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11 February 2021

Framestore bolsters technology team with real-time appointments

Grant Bolton and Alberto Aguado join the engine team as Lead Technical Director and Principal Engineer, becoming key players in Framestore’s latest innovative real-time projects.

27 January 2021

Framestore announces FUSE to redefine VFX workflows with real-time technology

FUSE (Framestore Unreal Shot Engine) will see the Oscar-winning creative studio produce a film entirely using an innovative new VFX pipeline built around Unreal Engine.

16 November 2020

Framestore delivers most ambitious VFX work to date for ‘The Crown’ Season 4

Having recreated Heathrow in the 1960s for the third series of The Crown, Framestore has returned to Netflix’s royal drama, providing VFX work on 230 shots throughout Season 4.

3 November 2020

Framestore adds the VFXmas magic for Argos Christmas campaign

High street giant Argos turned to Framestore to help bring the magic to its exciting festive 2020 Christmas commercial directed by James Rouse, a director who has a long-standing and successful relationship with the creative studio.

19 August 2020

Framestore brings the unfathomable to life for HBO’s Lovecraft Country

Working closely with the producers and show-runner Misha Green, Framestore provided a wide range of VFX which can be seen throughout the ten part HBO series.

29 July 2020

Emmy nomination for Framestore’s work on HBO’s Watchmen

As HBO’s Watchmen becomes the most-nominated show in the 72nd Emmy Awards, Framestore gets a nod for its work on the episode ‘See How They Fly’ with VFX Supervisor Ahmed Gharraph on the ticket for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.

2 July 2020

Framestore creates unique sequences for Libresse & Bodyform ‘#WombStories’ campaign film

Framestore partnered with advertising agency AMV BBDO, a part of the female-led team behind providing animation and live action VFX for the latest boundary-smashing campaign for Libresse & Bodyform.

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.

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).

25 October 2019

Framestore Welcomes Manne Öhrström to role of Global Head of Film Software

Framestore is not unfamiliar to Manne, as from 2007-2008 he worked at the company on the animated feature, The Tale of Despereaux.

18 October 2019

Framestore partner with Havas London to produce eye-opening CG visuals for Optrex

Directed by William Barlett, Framestore Pictures produced the latest, fully-CG commercial for eye care brand Optrex and advertising agency Havas London.

10 October 2019

Framestore helps realise a wonderland for latest Celebrity Cruises commercial

Framestore partnered with production company Iconoclast and advertising agency Lucky Generals on the latest dream-like commercial for Celebrity Cruises.

16 September 2019

Framestore celebrates Emmy win for Free Solo 360 in Interactive Media category

Framestore announces that Free Solo 360, a VR experience created in partnership with National Geographic, was awarded a Creative Arts Emmy this weekend.

24 April 2019

Framestore Pictures and GEICO get ready for Avengers: Endgame

In the newest GEICO and Avengers crossover, the second to be directed by Tom Routson of Framestore Pictures, we find the Gecko walking down a busy street and past a cinema where he sees a poster for the new Avengers: Endgame.

15 April 2019

Framestore helps deliver Justin Chadwick’s vision for new Idris Elba-fronted Sky commercials

Hollywood director Justin Chadwick teamed up with Idris Elba for Sky as it rolls out a new family-driven ad campaign starring the British icon. Life But Better is a series of three vibrant and colourful films for Sky’s first campaign with Mother, for which the advertising agency called on Framestore to provide VFX and a very important colour grade.

4 December 2018

Framestore projects solidify place in VFX Oscar Race long-list

While the Oscars might still be three months away, the race for the VFX Oscar is already heating up – with Framestore projects making up almost a third of the longlisted projects

3 December 2018

Framestore’s VFX wizardry shines in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Framestore makes a welcome return to Hogwarts for J.K.Rowling’s sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; having delivered 490 shots of VFX and animation across their sites in London and Montréal.

29 November 2018

Ian Bradley joins Framestore as Design Director

Framestore announces the hiring of Ian Bradley as Design Director, who will be based out of the company’s New York office.

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.