The South African studio Triggerfish, known for its work for Disney and Netflix, has announced the opening of a headquarters in Bristol. This city was selected for its animation tradition and creative ecosystem. The new office will act as a nerve center, although production will maintain a distributed model with remote work. The move reinforces the company's bet on local talent, visible in its participation in the BBC Ignite program for new creators.
A creative hub with distributed production 🎬
Triggerfish's strategy combines a physical core in Bristol with a decentralized workflow pipeline. The headquarters will serve for creative meetings, project development, and management, while the production team can operate remotely. This hybrid model leverages the concentration of talent in the region without depending on a single location, allowing collaboration with artists across the country. Communication and cloud asset management technology is fundamental to this scheme.
Bristol gains a studio, but pajamas win the game 😄
The authorities celebrate the arrival of a renowned studio, which will undoubtedly put Bristol on more digital maps. The curious thing is that the most visible impact in the city might be Zoom meetings of artists in slippers. The remote work model means that Bristol's creative energy will be exported through fiber optics, while the city center cafés wait for customers who may never come down from their attics. A vote of confidence for the local economy, as long as the local economy sells takeout coffee.