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10 February 2020

MPC Film wins Visual Effects Oscar for work on Sam Mendes’ 1917

Technicolor’s MPC has won the Oscar® for Visual Effects on 1917 at the 92nd Academy Awards.

5 February 2020

FRIENDS ELECTRIC ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF ARTIST AND DIRECTOR GREG BARTH

The full-service animation company (part of Electric Theatre Collective) welcomed the UK-based artist and director to the team.

Spotlight On…Union VFX: Boundless ambition and bold independence for over a decade

In our first Spotlight feature of 2020, Lucy Cooper, Managing Director of the London-based visual effects company Union VFX chats with UK Screen Alliance about the greatest successes of the company, and developing landscape of the industry as we move into a new decade.

4 February 2020

MPC Launches New VFX Division for Streaming and Episodic Content

Technicolor’s MPC announces the official launch of its new episodic visual effects division.

3 February 2020

MPC wins BAFTA for Special Visual Effects on 1917

Technicolor’s MPC win BAFTA for Special Visual Effects for 1917 at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

31 January 2020

StoryFutures Academy Launches Skills for Immersive Experience Creation Report

First comprehensive report on immersive experience production reveals urgent need to develop UK’s talent pipeline.

29 January 2020

Freefolk Provide VFX & Grade for New Campaign For GoDaddy

The team created the visual effects and worked on colour-grading for this quirky spot for web hosting company GoDaddy.

KIRI AND LOU TO LAUNCH IN THE UK

CAKE has announced the UK premiere of award-winning stop motion preschool series Kiri and Lou.

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.

UK’s award-winning Visual Effects industry to be impacted by visa proposals

UK Screen Alliance CEO Neil Hatton weighs in on the Migration Advisory Committee's newly released report on a points-based immigration system and salary thresholds, and how the booming VFX industry may be affected.

27 January 2020

Numerous Projects at 2020 Sundance Used Blackmagic Design

More than 50 projects at this year's film festival used Blackmagic Design gear.

Annie Awards 2020 winners

The 47th Annie Awards announced their 2020 winners in California, Los Angeles, on the 25th of January.

24 January 2020

Clear Cut Group completes technical upgrade

Post production house Clear Cut Pictures has unveiled a glimpse at their completed Baselight studio in their West London facility.

23 January 2020

MPC Film submerges itself into Twentieth Century Fox’s new suspense thriller “Underwater”

Twentieth Century Fox’s Underwater follows the story of a small crew of deep-sea miners, trapped in a rapidly flooding structure following a devastating earthquake, who face more than the rough surrounding elements to fight for their survival.

Elstree Studios Expansion at Borehamwood and Sky Studios Elstree moves forward

Hertsmere Borough Council grant planning permission to Elstree Studios for two new superstages at the Elstree Studios Borehamwood site, and Sky reveal plans for new studio complex.

22 January 2020

Post-production industry apprenticeships ready for lift-off

A new apprenticeship standard for post production technical operators, which was championed by UK Screen Alliance, is set to launch on the 30th of January 2020.

CINESITE London DELIVERS MONSTERS & MAGIC FOR THE WITCHER

Cinesite filled The Continent with dangerous monsters and powerful images for the much talked-about Netflix series The Witcher, based on writer Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy books.

17 January 2020

MPC FILM HONOURED WITH MULTIPLE OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR VFX

Technicolor’s MPC leads the 2019 visual effects competition with VFX Academy Award nominations for The Lion King and 1917.

16 January 2020

Digital Orchard to hold ‘New Talent Bar’ at BSC for new industry entrants

Partnered with Illuminatrix, Women Behind The Camera, IMAGO, The British Blacklist and BECTU, the Digital Orchard New Talent Bar will be collectively brought to the 2020 BSC Expo.

13 January 2020

92ND OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced, the ceremony for which will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.