Andy Serkis' Imaginarium Studios expanding to AsiaMarch 14, 2016 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Imaginarium Studios, the London-based production company and performance-capture studio, is planting its flag in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. With backing from Rhizophora Ventures, a state-backed Malaysian holding company set up to invest in the country’s entertainment and media sectors, Imaginarium Studios is launching a specialist performance-capture and content creation hub in Johor, Malaysia, at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios. The Imaginarium Studios was co-founded in 2011 by film producer Jonathan Cavendish and actor Andy Serkis, famous for his revolutionary performance-capture portrayals of Gollum in the Lord of the Rings franchise and Snoke in the recent Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Said Imaginarium CEO Tony Orsten, "This is a huge step for the studio and we are really excited to see what opportunities this move to the Asia-Pacific region will bring." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |