Lean Forward Media Information

Lean Forward Media (LFM) is a high-growth company dedicated to creating high-quality content that entertains, engages and educates. LFM owns the home entertainment rights to the Choose Your Own AdventureR book series, one of the best-selling book series of all time. LFM developed and produced the breakthrough interactive DVD, Choose Your Own AdventureR: The Abominable Snowman, a movie that puts the viewer in control of the story. The company is producing a series of Choose Your Own AdventureR movies. Their movie Choose Your Own AdventureR: The Abominable Snowman received a 2006 iParenting Media Award for Excellent Products, was approved by the Dove Foundation for family viewing, received recognition from the Film Advisory Board, and was recently named a "Kids First All Star" by the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. LFM was founded in 2003 by Michelle Crames and Jeff Norton during Harvard Business School. In April of 2004, LFM won Venture Bowl, the nation's largest business plan competition. The company is backed by venture capital from the New York based, early stage venture fund, Carrot Capital and a number of strategic Hollywood investors. For further info, see press and awards.