Jennifer Twiner McCarron remembers when daycare staff took bets on when her daughter would finally stop wearing sparkly princess dresses.

So the CEO of Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Thunderbird Entertainment and its subsidiary Atomic Cartoons could definitely relate to the co-authors of 91裸聊视频淧rincesses Wear Pants,91裸聊视频� NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie and parent educator Allison Oppenheim.

Both had young daughters who also went through a princess phase. While they worried about their girls aspiring to be princesses, they also wanted to let them embrace what they enjoyed, Twiner McCarron said.

91裸聊视频淭he moral for the book for them started from: It91裸聊视频檚 OK to embrace your pink and sparkly side and be feminine, but it91裸聊视频檚 also more important what you do than what you look like,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the part about wearing your pants. It91裸聊视频檚 OK to be a princess, but sometimes you91裸聊视频檝e got to put your pants on and get things done.91裸聊视频�

Atomic Cartoons is now producing a 91裸聊视频淧rincesses Wear Pants91裸聊视频� animated series that follows the adventures of courageous go-getter 91裸聊视频� and occasional trouser-wearer 91裸聊视频� Princess Penelope Pineapple. Drew Barrymore91裸聊视频檚 Flower Films is among the executive producers.

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It91裸聊视频檚 the latest achievement for Atomic Cartoons, which Twiner McCarron has helmed since 2016 and helped grow to 450 staff from 20. She recently also became CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment, which produced 91裸聊视频淏lade Runner 204991裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淜im91裸聊视频檚 Convenience.91裸聊视频�

The theme of 91裸聊视频淧rincesses Wear Pants91裸聊视频� resonated with her as a female leader in an industry where men still dominate in top positions. She91裸聊视频檚 an active member of Women in Animation, which aims to increase female representation in the business.

She advises young women: 91裸聊视频淚f a new door of responsibility opens, just try and walk through it. What91裸聊视频檚 the worst thing that could happen? It doesn91裸聊视频檛 work out? That91裸聊视频檚 OK, you pick yourself up and you do something else.91裸聊视频�

Atomic Cartoons is based in a sprawling mural-covered building in east Vancouver. The city is a 91裸聊视频渉otspot91裸聊视频� for visual effects and animation, said Twiner McCarron, sitting in her tiny office adorned with Halloween decorations.

Vancouver is a world leader with about 60 visual effects and animation studios. And Netflix and other streaming services have boosted demand for content, helping British Columbia become Canada91裸聊视频檚 top spot for film and TV production last year, according to figures from the Canadian Media Producers Association.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 so much of a need for content because people also consume it so quickly,91裸聊视频� said Twiner McCarron. 91裸聊视频淏efore, as it applies to animation, you were vying for those five primetime spots on Saturday morning, so it was much more competitive.91裸聊视频�

Now, she said, children91裸聊视频檚 programming has not only become more ubiquitous, it91裸聊视频檚 also gotten faster-paced. Disney91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏ambi,91裸聊视频� a favourite of hers when she was growing up, nearly put her kids to sleep, she said.

91裸聊视频淭he cutting is a lot faster. We used to do a 22-minute show and 325 shots seemed like a lot. Now we91裸聊视频檒l do a 22-minute show with 500 shots,91裸聊视频� she said, adding that episodes lasting seven or 11 minutes are becoming common too.

While Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 industry is booming, the city has a well-documented downside: wildly unaffordable housing. Atomic Cartoons is set to open its next office in Ottawa, a more attractive locale to young employees who want to lay down roots and start families.

91裸聊视频淲here do young people want to be and thrive? Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 hard, as we all know,91裸聊视频� Twiner McCarron said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an expensive city. Ottawa has art, culture, politics, it91裸聊视频檚 the capital of Canada, great schools and it91裸聊视频檚 affordable still.91裸聊视频�

Looking ahead, the CEO plans to continue to find great books to transform into shows. She often chats with librarians to find out what kids are reading, and recently inked a deal to turn Max Brallier91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淓erie Elementary91裸聊视频� into a live-action show.

She aims to create content that makes the world a better place 91裸聊视频� even in small ways.

91裸聊视频淲hat91裸聊视频檚 the value of my work? We are essentially helping parents cook dinner quietly,91裸聊视频� she said with a laugh. 91裸聊视频淏ut at least they can put some stuff on that91裸聊视频檚 quality and 91裸聊视频� has good values and messaging.91裸聊视频�

Laura Kane, The Canadian Press

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