Wayra Pictures
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Genre | Animation |
| Founded | Parap, Wechua Nation, 1735 AN |
| Headquarters |
Parap,  Nouvelle Alexandrie |
| Key people | Sumaq Rimachi (head of production) |
| Products | Animated feature films |
Wayra Pictures is a New Alexandrian animation studio based in Parap, Wechua Nation, founded in 1735 AN. An independent house, it makes hand-drawn feature films finished with digital technique and rooted in Wechua storytelling, pitched at children and adults. It takes its name from wayra, the Wechua word for the wind.[1][2]
The studio's debut feature, Legends of the Sky Serpent (1737 AN), won the Starlight Award for Best Animated Film.[1] Its 1759 AN feature The Hummingbird and the Condor became the highest-grossing animated release in the Federation's history and the first New Alexandrian feature released the same day in all three official languages.[2]
History
Wayra Pictures was established in Parap in 1735 AN, among the independent studios that grew up outside the major houses of Starlight City at Punta Santiago.[1] Its first feature, Legends of the Sky Serpent, appeared in 1737 AN and took the Starlight Award for Best Animated Film. For the quarter-century that followed the studio had no commercial success on that scale, until The Hummingbird and the Condor in 1759 AN.[1][2]
Style and output
The studio combines traditional hand-drawn animation with digital technique and builds its films on Wechua storytelling and visual aesthetics.[1] Its work is written for both children and adults, and its 1759 AN feature was made in Wechua before its Alexandrian and Martino versions.[2]
The Hummingbird and the Condor
The Hummingbird and the Condor (1759 AN), a fable of the hummingbird and the condor drawn from Wechua belief, was the studio's breakout success. Its distributor said on 22.XII.1759 AN that it had led the domestic box office for three straight weeks, taken NAX€214 million at home, booked NAX€78 million in foreign pre-sales, and become the highest-grossing New Alexandrian animated release.[2] The studio's head of production, Sumaq Rimachi, said the foreign interest had surprised the studio more than the domestic run.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Cinema of Nouvelle Alexandrie, Independent Studios.
- ^ a b c d e f "THE HUMMINGBIRD AND THE CONDOR TOPS THE BOX OFFICE AS THE RECESSION'S SURPRISE FAMILY HIT", NBC Newsfeed, 22.XII.1759 AN.
