Rodeo FX Expands To Bangalore As Questions Linger Over India’s VFX Labor Fallout

Rodeo FX is continuing its global expansion with a new studio in Bangalore, India, following its recent move into Paris with Mikros Animation.

As we recently reported, the Paris expansion signaled closer alignment between Rodeo FX’s VFX operations and Mikros Animation’s feature pipeline. The Bangalore studio builds on that momentum, extending the company’s footprint into one of the industry’s largest talent markets while reinforcing a more unified production structure after major acquisitions and wider industry realignment.

There will, of course, be questions about Mikros’s continued presence in India after the Technicolor shutdown left hundreds of the studio’s laid-off artists unpaid for work already done for the company. We asked, and Rodeo pointed out that it is an entirely separate entity from Technicolor and had nothing to do with that group’s operations or workforce management.

Addressing the concerns, a Rodeo rep tells us:

We are entering Bangalore as a long-term partner, focused on building a sustainable studio and supporting the local talent community. We have already welcomed more than 50 artists to our team and will continue to grow in a way that provides a stable, responsible, and supportive environment.

Scheduled to open this summer, the 40,000-square-foot facility will eventually support up to 400 artists and connect directly into Rodeo FX’s pipeline across North America and Europe. The studio will contribute to work across film, episodic, animation, advertising, and immersive projects, reflecting a broader push to scale both capacity and scope.

Rodeo has appointed Sivaraman S.T., a former Mikros Animation leader, to run the Bangalore location, pointing to deeper integration between the two entities. In addition to expanding geographically, the company is consolidating its talent and leadership from across its network.

The timing is also notable. As the animation and VFX industries continue to face production slowdowns and structural shifts, Rodeo has a plan it clearly believes in: investing in a model that blends expansion into both established and emerging markets, but at a more carefully scaled level than some of its predecessors. Paris and Bangalore now play complementary roles in that endeavor.

With this latest move, Rodeo FX is positioning itself to handle a higher volume of global work while adapting to an industry still in transition.