Prana Studios, Inc. was an American animation and visual effects company, founded in 2003 in Los Angeles, United States, with a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India. Known for its high-quality computer animation and visual effects.

Prana Studios' investors include Reliance Industries and Mahindra Group.

History Prana Studios was founded in April 2003 by Arish Fyzee, Kristin Dornig and Pankaj Gunsagar. Prana opened a Mumbai subsidiary in 2003.

Prana produced highest-quality CGI imagery and intellectual property for worldwide markets, and for major U.S. studios also including several animation studios, in long-form animation, commercials, digital effects, and themed entertainment. Their computer-generated artistry included the digital CGI production for multiple animated features for The Walt Disney Company, including the Tinker Bell franchise and Planes for DisneyToon Studios, among others. Prana was hired by Kanbar Entertainment to rescue the digital production on the independent animated monster hit "Hoodwinked!,” and was instrumental in the final delivery, leading to a 110M box office hit. In 2006, The Weinstein Company launched a series of independent direct-to-video CGI feature-length films called The House of Magic - they were produced amongst others, by The Jim Henson Company, Flame Ventures and Prana Studios, Shout! Factory. 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. Long form productions also included the independent Bollywood production Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for Dharma Productions, as well as the Pathé French animated film Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father.

Prana would later go on to produce CGI animation for other animated films and series, including Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return for the now-defunct Summertime Entertainment, which shut down following of the Box-Office Disappointment of the film. Mexican animation company Ánima Estudios hired Prana Studios to contribute on CGI production for the films Top Cat: The Movie and Top Cat Begins, They later collaborated with French animation company Blue Spirit Animation to produce animation for Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie for Xilam, Kaeloo for Cube Creative, and the French animated series Splat & Harry (based on the book Splat the Cat written and illustrated by Rob Scotton). They also did animation and visual effects for Marvel Experience, an interactive attraction to bring Marvel Universe into new worlds.

On March 29, 2013, Prana Studios affiliate 34x118 Holdings, LLC won the bidding of Rhythm & Hues Studios in a bankruptcy auction. 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.

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.

Filmography Feature films Prana's only unproduced animated films were Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for Dharma Productions, Punk Farm for MGM, Wish directed by Cory Edwards, and The Power of Zhu and The Secret of Zhu for MoonScoop. Title Original release date Co-production with Notes Hoodwinked! January 13, 2006 The Weinstein CompanyKanbar Entertainment Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby March 4, 2008 The Weinstein CompanyThe Jim Henson Company Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare September 9, 2008 Tinker Bell October 28, 2008 Walt Disney PicturesDisneyToon Studios Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show December 16, 2008 The Weinstein CompanyThe Jim Henson Company Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure October 27, 2009 DisneyToon Studios Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue July 23, 2010 Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back October 5, 2010 Vanguard Animation WonderWorld Studios Tron: Legacy November 30, 2010 Walt Disney Pictures SFX only Dylan Dog: Dead of Night March 16, 2011 Hyde Park EntertainmentPlatinum Studios Transformers: Dark of the Moon June 28, 2011 Paramount Pictures Additional special effects Quest for Zhu September 27, 2011 Universal PicturesMoonScoopThe Dream Garden Secret of the Wings August 16, 2012 DisneyToon Studios Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return June 14, 2013 Summertime Entertainment Metegol July 18, 2013 Universal Pictures International Lighting, Compositing, Visual Effects, and Rendering Planes August 9, 2013 DisneyToon Studios Saving Santa November 5, 2013 Gateway Films The Pirate Fairy February 13, 2014 DisneyToon Studios Postman Pat: The Movie May 23, 2014 DreamWorks Classics Co-animated with Xing Xing Digital Corporation Planes: Fire & Rescue July 18, 2014 DisneyToon Studios Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast December 12, 2014 Top Cat BeginsOctober 30, 2015Ánima (company) Discreet Arts Productions Warner Bros. PicturesAdditional AnimationDuck Duck Goose (film)March 9, 2018GFM Animation Wanda Pictures

Original Force Animation

Jiangsu Yuandongli Computer Animation Co., Ltd

NetflixAdditional Animation

Short films Title Original release date Co-production with The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas August 8, 2007 Columbia PicturesSony Pictures Animation Alex & Sylvia April 2015 BRC Imagination ArtsAlex and Sylvia - YouTube Retrieved September 7, 2018. Kaka's Great Adventure May 2015 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom

Television Title Original release date Co-production with Notes Pixie Hollow Games November 19, 2011 DisneyToon Studios An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf November 26, 2011 Trick 3D Game of Thrones April 17, 2011 HBO VFX only The VeggieTales Show October 22, 2019 Big Idea Entertainment

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