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Shanghai, China, October 28, 2011 – Sparx has added the experienced Cinematics Director Miguel Angel Martin to its growing animation and cinematics teams. Miguel has more than 20 years of experience as a director and nearly a decade of experience with digital cinematics.

His extensive experience in this area includes work for Ubisoft in Canada, Romania and China, with credits on games including Rainbow Six, Far Cry, Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, and I Am Alive franchises. He has also directed independent films and more than a dozen music videos.

“Miguel is a seasoned talent who will fit right in with the team here at Sparx,” said Sparx CEO Gilles Langourieux. “He is creative, energetic and possesses a high level of expertise in creating dynamic cinematics for AAA productions.”

“Having worked closely with the Sparx team in the past, I am looking forward to joining the talented artists and animators here, and providing my talents to a variety of clients’ projects, said Mr. Martin.

Sparx was recently acquired by the Virtuos Group, and has production resources in Saigon, Shanghai and Chengdu, including over 100 3D animation professionals.

Miguel Angel Martin’s reel can be seen on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/31237584

About Sparx

Sparx is a 3D animation company for feature films, TV series and game cinematics. Its credits include the 3D animated feature film “Igor” starring John Cusack. Sparx is part of the Virtuos Group, which is one of the largest digital entertainment production companies in the world with more than 800 digital production specialists, and locations in Shanghai, Chengdu, Vancouver, Saigon, Paris and Tokyo. For more information, please refer to: www.sparx.com

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Rango reaches the top box office spot, including 3D models from Virtuos

‘Rango’ corrals top spot with $38M

LOS ANGELES (AP) March 6, 2011 — Rango has lassoed the top spot at the box office.

The animated Paramount film featuring Johnny Depp as the voice of a Wild West chameleon sheriff rode into town with a $38 million debut, according to studio estimates.

Rango, which was directed by Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise maestro Gore Verbinski, is the first animated feature from Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects studio founded by George Lucas in 1975.

“The draw for audiences was certainly Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski, but when you look at the reviews, it was 88 per cent positive on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a level that Pixar operates at,” said Don Harris, Paramount’s executive vice president for distribution. “This is a film that has a shot at being nominated for Academy Awards this time next year.”

Via AP

Rango is the first feature movie for which Virtuos is officially listed in the credits. The company is very proud to be associated with the first animated feature film from Industrial Light and Magic. Virtuos had a large team of artists working over 9 months to produce many of the film’s hero assets.

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