Triggerfish success a shallow one: iLIVE

Just wanted to comment on excerpts from the article 'Khumba' out to earn stripes by Katharine Child on October 1, 2013.

The article reads:

"People don't even realise there is a fully functioning animation studio in Bergvliet, Cape Town. We aim to be the best independent studio in the world."

Triggerfish retrenched almost all their animation staff at the end of February this year, some of whom are still unemployed. In light of this I fail to see how they have a "fully functioning" animation studio.

If they have employed new staff they are in contravention of the labour law in this country as I know of a number of the ex-staff who have not been re-employed (as is required by law).

"A big hit in Russia, Zambezia earned $28 million (R281 million) at the box office. Income from DVDs has not yet been added in."

If the movie earned so much money, how were so many staff retrenched? Where did the profits go?

Just thought your readers may need to be presented with both sides of the story, not just the rosy picture being portrayed by so many articles out there.

It is rather demoralising for individuals to read about the "success" of Triggerfish when they are no longer part of the organisation.

Most of the success should be attributed to the hard work they put into creating these films in any case.