Prime Focus opens new facility in Chandigarh
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:16:39 PM (IST)
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A S Mitra, Bollywood Trade Editorial
Prime Focus, has announced the launch of its new facility in Chandigarh to be dedicated for the 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion job.
The 50,000 sq ft studio that opens on 25 December, will hold 3000 artistes and would be dedicated to working on global projects. The facility will be connected to the company’s global digital pipeline that connects India to North America and the UK.
With the opening of the facility, Prime Focus would have its tenth studio. It already has its operations in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai.
Comments Prime Focus co-founder and chief creative director (India) Merzin Tavaria, "Our new facility in Chandigarh is a major expansion of our View-D 2D to stereo 3D conversion capacity. Chandigarh is an ideal location due to its huge student population, of which many are looking to establish a career in animation and VFX."
Prime Focus has signed several new international orders and has a full slate of 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion work for next year. The company expects that Chandigarh and Northern India in general, will benefit immensely from the opening of the new facility as it will be generating close to 3000 jobs for the local population.
It may be recalled that Prime Focus recently bagged a multi-picture deal of Rs. 2 billion for 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion work from a leading Hollywood studio to be executed in the next 30-36 months.
Prime Focus has been a part of mega–starrer and big budget films such as GUZAARISH, ANJAANA ANJANI, RAAVAN, HOUSEFULL, MY NAME IS KHAN, BLUE and many more. Internationally, Prime Focus has also worked on Hollywood projects such as AVATAR, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, THE A-TEAM and numerous others.
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