Oct 11, 2022

Disney Movie opens new animation / VFX Studio in Mumbai

The Walt Disney Company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is expanding its international footprint by opening a new facility in Mumbai, India. Kiran'KP' Prasad, former studio head in DNEG Bangalore and Chennai, will lead the studio and report to Janet Lewin, Senior vp and General Manager of ILM.

ILM's Mumbai facility will operate a complete vfx and animation service pipeline, working on content for the local market as a means to gain access to the Southeast Asian talent pool. The studio will work on vfx and animation projects of various sizes and sizes for television, film and streaming, as well as face-to-face attractions.

ILM Mumbai will join other bases in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Singapore and Sydney, with the latter being the world's largest film producer. It is the company's newest base, which opened in 2019. Its employees will join a global workforce that is expected to grow more than 2,500 employees soon. The company will hire leadership, technology, support, production, and artist positions in the coming months. Details of the position can be found on the Careers page of ILM.

In a release accompanying the announcement, Lewin said:

As the five global studios are consistently operating in capacity and continuing to grow, ILM is the industry for high-caliber visual effects This new full-fledged visual effects studio in India allows us to create greater visual effects while ensuring that our customers always meet the high quality bars we expect. It allows you to provide capacity.

Prasad added:

ILM has always been at the forefront of technology and creative innovation in the visual effects industry and there is no better time to start our studio in India than now, as the Indian vfx industry is poised for spectacular growth in the coming years. With technological developments that push the limits of visual storytelling, it is exciting to be part of the ILM team at such a critical moment in the vfx industry, and I am excited to work with the executive team to launch a studio from scratch, build a world-class facility, and deliver the best of diverse Indian talent for opportunities with endless possibilities." We look forward to bringing things together.