MUMBAI: Fortitude Entertainment Group, a developer in entertainment content from films to music, has entered a partnership with Ketan Mehta's animation company Maya Entertainment. The new company will be called Fortitude Maya.

"This partnership with Maya Entertainment is reflective of a further refinement of our long-term international business objectives. Maya Entertainment brings to the table a great infrastructure with Indian cost-efficiency; while Fortitude will manage the projects utilizing the skills and expertise of the greatest professionals in Hollywood. This will create a unique and successful business model for our animation division," said Fortitude Entertainment Group co-founder Lisa Marie Butkiewicz.

The first anticipated title to be released under the new partnership is scheduled for 2006.