Mofac Studios

What Mofac Studios does

MOFAC Studios (모팩스튜디오) is a Seoul-based content technology company that operates a virtual production studio and produces animated feature films. The company runs two core service lines — VFX production for film (with 25 years of experience across 250+ projects) and Unreal Engine-based virtual production services delivered through its Mercury Stage studio — and has extended into original IP with its 2025 animated feature 'The King of Kings,' which ranked #2 at the North American box office in its opening week and reached 1.24 million Korean admissions.

Its underlying technology stack combines Unreal Engine with Lumen real-time global illumination, a proprietary SSEN (Storycraft System for Enhanced Narratives) for pre-visualization story validation, performance capture integrated with theatrical-style continuous acting, and in-house AI tools embedded at each pipeline stage (distinct from off-the-shelf generative AI). CTO Park Young-soo has publicly stated that pre-release test scores nearly matched post-release audience ratings, positioning real-time VP as the studio's core technical differentiator. CEO Jang Sung-ho is a 1st-generation Korean VFX professional who directed the studio's first feature.

Revenue derives from four streams: feature animation production and distribution (one-time licensing), VFX professional services, virtual production solutions (planning through post-production), and IP licensing/royalties via merchandise, exhibitions, and future international releases. The go-to-market combines wide theatrical distribution in North America (competing directly with Disney/Pixar/DreamWorks), enterprise sales to global studios, industry-conference outreach (GCON), and direct-to-consumer retail via popup stores and experiential exhibitions (e.g., Giantstep partnership at Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport). In October 2025 the company raised approximately USD 4.2 million (6 billion KRW) from Altos Ventures to scale AI/VP R&D, feature animation production, and global distribution, primarily into North America.

Name

Mofac Studios

Legal name

MOFAC STUDIOS

Website

https://mofacstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MOFAC Studios is a Seoul-based content technology company offering Unreal Engine virtual production, VFX services, and original animated feature films. It serves global film studios and distributors, anchored by its breakout 2025 IP 'The King of Kings.'

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation and Virtual Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Content & Engine Services (Unreal/Unity, Real-Time Rendering Pipelines) (MPADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA), VFX Supervision & On-Set VFX Services (MPAHABAA), In-Camera VFX (ICVFX) Systems Integration & Workflows (MPAHADAE), Virtual Production & LED Volume Services (Stage Ops, ICVFX, Real-Time Camera/Tracking) (MPADAHAB)

Keywords

• Virtual production services
• Visual effects production
• Animated feature films
• Real-time content pipeline
• Unreal Engine workflows

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Feature Animation Production & Distribution: Producing and distributing original animated feature films globally, with 'King of Kings' achieving #2 box office ranking in North America and 1.24M cumulative viewers in Korea.
2. VFX Services: Providing VFX (visual effects) services for films, having completed over 250 film VFX projects over 25 years for clients in Korea and internationally.
3. Virtual Production Solutions: Offering virtual production services including project solutions, creative concept art, pitchvis, studio setup consulting, and VFX work. Provides customized solutions from planning to post-production stages.
4. Licensing & IP Royalties: Generating revenue through IP licensing including 'King of Kings' merchandise popup stores, experiential exhibitions, and future religious-season releases in non-English speaking countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MOFAC Studios provides VFX (visual effects) production services, virtual production services built on an Unreal Engine-based real-time pipeline, and original animated feature film production. Its work spans 25 years and 250+ film VFX projects, with its first original animated feature, 'The King of Kings' (2025), achieving #2 at the North American box office opening week. The studio offers end-to-end virtual production from previsualization and performance capture to virtual camera work, augmented by a proprietary story-validation system called SSEN.

Product overview

MOFAC Studios is a content technology company offering a unified platform combining virtual production services and VFX production. The core offering consists of the Virtual Platform services built on Unreal Engine, featuring Mercury Stage studio and the SSEN storytelling system, supported by a real-time content production pipeline. The company integrates film VFX, cinematics, and animation production workflows into a single unified system. Their notable product is the animated feature 'The King of Kings' (2025), produced using their VP pipeline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VFX Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Pre-release internal test scores nearly matched post-release audience ratings, demonstrating perfect story validation capability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GiantstepminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2025Giantstep served as the main organizer for the 'King of Kings' experiential exhibition 'The Greatest Love' at Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport, providing Top Tier VFX technology, Real-Time Immersive technology, and AI-based real-time virtual human implementation.
• Epic GamescoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic Games provided Megagrant support enabling MOFAC Studios to adopt the Unreal Engine-based virtual production pipeline. MOFAC utilizes Epic Games' Unreal Engine with Lumen real-time rendering technology as the core of their virtual production system.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Base FX: China-based VFX and animation studio with feature film credits comparable to MOFAC's 250+ VFX project history. Most direct geographic and scale peer, operating VFX services plus animation IP in the Asia-Pacific theater.
• Studio Gale: Korean animation and VFX studio behind hit animated features (e.g., Puss in Boots franchise contributions, The Fake, Leafie). Direct comparable as a Korean VFX/animation hybrid pursuing feature IP, and a natural local competitor for talent and box office.
• Macrok universe (Macrograph): Korean animation and VFX studio with major feature credits (e.g., Frozen 2, Avengers). Closest Korean-headquartered peer in terms of VFX-services-plus-original-feature-animation strategy and headcount scale.

Broad incumbents

• Weta FX: New Zealand-based VFX and virtual production powerhouse behind Avatar and Lord of the Rings. Comparable as a large-scale VFX services and VP studio with proprietary pipelines, scaling well beyond MOFAC but operating in the same service-and-IP sandbox.
• Digital Domain: Hollywood VFX and immersive content studio with credits on major theatrical features. Comparable as an established VFX services provider expanding into proprietary IP and VP workflows.
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): Lucasfilm's VFX and virtual production arm with decades of cinematic VFX leadership and StageCraft LED-volume technology. Direct strategic comparable in the VP-services-plus-IP space, though substantially larger and more diversified than MOFAC.
• DNEG: Global VFX and post-production services firm with strong feature film VFX credentials and growing virtual production capabilities. Comparable as a multi-hundred-million-dollar VFX services company pursuing feature IP and VP workflows in parallel.
• MPC (Moving Picture Company): Long-established feature film VFX and animation house (now part of Technicolor). Comparable as a global VFX services provider with episodic and feature reel credentials similar to MOFAC's 250+ film history.
• Framestore: UK-headquartered VFX, animation, and immersive content studio with Oscar-winning feature work and growing VP offerings. Comparable across the VFX-plus-animated-feature-services dimension.

Regional players

• Yepeto (Formerly CJ ENM / Pinkfong): Korean animation ecosystem (CJ ENM's animation efforts; Pinkfong as a major K-animation IP holder like Baby Shark). Indirect comparables reflecting the Korean animation IP distribution and global box office ecosystem in which MOFAC competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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