Cinesite Studios (also known as Cinesite VFX or simply Cinesite) is an independent, multinational business which provides services to the media and entertainment industries. Its head office in London opened for business in 1994, initially offering services in visual effects for film and television, subsequently expanding to include feature animation.
Official office: 10 Little Portland Street, London, England, United Kingdom W1W 7JG International offices: 500-565 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, Canada V5T 0H8 500- 250 St-Antoine West H2Y 0A3,
Divisions of Cinesite and its partner companies Image Engine[1]TRIXTER, L'Atelier Animation, Squeeze and Assemblage Entertainment operate in London, Berlin, Munich, Skopje, Belgrade, Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver and Mumbai with more than 2,500 employees.[2]
Cinesite in London, the foyer at Medius House, March 2015
Cinesite opened its doors in Los Angeles in 1991 to help with the digital restoration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[3] The restoration was released in 1993, and Cinesite opened a division in London in 1994. There, it originally operated as a service bureau for Kodak's Cineon digital film system. Both locations subsequently evolved to become full service visual effects facilities. In 2003, Kodak merged the Cinesite Hollywood office into LaserPacific.
In May 2012, Kodak sold Cinesite to a UK-based private investor.[4] Current ownership is a combination of its existing management team supported by private investment.
International growth
After Cinesite became independent from Kodak in 2012, it began a sustained period of international growth.
In January 2014, with the support of Investissement Québec, Cinesite announced its opening of 27,000 sq ft studios in Montréal and a feature animation division at that location.[5] Its initial employment target was reached 18 months early, in August 2015.[6]
In March 2017, it acquired Vancouver-based animation studio Nitrogen Studios and in August 2018 the German VFX studio TRIXTER.[9]
In June 2018, Cinesite was placed in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, which ranks the UK's highest performing private firms by international growth.[10]
In 2022 the company announced a series of further acquisitions, beginning with L'Atelier Animation in July,[11] Squeeze Animation Studios in early August,[12] Balkan-based visual effects studio FX3X later that month[13] and in November, Assemblage Entertainment in Mumbai.[14]
Visual effects
The Cinesite group of visual effects companies includes its own brand services, along with partner companies Image Engine and TRIXTER.
Cinesite won a Visual Effects Society award in 2021 for its work on Universal Studios' stage-based stunt show The Bourne Stuntacular.[15] The show also won an award from the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) which stated, "The high level of technical achievement and the creative application in creating a spectacular, immersive experience makes The Bourne Stuntacular a worthy recipient of this honor."[16]
On 8 February 2016, Cinesite announced the launch of a dedicated feature animation division at its Montréal Studios. Since then, it has worked with production partners to complete Charming (2018), Gnome Alone (2018), Trouble (2019), and Fearless (2020) for 3QU Media, The Star (2017) for Sony Pictures Animation, and Extinct (2021) for Huayi Brothers.
In addition to providing production services for other studios, Cinesite produces its own animated features through Aniventure. Cinesite first collaborated with River Productions to produce Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021); an animated version of the Irish stage show of the same name, then took over production on the long-gestating feature Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022).[17][18] They recently completed Hitpig (2023); a loose adaptation of the Berkeley Breathed book Pete & Pickles, and are next set to produce the long in-development adaptation of Animal Farm directed by Andy Serkis.[19][20]
^Barraclough, Leo (3 July 2015). "Visual Effects Companies Cinesite, Image Engine Merge". Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^"Cinesite Enters Into a US$235 Million Funding Package to Support Continued Growth". UK Screen Alliance. 20 December 2022.
^"About - Cinesite Studios". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^2012-05-11T17:36:00+01:00. "Kodak sells Cinesite". Broadcast. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^Kelly, Amanda. "Visual effects company Cinesite to open offices in Montreal". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^Codère, Jean-François (8 February 2016). "Cinesite choisit encore Montréal". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^"Image Engine: Emmy Award Winner for The Book of Boba Fett". DigiBC. 15 September 2022.
^"NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees". Globe Newswire. 1 March 2010.
^Clarke, Stewart (9 August 2018). "Cinesite Buying Trixter, Germany's Leading VFX Outfit". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^"Britain's Mid-market Private Companies With Fastest-Growing International Sales Revealed" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^Vlessing, Etan (20 July 2022). "VFX House Cinesite Acquires Montreal's L'Atelier Animation". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Ramachandran, Naman (2 August 2022). ""Cracké" Animation Studio Squeeze Acquired by "Paws of Fury" Outfit Cinesite". Variety.
^Dalton, Ben (31 August 2022). "Cinesite Acquires "Indiana Jones 5" VFX studio FX3X". Screen Daily.
^Ramachandran, Naman (21 November 2022). "VFX Outfit Cinesite Takes Majority Stake in Indian Animation Studio Assemblage". Variety.
