directed the animated Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron. “Kelly’s wit and cinematic sensibility pairs wonderfully with the irreverent characters and wry comedy in the Pooch Café comic strip,” said SPA production president Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, who made the announcement “We’ve been looking for something to do with Kelly, and this was a perfect match.”

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Sony Animation Acquires ‘Muncle Trogg’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday March 31, 2011 @ 9:15am PDTTags: Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, Sony Pictures Animation
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Sony Pictures Animation has bought screen rights to the Janet Foxley children’s novel Muncle Trogg. It is the first acquisition made by Michelle Raimo-Kouyate since she joined as president of production. She made the deal with Sony Pictures Digital Productions … Read More »

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TOLDJA! Raimo Is New Sony Animation Prez

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday November 11, 2010 @ 12:40pm PSTTags: Amy Pascal, Bob Osher, Michael Lynton, Michelle Raimo, Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, Movie Deals, Movies, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Michelle Raimo

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Raimo Named New President of Sony Pictures Animation

(Culver City, November 11, 2010) — Michelle Raimo-Kouyate has been named president of production for Sony Pictures Animation, it was announced today by Bob Osher, President of Digital Productions for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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