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28 November 2018

UK Screen Alliance launches £100,000 apprenticeship training fund

UK Screen Alliance is announcing today its Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund, to be known as the ALT Fund. This pot which will be at least £100,000 is to be made available for apprenticeship training in small and medium sized VFX, post and animation companies. Applications are welcome from member and non-member companies.

Britain’s creative industries contribute over £100 billion to UK economy says new DCMS figures

New figures reveal Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s sectors are now worth £268 billion, having contributed a record-breaking £101.5 billion to the economy in 2017, new figures show.

26 November 2018

MPC create enchanting world and characters for Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

London-based visual effects studio MPC Film give an insight into their visual effects in Disney's The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, with before and after stills of character and CG environments work.

16 November 2018

Spotlight On…Freefolk: VFX & post studio celebrating 15 winning years

Freefolk is an Emmy-award winning post & VFX company, with creative artists, technicians, producers based in London and New York, using post production as their 'toolbox'. They work closely with clients in the advertising, film, TV and music industries, and provide a full service post production and VFX offering high-end colour grading, 2D & 3D visual effects, shoot supervision, animation, design, direction and concept.

13 November 2018

New research investment aims to provide boost for UK’s Creative Industries

Nine Creative Industries clusters across eight UK cities to bring creative hubs together with researchers and businesses

Artem SFX marks more than three decades in business with appointment of new directors

Artem promotes three internal candidates to Board.

24 October 2018

Netflix recruiting Accounting trainees to join UK Production Department

Netflix is looking to recruit a select group of trainees with the right skills and experience, to work in the accounts department on their productions across the UK.

16 October 2018

Walter Campbell joining MPC to aid development of ‘end to end’ production house

Walter Campbell, the creative director behind the Guinness ‘Surfer’ ad (1999) has been announced to be joining MPC London as Creative Head of Business Development.

14 October 2018

Colourist Chris Rodgers joining Encore London

The grading artist will join the colour team at Encore London’s Wardour Street location.

10 October 2018

First content for Magic Leap 3D board game unveiled

Framestore proudly presents 'Air New Zealand Fact or Fantasy? The Fantastical Game of New Zealand', the studio’s first content for the Magic Leap One.

8 October 2018

New BFI Screen Business Report shows UK Tax reliefs help fuel boom in UK Screen Industries

An independent new report published today demonstrates the huge value of the government tax reliefs across the UK’s screen industries, seeding unprecedented levels of production, creating thousands of jobs, growing businesses and infrastructure, generating record levels of inward investment, boosting exports of UK productions and services internationally and creating spillover benefits for other industries.

Framestore appoints Suzanne Jandu Head of 2D

Framestore is pleased to welcome Suzanne Jandu as Head of 2D in London, working across its Advertising, Television and Immersive divisions.

Visual Effects creates value in excess of £1billion per year for the UK economy

According to the new Screen Business report released today, the UK’s Visual Effects (VFX) industry generates more than one billion pounds of added value for the UK economy. This shows VFX to be a vital component of the UK’s successful film, TV and advertising industries.

7 October 2018

MPC Film’s Character Lab Team Creates Wolves and Ice Age Animals for Studio 8’s Alpha

Working closely with Production VFX Supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun, MPC Film’s visual effects team were given the challenge of creating 16 photoreal characters and five environments for the Ice Age world of Studio 8’s Alpha.

Framestore Conquers El Capitan in 360° for National Geographic Documentary Films’ ‘Free Solo’

Framestore and National Geographic Documentary Films are excited to announce the premiere of Free Solo 360° which debuted September 21 at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival.

Cinesite has named Caroline Garrett head of its London VFX studio

The accomplished production executive will handle day-to-day operations for the London VFX studio after nearly a decade with the company.

1 October 2018

Gorilla does Online and Finishing for the New Season of Doctor Who

This autumn sees an exciting collaboration between BBC Studios and the Cardiff based post-production company for long running sci-fi drama.

Production Innovation for Immersive Content Competition

Andrew Chitty, Challenge Director for Audience of the Future, and Creative Economy Champion at AHRC, spoke to UK Screen Alliance on the potential of immersive media.

26 September 2018

Test driving the future: Framestore and Noitom achieve Hyper Reality for Volkswagen Group China Import

Framestore proudly presents the VW Touareg Hyper Reality Test Drive, unveiled September 26th in Zhuhai, China.

25 September 2018

Anthony Gibbs promoted to Creative Director at Framestore

Framestore is pleased to announce the promotion of Anthony Gibbs to Creative Director, from his previous position of Design Director.