Motel Moves
Indonesian horror feature “Losmen Melati” (aka “Motel Melati”) has set theatrical releases in Malaysian and Singaporean cinemas on April 6, and April 13, respectively, following its release in Indonesia on Thursday. The film is co-directed by Mike Wiluan and Billy Christian. It tells the story of a secluded and enigmatic guest house, run by its mystifying owner, Madam Melati. As she lures in unsuspecting visitors to the guest house, they are confronted with their worst nightmares, never to be seen again. The movie features a cast of Alexandra Gottardo (“Tanah Air Beta”), Kiki Narendra (“Perempuan Tanah Jahanam”), Fandy Christian (“Letters for You”) and Samuel Panjaitan (“Ghost also Selfie”). Presented by streamer Catchplay and Infinite Studios, “Losmen Melati” is co-distributed by Clover Films and Golden Village Pictures in Singapore.
Selling To Hong Kong
Independent TV distributor All3Media International has struck new sales deals in Hong Kong with Now TV. Now Studio,...
Indonesian horror feature “Losmen Melati” (aka “Motel Melati”) has set theatrical releases in Malaysian and Singaporean cinemas on April 6, and April 13, respectively, following its release in Indonesia on Thursday. The film is co-directed by Mike Wiluan and Billy Christian. It tells the story of a secluded and enigmatic guest house, run by its mystifying owner, Madam Melati. As she lures in unsuspecting visitors to the guest house, they are confronted with their worst nightmares, never to be seen again. The movie features a cast of Alexandra Gottardo (“Tanah Air Beta”), Kiki Narendra (“Perempuan Tanah Jahanam”), Fandy Christian (“Letters for You”) and Samuel Panjaitan (“Ghost also Selfie”). Presented by streamer Catchplay and Infinite Studios, “Losmen Melati” is co-distributed by Clover Films and Golden Village Pictures in Singapore.
Selling To Hong Kong
Independent TV distributor All3Media International has struck new sales deals in Hong Kong with Now TV. Now Studio,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Alaric McAusland Tapped For MD Role At Dneg’s New Sydney Hub
Top Australian film exec Alaric McAusland has joined VFX and animation company Dneg’s new Sydney hub as managing director and will take up the role in January 2023. McAusland has held a number of significant entertainment industry leadership roles in both Australia and the U.S. across his 25-year career. Most recently, he served as Executive Director for the Australian Directors’ Guild and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Emmy award-winning, Los Angeles-based production house, Grace: A Storytelling Company. He also served as Managing Director of Deluxe Entertainment Service Group Australia and is a past Chair of Ausfilm. Recently opened Dneg Sydney’s first project is leading the visual effects work for George Miller’s highly anticipated Mad Max prequel, Furiosa. “I am delighted to welcome Alaric onboard to lead our new Dneg Sydney team,” said Merzin Tavaria,...
Top Australian film exec Alaric McAusland has joined VFX and animation company Dneg’s new Sydney hub as managing director and will take up the role in January 2023. McAusland has held a number of significant entertainment industry leadership roles in both Australia and the U.S. across his 25-year career. Most recently, he served as Executive Director for the Australian Directors’ Guild and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Emmy award-winning, Los Angeles-based production house, Grace: A Storytelling Company. He also served as Managing Director of Deluxe Entertainment Service Group Australia and is a past Chair of Ausfilm. Recently opened Dneg Sydney’s first project is leading the visual effects work for George Miller’s highly anticipated Mad Max prequel, Furiosa. “I am delighted to welcome Alaric onboard to lead our new Dneg Sydney team,” said Merzin Tavaria,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Dneg — Christopher Nolan’s go-to visual effects house whose work on Tenet recently won an Oscar — has named Erika Burton as executive vp of VFX and global head of studios. She joined the company on Monday.
Based in Los Angeles. Burton will report to Dneg CEO Namit Malhotra as part of the senior leadership team. Burton and India-based president of global production and operations Merzin Tavaria will together oversee the organization of Dneg’s production capabilities and operations including delivery of work across its studios in London, Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal and Chandigarh.
Burton brings more than 25 years of senior-level ...
Based in Los Angeles. Burton will report to Dneg CEO Namit Malhotra as part of the senior leadership team. Burton and India-based president of global production and operations Merzin Tavaria will together oversee the organization of Dneg’s production capabilities and operations including delivery of work across its studios in London, Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal and Chandigarh.
