CIS Visual Effects Group has acquired the assets of Postmodern Sydney, a growing design and visual effects facility in Australia.
CIS, which has offices in Hollywood and Vancouver, was drawn to Postmodern’s work in high-end feature movies, commercials and television for clients in Australia and Asia. Recent Postmodern work includes effects on the feature movies Knowing and Daybreakers, as well as commercials for McDonald’s and Macquarie Bank.
The studio will still run under the Postmodern banner, from the same offices and with the same personnel. Plans are underway to build later this year an expanded CIS-Postmodern facility in Sydney.
‘The depth of Australian creative talent and strong governmental support for the industry make entering the Sydney market very attractive,’ says Don Fly, president and general manager of CIS. ‘The Postmodern team has done some great work. They are a design led boutique company with a lot of talent and energy. We’re all very excited about working with them.’
“The CIS guys reached out to us late last year to talk about joining forces
with them on an Australian shop,” says Andrew Robinson, managing director of Postmodern, which was founded in 2001. “We hit if off immediately with Don and his team, and their understanding of the Australian market. We look forward to bringing CIS technologies and capabilities into our creative pipeline for film studios, commercial production companies and television networks in addition to the independent feature market.’
