Imagendary Studios, a subsidiary of FunPlus, has announced that it has appointed Ryan Pollreisz to the position of studio manager. Prior to joining Imagendary on 3 January, Ryan served as VP artist management at Sony Pictures Imageworks and brings over 20 years of film-making experience with Academy Award Winning titles such as Golden Compass, Life of Pi and Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse. Imagendary Studios, acquired by FunPlus in 2021, is currently working on its first original AAA development using Epic Games’ latest Unreal 5 Engine. Their first animated trailer will be released later in 2022.
“This is an exciting new chapter for me. Gaming and film technologies are merging, and it is important for me personally and for the whole Imagendary team to be at the forefront of the latest innovations and to capitalise on them. The team here is exceptionally talented, and I can’t wait to work alongside them to deliver the future of entertainment experiences,” said Pollreisz.
“With his wealth of leadership experience in the industry and expertise building world-class content creation studios from the ground up, Ryan possesses the qualifications to lead Imagendary to grow into a truly global pan-entertainment company. We’re delighted to have him on board to lead our growth efforts in the coming months,” said Imagendary Studios founder and FunPlus chief creative officer.
In addition to the arrival of Pollreisz, the studio has announced the expansion of its operations in both Asia and the US. In little more than a year, the studio has already grown to more than 100 employees between its Irvine, California and Shanghai offices. The team continues to recruit world-class talents from the global market to build a truly international first-class content creation team. They project to add another 100 employees in North America within the next two years.
“We value talented individuals, especially those who have a passion for creating. We want to build a community centered around respect for talent and craftsmanship. At the same time, each one of us has a sense of responsibility, which comes from honoring and respecting our mission for premium-quality content creation,” emphasised Wang.