Burton brings more than 25 years of senior-level ...
- 5/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Dneg — Christopher Nolan’s go-to visual effects house whose work on Tenet recently won an Oscar — has named Erika Burton as executive vp of VFX and global head of studios. She joined the company on Monday.
Based in Los Angeles. Burton will report to Dneg CEO Namit Malhotra as part of the senior leadership team. Burton and India-based president of global production and operations Merzin Tavaria will together oversee the organization of Dneg’s production capabilities and operations including delivery of work across its studios in London, Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal and Chandigarh.
Burton brings more than 25 years of senior-level ...
Based in Los Angeles. Burton will report to Dneg CEO Namit Malhotra as part of the senior leadership team. Burton and India-based president of global production and operations Merzin Tavaria will together oversee the organization of Dneg’s production capabilities and operations including delivery of work across its studios in London, Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal and Chandigarh.
Burton brings more than 25 years of senior-level ...
- 5/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vancouver — Prime Focus World presented an advanced discussion of its work on Sin City: A Dame to Kill For — a special project for the VFX company in that it also took a financial stake in the production while handling all of its 2,282 VFX shots. The film is scheduled to open on Aug. 22. Speaking Tuesday at CG confab Siggraph, VFX supervisor Stefen Fangmeier and Prime Focus co-founder and chief creative director Merzin Tavaria related that look of the sequel needed to both respect the look of co-director Frank Miller’s graphic novels and the 2005 Sin City
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- 8/12/2014
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Delhi, July 19: The impact of a drama or romantic tale told on celluloid can be enhanced many notches if presented in 3D in the sci-fi, fantasy and action genres, says an industry expert, citing the example of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby".
The 3D technology, which creates an illusion of depth in a shot, is currently being exploited only by limited genres, says Merzin Tavaria, co-founder and chief creative director of Prime Focus, a visual effects and 3D conversion services provider.
"3D is being used (primarily) for big budget, sci-fi, action and superhero films because those are the ones that are exploiting it more..
The 3D technology, which creates an illusion of depth in a shot, is currently being exploited only by limited genres, says Merzin Tavaria, co-founder and chief creative director of Prime Focus, a visual effects and 3D conversion services provider.
"3D is being used (primarily) for big budget, sci-fi, action and superhero films because those are the ones that are exploiting it more..
- 7/19/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
VFX maestro Steve Wright who has worked on the projects like Ray, Traffic and Air Force One to name a few, is on an India tour and will be conducting a four week Nuke workshop for artists at Prime Focus. Talking about the workshop, Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director, Prime Focus said, "It is a great pleasure to have Steve spend time with our artists at the studio and training them on the nuances of Nuke. Steve comes with a wealth of experience and his workshop will equip our artists with the required understanding to transition to Nuke with great ease." Steve Wright is a senior visual effects artist and trainer with over 20 years of production experience creating digital effects for over 60 feature films, including three years of experience in the Digital Intermediate process. As a senior digital compositing artist and 2D Technical Director he has an unusual combination of...
- 4/25/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Prime Focus has launched its new facility in Chandigarh. This is the tenth Prime Focus facility in India, which also operates studios in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai.The 50,000 sq ft, which opens on 25 December, 2010, will hold 3000 artists, and be dedicated to working on global projects, utilising Prime Focus’ global digital pipeline which connects India to North America and the UK.Prime Focus co-founder and chief creative director (India) Merzin Tavaria said, "Our new facility in Chandigarh is a major expansion of ...
- 12/14/2010
- BusinessofCinema
It seems like Prime Focus is stepping on the gas. After the successful conversion of Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from 2D to stereoscopic 3D, Mumbai headquartered Prime Focus, one of the leading visual entertainment services groups has announced the launch of its new facility in Chandigarh, which will only be dedicated for the 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion job. In a trend setting move, Prime Focus has also recently bagged multipicture deal of Rs. 200 crores, for 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion work from a leading Hollywood studio to be executed in the next 30-36 months. With its mark in Chandigarh as tenth studio, the company has already its operations in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai. The 50,000 sq ft studio, which opens on December 25, 2010, will hold 3000 artists, and be dedicated to working on global projects, utilising Prime Focus' global digital pipeline which connects India...
