(Montréal, Canada--October 5, 2009) Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that Metrovision, the leading post-production studio in Argentina, has chosen the Toon Boom pipeline to start its new Animation Division.
Led by the experienced María Laura Moure, this new Division will produce high quality animation for local and international advertising, television and feature film projects.
In addition to recommending using the most advanced digital equipment and technology, María Laura Moure has gathered a highly seasoned team specialized in 2D and 3D animation, and experienced in scanning, digital ink and paint, compositing and special effects. A special unit dedicated to pre-production and concept development will also be able to take care of storyboarding, layouts, backgrounds, designs, visual concepts and character designs.
"Knowing our goal is to meet international standards, we have chosen to work with Toon Boom Animation and adopt their leading-technology geared towards animation production" stated María Laura Moure, Metrovision’s Animation Manager.
About Toon Boom Animation Inc.
Toon Boom Animation Inc. ( http://www.toonboom.com ) is the worldwide leader in animation software solutions. Toon Boom carries user-friendly animation applications for all and develops new geographies to make the animation community as global as can be. In that market segment, Toon Boom caters to the needs of children, home users, creative professionals as well as students, educators and schools.
As importantly, Toon Boom is fully dedicated to the needs of independent animators and studios, offering a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. Relying on its extensive expertise in animation production, Toon Boom provides consulting services in the fields of optimization, pipeline integration, production assistance and custom development.
In 2005, Toon Boom was granted the Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its significant contribution made to the animation industry targeted for television. In 2006, the IT Federation of Quebec (FIQ) awarded an OCTAS 2006 in the Multimedia – educational and cultural sector category, for Toon Boom Studio. In 2007, FIQ awarded an OCTAS 2007 in the Technological Innovation category, for Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. In 2008, Flip Boom was granted a Parents’ Choice Gold Award and a New Canadian Media Award in the Excellence in Children’s category. In 2009, Flip Boom was selected as Editor’s Choice by the prestigious Children’s Technology Review for excellence in design.
Toon Boom's client base ranges from major studios creating Hollywood blockbuster animated films to individual animators creating their first masterpieces. Market-leading studios using Toon Boom's products include Nelvana, Warner Bros., Mercury Filmworks, China Central Television, Toonz Animation India, eMation, Rough Draft Korea, Alphanim, Cosgrove Hall, Cromosoma and Enarmonia, to name a few. Some of the prestigious productions done with Toon Boom’s technology include Les Triplettes de Belleville, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Rugrats, SpongeBob The Movie, Hanuman, Curious George, Go West: A New Lucky Luke Adventure, Simpsons The Movie and The Princess and the Frog.
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