India-headquartered Basilic Fly Studio (BFS) hires Christina Graham as MD for their Europe offices. Graham coming aboard at BFS is set to power the studio’s global vision and allied strategies.
Basilic Fly Studio, founded in 2013, has operations in India (Chennai and Pune), Canada (Vancouver, BC) and UK (London). The VFX studio has chalked out a strategic roadmap for mid to long-term growth including expansion into computer graphics, such as creature builds, animation, environments and FX.
Graham has 17+ years’ experience working with MPC and Method Studios. Christina spent most of her VFX career working for MPC taking on several decision making and strategic roles, including VFX producer and executive producer on several major feature films. Prior to joining BFS, she served as global executive producer at MPC. Prestigious projects Christina has worked on include The Jungle Book (2016), Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2017), All the Money in the World (2017), The Lion King (2019), The One and Only Ivan (2020), to name a few.
“Our vision needs a strategic thinker who is also a doer. We see Christina to possess these two capabilities. Her prior experiences with renowned VFX studios are sure to bring our strategies to fruition. We wish her the very best in this new role,” said BFS founder and MD R Balakrishnan.
“This is an exciting period of our studio’s growth trajectory. We find Christina well-aligned with what we want to do globally. Her work as BFS MD – Europe is a shot in the arm for our overseas expansion plans,” said BFS director and COO Yogalakshmi Sundaram.
“Christina has the unique background of arts and business acumen. Her joining BFS is a big win for our studio’s strategy and its execution,” said BFS studio head D Prabhakar.
Graham brings unique skills to the table; these include her ability to collaborate with creative talent as well as management teams of VFX studios. Her experience of working with teams across London, India and Montreal studios, building relationships, creating strategic partnerships and growth are likely to benefit BFS immensely.