- 12/13/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
It seems like Prime Focus is stepping on the gas. After the successful conversion of Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from 2D to stereoscopic 3D, Mumbai headquartered Prime Focus, one of the leading visual entertainment services groups has announced the launch of its new facility in Chandigarh, which will only be dedicated for the 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion job. In a trend setting move, Prime Focus has also recently bagged multipicture deal of Rs. 200 crores, for 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion work from a leading Hollywood studio to be executed in the next 30-36 months. With its mark in Chandigarh as tenth studio, the company has already its operations in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai. The 50,000 sq ft studio, which opens on December 25, 2010, will hold 3000 artists, and be dedicated to working on global projects, utilising Prime Focus' global digital pipeline which connects India...
- 12/13/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
New Delhi -- Leading Mumbai-based VFX player Prime Focus announced the opening of its latest facility based in Chandigarh, about 150 miles north of New Delhi, which expands the company's 2D to stereo 3D conversion capacity.
In addition to its facilities in other Indian cities such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa and Chennai, Prime Focus also has a strong U.K. and U.S. presence which was established via acquisitions of existing VFX companies.
The 50,000-square-foot Chandigarh facility will open on December 25 and employ 3,000 artists who will work on global projects, utilizing Prime Focus's digital pipeline connecting its Indian facilities to North America and the U.K. Prime Focus already employs over 2,250 people at its facilities in India and overseas.
“Our new facility in Chandigarh is a major expansion of our View-d 2D to stereo 3D conversion capacity. Prime Focus has always wanted to mark its presence in northern India, considering...
In addition to its facilities in other Indian cities such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa and Chennai, Prime Focus also has a strong U.K. and U.S. presence which was established via acquisitions of existing VFX companies.
The 50,000-square-foot Chandigarh facility will open on December 25 and employ 3,000 artists who will work on global projects, utilizing Prime Focus's digital pipeline connecting its Indian facilities to North America and the U.K. Prime Focus already employs over 2,250 people at its facilities in India and overseas.
“Our new facility in Chandigarh is a major expansion of our View-d 2D to stereo 3D conversion capacity. Prime Focus has always wanted to mark its presence in northern India, considering...
- 12/12/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prime Focus, with its wide range of services including Cameras, Di and VFX, has always been part of most Bollywood projects in one way or the other. But for the first time, Prime Focus has not only provided the aforementioned services but also film prints and Digital Cinema Masters for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's visual extravaganza- Guzaarish. Prime Focus' Di team was lead by Rohan Desai, Chief Colorist and Di head, Prime Focus, who has also graded Slb's 'Black' and 'Saawariya' in the past said, "Like Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black was a turning point for Di in this industry, Guzaarish will be a turning point for Prime Focus as the true one-stop shop not only to deliver complete top-quality Di and VFX work, but also to deliver the final film prints and digital copies, which is what the audience will see. It is a mark of our veritable integrated services profile.
- 12/1/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Prime Focus, with its wide range of services including Cameras, Di and VFX, has always been part of most Bollywood projects in one way or the other. But for the first time, Prime Focus has not only provided the aforementioned services but also film prints and Digital Cinema Masters for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's visual extravaganza- Guzaarish. Prime Focus' Di team was lead by Rohan Desai, Chief Colorist and Di head, Prime Focus, who has also graded Slb's 'Black' and 'Saawariya' in the past said, "Like Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black was a turning point for Di in this industry, Guzaarish will be a turning point for Prime Focus as the true one-stop shop not only to deliver complete top-quality Di and VFX work, but also to deliver the final film prints and digital copies, which is what the audience will see. It is a mark of our veritable integrated services profile.
- 12/1/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
To celebrate the creativity, animation, visual effects and short films made by the next generation of creative minds and talent in India, animation education major Frameboxx announced the second edition of FrameFlixx awards with the preview of nominated films held at Pixion Preview Theater, Mumbai. These awards aim at creating a convergence platform for the Indian animation and visual effects industry to come together under one roof and encourage students. The preview saw participation from animation, visual effects and short films made by the institute's students from all across India. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, Naveen Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects along with several industry stalwarts. Speaking about the awards, Gupta said, "The students today are the driving force of the Indian animation revolution. FrameFlixx provides a platform to the students to showcase their creativity to its best." The...
