Exhibit 10.8

     Agreement made as of April 14, 1997 between IRENE MINETT ("you"),  residing
at 12  Huntington  Road,  Port  Washington,  New York  11050,  and LANCIT  MEDIA
ENTERTAINMENT,  LTD.,  having an office at 601 West 50th Street,  New York,  New
York 10019 (the "Company").

     1.   EMPLOYMENT

          1.01.The Company  hereby  employs you, and you accept  employment,  as
               Vice  President - Marketing.  You shall  perform such  additional
               services,  of a similar  nature and degree of  responsibility  as
               those  of  your  primary  duties,  as may  from  time  to time be
               assigned to you.

          1.02.During the term of this agreement,  you will devote substantially
               all of your  working time and  attention to the  interests of the
               Company.  Your  services  will  be  rendered  exclusively  to the
               Company during that term, and you will not render any services to
               others or engage in any other  business,  directly or indirectly.
               You  will  discharge  your  responsibilities  in a  diligent  and
               faithful manner, consistent with sound business practices.

          1.03.Your principal place of employment will be at such offices as the
               Company  may  provide in or around  New York City,  or such other
               place as you and the Company mutually designate.  You will travel
               as reasonably necessary for the performance of your duties.

     2.   TERM

          2.01.The term of this  agreement will begin on April 14, 1997 and will
               continue for a one (1) year period  ending on April 13, 1998 (the
               "Expiration Date").



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          2.02.You grant the  Company  one (1)  option to extend  the term for a
               period of one year commencing April 14, 1998 (the "Option Year").
               The Company may, in its sole discretion,  exercise such option by
               giving you notice not later than March 13, 1998.

     3.   BASE SALARY

          3.01 The  Company  will pay you a base  salary at the rate of $110,000
               per year during the term of this agreement.  Your base salary may
               be subject to such merit  increases,  if any,  as the Company may
               determine in its sole discretion from time to time,  based on its
               periodic  review  of your  performance  in  accordance  with  its
               regular policies and procedures.

     4.   OTHER COMPENSATION; BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

          4.01 You shall be eligible to participate in all plans now existing or
               adopted in the future for the general benefit of all employees of
               the Company,  such as pension plans,  investment funds, and group
               or other insurance plans and benefits, to the extent that you are
               and remain eligible to participate, and subject to the provisions
               of such plans in effect from time to time.  The Company  reserves
               its right to  modify,  suspend  or  discontinue  any and all such
               benefits at any time without recourse by you.

          4.02.The  Company  will  reimburse  you for your  reasonable  business
               expenses  incurred in  connection  with the  performance  of your
               duties under this  agreement,  in  accordance  with the Company's
               general policies regarding expenses and expense accounting.

          4.03.All  compensation  payable  to you under this  agreement  will be
               subject to applicable tax withholding.

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          4.04.During the first year of the term of this  agreement,  you should
               be entitled to 10 days of vacation.  During the Option  Year,  if
               applicable, you shall be entitled to 15 days of vacation.

     5.   TERMINATION

          5.01.The term of this agreement will terminate at your death. The term
               may be terminated at the Company's option, by notice to you, as a
               result of your disability  (defined in paragraph 5.02), for cause
               (defined in paragraph  5.03),  or without  cause  (subject to the
               provisions of subparagraph 5.04(b)).

          5.02."Disability" means illness or other physical or mental disability
               or incapacity which, in the Company's judgment, has substantially
               prevented you from performing your duties during any period of 90
               consecutive  days  or  for  90  days  during  any  period  of 180
               consecutive  days,  and  which  can  reasonably  be  expected  to
               continue in the judgment of a physician  selected by the company.
               The Company will have the right to terminate your employment as a
               result of your  disability  by giving  written  notice to you not
               later  than 30 days  after  the  expiration  of any  such  90-day
               period.

          5.03."Cause" for termination means (i) fraud,  embezzlement,  or other
               misappropriation,  (ii) your material breach of your  obligations
               with respect to any rules or regulations of employment  which may
               be  adopted or amended  from time to time by the  Company,  (iii)
               your failure to perform your duties,  which  failure is not cured
               within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Company gives
               you written  notice of such failure,  or (iv) your default of any
               obligations  under this agreement  (other than those specified in
               clauses  (i) through  (iii)  above),  which  default is not cured
               within thirty (30) days

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               after the date on which the Company  gives you written  notice of
               such default. If your employment is terminated by the Company for
               cause,   the  Company's   obligations   to  you  will   terminate
               immediately except as expressly provided in subparagraphs 5.04(a)
               and (c).

          5.04.(a) If your  employment  is  terminated  during  the term of this
               agreement by your voluntary  action,  death,  or disability or by
               the Company for cause, the Company will pay, in lieu of any other
               payments hereunder  (including bonus payments),  your base salary
               that has  actually  accrued  to the date of  termination  and any
               vacation  pay that has accrued to that date and is payable  under
               the  Company's  standard  policies.  You  acknowledge  that  upon
               receipt  of such  payments  pursuant  to this  subparagraph,  the
               Company  will  have no  further  obligations  to you  under  this
               agreement, except as provided under subparagraph 5.04(c).

