Tau Films and JHI- A Storied Alliance

JHI is the sister-company of Tau Films, an alliance of an Animation/VFX studio and an academy (with locations in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Los Angeles, and Vancouver). Its mission is  to  realize John Hughes' vision of educating artists, production, and technical staff in locations where Tau Films/JHI has a presence, and to  serve the global animation and VFX community.

John Hughes is the co-founder/President of Tau Films and of JHI. In 1987, he co-founded Rhythm & Hues (R&H), an Animation and VFX house that received 3 Academy Awards for Best VFX in 1995, 2008, and 2013. Since 200, JHI and its preceding entity, Rhythm & Hues University/RHU (2007-2012), have been creating global societies. 

"Building communities of Animation & VFX professionals" is the core tenet of John Hughes. 

• Tau Films, recruits qualified JHI program graduates/artists for VFX work on feature films and commercials. These recruits are not mandated by JHI to work for Tau Films, but choose Tau Films due to the nature of the projects and related potential for career advancement.
• A number of JHI faculty are Tau Films Leads/Supervisors, and they often become the supervisors of the new recruits in Animation & VFX projects, thereby continuing the learning and exchange process.
• JHI primarily uses production rigs/assets/elements derived from Tau Films productions that are battle-tested in production. This gives the students an opportunity to explore layers of complexity involved in production to match production quality.