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AUG 29, 2009– Auto-B-Good™ Children’s Books are here!

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The adventure and lessons continue with six all new children’s books from the world of Auto-B-Good™. Join Cali, Johnny, EJ, Izzi and all your favorite auto friends as they learn lessons in Fairness, Citizenship, Caring, Responsibility, Respect, and Trustworthiness. These original stories are beautifully rendered, and a wonderful addition to your child’s bookshelf. Look for them in stores and at :

Rising Star Studios Children’s Books
AUG 27, 2009– Auto-B in a Museum!!

Auto-B-Good™ has been preserved for all antiquity! Well actually, we’ve just joined with the St. Louis Children’s Illustrated Art Museum for their grand opening August 27th. Our exhibit is about the process of animation– how we go from an idea in our minds to a finished product on the screen. It features a memorable scene from the episode: A Taxing Problem.

Go check it out!

JUL 1, 2009– Rising Star Studios Opens New Distribution Center!

Rising Star Studios (curators of the hit program Auto-B-Good™) is expanding their global footprint and their presence in the marketplace with a new Distribution center located in beautiful Edina, MN. With rich lines and bold, lavish color schemes, this classic space has been professionally decorated to maximum effect for it’s energetic crew. There’s also plenty of room space for an expanded line of products— everything a distribution center should be.

MAY 1, 2009– Auto B Good Retail Edition Now Available!

Rising Star Studios announces the retail release of AUTO-B-GOOD seasons 1 and 2 available now from the Rising Star Studios Online Store. Titles include:

Look for more titles coming soon!

https://www.risingstarstudios.com/store

MAR 8, 2009– Auto-B-Good™ WORLD TOUR!

Auto-B-Good™ has expanded into the world at large. Now whether you’re in Poland, Italy, Portugal or many other countries around the world, you can watch your favorite show wherever you go in the world. Questo spettacolo è il migliore! (This show is great!)

OCT 30, 2007– Auto-B-Good™ wins 4 more Emmy® Awards!!!

What could be better than winning one Emmy® award? You guessed it. Winning an Oscar® . But short of that Auto-B-Good™ has won Four, count ‘em, Four EMMY® AWARDS for Season 2! Is that cool or what? Our winning categories include Children/Youth Program Feature, Graphic Arts/Animation, Audio/Post Production, Musical Composition/Arrangement.


OCT 25, 2005– Emmy ® Awarded to Auto-B-Good™ !

Minneapolis, MN, October 25, 2005 – Wet Cement Production’s award-winning animated series, Auto-B-Good™ , has landed a prestigious new recognition of excellence – a 2005 Emmy ® Award in the Graphics/Animation (Non-News) category. The series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, and this marks the eighth time the series has received an award for its animation quality or writing.

Season One of Auto-B-Good™ ™ is Life-Changing Values and Full-Throttle Fun consisting of 36 short stories which entertains while teaching valuable life lessons for the road of life. In addition to the Emmy ® Award , the series has been honored with three Telly Awards , three Aurora Awards – including a Platinum Best of Show , and a Professional First Place Award at the MET 2003. Wet Cement Productions was also awarded the MET 2003 Most Innovative Studio Award . Auto-B-Good ™ has also earned the trusted Dove Seal of Approval . The animated series, featuring a cast of automobiles, has current broadcast commitments from more than 90 public television stations nationwide reaching 44 million households. Season Two (another 13 half-hour episodes) will be ready for stations to begin broadcasting just after the New Year.

The Emmy ® Awards are given by the National Television Academy in recognition of outstanding achievements in television.

Wet Cement Productions Inc. is a Minnesota-based, award-winning animation studio whose goal is to produce positive, lasting impressions on the hearts of the world through entertaining, value-based programs. To view information on Wet Cement, go to:

www.wetcementproductions.com or www.risingstarstudios.com

SEP 12, 2005– Auto-B-Good™ nominated for 2 Emmy® Awards!

Wet Cement Productions’ first season of the Auto-B-Good™ animated character series was nominated for two Emmy® Awards on Friday, September 9, 2005 . The nominations were in Children/Youth Program (12 and under) and Graphics/Animation (non-news) categories. The series qualified to participate in the awards since being broadcast on more than 90 public television stations during this last year. To see the complete list of nominees visit:

http://www.ntauppermidwest.org/2005-nominees.htm

Thirteen new episodes for season two are currently in full production, and will be releasing for broadcast before the end of 2005. These episodes will be repackaged into 6 new one-hour DVDs for CBA to be released in stores for 2006-2007.

The Auto-B-Good™ series has already been honored 7 other times, including three Telly awards and three Aurora awards – one of which was a Platinum Best of Show. To learn more about Auto-B-Good™ or to see where it is broadcasting visit:

www.autobgood.com

SEP 1, 2005–  Auto-B-Good™ honored again…

The Auto-B-Good™ animated character series has just been approved by the Dove Foundation and will carry their trusted Dove Seal of Approval. All four of the DVDs currently released met the criteria to be family-approved with rave reviews.

“I am just in awe of this series,” wrote Donna Rolfe of the Dove Foundation. She went on to say, “The animation and story lines are great. This is a fantastic tool for children of any age… These are great for the family, the classroom and/or your youth group.” To see the full reviews visit:

www.dove.org

Auto-B-Good™ currently has 4 one-hour DVDs in the marketplace with 2 more ready for release and 7 more currently in production to be completed by the end of 2006.

The series has already been honored 7 other times, including three Telly awards and three Aurora awards – one of which was a Platinum Best of Show and just received two Emmy® nominations for the broadcast of season one. To learn more about Auto-B-Good™ or to see where it is broadcasting visit:

www.autobgood.com