Cinesite’s New Montreal Mega Animation Studio Will Employ 500; Produce 9 films Including Klaus
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The makers behind the very CG looking yet hand drawn 'Klaus' are getting help from the land of Tim Hortons.
"VFX/animation studio Cinesite transformed the North American feature landscape yesterday with announcement that they are building a major new studio in Montreal, Canada, a significant boon to the city’s burgeoning feature animation scene.
"VFX/animation studio Cinesite transformed the North American feature landscape yesterday with announcement that they are building a major new studio in Montreal, Canada, a significant boon to the city’s burgeoning feature animation scene.
The studio’s debut project, the first of nine films, will be Sergio Pablos’s Klaus,which had its exclusive trailer debut on Cartoon Brew last spring.
To embark on its ambitious feature animation plans, the UK-headquartered Cinesite, which recently acquired Vancouver-based vfx shop Image Engine, has opened a 54,000-square-feet animation studio in downtown Montreal. The new facility will have the capacity for 500 permanent staff."
This is exciting news. I've been longing for the return of traditional 2d animation, so I'm glad there is a renewed attempt at bringing it back.
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Nice too see they will also help on the devloppement of Klaus.
If you know how Canadian subsidies work, they'll will prioritize Quebecois residents first (maybe with a bias towards non bi-linguals). Only exceptions I'd think would be Sergio's handpicked staff and other senior level international hires.