- 5/6/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
To celebrate the creativity, animation, visual effects and short films made by the next generation of creative minds and talent in India, animation education major Frameboxx announced the second edition of FrameFlixx awards with the preview of nominated films held at Pixion Preview Theater, Mumbai. These awards aim at creating a convergence platform for the Indian animation and visual effects industry to come together under one roof and encourage students. The preview saw participation from animation, visual effects and short films made by the institute's students from all across India. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, Naveen Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects along with several industry stalwarts. Speaking about the awards, Gupta said, "The students today are the driving force of the Indian animation revolution. FrameFlixx provides a platform to the students to showcase their creativity to its best." The...
- 5/6/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
With a recollaboration of Hey Babyy team, the recently released multi-starrer flick Housefull is all set to entertain the audiences this summer. While the film is getting rave reviews for its hilarious script, the stars' performances and the lively jokes, what makes the film more than just staple Bollywood masala is the extraordinary visual effects (VFX) and Di executed by Mumbai-based Visual entertainment services Company, Prime Focus. Talking about the vfx of the movie, Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director at Prime Focus said, "Housefull is one of the most challenging films in terms of creatives and deliveries. The most important sequences being the Tiger sequence and the Monkey sequence. We had a couple of scenes which involved the lead actors interacting with a Tiger which was quite difficult to shoot in reality,That's one of the scenes where we have used VFX but the beauty of the shot is that...
- 4/30/2010
- by Money Sharma & Neville Philip Firdaus Bode
- BollywoodHungama
With a recollaboration of Hey Babyy team, the recently released multi-starrer flick Housefull is all set to entertain the audiences this summer. While the film is getting rave reviews for its hilarious script, the stars' performances and the lively jokes, what makes the film more than just staple Bollywood masala is the extraordinary visual effects (VFX) and Di executed by Mumbai-based Visual entertainment services Company, Prime Focus. Talking about the vfx of the movie, Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director at Prime Focus said, "Housefull is one of the most challenging films in terms of creatives and deliveries. The most important sequences being the Tiger sequence and the Monkey sequence. We had a couple of scenes which involved the lead actors interacting with a Tiger which was quite difficult to shoot in reality,That's one of the scenes where we have used VFX but the beauty of the shot is that...
- 4/30/2010
- by Money Sharma & Neville Philip Firdaus Bode
- BollywoodHungama
Riding high on its box office success, the Ranbir - Katrina starrer Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is getting excellent response for its hilarious script, the stars' performances and its entertaining and lively jokes. But being more than just staple Bollywood masala, the flick also has some extraordinary visual effects (vfx) executed by Mumbai based vfx studio Prime Focus. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, , Prime Focus Chief Creative Director Merzin Tavaria, talks about the 270 vfx shots that were worked on by 80 artists, "The brief required us to make sure that the director's vision of making the movie hilarious should come alive on screen. With the help of vfx, we made an attempt to make the scenes look realistic and we are glad to have achieved the same." "I think the film was a real fun to work on. The vfx is well done and blends with the film seamlessly. Sequences like the spinning fx,...
- 11/18/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
Riding high on its box office success, the Ranbir - Katrina starrer Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is getting excellent response for its hilarious script, the stars' performances and its entertaining and lively jokes. But being more than just staple Bollywood masala, the flick also has some extraordinary visual effects (vfx) executed by Mumbai based vfx studio Prime Focus. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, , Prime Focus Chief Creative Director Merzin Tavaria, talks about the 270 vfx shots that were worked on by 80 artists, "The brief required us to make sure that the director's vision of making the movie hilarious should come alive on screen. With the help of vfx, we made an attempt to make the scenes look realistic and we are glad to have achieved the same." "I think the film was a real fun to work on. The vfx is well done and blends with the film seamlessly. Sequences like the spinning fx,...
- 11/18/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
Prime focus, global post production and vfx house has delivered yet another visual treat for Mukesh Bhatt's Tum Mile with the VFX team led under the creative guidance of Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director and the Digital Intermediate team led by Rohan Desai, Di head and Chief Colorist , Prime Focus. The VFX team of 79 creative professionals was led by VFX Supervisor Ritesh (Ricky) Aggarwal and the look and mood of the film was set by ace Colorist, Aashirwad Hadkar. What we have created in Tum Mile is exceptional, said Merzin Tavaria. "Depicting events from the past with a see-it believability factor was a challenge for Prime Focus but we've successfully recreated the scenario and realistically projected it with effective live-action effects, complete CG shots, Compositing, matte painting etc", adds Merzin. Talking about the Di, Rohan Desai said, "Since the movie is set in the backdrop of a real incident,...
