The Company

Overview

IMAGI STUDIOS is a leading producer of CG-animated feature films. Imagi's latest production, Astro Boy

Combining its Hong Kong heritage and the latest in CG animation with Hollywood storytelling and world-class talent, Imagi has created a filmmaking platform that allows it to develop top-quality motion pictures for global audiences with optimum efficiency. As the studio successfully pioneers new approaches to animation, its fusion of Western and Asian creativity is designed to build a library of enduring brand franchises. Imagi first gained major industry notice in 2007, when its animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (“TMNT”) opened No. 1 at the North American box office, a first for an Asian animation outfit.

Imagi came on the scene in Hong Kong in 2000. Imagi International Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 585) is a listed company on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Imagi's CG production studios are located at its Chai Wan, Hong Kong corporate headquarters.

Fast Facts

  • Founded in 2000
  • Office in Hong Kong
  • Corporate website: www.imagi.com.hk
  • First Asian animation studio to debut feature film at #1 at the North American box office (TMNT 2007)
  • Listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Imagi International Holdings Limited (HKEx: 585)
  • The CG-animated feature film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's popular manga Astro Boy released theatrically worldwide in October 2009

Films

Imagi's pipeline calls for the studio to complete one feature-length CG-animated movie every year or two. Its state-of-the-art CG animation techniques, coupled with its unique creative insight, have helped to make the studio a new leader in the animation world.

The studio's current lineup includes:

  • Cat Tale is a full-length CG animated film being created, designed, developed and produced by Imagi. It tells a heart-warming adventurous story of "Rover", a kitten which was delivered to and was raised by canine parents by accident. Cat Tale has a number of lovely and funny characters. Rover and his friends, in their exciting journey, discovered the never-revealed cat's community and the myth of its prosperity. Cat Tale is in its early production stage.