Accel, US firm in pact

Accel Animation Studios, a division of Accel Transmatic Ltd., has tied up with US-based LongTale International, a movie distribution firm, to develop, co-produce and distribute animated movies for the world market.

As part of the tie-up, Accel Animation, engaged in 3D animation and visual effects development, will produce 133 episodes of Thirukkural-based stories and the same will be distributed by LongTale to global audiences.

The Thirukkural, written by Thiruvalluvar, is a masterpiece of Tamil literature written in the form of couplets (two line poems) expounding various aspects of life. It contains 1,330 couplets, divided into 133 chapters of 10 couplets each.

The two companies will also develop and co-produce an English language animation feature film 'Cityzens' in association with Los Angeles-based Netrikan Entertainment. Omar Kaczmarczyk, managing director of LongTale, will be the executive producer of this film.