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Virtuos Acquires Sparx* 3D Animation Studio
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Sep 14, 2011, 17:32
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(Shanghai) Virtuos announces it has acquired the assets and core team of VFX
and animation company Sparx*, reopening the company's Vietnam studio. This deal
allows Virtuos to further expand and to consolidate its services offering to
clients in the movie industry under the Sparx brand.
Sparx is an animation and VFX company for feature films, most famous for being
the animation company behind the 2008 feature film "Igor" starring
John Cusack and Steve Buscemi.
Virtuos is one of the largest providers of digital entertainment production
services, and has played a role in blockbuster movies since 2008, creating high-quality
3D models for films including this year's hit film Rango.
"Virtuos is very well known in the gaming sector, and may also be the
best-kept secret in Hollywood. We are very happy to partner with them, and add
our specialized talents to their 800-strong team," said Sparx General Manager
Didier Montarou.
"Our origins in HD game production have afforded us the talents to create
extremely high-quality assets, including digital doubles, for the movie industry.
Bringing together Virtuos' art production infrastructure with Sparx expertise
in film-quality animation, cinematics and VFX, we will be able to offer a more
fully integrated solution for all our clients," said Gilles Langourieux,
CEO, Virtuos.
The teams in Shanghai and Vietnam have already begun working together on new
projects. After moving into new facilities in November, Sparx Vietnam will be
expanded back to its original size of over 100 staff in 2012. Sparx currently
employs over 100 animation professionals in Saigon and Shanghai and aims to
employ over 200 by the end of 2012.
Resources:
www.virtuos-sparx.com
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