EXCLUSIVE: The UK-based VFX and animation firm Jellyfish Pictures has launched a brand new manufacturing outpost in Mumbai, India, and employed producer Jasjit Singh as General Manager to run operations.

Singh formally joined the corporate late final yr. He has over 15 years of expertise within the enterprise and most just lately labored as a Senior Producer, working throughout post-production, VFX, and animation manufacturing, on the DNEG Group-owned manufacturing firm, ReDefine.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to become part of the Jellyfish Pictures family,” Singh of his new place. “The company culture and ethics create a great place to work, and I anticipate an exciting and fast-paced future ahead of us.”

Jellyfish CEO David Patton stated Singh is “one of the most admired leaders within the Indian VFX industry.”

“His proven experience in managing complex VFX projects, coupled with his excellent people-focused management skills, gives me great confidence that Jellyfish Pictures will quickly build a very strong and diverse talent base within India,” Patton added.

Jellyfish’s enlargement into India comes after the corporate launched a large-scale restructuring of its management group with a collection of government appointments in November.

New hires included Patton, former Global President of Brand Experience and Advertising at Technicolor Creative Studios, who joined Jellyfish as CEO. Former Technicolor Global Head of Talent Mark Warburg additionally joined Jellyfish as Chief Operating Officer, whereas Phil Greenlow, former Global Managing Director for Film at MPC, joined Jellyfish as Managing Director of VFX throughout Film and Episodic content material.

Discussing the corporate’s continued enlargement, Patton stated Jellyfish will quickly make use of over 500 creatives based mostly world wide.

“Given that India is home to so many fantastic VFX and Animation artists, it makes perfect sense for us to set up a base in Mumbai to ensure we are able to work closely with the very best of this incredible talent,” Patton stated.

“We anticipate that we’ll have over 100 Jellyfish Pictures artists working in Mumbai by the end of the year, supported by our next generation production platforms.”

Since the beginning of 2023, Jellyfish has employed over 220 new artists to work on it’s slate of tasks throughout its VFX and Animation divisions.