What Heavens Entertainment does

Heavens Entertainment (Heavens Pte. Ltd.) is a Singapore-based film production company founded in 2016 by Rich Ho, with a reported headcount of 11–50 employees. The studio's core product is the 98-minute original sci-fi feature HEAVENS: THE BOY AND HIS ROBOT, which underwent a 12-year production cycle from concept (2012) to commercial completion in 2025. The project is positioned as Singapore's first feature-length mecha animation and has been built using a proprietary GPU-based real-time rendering pipeline developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, Sony, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The commercial surface spans theatrical distribution (Japan release via Aeon Cinemas, festival circuit including BIFAN), worldwide sales representation by Prestige International Pictures, and a consumer-products line under the TeamStrike! brand (first model kit launched February 2025). The HEAVENS franchise is explicitly architected for multi-format extension — the company cites 90% asset reusability and references planned episodic series and games. Trademarks were registered in 2018 across multiple classes to anchor the IP. A Dolby Atmos theatrical mix was completed for the 2025 release.

Revenue mechanics are typical for an independent animation studio: one-time theatrical license fees, transaction-based worldwide sales commissions, and merchandise licensing. The company has not disclosed external investors or funding rounds, leaving it privately capitalized. Forward strategy rests on converting a single completed feature into a multi-product franchise while expanding geographic reach from Singapore and Japan to a global sales footprint via Prestige.

Name

Heavens Entertainment

Legal name

Heavens Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://heavensentertainment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heavens Entertainment is a Singapore-based independent animation studio that produces original sci-fi feature films using proprietary GPU real-time rendering, anchored by the HEAVENS franchise and extending into merchandise and worldwide distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feature Film Production

akta.pro primary industry

Immersive/Interactive Animation (AR/VR/Real-Time) (MPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game Engines (General-Purpose & Real-Time 3D) (MPAFAFAA)

Keywords

• Feature film production
• Sci-fi franchise
• GPU rendered films
• Mecha action cinema
• Film merchandise licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Theatrical Distribution: Theatrical releases in cinemas, including unprecedented second cinema release in Japan through Aeon Cinemas. International distribution through Prestige International Pictures.
2. Merchandise Licensing: Model kit licensing to TeamStrike! (Kyoto-based company) for character merchandise. Franchise extensions planned including collectible merchandise.
3. Franchise Expansion: HEAVENS universe planned to expand across movies, episodic series, interactive digital games, and collectible merchandise using shared digital assets.
4. Film Sales Agent: Worldwide sales representation through Prestige International Pictures, a Hollywood-based international film sales company representing the movie to distributors worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Heavens Entertainment produces and distributes the feature film "HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot," a 98-minute sci-fi action-adventure directed by Rich Ho and built using proprietary GPU-based real-time rendering workflows. The company operates the broader HEAVENS® franchise spanning additional movies, episodic series, interactive digital games, and licensed collectible merchandise (e.g., the Little Dragon model kit produced by TeamStrike!).

Product overview

Heavens Entertainment operates as a film production company with a franchise strategy. The core product is the feature film 'HEAVENS: THE BOY AND HIS ROBOT' (2025), a 98-minute sci-fi adventure created over 12 years using GPU-based real-time rendering technology. This flagship film serves as the entry point to the broader HEAVENS® franchise, which encompasses interconnected stories across multiple entertainment platforms including movies, episodic series, interactive digital games, and collectible merchandise like the Little Dragon model kit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HEAVENS Universe: An entertainment franchise encompassing interconnected stories across movies, episodic series, interactive digital games, and collectible merchandise.
• HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot

