Producers partner on three dimensional toon 'Nut House'

Vanguard Animation is joining up with Arc Prods. on its CG three dimensional animated heist film, "The Nut House" with production to begin in The month of january. Ross Venokur making his directorial debut from their own script with John Grain also pointing. SC Films Worldwide is handling worldwide sales efforts in the approaching American Film Market. The storyline starts when mega-conglomerate Nut House Nuts harvests the forest because of its own commercial gain and ex-disadvantage squirrel plans the heist from the century -- entering our prime-security packaging plant to reclaim the nuts using his trusty, right-hands porcupine as well as an elite team of scrappy forest residents. Film is going to be created by John Williams and "Kung Fu Panda" director John Stevenson. Williams creating credits range from the first couple of "Shrek" films, "Valiant," "Space Chimps" and also the approaching "On the highway,Inch directed by Walter Salles. Geneva Wasserman, longtime certification professional in feature animation, can also be a professional producer and can mount an international certification and retailing program for "The Nut House." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com