Netflix announces layoffs in animation department and project cancellations

Netflixanimation unit enters Rebuild phase, streaming giant Admitted. As a result of the move, the company will cut unspecified number of work and cancel two projects It was in the pre-production stage.

a Netflix Representative confirmed plan without making it clear How many jobs do you have? If you are at risk of losing or being fired. it will start. but, company Information will be made public. next week.

In May, Netflix Announcement of reduction plan 300 million dollars With this year’s expenses.asked the employee be careful Their expenses include employmentalthough at the time it was ruled out that they intended to do so. Cut position.

This restructuring is are some of the changes in long term strategy The vice president of the unit is Karen Tolliverhas been running since she arrived in 2022.

Netflix aims to outsource some of its animation projects

in spite of change What she is making is Tolliver still trying to provide A fulfilling premiere work. To do this, she is considering: outsourcing model What the company submits part of that project To external producers.

Although, careful planning Haven’t been there yet revealedalso the names of possible ones production company The project targets offeredthese works Continue premiere at red n platform.

One of the projects that was temporarily canceled was “Tunga”created by Producer Godwin JavanweWhich Netflix won an award in 2019 Auction.

The plot is Myths of the Shona culture of Zimbabwe and rotate around it girl who will look for the place Inhabited by ancient spirits.the child wants to learn how summon the rain to save her tribe from danger drought.

the other one is Production stoppage was “Escape from Beverly Hills”a project that had not yet been announced. until now.

Entertainment industry crisis

In addition to, Netflix restructuring,entertainment industry facing crisis For a while.

Just earlier this week dreamworks animation announced that it would reduce 70 jobs. Amazon I will cut 1% of communication staffinclude prime video.

at the end of Septembervideo game developer epic games announced almost all personnel reductions 900 employees,and March, Disney started reconstruction planthis involved cutting around 7,000 jobs.

the result, strike by actor and Writer Unions, the film and television industry lost their surroundings 45,000 jobs. these, Reduction of 7,000 people in September and about 17,000 people in Augustby US Bureau of Labor Statistics.