Hire comes as studio ramps up production on The Addams Family for MGM.
Tara Kemes
Cinesite Studios has announced the appointment of Tara Kemes as general manager of its feature animation studio in Vancouver.
Kemes, who takes over from Nicole Stinn, will be responsible for the overall management of the studio and will report directly to Cinesite Group CEO Antony Hunt.
Kemes takes over duties as general manager as the Vancouver facility is working on The Addams Family for MGM. Kemes will oversee the continued expansion of the independent studio and is tasked with strengthening Cinesite’s profile within British Columbia.
Kemes started her industry career at Mainframe. She previously served as recruitment manager in the video game industry for Canada’s Relic Entertainment and Nexon, among others. Kemes re-joined the new Rainmaker Entertainment in 2009 to build the team for its first animated feature film Escape From Planet Earth, rising to vice-president of culture and talent in 2017.
“In...
Tara Kemes
Cinesite Studios has announced the appointment of Tara Kemes as general manager of its feature animation studio in Vancouver.
Kemes, who takes over from Nicole Stinn, will be responsible for the overall management of the studio and will report directly to Cinesite Group CEO Antony Hunt.
Kemes takes over duties as general manager as the Vancouver facility is working on The Addams Family for MGM. Kemes will oversee the continued expansion of the independent studio and is tasked with strengthening Cinesite’s profile within British Columbia.
Kemes started her industry career at Mainframe. She previously served as recruitment manager in the video game industry for Canada’s Relic Entertainment and Nexon, among others. Kemes re-joined the new Rainmaker Entertainment in 2009 to build the team for its first animated feature film Escape From Planet Earth, rising to vice-president of culture and talent in 2017.
“In...
- 1/8/2018
- by Elbert Wyche
- ScreenDaily
Move expands Cinesite’s feature animation capabilities into Vancouver.
Cinesite Studios has acquired Vancouver-based full service animation facility Nitrogen Studios Canada. Terms of the transaction, which closed on March 1, were not disclosed.
The studio animated the children’s show Thomas And Friends and is in production on the second season of Guillermo del Toro’s TV show Trollhunters for DreamWorks Animation, which Netflix will air later this year. Its credits include Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party.
Nitrogen employs 70 creative and production staff and the Cinesite board will work with Nitrogen’s senior team to fast-track the Vancouver facility into the Cinesite Studios group.
This marks the second acquisition for Cinesite Studios in Vancouver following the July 2015 merger with the visual effects studio Image Engine. Cinesite has facilities in London, Montreal and Vancouver.
Antony Hunt (pictured), group CEO of Cinesite Studios Group, said: “As one of the largest independent studio brands producing visual effects and animation, this acquisition...
Cinesite Studios has acquired Vancouver-based full service animation facility Nitrogen Studios Canada. Terms of the transaction, which closed on March 1, were not disclosed.
The studio animated the children’s show Thomas And Friends and is in production on the second season of Guillermo del Toro’s TV show Trollhunters for DreamWorks Animation, which Netflix will air later this year. Its credits include Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party.
Nitrogen employs 70 creative and production staff and the Cinesite board will work with Nitrogen’s senior team to fast-track the Vancouver facility into the Cinesite Studios group.
This marks the second acquisition for Cinesite Studios in Vancouver following the July 2015 merger with the visual effects studio Image Engine. Cinesite has facilities in London, Montreal and Vancouver.
Antony Hunt (pictured), group CEO of Cinesite Studios Group, said: “As one of the largest independent studio brands producing visual effects and animation, this acquisition...
- 3/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
Move expands Cinesite’s feature animation capabilities into Vancouver.
Cinesite Studios has acquired Vancouver-based full service animation facility Nitrogen Studios Canada. Terms of the transaction, which closed on March 1, were not disclosed.
The studio animated the children’s show Thomas And Friends and is in production on the second season of Guillermo del Toro’s TV show Trollhunters for DreamWorks Animation, which Netflix will air later this year. Its credits include Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party and
Nitrogen employs 70 creative and production staff and the Cinesite board will work with Nitrogen’s senior team to fast-track the Vancouver facility into the Cinesite Studios group.
This marks the second acquisition for Cinesite Studios in Vancouver following the July 2015 merger with the visual effects studio Image Engine. Cinesite has facilities in London, Montreal and Vancouver.
Antony Hunt (pictured), group CEO of Cinesite Studios Group, said: “As one of the largest independent studio brands producing visual effects and animation, this acquisition...
Cinesite Studios has acquired Vancouver-based full service animation facility Nitrogen Studios Canada. Terms of the transaction, which closed on March 1, were not disclosed.
The studio animated the children’s show Thomas And Friends and is in production on the second season of Guillermo del Toro’s TV show Trollhunters for DreamWorks Animation, which Netflix will air later this year. Its credits include Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party and
Nitrogen employs 70 creative and production staff and the Cinesite board will work with Nitrogen’s senior team to fast-track the Vancouver facility into the Cinesite Studios group.
This marks the second acquisition for Cinesite Studios in Vancouver following the July 2015 merger with the visual effects studio Image Engine. Cinesite has facilities in London, Montreal and Vancouver.
Antony Hunt (pictured), group CEO of Cinesite Studios Group, said: “As one of the largest independent studio brands producing visual effects and animation, this acquisition...
- 3/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Nitrogen joins The Lost Thing producers Passion Pictures Australia on the project.
Leading Canadian animation outfit Nitrogen Studios Inc has joined animated feature Arkie, which on Odin’s Eye Entertainment’s European Film Market (Efm) slate.
Nitrogen is to coproduce with Passion Pictures Australia, the outfit behind the Oscar-winning The Lost Thing.
Based on Scarygirl, the cult brand created by artist Nathan Jurevicius, the film is being directed by his brother Luke Jurevicius (Figaro Pho).
Odin’s Eye Entertainment is in Berlin looking to add to territories already sold at the European Film Market at Mgb stand 11. These territories include Italy (Notorious Pictures), Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Baltic States (Best Film), Former Yugoslavia (Dexin Film), Middle East (Phoenicia) and Philippines (Captive Entertainment).
The film has the support from Australian government bodies Film Victoria and Screen Australia. Delivery is expected in 2018.
Nitrogen Studios Canada Inc. is one of Canada’s pre-eminent digital animation production companies. The company...
Leading Canadian animation outfit Nitrogen Studios Inc has joined animated feature Arkie, which on Odin’s Eye Entertainment’s European Film Market (Efm) slate.
Nitrogen is to coproduce with Passion Pictures Australia, the outfit behind the Oscar-winning The Lost Thing.
Based on Scarygirl, the cult brand created by artist Nathan Jurevicius, the film is being directed by his brother Luke Jurevicius (Figaro Pho).
Odin’s Eye Entertainment is in Berlin looking to add to territories already sold at the European Film Market at Mgb stand 11. These territories include Italy (Notorious Pictures), Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Baltic States (Best Film), Former Yugoslavia (Dexin Film), Middle East (Phoenicia) and Philippines (Captive Entertainment).
The film has the support from Australian government bodies Film Victoria and Screen Australia. Delivery is expected in 2018.
Nitrogen Studios Canada Inc. is one of Canada’s pre-eminent digital animation production companies. The company...
- 2/12/2017
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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