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Apple Wins Streamer Auction For ‘Foster The Snowman:’ $1.6M Against $3M For Holiday Family Pitch By Jono Matt & ‘The Studio’ EP Peter Huyck


Apple Wins Foster The Snowman: auction $1.6M Against $3M Holiday movie Jono Matt & 'The Studio' EP Peter Huyck

Apple won the deal over rival streamers Netflix and Amazon MGM, after the writers pitched to 12 places over four days, with different elements attached around town. A childless couple take an accelerated journey through every parenting milestone when they’re forced to adopt an adorable snowman, whose whole magical life will play out in just 72 hours. “We don’t usually get to see the challenges of their jobs humanized all too often, and to spend years making a show and then go down the feature side pitching a film we hope will stand the test of time, that was a really fun jump off from The Studio.

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