Burn and Godwin-Alvarez join team as Creative Technology Supervisor and VFX Supervisor
JFX, one of the UK’s leading boutique VFX studios, today announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Matt Burn and Carl Godwin-Alvarez as Creative Technology Supervisor and VFX Supervisor respectively. The appointments follow a period of continued growth for the company and demonstrate the studio’s commitment to investing in top creative talent, alongside emerging technologies to create a robust and flexible infrastructure.
Burn joins JFX as Creative Technology Supervisor, bringing over 20 years of post-production, CG and VFX experience to the team. More recently, Burn has focused on hands-on work with emerging generative tools across live projects. In the newly created role, Burn will draw on his understanding of the ever-growing range of available tools to improve the creative process, implementing workflows that simplify and streamline the pipeline. Burn spent 17 years as CG Artist and Supervisor at Absolute Post, before joining Realtime as CG Supervisor, overseeing VFX on The Winter King and Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. In 2025, Burn rejoined Absolute as Creative Technologist, alongside his AI-led video work as ‘Oranguerillatan’, which saw him personally commissioned by Peter Gabriel to create the video for ‘Olive Tree’.
Godwin-Alvarez joins following a 13-year tenure at Absolute Post. Joining JFX’s roster of supervisors, Godwin-Alvarez brings a pragmatic approach to translating a client’s creative brief into actionable steps a team can execute, building workflows that let artists concentrate on creating rather than technical problem-solving. Godwin-Alvarez’s credits include MobLand, The Buccaneers and The Rig.
The appointments come at a pivotal point for JFX, 18 months on from its April 2025 launch. As its slate grows, the studio has been actively exploring how new technologies can strengthen the way it works. Generative tools form one part of that picture, alongside a wider focus on operational gains that free artists to concentrate on the craft. Burn and Godwin-Alvarez bring the experience to help shape that work, combining creative leadership with a practical understanding of how emerging tools can support it.
“JFX prides itself on its strong artistic culture, and every hire we make is instrumental in maintaining that. It is with enormous esteem we welcome Matt and Carl to the team. Their values and ambitions perfectly align with the company’s mission, while their years of experience and unrivalled skillsets further strengthen JFX, not only in the creative solutions we offer our clients, but in making our studio as resilient and streamlined as possible.”
Phil Greenlow, Managing Director at JFX
“Working alongside a forward-thinking group of exceptionally talented people and being part of a team that is embracing how emerging technology can enhance our craft, is incredibly important to me. While JFX is a relatively young studio, the crew brings a wealth of industry experience, passion and creative skill that informs every single project we work on. It’s exciting to be part of that, and to help shape how new technology can become a meaningful part of the creative process.”
Matt Burn
“Being part of the JFX journey offers the opportunity to work alongside such a talented, ambitious and collaborative team, while having the creative freedom to help shape both the company and the work we do. I’m excited to bring my own experience and ideas to the team, but equally, I’m looking forward to learning from the people around me and continuing to grow creatively and professionally.”
Carl Godwin-Alvarez
