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Two teams. One Vision. Zero Compromise. Most treat animation like a factory line—pre-production here, production there, post-production tacked on at the end. Not us. Where others see a segmented pipeline, we see a unified creative ecosystem. In which every decision made in pre-production reverberates from beginning to end through design, animation, and final delivery. It’s an integrated workflow that results in masterful execution. Studio Giggex and Simage Animation may have been founded continents apart, but we were drawn together by a shared obsession: that storytelling matters. What began in 2022 as a single collaboration evolved into something much deeper—a seamless partnership built on trust, taste, and relentless refinement. GXS is the result of two teams choosing to operate as one—merging precision with passion, speed with sophistication, and talent with skill. Our pipeline has been tested across a multitude of international productions and continues to deliver elevated results with surgical consistency. We work as a singular unit, carrying the vision of each project throughout the entire pipeline—no handoffs, no second-guessing, no compromises. The engine behind GXS

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GXS Productions’ Animation Journey with Sonic the Hedgehog

GXS Productions | Alan Wan | Christopher Luc | Jasmin Hernandez | Kevin Molina-Ortiz | Ruth Sik | and Yukio Kusumoto

Join GXS Productions for a behind-the-scenes look at our animation journey with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. We’ll share how a small, artist-led studio partnered with Sega to create Dark Beginnings and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, while building a streamlined production pipeline with storytelling at its core. The panel will cover our creative process, hybrid 2D/3D workflow, collaboration with international partners, production philosophy, and the techniques we use to achieve a cinematic, anime-inspired look. We’ll also offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek at our latest project, Sonic: Memories and Beyond, created in celebration of Sonic’s 35th Anniversary.

Skill Level: General Audience

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