Dexter Studio's 'COLONY' Invited to Cannes Film Festival with Technical Participation

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Dexter Studio (hereinafter Dexter), which provided technical support for a film, has been officially invited to the Cannes Film Festival.

On the 12th, Dexter announced its technical participation in the VFX (visual effects) and DI (Digital Intermediate, digital color grading) departments of the film 'COLONY', an official selection of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Director Yeon Sang-ho's 'COLONY' was invited to the Midnight Screening, a non-competitive section. The Midnight Screening, where 'COLONY' was selected, is a venue that carefully chooses a small number of works combining artistic merit and popular appeal for screening, marking a significant achievement two years after 'Veteran2' in 2024.

'COLONY' is a film about isolated survivors inside a building sealed off by an unidentified infection outbreak, fighting against infected individuals evolving in unpredictable forms. It is the latest work by director Yeon Sang-ho, who set a milestone for the Korean zombie genre with 'Train to Busan'. With the cast including Jeon Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-bin, Kim Shin-rok, and Ko Soo, the film has recorded pre-sales in 124 countries and is receiving significant attention both domestically and internationally.

Dexter was responsible for the VFX and DI of 'COLONY', contributing to maximizing the genre immersion of the zombie film. By achieving an organic combination of VFX and DI, the studio minimized the sense of dissonance between scenes and realized a unified cinematic experience, raising expectations for the film's completion.

Dexter has already received recognition for its technical capabilities at numerous global film festivals. The film 'Parasite', in which Dexter provided technical support in VFX, DI, and sound departments, won four awards at the Academy Awards. Dexter has also participated in many works that have garnered attention in the global market, such as 'Decision to Leave', 'Broker', and 'Train to Busan', which were invited to both the competitive and non-competitive sections of the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to 'Nothing Can Be Done', which was invited to the Venice International Film Festival and won the International Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, various other films featuring Dexter have advanced to major world film festivals, consistently achieving results.

Along with this, Dexter is expanding its foothold in post-production by participating not only in domestic films such as the 'Along with the Gods' series, 'Space Sweepers', 'Mogadishu', 'The Moon', and the 'Alienoid' series, but also in global projects including the overseas films 'The Wandering Earth', 'Monkey King 2', and 'Saint Seiya: The Beginning'. Recently, the company is expanding its influence not only in theatrical films but also in global OTT content, building a technology portfolio that transcends platform boundaries by participating in hit works such as Netflix's 'Squid Game', 'Kingdom', 'Gyeongseong Creature', 'Parasyte: The Grey', and Disney+'s 'Moving', 'The Light Shop', and 'Made in Korea'.

Meanwhile, the 79th Cannes Film Festival will be held in Cannes, France, starting May 12.

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