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2 March 2020

Freefolk’s Seamless VFX For New Aldi Campaign

The visual effects team at Freefolk provided exquisite scenes for Aldi's new Ad Campaign, ‘You Might Like'.

ONE OF US CREATE ENCHANTING VFX FOR MATTEO GARRONE’S PINOCCHIO

Soho VFX studio One Of Us announce their involvement in Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio, ahead of its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

28 February 2020

CHEAT enriches Netflix series ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ with authentic ‘90s colour

The all-American coming-of-age Netflix comedy series from the producers of 'The End of the F**king World' and 'Stranger Things' was released on the 26th of February.

26 February 2020

Jellyfish Pictures Expands Northern Presence with New Studio in Sheffield

New studio opens following the ongoing development of Northern team having outgrown previous location after nine months.

19 February 2020

BLUEBOLT bring the drama with VFX FOR SKY’S COBRA

The Soho-based VFX studio BlueBolt was sole visual effects vendor for the new Sky original production, COBRA.

17 February 2020

CINESITE LISTED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES HSBC INTERNATIONAL TRACK 200

The VFX & feature animation studio has been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table.

10 February 2020

MPC Film wins Visual Effects Oscar for work on Sam Mendes’ 1917

Technicolor’s MPC has won the Oscar® for Visual Effects on 1917 at the 92nd Academy Awards.

5 February 2020

FRIENDS ELECTRIC ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF ARTIST AND DIRECTOR GREG BARTH

The full-service animation company (part of Electric Theatre Collective) welcomed the UK-based artist and director to the team.

Spotlight On…Union VFX: Boundless ambition and bold independence for over a decade

In our first Spotlight feature of 2020, Lucy Cooper, Managing Director of the London-based visual effects company Union VFX chats with UK Screen Alliance about the greatest successes of the company, and developing landscape of the industry as we move into a new decade.

4 February 2020

MPC Launches New VFX Division for Streaming and Episodic Content

Technicolor’s MPC announces the official launch of its new episodic visual effects division.

3 February 2020

MPC wins BAFTA for Special Visual Effects on 1917

Technicolor’s MPC win BAFTA for Special Visual Effects for 1917 at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

29 January 2020

Freefolk Provide VFX & Grade for New Campaign For GoDaddy

The team created the visual effects and worked on colour-grading for this quirky spot for web hosting company GoDaddy.

KIRI AND LOU TO LAUNCH IN THE UK

CAKE has announced the UK premiere of award-winning stop motion preschool series Kiri and Lou.

28 January 2020

DNEG appoints Paul Riddle as VFX Supervisor of DNEG TV in London

Riddle is set to join the award-winning DNEG TV team after over 20 years working with the visual effects and animation company.

27 January 2020

Numerous Projects at 2020 Sundance Used Blackmagic Design

More than 50 projects at this year's film festival used Blackmagic Design gear.

24 January 2020

Clear Cut Group completes technical upgrade

Post production house Clear Cut Pictures has unveiled a glimpse at their completed Baselight studio in their West London facility.

23 January 2020

MPC Film submerges itself into Twentieth Century Fox’s new suspense thriller “Underwater”

Twentieth Century Fox’s Underwater follows the story of a small crew of deep-sea miners, trapped in a rapidly flooding structure following a devastating earthquake, who face more than the rough surrounding elements to fight for their survival.

Elstree Studios Expansion at Borehamwood and Sky Studios Elstree moves forward

Hertsmere Borough Council grant planning permission to Elstree Studios for two new superstages at the Elstree Studios Borehamwood site, and Sky reveal plans for new studio complex.

22 January 2020

CINESITE London DELIVERS MONSTERS & MAGIC FOR THE WITCHER

Cinesite filled The Continent with dangerous monsters and powerful images for the much talked-about Netflix series The Witcher, based on writer Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy books.

17 January 2020

MPC FILM HONOURED WITH MULTIPLE OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR VFX

Technicolor’s MPC leads the 2019 visual effects competition with VFX Academy Award nominations for The Lion King and 1917.