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27 June 2019

Warner Bros. De Lane Lea open new dailies facility at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

Warner Bros. De Lane Lea have today announced that their new state-of-the-art dailies facility has opened its doors on-site at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

20 June 2019

Timeline TV North launches podcast offering at MediaCityUK

Awards-winning production facility Timeline TV North has recently expanded its MediaCityUK presence, becoming the fitst provider to offer high-end purpose designed podcast services.

18 June 2019

MPC London gains Yoomin Lee as Senior Colourist

Moving Picture Company (MPC) has bolstered their team with Yoomin Lee as their Senior Colourist, whose past work includes campaigns for Google, Valentino, FIFA and Samsung.

14 June 2019

Pitch 100 2019 list published

The Pitch 100 Superwomen List - an initiative launched to celebrate superwomen working behind the scenes in the creative industry - has been published this week.

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.

11 June 2019

UK’s Creative Industries set to grasp export opportunities as top 50 Createch ‘ones to watch’ list published

The first ever UK Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board (CITIB) strategy has been published today, pledging to boost creative industries goods and service exports by 50 per cent by 2023.

10 June 2019

New Managing director Appointed at Artem SFX

Mike Kelt, Chairman of Artem, the award-winning physical special effects company, has announced the appointment of Toby Stewart as Managing Director of the company.

3 June 2019

Spotlight On… The Finish Line: Champions of TV Post in it for the long run

This month we chat to Zeb Chadfield, CTO of The Finish Line, to find out more about their values and work processes, new kit, and his views on the changing landscape of post production in the UK.

Jellyfish Pictures Heads North With New Virtual Studio

BAFTA and multi-award winning VFX and animation studio, Jellyfish Pictures, has announced the opening of a new virtual animation facility in Sheffield.

30 May 2019

Vine FX Expand Their Cambridge Studio

Proving there's life beyond Soho, Vine FX announce their expansion into a new 2,000 sq ft VFX studio, doubling their capacity to 30 artists.

24 May 2019

Clear Cut Pictures strengthens Editing team with Online Editor Ben Salkeld

Clear Cut Pictures is welcoming a new addition to their team, Online Editor Salkeld, who has worked on multiple BAFTA nominated shows during his extensive career.

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.

21 May 2019

Axis Studios appoints Head of Communications

Axis Studios, the leading animation and visual effects studio behind the recent Netflix series 'Happy' and 'Love, Death and Robots - Helping Hand', has announced the appointment of Tracey la Cour as Head of Communications.

14 May 2019

Engineering Success with ACCESS: VFX

Non-Executive Director of ACCESS: VFX Amy Smith sheds some light on the cross-company initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the VFX & animation industries.

VFX Apprenticeships Made Easy

An industry event was held with UK Screen Alliance, NextGen Skills Academy, ACCESS: VFX and Westminster Kingsway College, supported by ScreenSkills, for everything companies need to about how to start recruiting and training VFX apprentices.

7 May 2019

Spotlight On… The Imaginarium Studios: The world-leading conjurers of mixed-reality storytelling

The Performance & Motion capture studio based Ealing Studios founded by Andy Serkis is leading the way globally, as a shining example of magical multifaceted innovation in mixed reality.

BBC’s ‘Bodyguard’ puts Peerless & Artem centre-stage for BAFTA’s Must-See Moment Award

With six nominees for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment, the shortlisted programmes for the award represent the most-talked about Television moments of 2018.

2 May 2019

Return to Work Scheme for Post & VFX gives 10 placements

Ten parents and carers have successfully completed paid placements within the Post Production and VFX sector as part of ScreenSkills Return To Work Scheme in association with Film London, concluded today with a networking lunch in partnership with UK Screen Alliance.

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.

1 May 2019

Freefolk’s Head of Colour, Paul Harrision returns to London

After a two year stint as an Englishman in New York, Freefolk’s multi award winning colourist, Paul Harrison is returning to their Soho studio.