Norman Praught is an entertainment tech entrepreneur and intrapreneur who has launched startup entertainment companies and new initiatives within existing entertainment companies, including Disney, Sony, DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, and Amazon.  He is passionate about storytelling and artist collaboration in emerging media.  At Disney, Norman helped launch Disney’s first interactive division with an emphasis on new media kids products.  At Sony, he created the business infrastructure for new independent film companies in Hong Kong and Berlin, along with winning an achievement award for an early prototype of the Sony Store in San Francisco and New York.   At DreamWorks, he helped secure $1B in film capitalization funding for several films including the SHREK and KUNG FU PANDA franchises.  At Lucasfilm, he supported the launch of Lucasfilm Animation, which produced CLONE WARS, REBELS, and STRANGE MAGIC as well as secured funding for Lucasfilm Lab X, which focuses on AR/VR content.  Most recently, he launched a new animation studio, Luminous Blue Limited, aimed at producing entertaining and enriching content for kids ages 3-12.

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