               (b) If your  employment  is  terminated  during  the term of this
               agreement  other  than  by  your  voluntary   action,   death  or
               disability,  or by the Company for cause,  you shall receive,  in
               lieu of all amounts otherwise payable hereunder  (including bonus
               payments),  the balance of the base salary  (excluding the Option
               Year  salary if the Company has not yet opted for the Option Year
               at the time of  termination)  which  would be payable  during the
               remainder of the term,  but in no event shall such amount be less
               than the base salary for six (6) months.  Such  payments  will be
               made at the same  intervals  as they would have been made if this
               agreement had not been terminated. In addition, you shall receive
               any  base  salary  that  has  actually  accrued  to the  date  of
               termination  and any  vacation  pay that has accrued to that date
               and  is  payable  under  the  Company's  standard  policies.  You
               acknowledge  that upon receipt of such payments  pursuant to this
               subparagraph, the Company will have no further obligations to you

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               under  this  agreement,  except as  provided  under  subparagraph
               5.04(c).

               (c) If your employment is terminated for any reason,  you will be
               entitled to any  benefits  then vested  under  benefit  plans and
               otherwise  payable in accordance  with the provisions of the plan
               concerned.

               (d) In the  event of any  termination  of your  employment,  this
               paragraph  5.04  will  apply in place  of any  Company  severance
               policies that might otherwise be applicable, and the Company will
               have no  obligation  to make any  payments  to you  except  those
               expressly  prescribed  in  subparagraphs  5.04(a),  5.04(b),  and
               5.04(c).

     6.   RESTRICTIONS

          6.01.Without  limiting the generality of paragraph 1.02, you shall not
               engage or be financially interested,  directly or indirectly,  at
               any time  during  the  term of this  agreement,  in any  activity
               competitive  with any business  then carried on by the Company or
               by any  other  enterprise  directly  controlled  by the  Company.
               Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, you may own less than one
               percent  (1%)  of  the  number  of  shares   outstanding  of  any
               securities   that  are  listed  for  trading  on  any  securities
               exchange.

          6.02.You  recognize  and  acknowledge  that  certain   information  is
               proprietary  to and  confidential  with  the  Company,  including
               without limitation the following:  the Company's strategic and/or
               business  plan,   pending  projects,   projects  in  development,
               acquisition  targets at both the individual project and corporate
               level,  co-production   arrangements,   joint  ventures,  funding
               sources, distribution arrangements, the contacts at such entities
               and the financial terms of such agreements with the

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               Company (collectively,  "Confidential Information"). You will not
               directly or indirectly,  on behalf of yourself or others,  during
               or at any time after the  termination of your providing  services
               hereunder,   irrespective   of  time,   manner  or   reason   for
               termination,  disclose,  publish,  disseminate  or  utilize  such
               Confidential   Information,   or  any  part  thereof   except  in
               furtherance  of the business of the Company.  You will not remove
               or  duplicate  in any  manner  at any  time  any  lists  or other
               records,   or  any  parts   thereof,   concerning  the  Company's
               Confidential  Information and upon termination of your employment
               will  return  to the  Company  any  and  all  lists  and  records
               concerning the Company's Confidential Information thereof in your
               possession.

          6.03.(a) You agree that  during the Term of your  employment  with the
               Company and for the two (2) years  following  termination of such
               employment,  neither you nor any Related Person shall  knowingly,
               either  directly  or  indirectly,  for  yourself or for any other
               person or entity,  enter into any agreement,  or assist any other
               person  or  entity  in  entering  into  any  agreement  or  other
               arrangement  regarding  any  of  the  projects  introduced  to or
               acquired  or  developed  by the  Company  during the term of your
               employment.  The  Company  agrees  that the  restriction  of this
               subparagraph  6.03 shall not apply to any  project  which was the
               subject of a written  agreement  between  the Company and a third
               party,  the term of which  has  ended,  and which is not then the
               subject of a negotiation  for an extended or new term. Your right
               to  enter  into  an  agreement  or  other  arrangement  regarding
               projects  described by the previous  sentence shall be subject to
               your  obligation to send the Company  notice of your intention to
               do so, and the  Company's  failure to commence  negotiations  for
               such project, within five (5) business days after receipt of such
               notice.  "Related  Person" shall mean any person or entity who or
               which, directly or indirectly, is controlled by you or any person
               who is a member of your family.

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               (b) You also agree that prior to the date twelve months after the
               date on which your  employment  with the  Company  is  terminated
               neither  you  nor  any  entity  with  whom  you  are at the  time
               affiliated  shall,  by virtue of any action taken or  information
               supplied by you,  directly  or  indirectly  hire,  offer to hire,
               entice  away,  or in any other  manner  persuade  or  attempt  to
               persuade any officer, employee, agent,  representative,  customer
               or supplier of the Company to discontinue his or her relationship
               with the Company.

