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12 March 2018

Freefolk Launch ‘Futurefolk’

Freefolk, Soho based VFX studio is excited to announce the launch of Futurefolk, their new scheme to nurture and inspire the next generation of VFX talent.

6 March 2018

Freefolk Launch TV VFX Department with Substantial Award of Work on The Alienist for Paramount TV

Freefolk, London and New York based VFX studio, are delighted to announce the launch of their dedicated TV VFX department, following their work on the much anticipated TV series The Alienist (pictured below) for Paramount - to be released on TNT (US) and Netflix (UK).

5 March 2018

Framestore: Hollywood’s go-to visual effects company

The opening 17 minutes of the 2013 science fiction thriller film Gravity amazed cinemagoers.

1 March 2018

Ealing Studios Announces Expansion Plans

Ealing Studios has always maintained a tradition for innovation and they're adding to this by expanding their site.

23 February 2018

Clear Cut Pictures Partners with One World Media on Production Fund

Clear Cut Pictures are delighted to announce they are partnering with One World Media on their Production Fund.

12 February 2018

Framestore are moving!

Framestore is spreading its wings. As of February 2018, their London offices will unite under one new roof.

7 February 2018

Industry Networking Evening: featuring a Practical Guide on Funding, Finance & Tax for Productions

Creative England are playing host to their next ever popular Hertfordshire ProConnect crew networking evening at Elstree Studios on Thursday, 22nd February from 06:30pm.

30 January 2018

Cinelab London installs DFT 4K HDR Scanity

Cinelab London has just completed the installation of a new DFT Scanity 4K HDR scanner, alongside a 300TB Pixit Media Pixstor SAN, which creates a high-tech, unmatched, capability in film scanning for new and archive film projects.

Cinesite Studios secure $70 million finance

Cinesite Studios have announced it has completed a long-term financial plan with Pemberton, which has agreed an initial funding of $40m to cover the group’s capital requirements including some acquisition finance.

26 January 2018

Framestore picks up double nomination in Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards

Creative studio contends Oscar with Blade Runner 2049 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Freefolk set to complete first TV VFX project in work on The Alienist

Visual effects specialist takes leap into VFX for TV.

24 January 2018

Clear Cut Pictures bolsters Post Producing team

Clear Cut Pictures is delighted to announce not one, but two, new additions to their Post Producing team, bringing on board Megan Rutty as a Post Production Producer and Laura Dodd Wild as a Junior Post Producer.

23 January 2018

VFX Supervisor Stephane Paris oversees a full CG train crash, extensive environments and digital doubles for The Commuter

Cinesite has completed more than 800 shots for StudioCanal and Lionsgate’s The Commuter, which ​is in theatres now​.

22 January 2018

Spotlight on…Elstree Studios: Heritage with its eye on the future

In its 90 year history, Elstree has been the studio of choice for many legendary producers and directors from Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick to Danny Boyle, Tom Hooper, Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn.

17 January 2018

Recreating history for Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pan), is set during the crucial early days of Winston Churchill’s first term as Prime Minister. The film depicts the simultaneous action in the halls of power on both sides of the Channel, as Britain’s armed forces looked destined for defeat in May 1940.

10 January 2018

Gorilla invests £1m in Cardiff Bay expansion

Welsh post house consolidates its facilities into a single building in £1m expansion.

4 January 2018

Tom Avison and Harriet Colson Join Molinare’s Sales Team

Molinare has expanded its sales team by hiring two new members.