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Prana Studios

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Prana Studios, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Visual effects , CGI animation
Founded April 2005 ; 19 years ago  ( 2005-04 )
Defunct July 10, 2019
Fate Closed
Successor 88 Pictures
Headquarters
Los Angeles , California
,
U.S.
Number of locations
2 ( Mumbai , India )
Number of employees
300
Subsidiaries Rhythm and Hues
Website Prana Studios

Prana Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation and visual effects company, founded in 2005 in Los Angeles , United States , with a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai , India .

Prana Studios' investors include Reliance Industries and Mahindra Group . [1]

History [ edit ]

Prana Studios was founded in April 2005 by Arish Fyzee, Kristin Dornig and Pankaj Gunsagar. [2] In 2005, Prana opened its Mumbai office. [3]

In 2008, The Weinstein Company launched a series of direct-to-video CGI feature-length films called Unstable Fables - they were produced amongst others, by The Jim Henson Company and Prana Studios. [2] The first released was 3 Pigs and a Baby , the second released was Tortoise vs. Hare and third and final released was The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show .

Prana produced stories and CGI imagery for US domestic, international and Indian domestic Bollywood markets, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for Dharma Productions , [4] as well as the French animated film Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father .

On March 29, 2013, Prana Studios affiliate 34x118 Holdings, LLC won the bidding of Rhythm and Hues Studios in a bankruptcy auction against other visual effects/CGI animation studios, Prime Focus and Brave Vision. Another contender, Psyop, was eliminated early in the process. [5] The sale was "valued at about $30 million." [6]

Post 2013, Rhythm&Hues and their VFX Supervisors were multiple Emmy and Visual Effects Society Award nominees and winners for their work on Game of Thrones. [7] Prana Studios, Inc. is the recipient of multiple Themed Entertainment nominations and Awards, including for the attraction "5D Castle Theatre" at the prestigious Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zuhai, China. [8]

Filmography [ edit ]

Feature films [ edit ]

Title Original release date Co-production with Notes
Hoodwinked! January 13, 2006 The Weinstein Company [6]
Kanbar Entertainment
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby March 4, 2008 The Weinstein Company
The Jim Henson Company
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare September 9, 2008
Tinker Bell September 18, 2008 Walt Disney Pictures
DisneyToon Studios
Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show December 16, 2008 The Weinstein Company
The Jim Henson Company
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back October 5, 2010 Vanguard Animation
Tron: Legacy November 30, 2010 Walt Disney Pictures VFX only [6]
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night March 16, 2011
(Italy) 		Hyde Park Entertainment
Platinum Studios
Transformers: Dark of the Moon June 28, 2011 Paramount Pictures Additional digital effects
Secret of the Wings August 16, 2012
(Ukraine) 		DisneyToon Studios
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return June 14, 2013
( AIAFF ) 		Summertime Entertainment
Metegol July 18, 2013
(Argentina) 		Universal Pictures International
Planes August 9, 2013 DisneyToon Studios [6]
Saving Santa November 5, 2013 Gateway Films
The Pirate Fairy February 13, 2014
(Denmark) 		DisneyToon Studios
Postman Pat: The Movie May 23, 2014 DreamWorks Classics
Planes: Fire & Rescue July 18, 2014 DisneyToon Studios
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast December 12, 2014
(United Kingdom)

Short films [ edit ]

Title Original release date Co-production with
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas August 8, 2007 Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Alex & Sylvia April 2015 BRC Imagination Arts [9]
Kaka's Great Adventure May 2015 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom [10]

Television [ edit ]

Title Original release date Co-production with Notes
Pixie Hollow Games November 19, 2011 DisneyToon Studios
An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf November 26, 2011 Trick 3D
Game of Thrones [11] April 17, 2011 HBO VFX only
The VeggieTales Show October 22, 2019 Big Idea Entertainment

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Bhattacharjee, Nivedita (October 12, 2016). "Witches and thrones: Indian animators cash in on special effects boom" . Reuters . Retrieved April 3, 2017 .
  2. ^ a b Baisley, Sarah (May 22, 2006). "Weinstein Co. Launches CG Unstable Fables Video Line" . Animation World Network . Retrieved April 3, 2017 .
  3. ^ "Foreign Animation Studios In Expansion Mode" . Financial Express . August 6, 2004.
  4. ^ "Karan Johar announces four new projects" . Sify . February 8, 2008. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ " Two-Day Roller Coaster Ends Delivers L.A. VFX Studio to Indian Owners ." Variety , March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Verrier, Richard (March 29, 2013). "Rhythm & Hues finalizes sale to Prana Studios" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 3, 2017 .
  7. ^ "Outstanding Special Visual Effects Nominees / Winners 2018" .
  8. ^ "Thea Award Recipients Named ? List Includes Waterworld and Shanghai Disneyland" . November 16, 2016.
  9. ^ Alex and Sylvia - YouTube Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  10. ^ Michael Switow (June 2015). "Chimelong Ocean Kingdom - June 2015" . IAAPA . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
  11. ^ "This Indian company made Khaleesi's dragons in Game of Thrones" , Quartz India , July 14, 2015

External links [ edit ]

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