UTV Toons, one of India’s largest animation studios, will churn out 15 direct-to-video movies with help from a $5 million investment by parent company UTV Software Communications. The funds are building a brand-new, 25,000 square-foot animation facility at its Andheri Studio.
Equipped for High Definition (HD) work, the new shop boasts 225 workstations with blade render farms and 3ds Max software. The Facility operates around the clock and has ramped up to produce more than 150 minutes of 3D animation a month. More than 700 skilled artists will crank out around 2500 minutes of Flash and traditional animation for film and TV this year.
“We believe we are executing the single largest workflow out of India, and our excellence in 2D and now in 3D has been acknowledged by our growing repeat customer base from Disney and Fox to Cine Group and Saban.” says UTV COO Ronald Demello.
UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala adds, “We were the pioneers in animation out of India, and in the next 18 months our focus is to emerge a clear leader out of South Asia ‘ not just for service outsourcing but origination of content.’
Within the next two months, the company plans to announce the greenlighting of two animated movies. Tailored primarily for Asian audiences, a majority of films in the 15-pic slate will be based on some of the most famous international classics of all time. UTV will also produce a 52-episode TV series and a series of 20 shorts.
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