KOKOMO, Ind. (Aug. 31, 2010) - Bach Morris Technologies Corp., a developer of interactive children's toys and media announced today that it will produce the animated film Whoever Heard of a Herd of Fird? in Indiana with the help of state film tax credits.
Kokomo-based Bach Morris Technologies' film project is estimated to create more than 20 high-skill jobs including, artists, animators and programmers, among other positions. Of the film's more than $2.4 million budget, more than $2.2 million, or 91 percent, is projected to be spent in Indiana.
"I am pleased that Bach Morris has chosen to produce this project in Indiana," said Mitch Roob, Secretary of Commerce and chief executive officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
Based on author Othello Bach's best-selling 1984 book Whoever Heard of a Fird?, the animated and musical film production Whoever Heard of a Herd of Fird? is scheduled to begin production in the first quarter of 2011 and will be tentatively ready for release in the second quarter of 2012. Whoever Heard of a Herd of Fird? is Bach Morris' first film project.
"We're excited to get to work making this story come to life for children and to be making that happen in Indiana," said Mark Morris, author and chief operations officer at Bach Morris Technologies Corp. "We're an Indiana company and it made good sense for us make this investment in our home community."