Products and services

• HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot 98-minute sci-fi action-adventure feature film directed by Rich Ho about a struggling young pilot and his fighter robot Little Dragon navigating a fractured universe to bring peace to the stars; blends action, humor, and heartfelt emotion as a family adventure and is known as 'Mechaverse: Shōnen to Robotto [メカバース：少年とロボット]' in Japan.
• HEAVENS® Franchise A transmedia franchise built around interconnected stories told across entertainment platforms including movies, episodic series, interactive digital games, and collectible merchandise, with characters and digital assets designed for 90% reusability across multiple media platforms.
• Little Dragon Model Kit Character model kit produced by TeamStrike! (Kyoto, Japan) under license from Heavens Entertainment, featuring the Little Dragon robot character from the movie HEAVENS: THE BOY AND HIS ROBOT.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Singapore film at Fantasporto, Fantasia, Les Utopiales de Nantes, and BIFAN festivals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prestige International PicturescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Hollywood-based international film sales company representing HEAVENS: THE BOY AND HIS ROBOT worldwide to film distributors. Part of their very first slate of films represented worldwide.
• Aeon CinemascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Japan's largest cinema group that provided the unprecedented 'Miracle release' - second cinema wide release of the Japanese dubbed version across Japan.
• Chō Tokimeki SendenbuminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Popular Japanese girl group that performed Japanese theme song 'Sora', composed by Grammy Award winner Masa Takumi. Participated in Tokyo Comic-Con stage show to introduce the movie.
• TeamStrike!minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2023Kyoto-based model kit company that discovered the movie in 2023 and reached out to license characters for production. First batch released in February 2025. Enables merchandise expansion for franchise.
• TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATIONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Japan's most established production studio (known for Spirited Away, Lost in Translation) created Japanese voice production of the film. Produced the 'Anime All-Stars Edition' with top Japanese voice actors including Natsuki Hanae, Kensho Ono, Ai Fairouz, Kenjiro Tsuda, and Toshiyuki Morikawa.
• RESIN VFXcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Australian VFX studio partnered in 2019 for visual effects creation. Had been doing their own research around GPU technology usage in VFX workflow. Adopted GPU technology to work on HEAVENS, successfully creating massive crowds and environments in a fraction of typical time.
• THE POST LOUNGEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Australian post-production partner that helped bring HEAVENS visually to life through post-production services.
• BOOM TRACKScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Created the entire soundscape and enhanced action and excitement with Dolby Atmos Cinema Sound. Sound mix officially certified by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. on June 4, 2025.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Key R&D technology partner for GPU development. Contributed technical expertise and equipment during the R&D phase (2013-2015) for developing GPU-based film production workflow.
• SonycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Key R&D partner providing technical expertise and equipment during the GPU workflow research and development phase (2013-2015).
• Nanyang Technological University's MAGIC CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Singapore's leading researchers from NTU's Multi-plAtform Game Innovation Centre conducted extensive R&D with GPUs and other filmmaking technology from 2012-2015.
• OTOy's OctaneRendercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Technology partner providing OctaneRender software during R&D phase for GPU-based rendering workflow development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Studio Ponoc: Japanese independent animation studio founded by ex-Studio Ghibli staff (Mary and the Witch's Flower, Modest Heroes). Comparable as an indie Japanese animation studio building a multi-film feature slate and competing against larger incumbents.
• Tonko House: Independent feature animation studio (Oni, The Imaginary). Comparable to HEAVENS as a small-team, technology-driven indie animation studio pursuing feature-length work and franchise ambitions.

Direct peers

• Polygon Pictures: Japanese CGI animation studio (Knights of Sidonia, Ajin, Godzilla anime trilogy). Comparable to HEAVENS as a Japan-anchored CGI animation house producing mecha/sci-fi feature and episodic content for international buyers, with similar transmedia ambitions.
• Marza Animation Planet: Sega-owned CG animation studio (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Resident Evil CG films). Comparable as a Japanese CG-first animation studio producing feature-length sci-fi content with international co-production and theatrical distribution.
• LAIKA: Oregon-based independent feature animation studio (Coraline, Kubo). Directly comparable as a privately-held, single-studio-feature animation house using proprietary technology and pursuing multi-film franchise ambitions from a non-Hollywood base.
• Bandai Namco Filmworks: Japanese mecha anime studio behind the Gundam franchise. Directly comparable to HEAVENS in targeting the mecha/sci-fi action-adventure category with theatrical releases, model kit merchandise, and pan-Asian distribution — the genre anchor HEAVENS is explicitly designed to compete in.
• Sunrise (Sunrise Beyond): Long-running Japanese anime studio known for Gundam and Code Geass. Directly comparable on mecha IP, theatrical/anime release strategy, and model kit (Gunpla) merchandising that anchors franchise economics.

Broad incumbents

• Skydance Animation: Animation arm of Skydance Media (Luck, Spellbound). Comparable as a newer, technology-forward feature animation studio building a multi-film slate and pushing tech-led production workflows, though operating at significantly larger scale and budget.
• Illumination: Universal-owned feature animation studio (Despicable Me, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets). Relevant incumbent comparable on family-targeted feature animation with mass-merchandising economics HEAVENS is trying to build.
• DNEG: Global VFX and animation house working on tentpole sci-fi/fantasy features and original IP. Comparable as a technology-led content and VFX provider bridging real-time pipelines with feature-grade visual output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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