DQ Entertainment

DQ Entertainment (DQE) is a animation, gaming, live action entertainment - production and distribution – company with amongst the largest animation production capacity for Television, Feature Films, Home Video, Online Game Art, Visual Effects, mobile and next generation console games.

With in-house skills sets of over 2700 production associates, DQE can be considered as one of the largest animated content production houses in the world today. DQE has grown into a fully integrated production and distribution group distinguished for its corporate governance, adherence to the highest quality and one of the first companies in this industry to receive the ISO 9001:2000 certification by DNV Norway, for its sophisticated production and delivery systems.

The company’s vision of producing iconic brands and quality entertainment has provided the edge to DQE in a content-driven world. The awards won by DQE at various national and international forums are an affirmation of the quality of work being produced by the associates. DQ has been recognized as an organization that fosters excellence and encourages quality and creativity.

DQE has received over 35 awards including an  EMMY for ‘Tutenstein’  animated TV series and several others such as the Red Herring Top 100 private companies Asia, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, The  UK Broadcast Award  2010, Sichuan TV Festival International  "Gold Panda"  Award, 11 Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award, Pulcinella Awards, Italy for The Jungle Book which was nominated in  5 categories at the Cartoons on the Bay  - Italy in 2011. DQE was also awarded the prestigious  ‘International Studio of the Year’  at the 16th ceremony of Cartoons on the Bay, Italy 2012.

DQE, a producer and collaborator

DQE’s is associated globally with major Intellectual Properties (IP’s) such as The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Lassie, Charlie Chaplin, Iron Man, Casper, Little Prince, and many more classical and iconic properties in partnership with international and national broadcasters, distributors, licensees and large independent producers from Europe & USA. These partnerships include entertainment and media companies such as Nickelodeon-USA, The Disney Group-worldwide, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Kids-USA, Electronic Arts Worldwide, Cartoon Network, TF1, France3, France 2, RAI- Italy, ZDF-Germany, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Turner Group, Mattel-USA, ABC Australia, and many International broadcasters and distributors for TV programming, Feature Films, Live Action Drama, Direct to Home Videos and Next Generation Games development.

DQE with its subsidiary DQ Entertainment Ireland Limited and investment in Method Animation France, has consolidated its position as one of the major producers of animated IP’s for global distribution and licensing.

DQE, a committed animation trainer

The DQ School of Visual Arts (DQSVA) the training arm of DQ Entertainment, was setup to address the demand for high quality animation professionals in Hyderabad, Bhopal, Delhi and Kolkata. The DQSVA imparts training in all fields of animation and visual effects to develop manpower with skill sets to match international standards of quality. DQSVA, started as an express need felt by DQE for well-trained manpower which was ready for executingits world class international productions.

DQ has also successfully collaborated with several state governments through ‘knowledge sharing partnerships’ in West-Bengal, M.P. and Rajasthan. DQ Entertainment is deeply committed to impart world-class training in Animation, Game creation and Film making in India.

DQE has 7 major Business Divisions


 * 3D CGI Animation Division
 * 2D Traditional and Digital Animation Division
 * Visual Effects and Digital Ink & Paint Division
 * Gaming Division
 * IP Division
 * Licensing & Distribution
 * Feature Film Division

DQE’s hi-end and creative Animation divisions have produced animation & visual effects for feature films, television and video in 2D traditional, 3D and Digital Animation.

DQE's state-of-the-art Gaming division based in Hyderabad, produces Assets and Full Motion Video creations for Next Generation Console, PC, mobile and online games. A highly qualified and creative team is involved in-
 * Asset creation– (Modeling and Texturing)
 * Environments (world), Props, Characters, Vehicles, Weapons
 * Animation FMV, cinematic, cut scenes, Mocap animation, Mocap Cleanup
 * Optimization of assets
 * Creation of low and medium LOD assets
 * Digital paint work
 * Game programming for Mobile, PC and Online Games

DQE’s dynamic IP Division is developing several iconic properties that are reincarnations of iconic brands. This division’s debut production was  Balkand  – a 70’ TV Feature ,  Ravan  a 70’ TV Feature and  Omkar  a 70’ TV Feature with Turner Group for the Indian Sub-continent. The success of Balkand and Ravan resulted in both the shows entering their second season of production.

This division under its mandate to develop and bring back to life classic and loved iconic brands has successfully produced  ‘The Jungle Book’  in hi-end CGI for television. ZDF Group-Germany, TF1 Group-rance, NBC Universal-London, ABC Teleivison-Australia have partnered in various capacities including as co-producers for the 52x11’ TV series and 1x60’ special Feature.The series is currently in second season after the enormous global success of its first season.

“ The New Adventures of Peter Pan ” is a 3D stereoscopic TV series 26x22’ being coproduced with Method Animation, France and ZDF Group - Germany supported by France Televisions, De Agostini Group-Italy, ATV-Turkey, B Channel-Indonesia. This stereoscopic TV series which is pre-sold and now in production is DQE’s second International global IP.

DQE along with ZDF Enterprises(ZDFE)-Germany and Method Animation-France is currently developing a new 3D Stereoscopic HD TV series  “5 & IT”  for which ZDFE will hold the distribution rights for 64 countries including Western and Eastern Europe (excluding French speaking Europe, U.K. and Ireland) South Africa and Latin America.

“The New Adventures of Lassie”  is being produced by DQE in association with Classic Media-USA and will bring to life the world’s most loved canine – ‘Lassie’ in co-development with ZDF Group Germany and ABC Australia in a 52 x 11’ 3D CGI Action Adventure series.

DQE Licensing and Distribution  division has concluded several global and regional deals for in-door and out-door toys, plush toys, games, publication, home video and many other licensing deals. DQE has a library of over 600 hours of iconic global properties through its IP development and co-productions. This includes famous brands such as The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, The New adventures of Lassie, Little Nick, Little Prince, Tara Duncan, Casper’s Scare School, Iron Man, Skyland, Mikido, Sandra, Pinky & Perky, Large Family, Donkey Ollie, Pet Pals, And Yet It Moves, Little Leonardo and many more.

Our licensing and distribution efforts are proving increasingly successful on a global scale and have created long term and sustained value for DQE by forging new partnerships across various markets, platforms and product categories like international Home Video distribution, Publishing, Licensing and Merchandising.

DQE’s Feature Film division  is the new initiative of the company to expand its product mix to include animated feature films. DQE’s 3D feature film vertical under DQE International, Ireland recently produced The Prodigies, a 3D stereoscopic animated feature for Onyx Films, Studio 37, Warner Bros & Fidélité Films - France. Currently the Company is in development of three 3D stereoscopic feature films for the world market

The first movie green lit from this new division is a $45 million stereoscopic 3D animated feature film based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale The Jungle Book. The film is in development with lead writing by Billy Frolick (Madagascar, Holy Cow), co-directors Jun Falkenstein (The Tigger Movie, The Smurfs, Despicable Me,) and Kevin Johnson (Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, Astro Boy, Stuart Little), and production designer James Hegedus (Shrek). The film will be Executive Produced by Eric Rollman, previously President of Marvel Animation and prior President, Fox Family/Saban Productions for over 15 years.