Montreal, QC, Canada — September 13, 2019 FOLKS, a leading Canadian visual effects company, continues its second phase of expansion in its Montreal & Toronto facilities. “Over the past six months, staffing in both studios has ramped up by more than 40%. FOLKS keep on hiring today, aiming to reach more than 160 quality artists […]
The project has been selected as part of the “Accélérer les talents” program MONTRÉAL, June 7, 2019 –The Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) is thrilled with the City of Montréal’s decision to support its cluster project aimed at developing talent within the visual effects and animation industry. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Access:VFX, CyberCap and […]
Fam Tour VFX 2019 Edition: Hollywood Key Decisions-Makers Impressed by Quebec’s Visual Effects Offer
Montreal, June 13, 2019 – From June 4th to 6th, the Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) led a VFX Fam Tour, hosting five American executives working in this sector. During these three days, nearly 20 studios were visited, allowing these key decision-makers to meet local talent. The five participants were: Ms. Dauri Chase / Vice President, West […]
Piedmont, QC, September 5, 2018 — Hybride has recently completed seamless VFX work on Amazon Prime Video’s newest series Jack Ryan, which premiered on Amazon Video on August 31, 2018. Teaming up once again with visual effects supervisor Erik Henry, Hybride artists skilfully crafted 222 undetectable visual effect shots for different sequences in all 8 […]
This morning the Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) released the 2017 economic indicators for contracts in the visual effects sector, collected by the firm KPMG. With an estimated $262 millions in contracts for 166 local and foreign projects, the sector is levelling off close to the 2016 record of an estimated $278 million. Quebec […]
Hybride is thrilled to once again be part of the talented team of VFX artists to have collaborated on the Star Wars franchise’s latest highly anticipated prequel, Solo: A Star Wars Story, to be released in Quebec on May 25th. Teaming up with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the Quebec-based studio produced spectacular and innovative […]
Reel FX is expanding its operations to Montréal and plans to make the Montréal studio its animation flagship in Canada, thereby creating 400 jobs by late 2020. A leader in animation in the film industry and in virtual and augmented reality, the U.S. company, which is already established in Dallas and Hollywood, chose Montréal from among several North American […]
Golden Globe-nominated creative studio Reel FX has expanded its global reach, adding a Canadian satellite studio in Montreal to its existing offices in Dallas and Hollywood, CA. The new locale will be another hub for Reel FX Animation Studios, its feature film division, and will also serve as an outpost for the studio’s commercial and […]
Cinesite has completed more than 800 shots for StudioCanal and Lionsgate’s The Commuter, which hits USA theatres today. The film follows Michael (Neeson), an ordinary businessman on his daily commute home – a commute that becomes anything but routine as he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that has life and death consequences. […]
Hybride is proud to be a part of the prestigious visual effects team to have contributed on the latest chapter of Lucasfilm’s intergalactic saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson. Working directly with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Hybride skillfully crafted VFX shots for several different sequences in the film. This latest […]