Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

The S.Korean two startups inked a business agreement with a Vietnamese VFX firm for GenAI-based digital content production

Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human
Joo-Wan Kim 1
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00) kjwan@hankyung.com
Tech, Media & Telecom

South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietnamese visual effects (VFX) company Synapse Studio and domestic startup Oneness Korea to cooperate for virtual humans and generative AI (GenAI)-based content.

Synapse Studio is a leading company in the Vietnamese VFX market. It has a large number of technologies related to film, OTT, animation, and new media content production.

According to Studio Meta-K, Synapse Studio has contributed to the VFX production of over 60 South Korean movies, including "The Glory 2", "Black Knight", "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area", "Noryang – Deadly Sea" and "Moving".

Write to Joo-Wan Kim at kjwan@hankyung.com

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