Framestore Will Shutter Vancouver Studio Citing ‘Business-Vast Slowdown In Content material Manufacturing’

Vfx producer Framestore has introduced that it’s going to shut down its Vancouver studio, efficient July 5.

In a press release offered to Cartoon Brew, the worldwide vfx large attributed the shutdown to an “industry-wide slowdown in content material manufacturing following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023.” It additional added that the “resolution has nothing to do with the group’s creativity or dedication, which is at all times excellent.”

Framestore, which employs roughly 3,000 staff in accordance with its web site, continues to function studios or workplaces in London, Montréal, Los Angeles, New York, Mumbai, and Melbourne. Its work will be seen in current movies resembling Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Dangerous Boys 4, and IF, in addition to collection resembling Fallout, The Crown, and Avatar: The Final Airbender.