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KOURTNEY DAY RETURNS TO JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESSHOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Kourtney Day has returned to Jim Henson's Creature Shop as Senior Director of New Business. Day will spearhead business development for Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continuing to identify partners in the film, television, live events, themed entertainment, advertising, and AR/VR spaces. "My mission is to identify potential partners who can benefit from the groundbreaking innovations that the artists and engineers of Jim Henson's Creature Shop are making in both practical creature effects and digital puppetry," said Day. "As leaders in their craft, having created some of entertainment's most iconic characters, Jim Henson's Creature Shop is at the ready to help our clients fully realize their visions." Day previously worked at Jim Henson's Creature Shop as Manager of Business Development before serving at Lionsgate as Manager of Global Live and Location Based Experience and then Solomon Group s Business Development Manager, Themed Entertainment. Day also serves as the Vice President of the Themed Entertainment Association Western Division. About Jim Henson's Creature Shop The shop is also known for its live performance work with artists like Coldplay, Cee Lo Green, Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Deadmau5. A recipient of more than 9 Emmy Awards for its outstanding work building puppets for Sesame Street, the Shop also received an Academy Award for its visual effects work on the film Babe. Other awards include a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for the Henson Performance Control System, a powerful custom-based interface for puppeteers, and an Emmy Award for its work in developing the Henson Digital Performance Studio, a patented control system technology that enables puppeteers to perform computer-generated characters in real time. www.creatureshop.com View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kourtney-day-returns-to-jim-hensons-creature-shop-as-senior-director-of-new-business-301573699.html SOURCE The Jim Henson Company |