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- Dexter Studios Co.,Ltd. is a South Korea-based company specializing in content development and production, primarily focusing on visual effects (VFX) for film, television, animation, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR). The company offers a comprehensive range of services including VFX production for films and TV, IP incubation, and a one-source-multi-use platform for various media. Its core product portfolio encompasses pre-production, production supervision, and post-production services; visualization, virtual art department, and LED stage services; digital color grading, image mastering, and digital imaging consultation; and sound services such as channel surround mixing, ADR, voice recording and editing, sound design, Foley recording, and custom SFX location sound recording. Dexter Studios also develops immersive digital heritage content, exhibition and show-type content, and distributes VR/AR content. The company operates primarily in South Korea with distribution extending to overseas markets including China.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in South Korea, Dexter Studios has expanded its business segments into virtual production, digital intermediate, and sound services, operating through multiple business divisions with over 300 employees. Recent major developments include the acquisition of a 66.73% stake in Krema Worldwide to enhance VFX-driven content capabilities and enter the global advertising and immersive content market. Dexter has also secured strategic partnerships and co-investment roles with major media players such as CJ ENM, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EmTek Inc. to lead future virtual production initiatives. Additionally, Dexter Studios partnered with Amazon's MGM Studios to deliver in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) on a Hollywood project, becoming the first Korean studio to do so, showcasing its advanced virtual production technology. The company launched a new virtual production facility, D1 Studio, and is developing its own intellectual properties (IPs) and a media art project aimed at the growing media art market. Dexter Studios also acquired Opinno Marketing to strengthen its AI-powered marketing and MarTech capabilities, reflecting a strategic shift towards integrating AI and data-driven marketing solutions.
The company's operations span entertainment content creation, sound design, virtual and augmented reality content production, and immersive media arts, positioning Dexter Studios as a total content creation studio in Korea with an expanding global footprint in film, TV, VR/AR, and marketing services. Its subsidiary Dexter Pictures supports IP planning and development efforts. Dexter Studios remains focused on technological innovation and strategic partnerships to drive growth in the entertainment production industry and adjacent sectors. It remains listed under the ticker 206560.KQ on the Korean stock exchange.