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11th May 2022

Director Chris Waitt Takes on Thumbtack

Framestore Pictures comedic director Chris Waitt brought his sharp wit to the surreal and quirky new spot for Thumbtack.
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4th May 2022

Secrets of Dumbledore

Framestore Creative Director, Film, Christian Manz spoke to IndieWire about his role as overall VFX Supervisor on Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Christian discusses the role that previs, VR and virtual production techniques had in bringing the film to life, and how Framestore's Pre-production Services team worked hand-in-glove with the film's VFX experts. Find out more here

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20th April 2022

'Snowfall' in AWN

Reporter Dan Sarto spoke to VFX Supervisor Thomas Montminy Brodeur about creating, animating and integrating a menacing CG tiger.
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1st April 2022

British Arrows Wins 2022

We’re delighted that Framestore took home a Gold for #LongLiveThePrince and a Silver for #wombstories at the British Arrows Awards last night. 

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11th March 2022

BAA Awards 2022

We’re delighted that our work on Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey's storybook sequence has won Best Design at the British Animation Awards.

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9th March 2022

VES Awards 2022

Framestore is proud to have won four Awards at this year’s prestigious Visual Effects Society (VES) awards. 

Framestore’s ten nominations spanned film, advertising and theme park rides, highlighting the rich breadth of the Oscar, Emmy and Cannes Lions-winning studio’s work and varied client base. This achievement was bolstered yet further by a nomination for Method Studios, whose film and episodic teams in Vancouver, Melbourne and Montreal are now part of Framestore. 

The company brought home awards in the following categories: 

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16th February 2022

British Arrows Shortlist 2022

We’re delighted that a plethora of Framestore projects have been shortlisted for the British Arrows in both its Arrows and Craft awards including #LongLiveThePrince, #wombstories, SHEBA: Hope Reef, and our grade for Hennessey, by Simon Bourne. 

Craft Awards

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13th February 2022

Super Bowl LVI 2022

Super Bowl LVI was another one for the books – not only thanks to the epic, star-studded lineup of musical guests, but for this year’s installment of the industry’s most-anticipated commercials. 

In partnership with our agency friends and acclaimed directors, Framestore teams explored a Paralymian’s impaired vision, used digital VFX to conveyed an analog aesthetic, animated puppets to find their place in the Metaverse, and composited a household of smart appliances in a pinch.

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8th February 2022

Academy Awards 2022

Framestore is proud to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for its work on No Time To Die.

Creative Director, Film, Jonathan Fawkner receives his third Oscar nomination for his work on the latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, which saw him oversee almost 400 shots spanning everything from thrilling action to seamless ‘invisible FX’. Jonathan shares the ticket with Charlie Noble, Joel Green and Chris Corbould. 

Framestore’s VFX work on the film includes:

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19th January 2022

VES Nominations 2022

We're beyond delighted that Framestore achieved 10 Award Nominations from the prestigious VES Awards, an awards body which recognises and honours the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and the artists that created them. The nominations showcases a broad range of Framestore skills across work spanning Film, Advertising and Rides.

In addition Framestore’s work on No Time To Die is in the running for the coveted ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature’

The full list of Framestore’s VES nominations are as follows: 

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15th December 2021

Happy Holidays 2021

A heartfelt thank you to all of our clients, collaborators, friends and colleagues. 

Your loyalty and goodwill in what has been another challenging year for everybody is sincerely appreciated. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with each and every one of you and we are grateful for your ongoing commitment, creativity and efforts. 

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9th December 2021

Facilities Top 50

We’re over the moon to have ranked 1st on the Peer Poll and named 2nd Overall in the Televisual's annual Facilities 50 survey!

The highly regarded survey ranks and profiles the UK’s top 50 post production outfits and provides a comprehensive report on the state of the post production and visual effects market.

Our peers have praised us for our “amazing staff development programmes and contribution to the wider industry”. Others have pointed towards our “beautiful character work” and describe Framestore as a “powerhouse of VFX”.

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