^Giardina, Carolyn (21 May 2021). "Visual Effects Society Awards: 'The Midnight Sky' Tops Feature Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 21 May 2021.
^"THEA Award For Outstanding Achievement - Live Attraction Spectacular". TEA Awards. 19 November 2020. from the original on 26 February 2021.
^Clarke, Stewart (29 January 2018). "British VFX Company Cinesite Secures $70 Million Finance Package". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^MacNab, Geoffrey (6 November 2019). "GFM Animation's long-gestating "Blazing Samurai" is back in the saddle". Screen Daily.
^Amidi, Amid (18 March 2022). "Aniventure Debuts First Teaser For Action-Comedy 'HITPIG' – Exclusive". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^Giardina, Carolyn (19 April 2022). "Andy Serkis Teams With Cinesite on 'Animal Farm' Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^Frazer, Bryant (7 March 2017). "Cinesite Acquires Sausage Party Animator Nitrogen Studios". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^McLean, Thomas J. "Cinesite Set to Animate MGM's CG 'The Addams Family'". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^"Cinesite Acquires Montreal Studio l'Atelier Animation". 20 July 2022.
^"Cinesite Takes Majority Stake in 'Cracké' Studio Squeeze". 2 August 2022.
^"Cinesite Snags Majority Stake in Assemblage Animation Studio". 22 November 2022.
^Grobar, Matt (19 April 2022). "Andy Serkis To Direct Animated Adaptation Of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links
Cinesite's website
The UK Screen Association
Cinesite on the IMDB
January 07, 2023
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Cinesite Studios also known as Cinesite VFX or simply Cinesite is an independent multinational business which provides services to the media and entertainment industries Its head office in London opened for business in 1994 initially offering services in visual effects for film and television subsequently expanding to include feature animation CinesiteCinesite reception glass in MontrealIndustryFilmVisual effectsFounded1991 32 years ago 1991 HeadquartersOfficial office 10 Little Portland Street London England United Kingdom W1W 7JGInternational offices 500 565 Great Northern Way Vancouver Canada V5T 0H8500 250 St Antoine West H2Y 0A3 Montreal Quebec CanadaNumber of locations3 2022 ServicesVisual effects AnimationDivisionsCinesite VFXCinesite AnimationCinesite VancouverImage EngineTrixter VFXL Atelier AnimationAniventure affiliate Websitehttps www cinesite com Divisions of Cinesite and its partner companies Image Engine 1 TRIXTER L Atelier Animation Squeeze and Assemblage Entertainment operate in London Berlin Munich Skopje Belgrade Montreal Quebec City Vancouver and Mumbai with more than 2 500 employees 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1 2 International growth 2 Visual effects 3 Feature animation 4 Credits 4 1 VFX 1996 2019 4 1 1 TV series 4 2 Animation credits 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditFoundation Edit Cinesite in London the foyer at Medius House March 2015 Cinesite opened its doors in Los Angeles in 1991 to help with the digital restoration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3 The restoration was released in 1993 and Cinesite opened a division in London in 1994 There it originally operated as a service bureau for Kodak s Cineon digital film system Both locations subsequently evolved to become full service visual effects facilities In 2003 Kodak merged the Cinesite Hollywood office into LaserPacific In May 2012 Kodak sold Cinesite to a UK based private investor 4 Current ownership is a combination of its existing management team supported by private investment International growth Edit After Cinesite became independent from Kodak in 2012 it began a sustained period of international growth In January 2014 with the support of Investissement Quebec Cinesite announced its opening of 27 000 sq ft studios in Montreal and a feature animation division at that location 5 Its initial employment target was reached 18 months early in August 2015 6 In July 2015 Cinesite announced its acquisition of Vancouver based visual effects facility Image Engine which has won Emmy awards for its visual effects on The Book of Boba Fett 7 and Game of Thrones and also received an Academy Award nomination for District 9 in 2010 8 In March 2017 it acquired Vancouver based animation studio Nitrogen Studios and in August 2018 the German VFX studio TRIXTER 9 In June 2018 Cinesite was placed in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table which ranks the UK s highest performing private firms by international growth 10 In 2022 the company announced a series of further acquisitions beginning with L Atelier Animation in July 11 Squeeze Animation Studios in early August 12 Balkan based visual effects studio FX3X later that month 13 and in November Assemblage Entertainment in Mumbai 14 Visual effects EditThe Cinesite group of visual effects companies includes its own brand services along with partner companies Image Engine and TRIXTER Notable feature film productions Cinesite has