Sony Pictures’ planned “wind down” of its visual effects and virtual production firm Pixomondo to focus on Sony Pictures Imageworks, headquartered in Vancouver, is the latest signal of a production shift to incentive-friendly Canada.
Sony Pictures a week ago told staff at Los Angeles-based Pixomondo that their VFX operations would shut down after outstanding projects or contracts were completed, and that the major studio would streamline VFX work internally to Imageworks, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Pixomondo has VFX studios in Culver City, California, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, London and Frankfurt and Stuttgart in Germany.
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In addition, PXO Clara, the Game of Thrones VFX house’s LED volume division, will also start the process of closing down, with some operations, including potentially a newly-launching volume stage in suburban Vancouver, to be absorbed into the Sony Group. Again, all outstanding contracts will be fulfilled.
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