"Sid The Super Movie" - an animated film produced by the Jim Henson company - is the latest project and achievement to be added in the CV of Macedonia's computer graphics (CG) company, FX3X. The film is expected to be premiered this summer.
FX3X has entirely taken over the production of animated scenes to be featured in the upcoming project of the company bearing the name of the creator of world-famous "The Muppet Show".
FX3X CEO Kristijan Danilovski has said that "Sid The Super Movie" is the biggest animation project of the company and the biggest of its kind in Macedonia ever. It is one of the several movies due to be created by the company and premiered in 2012 - the year that marks 15 years since the establishment of FX3X.
"This is so far the biggest animation project that is being worked on in Macedonia, more complex than the previous one 'Holly and Hal:An Uplifting Christmas Adventure'. It has allowed us to improve our work and the size of our team. The trust gained by the Jim Henson company is a recognition of company's quality and confidentiality," Danilovski has said.
Special preparations took place in August 2011 in Hollywood with the Jim Henson company prior to establishing collaboration.
FX3X has been selected among companies from China, India and Europe for its quality, effective work and knowledge of modern animation technologies.
FX3X's 15th jubilee could be a vital milestone if "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is shortlisted for an Oscar for visual effect by the US Film Academy, because some of its visual effects were developed by the company. FX3X has also worked on "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", which is being screened in cinemas worldwide.
The Macedonian company made its Hollywood breakthrough in 2004 after being hired for Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator". Other successful projects included the TV show "The Path to 9/11" - for which FX3X earned an Emmy nomination - and "The Golden Compass".
In 2011, the company was proclaimed an European champion in entrepreneurship.
