French nationwide public tv broadcaster subsidiary france.television studio has acquired a majority stake in Dwarf Animation Studio. The deal supplies the general public TV subsidiary with a extra sturdy operational infrastructure whereas accelerating its objective of constructing a inventive hub within the South of France.
Dwarf Animation Studio is thought for Netflix collection, My Dad the Bounty Hunter, the Oscar-winner Glen Keane executive-produced Netflix present Trash Truck, and Monsters at Work for Disney+. The corporate incorporates cutting-edge know-how and conventional media in its work, exemplified by the brand new shorts it’s producing utilizing Unreal Engine.
“I’m extremely delighted to affix forces with the superb staff at france.television studio to welcome the inventive neighborhood to the South of France,” commented Dwarf Animation Studio Founder and Chief Artistic Officer Olivier Pinol. “Having such a chance to develop and develop Dwarf Animation Studio in addition to construct a inventive hub collectively is a very gratifying and eye-opening expertise.”
“We’re happy with this partnership with Dwarf, which is a superb alternative,” shared france.television studio Chairman Arnaud Lesaunier. “Dwarf’s business experience suits completely effectively into our inventive ecosystem and actions, permitting notably for technological synergies to develop inside our studio.”
Laurence Schwob, CEO of france.television studio added, “This partnership with Dwarf Animation Studio, who’s pushing the envelope in real-time animation, comes at an thrilling time as france.television studio was not too long ago awarded an endowment by the French Ministry of Tradition as a part of the ‘France 2030’ initiative, which goals to develop superior know-how in France related to manufacturing innovation of latest types of leisure.”
Positioned in Montpellier, France, the Dwarf Animation staff boasts a variety of expertise, together with asset constructing, animation, lighting, compositing, and rendering.
Pinol added, “Our ambition is to assist form the following part of the animation manufacturing pipeline by including larger flexibility by a faster iterative course of. We’ve initiated a Discord Server devoted to real-time animation and VFX to assist construct neighborhood and share information with different studios all over the world.”
Dwarf Animation Studio will leverage the inventive and technical services owned by france.television studio to turn into an all-in-one manufacturing answer. It plans on constructing out front-end pre-production choices comparable to visible growth, storyboarding, and editorial whereas collaborating with best-in-class creators.
Supply: Dwarf Animation Studio
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
