Another production company has emerged to stake its claim in the lucrative 3D computer animation world. Backed by private equity funding, Innamation Films was established in 2003 by producer/director Brian Panzer to focus on family-friendly direct-to-video features starting with a holiday entry.
The first film in the Innamation pipeline is The Christmas Rescue, about a trio of woodland friends who save Christmas by finding Santa when he is swept off course during a storm. A spokesperson for the company tells us they are working on lining up voice talent before approaching distributors. Other features in development include adaptations of the Brothers Grimm fairytales Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Budgets have not been determined.
Innamation Films produced its first 3D-animated short in 2004. The re-telling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears was an official selection of the CINEME Int’l Animation Festival and will serve as the basis for the upcoming feature treatment.
Panzer, an American Academy of Art graduate, previously founded DARKMOON Studios, which specialized in 3D animation, modeling and web site design for corporate clientele. You can find his Innamation Films on the web at www.innamationfilms.com.
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