Tag "Prana Studios"

VFX House Pixomondo Ankles Film VFX Business

April 1, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The 2013 VFX nightmare scenario continued today with news that Pixomondo is shutting its Shanghai office and abandoning its film business work, per TheWrap.com. The studio’s founder Thilo Kuther told the website that it just laid off about 20 animators and artists in its Shanghai office, following closures of its [...]

Prana Wins Auction to Acquire Rhythm & Hues

March 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A holding company associated with Prana Studios has won the bid to acquire bankrupt vfx studio Rhythm & Hues. A court hearing on confirmation of the winning bidder is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday. Based in Los Angeles and Mumbai, Prana Studios is best known for providing the animation for [...]

Method Appoints Christian Kubsch President

March 27, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has announced that industry veteran Christian Kubsch has joined the studio as president. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations, including the main studio in Los Angeles as well as locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. The [...]

Jeffrey Okun Re-Elected as VES Board Chair

January 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the 2012 Board of Director officers who were elected at the January 18, 2012 board meeting. The list of officials includes Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, who was re-elected for a fourth one-year term as Board Chair. “I [...]

Extreme Fairies: ‘Pixie Hollow Games’

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Channel’s Pixie Hollow Games brings back the popular characters of the franchise in a new action-packed special. The team at Disney knew it had hit the jackpot when they launched the Fairies franchise back in 2005. With the force of the company’s merchandising arm behind them, the winged friends [...]