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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |