Deluxe Announces London DI Facility to Integrate into Company 3's Operations

LONDON, September 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. announced today the integration of its Deluxe 142 Digital Intermediate (DI) facility into Company 3® (CO3), a world leader in Feature Film post production.

The addition of London's premier DI group into Company 3's network of facilities extends Company 3's reach into Europe, complementing its existing New York, Atlanta and Santa Monica locations.  Company 3 in London will be overseen by Stefan Sonnenfeld, Company 3 president, co-founder and president of Deluxe Creative Services, with day-to-day operations led by Patrick Malone, director of Digital Film Services.The DI service remains an integral part of the suite of services offered by Deluxe 142 who will  continue to offer a complete end to end post production solution to their client base spanning  the broadcast and feature film market.  

The facility has two theatre's featuring Da Vinci Resolve R350 digital grading systems and 2K Barco projectors which mirror those installed at Company 3's US locations. This enables the global team to work together to offer a true end-to-end solution from dailies through to deliverables. The London facility is also equipped to work in partnership with Company 3's sister facility, EFILM®.

"This is a natural progression for our London team after years of collaboration with CO3," says Patrick Malone. "Company 3 is a trusted name among Hollywood studios, synonymous with creative excellence, technical expertise and efficient workflows. Our senior colourists Adam Glasman and Rob Pizzey are world class and this change increases our opportunity to work on more of the large international projects finishing in the UK."  The London team, led by Malone, has already worked on several high-profile blockbusters including One Day, The Inbetweeners The Movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

"Having a new location based out of London is especially exciting for CO3. The addition of these DI suites opens the door for UK-based feature clients who want to finish at Company 3," says Stefan Sonnenfeld. "It also further expands opportunities for the growing number of features that need to spread post production services across both US and UK locations.  I enjoy working with the UK team and this is a positive move for us all. The collaboration of talent, knowledge and seamless workflows across Deluxe's Creative Services group is key to providing the best experience for our clients where ever they are located."

About Deluxe

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is a leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies to the worldwide entertainment industry including the Hollywood studios, broadcast/cable/satellite providers, digital distribution, gaming as well as content owners and creators. Services for content creation in features, television and commercials are offered in production, post production, digital distribution, multi-platform development, marketing services and asset management. They include motion picture film processing and printing; EFILM and Company 3 digital intermediates; post production and subtitling services; titles design and digital VFX; DVD compression, encoding and authoring; advertising distribution and syndication services; digital cinema services, and 2D to 3D conversioning. Laboratory and post production facilities are located in North America, Europe, and Australia. Deluxe Digital Studios offer home entertainment services in North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit http://www.bydeluxe.com.

Deluxe's Creative Services Group is a close-knit group of facilities overseen by Stefan Sonnenfeld that includes Beast, EFILM, Method Studios, RIOT and Rushes, that leverages a comprehensive suite of end-to-end services, access to world-class artists, technical expertise and a tight infrastructure with global connectivity.