- 11/16/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Prime focus, global post production and vfx house has delivered yet another visual treat for Mukesh Bhatt's Tum Mile with the VFX team led under the creative guidance of Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director and the Digital Intermediate team led by Rohan Desai, Di head and Chief Colorist , Prime Focus. The VFX team of 79 creative professionals was led by VFX Supervisor Ritesh (Ricky) Aggarwal and the look and mood of the film was set by ace Colorist, Aashirwad Hadkar. What we have created in Tum Mile is exceptional, said Merzin Tavaria. "Depicting events from the past with a see-it believability factor was a challenge for Prime Focus but we've successfully recreated the scenario and realistically projected it with effective live-action effects, complete CG shots, Compositing, matte painting etc", adds Merzin. Talking about the Di, Rohan Desai said, "Since the movie is set in the backdrop of a real incident,...
- 11/16/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Making a life-or-death reality show come alive on the big screen is no mean feat. But this is exactly what Prime Focus, Bollywood's leading post-production house, has made possible in Soham Shah's multi-starrer Luck. The film, loosely based on a reality show format and shot extensively in South Africa, has some nail-biting stunt sequences where the difference between life and death is the contestants 'luck'. The Mumbai based post-production house, which has executed vfx for a number of Bollywood films so far, did some extensive work on Luck. The overriding factor on-shoot was the actors' safety. "As is often the case, this film too demanded the use of computer graphics and visual effects to make possible complex action sequences, including underwater and blasts," Merzin Tavaria, Creative Director, Prime Focus told Bollywood Hungama, "Our brief required us to make sure that the director's vision of cutting-edge and fast paced action sequences came alive on screen.
- 7/31/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
Making a life-or-death reality show come alive on the big screen is no mean feat. But this is exactly what Prime Focus, Bollywood's leading post-production house, has made possible in Soham Shah's multi-starrer Luck. The film, loosely based on a reality show format and shot extensively in South Africa, has some nail-biting stunt sequences where the difference between life and death is the contestants 'luck'. The Mumbai based post-production house, which has executed vfx for a number of Bollywood films so far, did some extensive work on Luck. The overriding factor on-shoot was the actors' safety. "As is often the case, this film too demanded the use of computer graphics and visual effects to make possible complex action sequences, including underwater and blasts," Merzin Tavaria, Creative Director, Prime Focus told Bollywood Hungama, "Our brief required us to make sure that the director's vision of cutting-edge and fast paced action sequences came alive on screen.
- 7/31/2009
- by Money Sharma & Mrigank Dhaniwala
- BollywoodHungama
Riding high on its box office success, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer Kambakkht Ishq (Ki), one of the biggest openers in the history of Indian cinema, has much more to it than Bollywood masala and a star studded cast including Hollywood stars like Denise Richards, Sylvester Stallone, Holly Valance and others. Ki is an example of the ever-growing trend of Bollywood films embracing visual effects (vfx) with some incredible (invisible) visual effects by post-production house Prime Focus. Ask director Sabbir Khan about the film's success and he says, "I feel euphoric. Nearly 150 films release every year and yet only a handful can earn the tag of being a 'super hit'. So, yes, it makes me feel very special that I could do that, and that too with my first film." Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Merzin Tavaria, Creative Director of Prime Focus and VFX Supervisor of Ki shares, "Actually, if we look at Ki,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
Riding high on its box office success, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer Kambakkht Ishq (Ki), one of the biggest openers in the history of Indian cinema, has much more to it than Bollywood masala and a star studded cast including Hollywood stars like Denise Richards, Sylvester Stallone, Holly Valance and others. Ki is an example of the ever-growing trend of Bollywood films embracing visual effects (vfx) with some incredible (invisible) visual effects by post-production house Prime Focus. Ask director Sabbir Khan about the film's success and he says, "I feel euphoric. Nearly 150 films release every year and yet only a handful can earn the tag of being a 'super hit'. So, yes, it makes me feel very special that I could do that, and that too with my first film." Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Merzin Tavaria, Creative Director of Prime Focus and VFX Supervisor of Ki shares, "Actually, if we look at Ki,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
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