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Imagi Animation Studios
Type Public SEHK
Founded 2000
Founder(s) Francis Kao
Headquarters Hong Kong Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Key people President & Co-CEO
Francis Kao
Industry CGI animation
Owner(s) Imagi International Holdings Limited
Employees 400 in Hong Kong[1]
Website http://www.imagi.com.hk/

Imagi Animation Studios (SEHK: 0585) was established in 2000 by Imagi International Holdings Limited, a listed company on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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Background

The company has a studio in Chai Wan, Hong Kong, as well as a creative development and production facility in Los Angeles, California and a satellite office in Tokyo.

The company's first major CG-animated theatrical movie, TMNT was released March 23, 2007 by Warner Bros. in the U.S. and Canada, opening No. 1 at the box office, and was being distributed internationally by The Weinstein Company. Imagi's focus is to create high-quality CG-animated feature films with superhero themes to entertain global audiences, which the company achieves by combining Hollywood storytelling with computer animation done in Hong Kong.

Setbacks

In January 2009 Imagi's auditing firm announced that the studio lacked funding to complete the release of films Tusker, Cat Tale, and Gatchaman, and art director Felix Ip reported that Gatchaman's release was not expected until later in 2009.[2] In June 2009 Imagi opened Gatchaman to licensing partners and announced a 3-D theatrical release for 2011.[3]

In January 2010, Imagi's Hong Kong based parent company Imagi International Holdings Limited announced that the Gatchaman project will be "delivered in 100% Stereoscopic 3D", and that in order to safeguard working capital it closed its United States subsidiaries. This closure was finalized in late January with the layoff of approximately 30 staffers, and the retaining of a few key personnel who will continue to work as consultants as Imagi seeks $30 million from investors to continue its animation projects.[4][5][6]

As of 7 February Imagi studios formally closed.[1][2][3]

Works

Feature Films

TV Series

References

  1. ^ Ho, Pui Yan (2009-03-16). "意馬新動畫《阿童木》決定400港產創意壯士前路" (in Chinese). MoneyMonday (Hong Kong: Ming Pao): p. B3. 
  2. ^ "Astro Boy maintenu, Gatchaman sur la corde raide" (in French). Otakia. 9 January 2009. http://www.otakia.com/news/3073/Astro+Boy+maintenu,+Gatchaman+sur+la+corde+raide.. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Tribbey, Chris (3 June 2009). "Imagi Seeks Licensing Deals for ‘Gatchaman’". Home Media Magazine. http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/imagi-seeks-licensing-deals-gatchaman-15994. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "Imagi Animation Studio Closes Los Angeles Office". Anime News Network. 27 January 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-27/imagi-animation-studio-closes-los-angeles-office. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  5. ^ McLean, Thomas J. (29 January 2010). "Imagi Closes L.A. Studio". Animation Magazine. http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/11113. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  6. ^ Gediminas, J. (26 January 2010). "Imagi International Holdings Ltd (OTCBB: IINHY) Still In Talks To Raise Capital". HotStocked.com. http://www.hotstocked.com/article/1861/imagi-international-holdings-ltd-otcbb-iinhy.html. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 

External links

Imagi Animation Studios
Computer-animated films
TMNT (2007) • Astro Boy (2009) • Gatchaman (2011) • Cat Tale (TBA)
Traditionally animated films
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007)
TV Series
Zentrix (2002) • Father of the Pride (2004)







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