Netflix Acquires Syndey-Based Animation Firm Animal Logic
Netflix is proudly announcing its acquisition of Australian animation studio, Animal Logic. The acquisition is expected to support Netflix’s ambitious animated film slate, building on films like Academy Award-nominated Over the Moon, Academy Award-nominated Klaus and the recently released The Sea Beast. The Sydney-based firm, co-founded by CEO Zareh Nalbandian, has been home to award-winning design, visual effects and animation for over thirty years, with a second studio in Vancouver, Canada as of 2015. Their credits partly include Hollywood hits like Happy Feet, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, The LEGO Movies and Peter Rabbit 1 & 2, as well as a number of VFX credits like The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, 300, and The Great Gatsby. The announcement also builds on an already strong partnership between the two companies, with a full slate of films across both of Animal Logic’s locations with titles like The Magician’s Elephant, directed […]