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9 June 2022

DNEG to Launch ‘xSTUDIO’ as Open Source Project

DNEG, today outlined plans for the upcoming launch of xSTUDIO, a modern, flexible and feature-rich playback and review application designed to meet the needs of content creators throughout the production process.

14 March 2022

DNEG Scores BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects on “Dune”

Visual Effects Studio Led VFX Work on Four Out of the Five Nominated Films for Special Visual Effects.

10 March 2022

DNEG Wins Big at Visual Effects Society Awards with Seven Honors

Visual Effects Leader Honored with Awards for Work on ‘Dune,’ ‘Last Night in Soho’ and ‘Foundation’

9 February 2022

DNEG Honored With Two Academy Award® Nominations for Best Visual Effects

DNEG, a leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio for the creation of feature film, television and multiplatform content, has received two nominations for the 94^th Academy Awards.

19 May 2021

Erika Burton joins DNEG as EVP, VFX – Global Head of Studios

Visual effects and animation company DNEG has announced the appointment of Erika Burton as Executive Vice President, VFX - Global Head of Studios.

26 April 2021

DNEG take home sixth Oscar win with ‘TENET’

On 26 April 2021, the 93rd Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles and saw a plethora of film industry talent awarded for their excellence in front of and behind the camera, including VFX company DNEG receiving their sixth Academy Award in the last seven years for visual effects leader.

12 April 2021

DNEG WINS ‘SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS’ BAFTA FOR WORK ON ‘TENET’

Over the weekend, the DNEG team were awarded the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects, for their work on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’.

26 February 2021

DNEG Feature Animation bolsters senior creative team with two new appointments

Animation studio appoints Archie Donato as VFX Supervisor and Ted Ty as Global Head of Character Animation.

23 February 2021

DNEG to develop first animated adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”

New adaptation to be helmed by Academy Award winner William Joyce, with writer Brian Selznick and DNEG Feature Animation.

16 February 2021

DNEG AND XR ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO DIMENSION ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP

Deal gives filmmakers access to revolutionary volumetric production studios and industry-leading virtual content creation for feature film, episodic and animation projects.

24 November 2020

DNEG connect science and the silver screen with release of new black hole imagery

The multi-award-winning visual effects and animation company's visuals created for Christopher Nolan’s 2014 film ‘Interstellar’ correspond to the first image of an actual black hole.

11 November 2020

DNEG appoint Paul Salvini as Global Chief Technology Officer

DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies, has appointed Paul Salvini as Global Chief Technology Officer as part of the next stage of the firm’s global development.

10 August 2020

DNEG teams up with Dimension for Virtual Production LED Stage test

DNEG has joined forces with Dimension Studio, Unreal Engine, ARRI, Mo-Sys, 80six, ROE, Brompton Technologies and Malcolm Ryan to explore the future of filmmaking, using LED stages and real-time engines for virtual production.

28 January 2020

DNEG appoints Paul Riddle as VFX Supervisor of DNEG TV in London

Riddle is set to join the award-winning DNEG TV team after over 20 years working with the visual effects and animation company.

2 July 2019

‘Media Company of the Year’ awarded to DNEG at the Evening Standard Business Awards 2019

Visual Effects company DNEG received the award at a ceremony celebrating companies making valuable advances in their fields.

28 June 2019

DNEG team gains Production VFX Supervisor of ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Logan’ in London

Visual effects, animation, and stereo conversion company Double Negative welcomes Senior VFX Supervisor Chas Jarrett.

13 June 2019

VFX Animation team at DNEG is bolstered with high-profile creative hires

DNEG has announced a series of strategic senior appaointmen to its VFX Animation team, in London and Montréal.

23 May 2019

DNEG hires New Head of Character Animation Andrew Gordon

DNEG has announced their appointment of Andrew Gordon, creator of iconic characters for Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo, as Head of Character Animation for their Feature Animation team in London.

2 May 2019

DNEG shortlisted for the Evening Standard Business Awards 2019

DNEG have been short listed for best Media Company of the Year in the 2019 Evening standard Business Awards.

25 February 2019

Double Negative Wins the Best Visual Effects Oscar for Work on First Man

DNEG’s Academy Award-winning VFX Supervisor Paul Lambert and DNEG DFX Supervisor Tristan Myles accepted the award for ‘Best Visual Effects’ for their outstanding in-camera FX work on ‘First Man’, alongside Miniature Effects Supervisor Ian Hunter, and Special Effects Supervisor J.D. Schwalm.