Prana Studios
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Visual effects, CGI animation |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | United States, India |
| Website | Prana Studios |
Prana Studios, Inc. is an American computer animation and visual effects company, founded in 2005 in Los Angeles, USA, with a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India.[1][2]
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History [edit]
Prana's first computer-animated feature work, on the The Weinstein Company feature Hoodwinked!, was released in 2005.
In 2006, The Weinstein Company launched new series of direct-to-video CG feature length films called Unstable Fables - they were produced amongst others, by The Jim Henson Company and Prana Studios.[3] The first released was 3 Pigs and a Baby, the second released was Tortoise vs. Hare and third released was The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show.
Prana produces stories and CG imagery for US domestic, international and Indian domestic Bollywood markets, including Koochie Koochie Hota Hai for Dharma Productions,[4] as well as the upcoming computer-animated film adaptation of the children's book Punk Farm for MGM.
Acquisition of Rhythm and Hues Studios [edit]
On March 29, 2013, Prana Studios affiliate 34x118 Holdings, LLC won the bidding of Rhythm and Hues 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]
Filmography [edit]
Animation studio [edit]
- Hoodwinked! (2005) (co-production with The Weinstein Company)
- The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas (2007) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation)
- Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008) (co-production with The Weinstein Company and The Jim Henson Company)
- Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008) (co-production with The Weinstein Company and The Jim Henson Company)
- Tinker Bell (2008) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show (2008) (co-production with The Weinstein Company and The Jim Henson Company)
- Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Pixie Hollow Games (2011) (co-production with DisneyToon Studios)
- Secret of the Wings (2012) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (TBA 2012) (co-production with Dharma Productions)
- Dorothy of Oz (2013) (co-production with Summertime Entertainment)
- Planes (2013) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios)
- Punk Farm (TBA) (co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Visual effects [edit]
- Tron Legacy (2010) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures)
- "Hitchcock" (2012) (co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Additional Reading [edit]
- "Rhythm & Hues Acquired By Affiliate Of Prana Studios, Inc.." Prana Studios Press Release, March 29, 2013.
References [edit]
- ^ "Company Overview of Prana Studios Pvt. Ltd.". Business Week. March 23, 2012.
- ^ "Foreign Animation Studios In Expansion Mode". Financial Express. Aug 06, 2004.
- ^ "Weinstein Co. Launches CG Unstable Fables Video Line". Animation World Network. May 22, 2006.
- ^ "Karan Johar announces four new projects". Sify.com Movies. Feb 08, 2008.
- ^ "Two-Day Roller Coaster Ends Delivers L.A. VFX Studio to Indian Owners." Variety, March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Rhythm & Hues finalizes sale to Prana Studios." Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2013.
