• 1,800+
    Titles
  • 25
    Years
  • 7
    Locations
  • 2,200+
    Professionals

ORIGINAL FORCE

Founded in 1999 by Harley Zhao, Original Force is a global leader in game and CG content creation, delivering top-tier services to renowned clients worldwide.


Game Division:

We create stunning art and animations for AAA games, contributing to over 1,800 + projects. Notable works include God of War Ragnarök, Baldur's Gate 3, Call of Duty, Black Myth: Wukong, and The Last of Us franchise.


CG Division:

In animation, we've established a strong presence in Hollywood, contributing to DreamWorks' Dragons: Riders of Berk, the Tales of Arcadia trilogy, NeZha 2 (a 2025 global hit), and more. Our expertise spans films, TV series, and game cinematics.


Original Force continues to innovate, pushing the boundaries of creativity in the game and film industries across the globe.

CORPORATE EVENTS

We host a variety of employee interest clubs, offer top-notch facilities, and organize vibrant holiday activities. From music festivals, birthday parties, cultural tours, and traditional Hanfu attire days to masked karaoke nights, team-building trips, and park gatherings, there's always something to enjoy.

We also welcome pets and embrace individuality, creating a liberating and inclusive workplace.

Original Force—where happiness and dreams go hand in hand!
2025

Original Force continues to push the boundaries where technology and creativity converge, relentlessly driving innovation and excellence forward.


2024

Original Force marks a monumental milestone in 2024—celebrating its 25th anniversary with clients and partners in Vancouver, Canada, reflecting on a quarter-century of innovation, creativity, and growth.


This year also ushers in a new chapter as the company moves to a state-of-the-art campus, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a dynamic environment for creativity and collaboration. With these milestones, Original Force is poised for an ambitious future, continuing to push the boundaries of animation and gaming.


2023

Original Force once again proudly secured the national title and recognition, being selected for the sixth consecutive time as a "National Key Export Cultural Enterprise." Additionally, it was approved as a "National Postdoctoral Research Workstation."

In collaboration with Nanjing Cultural Investment Group, Original Force achieved a global milestone by digitally restoring the Liuli Pagoda at The Great Baoen Temple in a 1:1 scale, presenting the artistic essence of the Ming Dynasty's renowned "Number One Pagoda."


Pioneering the AIGC frontier, Original Force took the lead in unveiling various self-developed technological achievements such as the "Ultra-realistic Thousand-Person Scanning Data Package" and the "3D Digital Facial Expression Generator," contributing to the continuous improvement of industry efficiency.


2022

Original Force won the Golden Plane Tree Ten-Year Achievement Award and was selected as a key software enterprise in Jiangsu Province. 


The new season of "A Mortal's Journey" was released, attracting over 1.3 billion views and it won the "National Style Heritage Award" at the 19th China Animation Golden Dragon Awards. 

Self-developed High Fidelity 4D Scanning System officially unveiled.


2021

Original Force was nominated for Annie Awards for the third time for animating Wizards, one of a trilogy produced by Dream Works. 

Original Force was selected as a national “Little Giant” SRDI enterprise.

2020

Original Force co-produced the China's first 3D AI-powered anchor “Xin Xiaowei” with Xinhua News Agency and Sogou. 


2019

Produced A Mortal's Journey, the first animated drama series in China that used real human motion capture and real-time engine throughout production. 

Participated in the production of Tales of Arcadia: 3 below. 

Original Force artists were once again nominated for “Annie Awards for Best FX TV/Media”

2018

Original Force produced 30% of the full-process visual effect shots for Monster Hunt 2 and successfully created the two main CG characters, Wuba and BenBen. 


The Company partnered with Tencent in launching the production of the Monsters in the Forbidden City project. 

Two subsidiaries were set up in Wuhan and Thailand respectively. 

The Company started a dedicated R&D team to develop new technologies.

2017

One of Original Force's subsidiaries teamed up with Wanda to complete the production of Longjiang Legend, an interactive movie game provided in Harbin Wanda City, which marked the expansion of the business scope for Original Force. 

The Company dug deep into the Nacm real-time technology and integrated real-time live-action images into the virtual world of UE4.

2016

The Company participated in the production of Bilal, the first animated feature film in the Middle East, which was shortlisted for “the 89th Oscar Best Animated Feature Film Award”. 

A studio for real-time digital film and TV was founded, which became the first team in China to produce movies and TV episodes with Unreal Engine as the core.

2015

A subsidiary in Los Angeles was set up. 

The Company received an investment from an industry fund of Tencent. 


2014

Original Force participated in the animation production for the movie Monster Hunt 1. 

The Company set up a subsidiary in Chengdu.

Game outsourcing team expanded to more than 500 people

2013

The game CG trailer Asura, was showcased globally at SIGGRAPH. Original Force set up a subsidiary in the United States.

2012

Original Force artists were nominated for “Annie Awards for Best TV Character Animator”.

2011

Started to collaborate with DreamWorks to produce the TV series: How to Train your Dragon.

1999

Original Force was founded by Harley Zhao in Nanjing

2024

Original Force marks a monumental milestone in 2024—celebrating its 25th anniversary with clients and partners in Vancouver, Canada, reflecting on a quarter-century of innovation, creativity, and growth.


This year also ushers in a new chapter as the company moves to a state-of-the-art campus, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a dynamic environment for creativity and collaboration. With these milestones, Original Force is poised for an ambitious future, continuing to push the boundaries of animation and gaming.


2025

Original Force continues to push the boundaries where technology and creativity converge, relentlessly driving innovation and excellence forward.


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