Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Visual Effects Animation |
Predecessor | Technicolor Animation Productions Technicolor Animation |
Founded | 19 November 1985 |
Founder | Maurice Prost |
Headquarters | 8-10 rue du Renard 75004 Paris , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Maurice Prost (founder), Gilles Gaillard (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Julien Meesters (current CEO) |
Number of employees | 170 |
Parent | Technicolor Creative Studios [1] |
Website | www |
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