The acquisition brings trusted imaging and media workflow expertise to Cinelab’s growing service portfolio.
Cinelab Film & Digital the UK’s only full-service film laboratory, digital dailies, and postproduction facility, has acquired fluent/image, a respected provider of imaging services, media workflows, and developer of Coherence, a powerful automation platform for managing VFX pulls, QC and submissions.
With a reputation for innovation and reliability, fluent/image joins Cinelab to offer expanded support across feature films, episodic productions and high-end content creation. The move reflects a shared commitment to removing friction from complex workflows and providing greater clarity and control to production teams at every stage.
fluent/image brings a depth of expertise that complements our existing services perfectly. Whether you’re working on a tentpole feature or a high-end series, joined-up thinking between picture post and VFX is essential. fluent/image shares our obsession with quality and efficiency. Their team strengthens our ability to support clients across the full production pipeline, whether working on film, digital or hybrid projects. Together, we’re offering smarter, more scalable support at the point where it’s needed most.
Adrian Bull, CEO of Cinelab Film & Digital
fluent/image has delivered media and VFX workflows on major productions including The Martian, The Matrix Resurrections, Prometheus, The King’s Man, The Last Duel, Argylle, and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. The team specialises in high-performance media management across the full content lifecycle, including ingest, metadata indexing, editorial media oversight, version control, VFX turnover and submission workflows, archive creation, and secure infrastructure design. Their review solutions and automation tools have become trusted components of post pipelines for studios, streamers and production companies alike.
At fluent/image, we’ve always built tools and services that keep pace with the real-world challenges of production. Joining Cinelab allows us to scale those services and offer even closer support to our clients.
Jon Ferguy, founder of fluent/image
The integration is already underway, with fluent/image’s tools and expertise now integrated into Cinelab’s infrastructure, clients can expect faster turnarounds, fewer handover headaches, and greater confidence in managing complex workflows.
