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A blue-faced Monkey from His Dark Materials
24th January 2020

How "His Dark Materials" Used Puppets And CGI

How puppetry and CGI came together to create realistic animals.
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22nd January 2020

Oscar Nominations

Framestore’s work in Visual Effects has been recognised in the 91st Academy Awards, gaining an Academy-Award nomination in Visual Effects for Christopher Robin. Framestore’s Chris Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones are nominated for their involvement and creative direction.

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7th January 2020

BAFTA Special VFX

We are very proud to share the news that Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame has been nominated for the BAFTA in Special Visual Effects. Huge congratulations to our friends Dan Deleeuw and Dan Sudick for their nomination, as well as our team who worked so hard on this ground-breaking film - from bringing Smart Hulk to life, to creating the quantum suits and Avengers Hangar environment. The awards ceremony itself will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Feb. 2. 

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7th January 2020

2020 VES Nominations

The Visual Effects Society have announced their nominations for the 18th Annual VES Awards and we're proud to share the news that we have eight nominations across a diverse range of our recent work in film, television, advertising and immersive projects. We'd like to congratulate all of our artists and friends who have been nominated for their outstanding work. The VES Awards will be held on January 29.

Our nominations are as follows:

 

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17th December 2019

Top Ten Oscars

We are very proud to announce that three films worked on extensively by the Framestore team have made the top ten shortlist for the Oscar in Best Visual Effects. Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel and James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel have all been selected for their pioneering VFX work. Final nominations will be announced on January 13th.

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4th December 2019

VFX Oscar Longlist 2019

We are delighted that seven films worked on by Framestore have been included in the longlist for the upcoming Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the preliminary list of films eligible for further awards consideration. Later this month, the committee will select a shortlist of 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.

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18th October 2019

AMFAM wins Tech Award

We are thrilled that A Moon for all Mankind, the VR project that Framestore developed with creative agency Iris and engineering experts Mannetron for technology giant Samsung, took home the ‘Best use of VR’ award at the inaugural Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards in a ceremony hosted by the leading industry trade publication. 

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4th June 2019

How Framestore Fleshed Out 'Smart Hulk' in Avengers: Endgame

Trevor Hogg explores the VFX behind 'Smart Hulk'
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15th January 2019

2019 VES Nominations

We are delighted to receive the following 9 nominations at the 17th Visual Effects Society Awards, showcasing the diverse talent and range of projects across our global studio’s portfolio; from film, television, advertising to rides. Congratulations to our teams, nominees and partners for such extraordinary work.

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9th January 2019

2019 BAFTA & Oscars

We are incredibly proud to share the news that two films worked on by Framestore's VFX teams have been nominated for a BAFTA in Special Visual Effects.

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18th December 2018

VFX Oscar Shortlist 2018

We are proud to announce that four films featuring work by the Framestore team have been shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards.

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4th December 2018

VFX Oscar Longlist 2018

The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee voted on its preliminary list of 20 this week, nominating six films worked on by Framestore; Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,

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