Junk effect: Chinese capital bought the avatar Visual effects company-IT news
As the avatar of the Dr strange Hollywood blockbusters like the Harry Potter of the gravity of the effects of European special effects giant Framestore to 187 million dollars (150 million euros) capital acquisitions by China.
According to Deadline news United Kingdom special effects company Framestore price of us $187 million Cultural Investment Holdings Co by Chinese conglomerate company, Wanda recently for $1 billion takeover bid became the United States all DCP groups equity, as well as at the beginning of this year to $3.5 billion acquisition of United States after legendary, another American movies of companies acquired by the Chinese capital.
In this transaction, Shanghai-listed Cultural Investment Holdings gained the right to the ownership and operation of Framestore75%, while the company's founder, William Sargent will have the remaining minority stakes. This deal is still awaiting approval from Chinese regulators.
Deadline, it was reported, the Chinese company appeared to be the first to enter the entertainment industry, which has focused on the auto industry. Sargent told Sky News: "CIH became a partner will make us creative and finances are in film the world's advanced level, this based on our strength in the European and North American markets, and will speed up the film to enter the exciting market, and open other fast-expanding Asian market. ”
Sargent also stressed the company's daily work without any changes, "Although the Framestore's ownership changed, but business as usual is normal. "And he is looking forward to expand their business in Asia.
Framestore was founded in 1986 and headquartered in United Kingdom London, is Europe's largest visual effects and computer animation studio and special effects in movies has a brilliant track record. Framestore won the film the Golden Compass won the 2008 Academy Award for best visual effects, and, in 2009, by virtue of the Batman 2: Dark Knight once again nominated. In China in the last two years in the movie, the war of the gods, the great detective Sherlock Holmes ', ' Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix, and the avatar, fantastic beasts and where to find them, such as films Framestore are involved in the production. Framestore is now in post-production is of the Paddington Bear 2.
告别垃圾特效：中国资本买下《阿凡达》视效公司 - IT资讯
曾为《阿凡达》《奇异博士》《哈利波特》《地心引力》等好莱坞大片制作特效的欧洲特效巨头Framestore公司以1.87亿美元（约1.5亿欧元）被中国资本收购。
据Deadline消息，英国特效公司Framestore以1.87亿美元的价格被Chinese conglomerate Cultural Investment Holdings Co公司收购，成为继万达日前以10亿美元收购美国DCP集团所有股权，以及在今年年初以35亿美元收购美国传奇影业之后，又一家被中国资本收购的欧美电影公司。
在这次交易中，Shanghai-listed Cultural Investment Holdings获得了Framestore75%的股权和运营权，同时公司的创始人William Sargent将拥有其余的少数股权。目前这项收购还在等待中国监管机构的批准。
据Deadline报道，这家中国公司似乎是首次进军娱乐业，此前一直专注于汽车行业。Sargent告诉Sky News：“和CIH成为搭档将让我们在创意和财政上都处于电影世界的领先水平，这根基于我们在欧洲和北美市场的优势，并将加快我们的电影进军令人兴奋的中国市场，同时打开其它正在快速扩张的亚洲市场。”
Sargent还强调公司的日常工作没有任何变化，“虽然Framestore的股权发生了变化，但业务上还和往常一样正常进行。”并且他很期待在亚洲拓展业务。
Framestore成立于1986年的，总部位于英国伦敦，是欧洲最大的视觉特效与电脑动画工作室，并在电影特效方面有着相当辉煌的履历。Framestore曾凭借电影《黄金罗盘》赢得了2008年的奥斯卡最佳视觉效果奖，并在2009年凭借《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》再次获得提名。近两年在中国上映的电影中，《诸神之战》、《大侦探福尔摩斯》、《哈利·波特与凤凰社》、《阿凡达》、《神奇动物在哪里》等片都有Framestore参与制作。目前Framestore正在进行后期制作的是《帕丁顿熊2》。