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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.

10 January 2020

Netflix’s The Witcher gets some VFX sorcery from Framestore

As part of its impressive slate of work for the best-known TV streaming services and media distributors, Framestore has delivered an extensive range of VFX for the hotly-anticipated Netflix series The Witcher.

9 January 2020

Framestore earns eight nominations at the 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards

Eight nominations across a diverse range of recent work in film, television, advertising and immersive projects for Framestore.

Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 18th Annual VES Awards

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL and THE LION KING Garner Most Feature Film Nominations.

7 January 2020

Nominations announced: EE British Academy Film Awards 2020

BAFTA has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards.

2 January 2020

Union Re-paint The Sistine Chapel for The Two Popes

Fernando Meirelles' Golden Globe-nominated The Two Popes received visual effects work from Soho based studio, Union VFX.

17 December 2019

Framestore Provides Ethereal VFX for Amazon Studio’s The Aeronauts

Framestore worked on VFX environments for The Aeronauts, the historical action-adventure directed by Tom Harper (Wild Rose, Peaky Blinders, War & Peace).

92ND OSCARS SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED

The 92nd Oscars® Shortlists in nine Awards have been announced, with categories 'Animated Short Film' and 'Visual Effects' among them.

16 December 2019

‘Return To Work’ Scheme for post & VFX returns for 3rd year in 2020

Participants will become part of the Equal Access Network and we will help facilitate further work opportunities and on-going support.

Cinesite announce new investment and financing of US$112m to enable the group to execute its five-year strategy

Cinesite announced today it has secured investment from Gryphion Capital Investments along with new banking facilities from Barclays and NatWest which amount to US$112m

FOCUS REPORTS RECORD GROWTH FOR FIFTH EDITION

Record attendance and exhibiting figures, an expanded conference programme, plus a range of international networking events all combined to make for a highly successful FOCUS 2019.

12 December 2019

Jellyfish Pictures Expands Becoming World’s Largest ‘Virtual’ VFX and Animation Studio

The new studio in Brixton bolsters Jellyfish Pictures’ capacity to 350 increasing staff numbers by 40%.

11 December 2019

Spotlight On… Axis Studios: Animated artistry cultivating creative careers

This month Axis Studios’ Director & Creative Head of Development Stephen Donnelly discusses his career journey, creative process and the company’s development of original IP.

8 December 2019

VFX industry fears Conservative’s skilled visa policy

Latest Conservative announcements on post-Brexit visas, fail to allay the worries of VFX industry