former type public sehk industry cgi animation fate closed founded 2000 founder michael kao francis kao defunct february 5 2010 headquarters chai wan hong kong key people president & co ceo francis kao chairman francis leung pak to executive director & co ceo soh szu wei owner imagi international holdings limited number of employees 400 in hong kong 1 parent boto website http www.imagi.com.hk imagi animation studios a.k.a. imagi studios was an animation studio established in 2000 by imagi international holdings limited sehk 585 . contents 1 background 1.1 setbacks 2 works 2.1 feature films 2.2 short films 2.3 tv series 2.4 cancelled films 3 references 4 external links background edit imagi animation studios was set up in 2000 and production starts on its first project the cg animated television series zentrix . the company had a studio in chai wan hong kong as well as a creative development and production facility in los angeles california and a satellite office in tokyo . the company s first major cg animated theatrical movie tmnt was released 23 march 2007 by warner bros. in the u.s. and canada opening no. 1 at the box office and was being distributed internationally by the weinstein company . imagi s focus was to create high quality cg animated feature films with superhero themes to entertain global audiences combining hollywood storytelling with computer animation done in hong kong . setbacks edit in january 2009 imagi s auditing firm announced that the studio lacked funding to complete the release of films cat tale which was to have been released by metro goldwyn mayer 2 and gatchaman and art director felix ip reported that gatchaman s release was not expected until later in 2009 . 3 in june 2009 imagi opened gatchaman to licensing partners and announced a 3 d theatrical release for 2011 . 4 in january 2010 imagi s hong kong based parent company imagi international holdings limited announced that the gatchaman project will be delivered in 100 % stereoscopic 3d and that in order to safeguard working capital it closed its united states subsidiaries . this closure was finalized in late january with the layoff of approximately 30 staffers and the retaining of a few key personnel who will continue to work as consultants as imagi seeks 30 million from investors to continue its animation projects . 5 6 7 on 5 february 2010 imagi animation studios was closed & shut down . 8 9 10 works edit feature films edit digital monster x evolution 2005 japan only tv film tmnt 2007 with warner bros. and the weinstein company highlander the search for vengeance 2008 with madhouse and manga entertainment ova astro boy 2009 with summit entertainment short films edit the rrf in new recruit 2010 astro boy vs. the junkyard pirates 2010 tv series edit zentrix 2002 father of the pride with dreamworks animation 2004 cancelled films edit gatchaman was to be released 2011 t28 11 was to be released 2012 the legend of zelda 12 references edit ho pui yan 16 march 2009 . 400 . moneymonday in chinese . hong kong ming pao . p. b3 . access date requires url help cat tale at animation magazine it closed its doors as imagi to assume another company name as to avoid any unclaimed debts to investors and staff . astro boy maintenu gatchaman sur la corde raide in french . otakia . 9 january 2009 . archived from the original on 2015 04 09 . retrieved 29 january 2010 . tribbey chris 3 june 2009 . imagi seeks licensing deals for gatchaman . home media magazine . retrieved 30 january 2010 . imagi animation studio closes los angeles office . anime news network . 27 january 2010 . retrieved 29 january 2010 . mclean thomas j. 29 january 2010 . imagi closes l.a. studio . animation magazine . retrieved 30 january 2010 . gediminas j. 26 january 2010 . imagi international holdings ltd otcbb iinhy still in talks to raise capital . hotstocked.com . retrieved 30 january 2010 . in chinese . sina.com . 6 february 2010 . archived from the original on 11 february 2010 . retrieved 28 november 2015 . cs1 maint unfit url link imagi animation liquidator cut of more than 300 people in chinese . oriental daily . 6 february 2010 . retrieved 28 november 2015 . hk studio behind tmnt astro boy shuts down ap . yahoo . associated press . 9 february 2010 . archived from the original on 14 february 2010 . retrieved 28 november 2015 . imagi launches testujin 28 site with cg test trailer . anime news network . 9 january 2009 . retrieved 9 january 2009 . vejvoda jim 4 august 2013 . footage from the unproduced legend of zelda cg animated movie . ign . retrieved 10 august 2013 . external links edit imagi website imagi animation studios at the internet movie database v t e imagi animation studios computer animated films digital monster x evolution 2005 tmnt 2007 astro boy 2009 traditionally animated films highlander the search for vengeance 2007 tv series zentrix 2002 father of the pride 2004 v t e animation industry in china economy of china history of chinese animation active 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