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British animation company Jellyfish Pictures Ltd., which earlier this month paused all operations while “exploring all options for sale and investment,” is shutting down, part of the ongoing turmoil in the global animation and vfx industries.

In a statement earlier this month, the company blamed the “long-tail impact of Covid, coupled with rising costs and the fall-out from the writer and actor strikes” as the reason for its struggles.

The company’s remaining 69 workers are being laid off, with a handful remaining onboard temporarily to help wind down operations.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think this was the company that bought the star-crossed animated Coyote/ Roadrunner movie that Warner Bros shelved. Its supposed to be a decent movie, and it looked like it was finally going to come out. Now? Who knows?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ketchup Entertainment is in negotiations for distribution rights for Coyote vs Acme. As far as I can tell these companies aren’t related.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Okay, you are correct. I just knew it was weird corporate name, and Jellyfish sounded plausible. It turns out to be Ketchup, another oddly named production company. I could have used Google, but i was, y'know, lazy.

Oh, well, I hate to see all those talented animators losing their jobs. Some will find new work, but for many, this will be the end of their animation career, something they've peobably been dreaming of since being kids. You hate to see it.