Nipuna Services gets $25m deal from 4K Animation

Nipuna Services, Satyam’s BPO subsidiary, has bagged a $25m animation deal from 4K Animation, a UK-based animation and special effects house.

Nipuna will work with the 4K Animation team for 18 months on two European animation projects. More than 120 Nipuna professionals will produce and deliver animation services for the projects.

The 52-episode TV series -- third season of “Marvi Hammer Presents National Geographic World,” a 52-episode TV series, and a movie Marvi Hammer will be a combination of live action and animation. They include actual studio sets used as animation backgrounds, a furry computer graphics creature and 2D-animated characters.

Hamburg-based YOUA Edutainment, National Geographic,and German broadcaster ZDF will co-produce the series and movie.

Nipuna will provide VFX, CGI, 3D and 2D animation services, including pre-production, production, and post-production, from its state-of-the-art studio in Chennai. Other animation artists will also collaborate from Hamburg and Berlin for this project delivery.