created visual effects for include Avengers Endgame 2019 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 Avengers Infinity War 2018 The Commuter 2018 Ant Man and the Wasp 2018 Independence Day Resurgence 2016 Spectre 2015 and The Revenant 2015 for which it won a Visual Effects Society award in 2015 Cinesite has completed work on all eight films in the Harry Potter franchise in addition to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and seven films in the James Bond franchise Cinesite television work includes Lost in Space Seasons 1 amp 2 2019 The Witcher 2019 Raising Dion 2019 Outlander Brave New World 2019 Murder Mystery 2019 American Gods Season 1 2018 and Tom Clancy s Jack Ryan 2018 Cinesite has won Emmy awards for Generation Kill 2008 and Rome 2006 and nominations include American Gods Season 1 and Band of Brothers 2002 Cinesite won a Visual Effects Society award in 2021 for its work on Universal Studios stage based stunt show The Bourne Stuntacular 15 The show also won an award from the TEA Themed Entertainment Association which stated The high level of technical achievement and the creative application in creating a spectacular immersive experience makes The Bourne Stuntacular a worthy recipient of this honor 16 Feature animation EditMain article Cinesite Animation On 8 February 2016 Cinesite announced the launch of a dedicated feature animation division at its Montreal Studios Since then it has worked with production partners to complete Charming 2018 Gnome Alone 2018 Trouble 2019 and Fearless 2020 for 3QU Media The Star 2017 for Sony Pictures Animation and Extinct 2021 for Huayi Brothers In addition to providing production services for other studios Cinesite produces its own animated features through Aniventure Cinesite first collaborated with River Productions to produce Riverdance The Animated Adventure 2021 an animated version of the Irish stage show of the same name then took over production on the long gestating feature Paws of Fury The Legend of Hank 2022 17 18 They recently completed Hitpig 2023 a loose adaptation of the Berkeley Breathed book Pete amp Pickles and are next set to produce the long in development adaptation of Animal Farm directed by Andy Serkis 19 20 Vancouver based animation company Nitrogen Studios was rebranded under Cinesite soon after its acquisition by the group in March 2017 21 Since then it has worked for MGM on The Addams Family 2019 and its sequel 22 In 2022 Cinesite acquired the Montreal based L Atelier Animation and later in the year purchased majority stakes in Squeeze Studio and Assemblage Entertainment 23 24 25 Credits EditLocke amp Key 2020 Dark 2020 Fate The Winx Saga 2021 Tribes of Europa 2021 Space Jam A New Legacy 2021 The North Water 2021 Black Widow 2021 Respect 2021 No Time to Die 2021 Wheel of Time 2021 Spider Man No Way Home 2021 Cyrano 2022 Halo 2022 The Last Bus 2022 Moon Knight 2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth 2022 Thor Love and Thunder 2022 Black Panther Wakanda Forever 2022 Matilda 2022 Avenue 5 2023 The Witcher 2023 Peter Pan amp Wendy 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 VFX 1996 2019 Edit Year Title Studio Notes1996 Space Jam Warner Bros The Adventures of Pinocchio New Line Cinema2001 Harry Potter and The Philosopher s Stone Warner Bros 2002 Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets2004 Harry Potter and The Prisoner of AzkabanKing Arthur Buena Vista Pictures via Touchstone Pictures Troy Warner Bros 2005 Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Warner Bros Village Roadshow PicturesHarry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Warner Bros The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy Buena Vista Pictures via Touchstone Pictures V For Vendetta Warner Bros 2007 The Golden Compass New Line CinemaHarry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix Warner Bros Underdog Buena Vista Pictures via Walt Disney Pictures 2009 Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince Warner Bros Moon Sony Pictures Classics Stage 6 Films2010 Clash of the Titans Warner Bros Legendary PicturesHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Warner Bros Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Walt Disney Pictures 2011 Battle Los Angeles The AsylumHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Warner Bros Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Walt Disney Pictures 2012 John CarterSkyfall Metro Goldwyn Mayer Columbia Pictures2013 Iron Man 3 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Marvel Studios Paramount PicturesWorld War Z Paramount Pictures2014 300 Rise of an Empire Warner Bros Legendary PicturesEdge of Tomorrow Warner Bros Village Roadshow PicturesHercules Paramount Pictures Metro Goldwyn MayerInto the Storm Warner Bros New Line Cinema Village Roadshow Pictures2015 The Last Witch Hunter Summit Entertainment LionsgateMaggie Lionsgate Roadside Attractions Grindstone EntertainmentThe Man From U N C L E Warner Bros The Revenant 20th Century Fox Regency EnterprisesSan Andreas Warner Bros New Line Cinema Village Roadshow PicturesSpectre Metro Goldwyn