CIS Visual Effects Group acquires Postmodern
CIS Visual Effects Group announced today that it has acquired the assets of Postmodern Sydney. CIS, based in Hollywood (USA) and Vancouver, Canada, is an award-winning brand in the international visual effects industry.
Postmodern, established in 2001, is a fast growing design and visual effects business servicing high-end feature, commercial and television clients in Australia and throughout Asia. Recent projects for Postmodern include VFX for the Proyas/Summit Entertainment feature, “Knowing,” and the Spierig Brothers/Lionsgate feature “Daybreakers”. Recent commercial projects include McDonald’s “McHappy Day” for DDB Sydney and Macquarie Bank’s “Out of the Box” for Leo Burnett.
Andrew Robinson, Managing Director of Postmodern Sydney said, “We’re at a point in our business growth where we’ve got some amazing work under our belt but for some time we’ve been looking for a strong partner to help us spread our wings. For us that meant finding someone with great creative and technical credentials along with global recognition,” he added.
“The CIS guys reached out to us late last year to talk about joining forces with them on an Australian shop,” explains Robinson. “We hit if off immediately with Don and his team, and their understanding of the Australian market. We look forward to bringing CIS technologies and capabilities into our creative pipeline for film studios, commercial production companies and television networks in addition to the independent feature market,” added Robinson.
Don Fly, President and General Manager of CIS, said, “We have been impressed with the quality of visual effects work coming out of Australia for many years. The depth of Australian creative talent and strong governmental support for the industry make entering the Sydney market very attractive. The Postmodern team has done some great work. They are a design led boutique company with a lot of talent and energy. We’re all very excited about working with them,” adds Fly.
The business will continue to operate as Postmodern from its existing premises with all key personnel remaining in-place. Plans are underway to build a new purpose-built Sydney facility later this year to house an expanded CIS-Postmodern operation.