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Animation & Games Studio Posts 86% Growth

Saffronic, a Tech Mahindra company, has weathered the many global challenges of the animation and gaming sector to achieve robust and sustained growth, the studio reveals. Since its inception in 2022, Saffronic has maintained a strategic focus on delivering high-quality animation services for film, television and gaming industries, achieving an impressive 86% year-on-year revenue growth.

Saffronic opens new state-of-the-art studio in Chennai

Founded in 2022 by industry veterans Tim Sarnoff and Vince Pizzica, Saffronic has been busy with projects such as Gabby’s Dollhouse, Barbie Doll Adventures, Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous and Dragons: The Nine Realms. With established hubs in Chennai and Bengaluru, the company continues to push boundaries in the realm of animation and creative technology.

India’s animation landscape in 2023: Resilient growth and project milestones

Fairly young Chennai-based studio Saffronic delivered the first season of Gabby’s Dollhouse for DreamWorks and its first short feature for Trioscope this year. The studio has some projects coming up in collaboration with Trioscope, Mindshow and WildBrain.

Directors of Chennai-based animation studio Saffronic share their collective vision for artists

Based in the Indian city of Chennai, Saffronic is a young animation studio led by industry veterans Prabhakar Sambandan and Kumar Chandrasekaran, which embarked on its operations in June 2022.

Kidscreen Summit

Being one of the largest global animation markets, the event sure was very knowledgeable where we met a lot of industry leaders who are driving trends and change.

Learning is Unlimited

Learning in Saffronic is unlimited and knowledge is high. For this ambitious goal, we have introduced the ACE session which aims to keep our artists engaged and updated on all the latest trends and software.

Visit of the Pioneers

We had the chance to interact with two of our top supporters and mentors: Manish Vyas and Dilip Keshu.

Saffronic’s Sally Toms on the evolving animation sector

Sally Toms, COO of LA- and India-based Saffronic Animation & Games, discusses how the studio has evolved since launching three years ago, and why gaming is becoming increasingly important to the animation sector.

2023 Reflections: Indian animation industry’s AI integration, transformative tech, and expectations from government

Saffronic studio director Prabhakar Sambandan believes that AI can catalyse animation processes but “IP and legal issues are the downsides of AI that need to be considered.”

Saffronic Adds Executive Creative Director As VFX Studio Continues Expansion Plan

LA-based VFX studio Saffronic has hired an Executive Creative Director…Animation specialist Kevin J. Johnson has landed the role at the company, which launched last year and has been following a global expansion strategy since then.

Saffronic hires new SVP, Business Development

Saffronic, an emerging leader in the animation and games space has begun its global expansion with the hire of Los Angeles-based Kristy Scanlan as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

The Joy of Giving Back

On the joyous occasion of National Girl Child Day, we had the privilege to collaborate with the Tech Mahindra Foundation and visit the CSI School for the Deaf.

Power of Knowledge Sharing

Inculcating industry specific knowledge and processes among the young passionate minds is truly empowering.

100 and Counting

We recently celebrated the milestone of reaching over 100 Mighty Saffronics.

SAFFRONIC AND TRIOSCOPE’S RECENT COLLABORATION OPENS A NEW PARADIGM OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORLD OF CG

Saffronic Appoints Bhanu Prakash as Head of Creative, Games

Animation production studio Saffronic has appointed Bhanu Prakash as Head of Creative, Games, to lead the company’s expansion into art and animation services for the gaming industry.

Skyler Mattson has joined Saffronic as our first Chief Executive Officer

The digital marketing veteran will spearhead long-term growth strategies for the VFX studio as it aims to meet a growing demand for animation services.

Saffronic Studio launches Global Operations

The animation industry is growing exponentially. In 2022 its estimated global worth was around USD 400 billion, and it is forecasted to grow rapidly. This year-on-year growth means that demand for animation services is increasing and opening up opportunities for new players in the market.