Patrick Coleman joins as executive creative director, bringing team of long-time collaborators; Blake Nickle joins as Director of Production, Chicago, with Jason Esser coming on board as Thinkingbox creative director.
The animation studio reportedly has been operating despite last month’s Technicolor Group shutdown, and its projects, production pipeline, and most of its creative, technical and leadership teams have been kept on.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed; the language and AI solutions company’s game division has invited all Technicolor Games India employees to return to the Bangalore facility while Division CEO Andy Emery and VP of Global Business Development Eric Williams continue to lead.
While the famed creative services company has begun to shut down U.S. operations, the leadership and most of the artistic staff at The Mill have joined forces with Dream Machine FX for a new venture.
The parent company sent U.S. employees a WARN notice on Friday, signaling a potential closing or mass layoff due to ‘severe financial challenges.’
The Glasgow-based animation and VFX studio has stopped all production and been put into administration after becoming insolvent; restructuring firm Interpath Advisory will locate companies to continue any current projects in development.
The studio behind ‘The Clangers’ and the first season of ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ has already laid off eight staff members, with puppets and studio equipment headed to auction after ‘challenging market conditions’ shuttered the company.
Restructuring is underway at animation studio Bron Digital, live-action production company Bron Studios, and feature film studio Bron Creative, as the parent holding company cites that the pandemic and ongoing strikes gave it ‘no choice.’
The French multi-national media company, owner of leading creative studios MPC, The Mill, Mr. X and Mikros, issues statement concerning AWN’s June 23 news report.
French owner of key creative studios and VFX brands including MPC, The Mill, Mr. X and Mikros, reaches a restructuring agreement in Paris with creditors; Texas court filing will protect US assets.