     7.   NOTICES

          7.01.All notices under this agreement shall be in writing and shall be
               given by courier or other  personal  delivery or by registered or
               certified  mail  at  the  appropriate   address  below  or  at  a
               substitute  address  designated  by  written  notice by the party
               concerned:.

                    TO YOU: The address shown above.

                    TO THE COMPANY: The address shown above.

               Each notice to the Company  shall be addressed  for the attention
               of its President and Chief  Executive  Officer and a copy of each
               such notice shall be sent to Rubin, Bailin,  Ortoli, Mayer, Baker
               & Fry LLP, 405 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022,  Attention:
               Marc L. Bailin,  Esq.  Notices  shall be deemed given when mailed
               or, if personally  delivered,  when so  delivered,  except that a
               notice of change of address shall be effective only from the date
               of its receipt.

     8.   MISCELLANEOUS

          8.01 This  agreement  supersedes all previous  agreements  between the
               parties hereto, and contains the entire understanding

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               of the  parties  relating  to its  subject  matter.  No change or
               termination  of this  agreement  will be binding upon the Company
               unless it is made by an  instrument  signed by an  officer of the
               Company.  No change of this  agreement  will be binding  upon you
               unless it is made by an  instrument  signed  by you.  A waiver by
               either party of any  provision of this  agreement in any instance
               shall  not be deemed to waive it for the  future.  All  remedies,
               rights, undertakings, and obligations contained in this agreement
               shall be  cumulative,  and none of them shall be in limitation of
               any other  remedy,  right,  undertaking,  or  ligation  of either
               party.

          8.02 The Company may assign its rights  under this  agreement in whole
               or  in  part  to  any   subsidiary,   affiliated  or  controlling
               corporation,  to any entity  owning or  acquiring  a  substantial
               portion  of  the  stock  or  assets  of  the  Company,  or to any
               partnership  or other venture in which the Company  participates,
               provided that no such assignment shall relieve the Company of any
               obligations hereunder. You shall not assign any of your rights or
               delegate  any of your  duties  under this  agreement  without the
               prior express written consent in each instance of the Company.

          8.03.Neither party will be entitled to recover damages or to terminate
               the term of this  agreement  by reason of any breach by the other
               party of its  material  obligations  hereunder,  unless the other
               party has failed to remedy such breach  within a reasonable  time
               after it has been given notice of such  breach.  In any action or
               proceeding  against the Company for breach of this  agreement  by
               reason of  termination,  damages  shall in no event  exceed  lost
               salary under paragraph 3.01, and you shall have the obligation to
               locate new employment and, upon re-employment,  to offset amounts
               earned against any amounts due under this agreement.


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          8.04 You hereby  warrant  and  represent  that you have full power and
               authority to enter into this  agreement and that your  execution,
               performance  and delivery of this agreement will not (a) violate,
               conflict with, or result in the breach of any terms,  conditions,
               covenants,  or provisions of, or constitute a default under,  any
               agreement  to which you are a party or (b)  violate the rights of
               any party.  Notwithstanding  anything  in  paragraph  8.03 to the
               contrary,  you will at all times  indemnify and hold harmless the
               Company   from  and  against   any  and  all   claims,   damages,
               liabilities,  costs and expenses,  including  legal  expenses and
               reasonable  counsel  fees,  arising  out of any breach or alleged
               breach by you of the warranties and  representations  made by you
               in this agreement or any other act or omission by you.

          8.05.THIS  AGREEMENT  HAS BEEN  ENTERED INTO IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
               AND  THE  VALIDITY,  INTERPRETATION  AND  LEGAL  EFFECT  OF  THIS
               AGREEMENT  SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
               APPLICABLE  TO  CONTRACTS  ENTERED  INTO AND  PERFORMED  ENTIRELY
               WITHIN  THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  THE NEW YORK  COURTS  (STATE  AND
               FEDERAL) WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION  OF ANY  CONTROVERSIES
               REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT;  ANY ACTION OR OTHER  PROCEEDING  WHICH
               INVOLVES SUCH A CONTROVERSY  WILL BE BROUGHT IN THOSE COURTS,  IN
               NEW YORK  COUNTY,  AND NOT  ELSEWHERE.  ANY  PROCESS  IN ANY SUCH
               ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY, AMONG OTHER METHODS, BE SERVED UPON YOU
               BY DELIVERING IT OR MAILING IT, BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED  MAIL,
               DIRECTED TO THE ADDRESS FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS
               AS YOU MAY DESIGNATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7.

          8.06.The provisions of this agreement will survive any  termination of
               your employment, unless the context requires otherwise.

          8.07 If any provision of this agreement or the application  thereof is
               held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other


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               effect without the invalid  provisions or  application,  and to t
               his end the  provisions  of this  agreement  are  declared  to be
               severable.

          8.08 This agreement shall not become  effective until executed by both
               parties.  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have executed
               this Agreement the day and year first above written.

                                            LANCIT MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.


                                            BY: /s/SUSAN L. SOLOMON
                                                         Authorized Officer

                                            EMPLOYEE:


                                             /s/ IRENE MINETT
                                            Name:IRENE MINETT


                                            Social Security Number: ###-##-####