Crest Animation Studios
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Crest Animation Studios Ltd. (formerly Crest Communications) is an India
n animation
studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications and it first went public in 1995. In 2000, it acquired Rich Animation Studios in the United States
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In 2001, it had over 500 employees; however, it had three years of losses during which it laid off all but 110 employees. In 2004, it posted a profit and hired an additional 260 animators, and in October 2004 renamed itself to its current name. The current CEO is A.K.Madhavan and they have just released an animated feature film in conjunction with Lionsgate called Alpha and Omega in both 2D and 3D.
Another Animation Studio in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications and it first went public in 1995. In 2000, it acquired Rich Animation Studios in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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In 2001, it had over 500 employees; however, it had three years of losses during which it laid off all but 110 employees. In 2004, it posted a profit and hired an additional 260 animators, and in October 2004 renamed itself to its current name. The current CEO is A.K.Madhavan and they have just released an animated feature film in conjunction with Lionsgate called Alpha and Omega in both 2D and 3D.
See also
- Pentamedia Graphics - major Indian competitor
- Future Thought ProductionsFuture Thought ProductionsFuture Thought Productions is a creative animation studio that creates, produces or contributes to film, television, web and mobile animation. Future Thought is amongst the first studios in the world to have employed Macromedia's Flash software for the UNICEF television series Meena along with...
- Hanuman (2005 film)
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Another Animation Studio in India