National Geographic and ImageNation announced Dec. 22 that they would consolidate their partnership with Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park to finance and produce a wide array of National Geographic-themed entertainment projects designed for global distribution. Hyde Park will be the managing partner, and the venture will develop feature films, documentaries, and television series designed to entertain and inspire family audiences around the world, said a press release.

Tim Kelly, president of National Geographic Society, said in a statement, “This partnership makes sense from all angles, and by folding our current feature film effort into this new venture, we will be able to pursue bigger, more ambitious projects and expand into growing markets like India and China.”