21 January 2025
VFX Weekly
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire award-winning visual effects (VFX) company Atomic Fiction, with studios in Montreal, QC Canada, a growing epicenter for VFX, and San Francisco, CA. (Creative Cow)
Summer hit is also one of only four billion-dollar films to make the majority of its money domestically. (The Wrap)
Victoria Alonso, Producer and Executive VP of Production at Marvel Studios, will receive the Hollywood Professional Association’s Charles S. Swartz Award for her impact on the industry. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Oscar-nominated visual effects artist, art director and illustrator George Jenson — whose credits include sci-fi classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) and several animated series– died in Henderson, Nevada, of complications from melanoma. (Animation Magazine)
Sad news within the world of Ghostbusters as it’s been confirmed that Terry Windell has passed away at the age of 61. (Facebook)
New partnership with TurboSquid offers endless creative options for production companies, creative agencies, and content creators completing projects on ever-tightening budgets. (Business Wire)
First project for new Munich CG animation studio will be third Maya the Bee franchise film (Animation World Network)
VR short film adaptation will be premiered at Venice Film Festival. (VRFocus)
Pakistan’s first and youngest female visual effects artist in Hollywood, Laraib Atta, continues to make the country proud. (Geo TV)
MPC’s LA studio has announced creative leadership changes with two promotions and a new hire. (Animation World Network)
Soho-based visual effects studio Union has appointed Lucy Cooper managing director and Simon Hughes creative director. (Post Magazine)
New recruits join VFX house following careers at some of the UK’s most-respected facilities (Broadcast Now)
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