Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under the new PMG creative collective; each studio will retain its approach and creative leadership, ensuring consistent experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content.
Phantom Digital Effects has just announced the consolidation of its studios into a unified global creative collective: Phantom Media Group (PMG).This move follows the recent addition of Milk and Lola Post to the Group’s expanding award-winning brand roster, which already includes Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post.
Each studio will retain its unique approach and creative leadership, ensuring “bespoke experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content worldwide.” The formation of PMG represents a major step in the collective’s sustained growth since 2024, underpinned by its expanding presence in key production markets across North America, the UK & Europe and APAC.From concept design to high-end visualization and VFX production, PMG’s synergistic full-spectrum global offering positions each brand for success, providing filmmakers and production companies access to its scale and global perspective to realize ambitious creative projects.By combining the unique strengths of its studios, PMG delivers VFX and animation with exceptional quality and operational efficiency.
Backed by over 40 years of creative excellence, the collective harnesses cutting-edge innovations in AI, machine learning, and real-time rendering, integrates India-based talent with Western teams, and leverages tax and production benefits across its brands to deliver seamless, globally coordinated production that maximizes artistic, operational and financial outcomes.Phantom Media Group is led by a proven executive leadership team, including Bejoy Arputharaj, CEO and Founder; Binu Joshua, COO; Rajan Ethiraja, CBO; and Ian Unterreiner, EVP.Regarding the new consolidated group, Unterreiner said, “PMG brings together the expertise of leading studios into a powerhouse network that combines scale, agility and innovation.
By aligning talent, technology and resources across key regions, we can maintain world-class creative standards for the most complex productions and deliver exceptional results for clients around the globe.” Arputharaj added, “This launch reflects who we are today: a truly global group, built on a phenomenal legacy and powered by an incredibly talented team.Each of our studios brings unique strengths, styles and voices.Together, we are expanding our capabilities to foster deeper creative partnerships around the world, while driving continued growth.
This is an exciting new chapter - one that reflects our ambitions for the future.”
Upcoming and recent projects across the Group include (Tippett Studio - Disney), (Milk - Prime), (Milk - Netflix), (Tippett Studio & PhantomFX - Disney+), (Milk - Prime), (Lola Post - BBC/PBS), (Tippett Studio & PhantomFX - Alibaba Pictures Group), (Tippett Studio - Disney+), (Tippett Studio - Disney).Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
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