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Crest Animation Studios to setup unit in Goa (Friday, Jan 13, 2006 - 06:00 am) Televisionpoint.com Team With the demand for 3D animation content on the rise, and the signing of a three-picture contract with Lions Gate Entertainment, Crest Animation Studios Ltd. is setting up a new high-end studio in Goa, which will be staffed with about 30 expatriate animators and consultants, A.K. Gopalan, the CEO of the company. Gopalan said that Crest Animation Studios, which is listed on the bourses, had selected Goa for its new studio because it would provide the right ambience for its expat executives. The company was also shifting to a new, 45,000-sq. feet, studio in Mumbai. "We currently have about 400 people working in our Mumbai studio and expect to expand the Indian team to six hundred in 18 months.", he added. Note, In 2005, the animation industry generated revenues of $310 million. The cost of production of a 30-minute animated programme is about twice that of India in Korea and Taiwan, and four to six times more in the United States, according to a report by consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------