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10 January 2023

Registration opens for The Media Production & Technology Show 2023

The UK's largest event for these industries returns with an expanded line-up of compelling speakers, content and new exhibitors.

3 January 2023

Three films with VFX by MPC make the Academy Awards Shortlist

The studio has three films in the running for Best Visual Effects, including NOPE, Thirteen Lives and Top Gun: Maverick.

20 December 2022

An inside look at Devotion with its lead VFX partner DNEG

DNEG's VFX Supervisors Fabricio Baessa and Francois Lambert give us a closer look at Devotion.

Cinesite enters into a US$235 million funding package to support continued growth

The company has grown its revenue fourteen-fold since 2014 and will use the funding to further accelerate its growth.

Framestore reunites with Netflix for season 5 of The Crown

Framestore delivered VFX and environment work across iconic moments such as the Windsor Castle fire and the Handover of Hong Kong.

19 December 2022

Axis Studios appoints Stephen Murphy as Head of CG for their VFX Division

Stephen’s appointment is part of the studio’s ongoing plans for expansion and he joins Simon Carr as one of their recent key hires.

16 December 2022

An inside look at Netflix’s 1899 with DNEG

DNEG was responsible for 389 shots across 8 episodes in the series, working on several of the show’s key sequences.

14 December 2022

Rachael Penfold appointed CEO of One of Us

The VFX studio has appointed Co-Founder and Director Rachael Penfold as Chief Executive Officer.

13 December 2022

Milk opens VFX studio in France

Creative Director Andy Morley will be heading the new studio in Bordeaux, starting January 2023.

12 December 2022

Territory Studio reveals brand new London headquarters

The creative studio makes the announcement following a year of rapid growth.

7 December 2022

Vine FX delivers the final instalment of War of the Worlds

The visual effects studio worked on over 1300 shots, from creature animation and environment design to complex CG and FX work.

5 December 2022

DNEG appoints award-winning Guillaume Rocheron as Visual Effects Supervisor

The Production VFX Supervisor for Nope and 1917 brings more than two decades of industry experience to the leading visual effects company.

2 December 2022

Spotlight On…Electric Theatre Collective: Responding to the industry’s ‘Big Bang’ moment

This month, we interviewed Jon Purton, MD at Electric Theatre Collective.

29 November 2022

ENVY acquires visual effects studio Absolute and sister company Blind Pig

Absolute and Blind Pig will relocate to a flagship facility in Fitzrovia, with ENVY Advertising operating under the Absolute banner.

28 November 2022

An Inside Look at Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil with DNEG

The studio was a key VFX partner on Netflix’s fantasy drama film, contributing to more than 430 shots.

25 November 2022

Radiant Post opens Radiant North to service vibrant regional production

The leading broadcast post-production house announces the expansion of its business with the opening of a new facility based in Manchester.

23 November 2022

Molinare promotes Helen Miles to Re-Recording Mixer

Helen Miles will join its award-winning team, working across the company’s film, high-end TV and games projects.

21 November 2022

Asia’s leading animation studio Assemblage joins the Cinesite group

The majority stake deal marks Cinesite’s foray in Asia and expansion of its Asian footprint.

18 November 2022

DNEG announces new visual effects and animation studio in Sydney

Academy Award winner Andrew Jackson is named as Creative Director for the new DNEG Sydney Studio. Their first project is Furiosa, with Director George Miller.

17 November 2022

UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK welcome the consultation into screen sector tax reliefs

We welcome the announcement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Statement of a consultation on reforming the screen sector tax reliefs.