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Canada (Montreal) / Creative Arts & Media

VFX & Gaming Back-Office Hub

Inspired by Montreal's VFX/gaming cluster, this proposes transforming Thrissur/Kochi's cinema culture into a global post-production hub — with Toonz Media as anchor, Digital University Kerala providing talent, and tax incentives attracting major studios.

Impact: 85
Core Innovation

Becoming the post-production back-office for Hollywood and global gaming leveraging cinema culture and digital talent

Success Metrics

20+ international studio partnerships

5,000 VFX/gaming jobs created

$200M annual creative exports

Case Study

Inspired by Montreal's VFX/gaming cluster, this proposes transforming Thrissur/Kochi's cinema culture into a global post-production hub — with Toonz Media as anchor, Digital University Kerala providing talent, and tax incentives attracting major studios.

Required Inputs

Land

10-25 acres near Digital University Kerala

Capital

$60-120M

Regulatory

Creative media SEZ, IP protection, tax incentive framework for studios

Details
Year Implemented2025
Population Served3.82M
OriginCanada (Montreal)
Tags & Constraints

Tags

VFXgamingcreative mediapost-productionKeralaThrissur

Constraints

cultural capitaldigital talentcinema heritage