Mayer Columbia Pictures2016 Assassin s Creed 20th Century Fox Regency EnterprisesFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Warner Bros Independence Day Resurgence 20th Century FoxNow You See Me 2 Summit Entertainment Lionsgate2018 Avengers Infinity War Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Marvel Studios The Commuter StudioCanal LionsgateMary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Walt Disney Pictures Mute NetflixRobin Hood Summit Entertainment LionsgateZero Pen Marudhar Entertainment Yash Raj Films Zee Studios Eveready Pictures 2019 Avengers Endgame Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Marvel Studios TV series Edit Year Film Title Network Notes2001 Band of Brothers HBO Miniseries2005 2007 Rome2008 Generation Kill Miniseries2017 2021 American Gods Starz2018 2021 Lost in Space Netflix2019 present The WitcherAnimation credits Edit Year Film Title Studio Notes2013 Beans Aniventure Short film2017 Gnome Alone Vanguard AnimationThe Star Sony Pictures Animation2018 Charming Netflix Vanguard Animation2019 TroubleThe Addams Family Metro Goldwyn Mayer Bron2020 Fe rless Netflix Vanguard Animation2021 Extinct Netflix Huayi Brothers HB Wink AnimationMila Aniventure Short filmRiverdance The Animated Adventure Netflix AniventureThe Addams Family 2 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Bron2022 Paws of Fury The Legend of Hank Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies GFM Animation HB Wink Animation AniventureHitpig Aniventure2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Paramount Pictures Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Point Grey Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio Pre productionIwaju Walt Disney Animation Studios Kugali Media TV seriesTBA Animal Farm Aniventure The Imaginarium 26 Princess Awesome Aniventure Pre productionHarold Lloyd Aniventure Pre productionSuper Roach Aniventure Pre productionSee also EditDigital Domain DNEG Framestore Industrial Light amp Magic Moving Picture Company Rhythm and Hues Studios Sony Pictures Imageworks Weta Digital Image EngineReferences Edit Barraclough Leo 3 July 2015 Visual Effects Companies Cinesite Image Engine Merge Retrieved 7 October 2015 Cinesite Enters Into a US 235 Million Funding Package to Support Continued Growth UK Screen Alliance 20 December 2022 About Cinesite Studios Retrieved 1 March 2022 2012 05 11T17 36 00 01 00 Kodak sells Cinesite Broadcast Retrieved 28 January 2020 Kelly Amanda Visual effects company Cinesite to open offices in Montreal Retrieved 17 July 2019 Codere Jean Francois 8 February 2016 Cinesite choisit encore Montreal Retrieved 18 July 2019 Image Engine Emmy Award Winner for The Book of Boba Fett DigiBC 15 September 2022 NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees Globe Newswire 1 March 2010 Clarke Stewart 9 August 2018 Cinesite Buying Trixter Germany s Leading VFX Outfit Retrieved 17 July 2019 Britain s Mid market Private Companies With Fastest Growing International Sales Revealed PDF Retrieved 17 July 2019 Vlessing Etan 20 July 2022 VFX House Cinesite Acquires Montreal s L Atelier Animation The Hollywood Reporter Ramachandran Naman 2 August 2022 Cracke Animation Studio Squeeze Acquired by Paws of Fury Outfit Cinesite Variety Dalton Ben 31 August 2022 Cinesite Acquires Indiana Jones 5 VFX studio FX3X Screen Daily Ramachandran Naman 21 November 2022 VFX Outfit Cinesite Takes Majority Stake in Indian Animation Studio Assemblage Variety Giardina Carolyn 21 May 2021 Visual Effects Society Awards The Midnight Sky Tops Feature Competition The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 21 May 2021 THEA Award For Outstanding Achievement Live Attraction Spectacular TEA Awards 19 November 2020 Archived from the original on 26 February 2021 Clarke Stewart 29 January 2018 British VFX Company Cinesite Secures 70 Million Finance Package Retrieved 17 July 2019 MacNab Geoffrey 6 November 2019 GFM Animation s long gestating Blazing Samurai is back in the saddle Screen Daily Amidi Amid 18 March 2022 Aniventure Debuts First Teaser For Action Comedy HITPIG Exclusive Cartoon Brew Retrieved 23 August 2022 Giardina Carolyn 19 April 2022 Andy Serkis Teams With Cinesite on Animal Farm Adaptation The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 21 April 2022 Frazer Bryant 7 March 2017 Cinesite Acquires Sausage Party Animator Nitrogen Studios Retrieved 17 July 2019 McLean Thomas J Cinesite Set to Animate MGM s CG The Addams Family Retrieved 17 July 2019 Cinesite Acquires Montreal Studio l Atelier Animation 20 July 2022 Cinesite Takes Majority Stake in Cracke Studio Squeeze 2 August 2022 Cinesite Snags Majority Stake in Assemblage Animation Studio 22 November 2022 Grobar Matt 19 April 2022 Andy Serkis To Direct Animated Adaptation Of George Orwell s Animal Farm Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation Retrieved 20 April 2022 External links EditCinesite s website The UK Screen Association Cinesite on the IMDB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cinesite amp oldid 1129994170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
