| Prana Studios, Inc. | |
| Type: | Private |
| Successors: | no successors |
| Defunct: | 2019 |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Locations: | 2 (Mumbai, India) |
| Industry: | Visual effects, CGI animation |
| Num Employees: | 300 |
| Subsid: | Rhythm and Hues |
| Homepage: | Prana Studios |
Prana Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation and visual effects company, founded in 2005 in Los Angeles, United States, with a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India.
Prana Studios' investors include Reliance Industries and Mahindra Group.[1]
Prana Studios was founded in April 2005 by Arish Fyzee, Kristin Dornig and Pankaj Gunsagar.[2] In 2005, Prana opened its Mumbai office.[3]
In 2008, The Weinstein Company launched a series of direct-to-video CGI feature-length films called Unstable Fables - they were produced amongst others, by The Jim Henson Company and Prana Studios.[2] The first released was 3 Pigs and a Baby, the second released was Tortoise vs. Hare and third and final released was The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show.
Prana produced stories and CGI imagery for US domestic, international and Indian domestic Bollywood markets, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for Dharma Productions,[4] as well as the French animated film Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father.
On March 29, 2013, Prana Studios affiliate 34x118 Holdings, LLC won the bidding of Rhythm and Hues Studios in a bankruptcy auction against other visual effects/CGI animation studios, Prime Focus and Brave Vision. Another contender, Psyop, was eliminated early in the process.[5] The sale was "valued at about $30 million."[6]
Post 2013, Rhythm&Hues and their VFX Supervisors were multiple Emmy and Visual Effects Society Award nominees and winners for their work on Game of Thrones.[7] Prana Studios, Inc. is the recipient of multiple Themed Entertainment nominations and Awards, including for the attraction "5D Castle Theatre" at the prestigious Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zuhai, China.[8]
| Title | Original release date | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodwinked! | January 13, 2006 | The Weinstein Company Kanbar Entertainment | |
| Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | March 4, 2008 | ||
| Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | September 9, 2008 | ||
| Tinker Bell | September 18, 2008 | ||
| Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show | December 16, 2008 | The Weinstein Company The Jim Henson Company | |
| October 5, 2010 | |||
| November 30, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures | VFX only | |
| March 16, 2011 | Hyde Park Entertainment Platinum Studios | ||
| June 28, 2011 | Additional digital effects | ||
| Secret of the Wings | August 16, 2012 | DisneyToon Studios | |
| June 14, 2013 | Summertime Entertainment | ||
| Metegol | July 18, 2013 | ||
| Planes | August 9, 2013 | DisneyToon Studios | |
| Saving Santa | November 5, 2013 | ||
| The Pirate Fairy | February 13, 2014 | DisneyToon Studios | |
| May 23, 2014 | |||
| July 18, 2014 | DisneyToon Studios | ||
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | December 12, 2014 |
| Title | Original release date | Co-production with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | August 8, 2007 | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Alex & Sylvia | April 2015 | BRC Imagination Arts[9] | |
| Kaka's Great Adventure | May 2015 | Chimelong Ocean Kingdom[10] |
| Title | Original release date | Co-production with | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie Hollow Games | November 19, 2011 | |||
| An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf | November 26, 2011 | Trick 3D | ||
| Game of Thrones | April 17, 2011 | VFX only | ||
| The VeggieTales Show | October 22, 2019 |