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Anthem Visual Effects

BC Contact: Lee Wilson, President/Visual Effects Supervisor
Website: www.anthemfx.com
Phone: 604 669-9936
What we do: Anthem Visual Effects is an independent visual effects boutique in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Anthem provides a high level of attention and creativity to its clients in the film and television industry, while affording efficiency and economic advantages: we endeavor to actively develop the art of motion picture storytelling through a combination of spectacular visual effects and the latest technology.
Recent Credits:

Sanctuary/Sanctuary 4 Productions
Neverland/Parallel Film Productions
Tucker And Dale vs Evil/Reliance Big Pictures
Alice/Reunion Pictures

Awards:

Gemini Award: Best Visual Effects (2009)
Gemini Award: Best Visual Effects (2002)
Leo Award: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (2012)
Leo Award: Best Visual Effects in a Feature Length Drama (2010)
Leo Award: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (2008)
Leo Award: Feature Length Drama: Best Visual Effects (2005)

Artifex Studios

BC Contact: Adam Stern
Website: www.artifexstudios.com
Phone: 604 683-5333
What we do: Visual Effects for Film and Television. Our goal is to heighten the visual effects experience both artistically and technically. Although we utilize the latest in equipment and technology, our finest resource lies in the visual effects artists who create the amazing images we provide for our clients.

Recent Credits:

Continuum/Showcase
The Possession/Ghost House Pictures
The Company You Keep/Voltage Pictures
A Fairly Odd Christmas/Nickelodeon Pictures
Apollo 18/Dimension Films
Piranha 3D/Dimension Films

Awards:

Leo Award: Best Feature Length Visual Effects (2009)
Leo Award: Best Feature Length Visual Effects (2008)

Atmosphere Visual Effects

BC Contact: Terry Hutcheson, VFX Producer
Website: www.atmosphere-vfx.com
Phone: 604 742-0067
What we do: Full service, locally owned and operated VFX Facility working on TV Shows, Feature Films and commercials.
Recent Credits:

Chronicle/20th Century Fox
Barricade/WWE Studios
Apollo 18/Weinstein Company
Psych, Seasons V-VI/NBC/Universal
Family Guy, Seasons VIII-X/Fox
Primeval: New World/Space

Awards:

Primetime Emmy Awards: Oustanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (2007)
Visual Effects Society Awards: Best Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (2007)
Gemini Awards: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Winner (2007)
Visual Effects Society Awards: Best Animated Character in a Television Series (2006)

Digital Alchemy Entertainment

BC Contact:
Website: www.alchemyentertainment.com
Phone: 604 505-3841
What we do: Digital Alchemy provides Visual Effects specializing in Creature Features as well as a wide range of styles in children's animated series, from photo-real, to toonshaded cartoony. In addition to live action visual effects for television.
Recent Credits:

Thirst/Insight Films
Zigby and Friends/Thunderbird Films

Digital Domain - Vancouver

BC Contact: Jason Dowdeswell, Head of Production
Website: http://digitaldomain.com/
Phone: 778 783-6000
What we do: Digital Domain has created visuals for more than 90 movies including Titanic, the Transformers series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hundreds of commercials and recently, the virtual likeness of the late rap star Tupac Shakur. The company offers unparalleled expertise in the creation of digital humans and has moved into co-production with the upcoming live-action feature, Ender's Game.
Recent Credits:

Transformers: Dark of the Moon/Paramount Pictures
Real Steel/DreamWorks
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo/Columbia Pictures
Rock of Ages/Warner Bros

Awards:

Academy Award: Visual Effects (1997)
Academy Award: Visual Effects (1998)
Academy Award: Visual Effects (2008)
4 Sci-Tech Awards from AMPAS, 13 Cannes Lions Awards

Encore

BC Contact: Ivan Hayden, Executive Producer
Website: www.encorepost.com
Phone: 604 872-7000
What we do: For the past 25 years ENCORE has provided services to the entertainment industry, and we are now proud to launch our unparalleled brand of visual effects production and post production support in Canada, with access to the Canadian tax incentive programs. With studios in Hollywood, New York and now Vancouver, the ENCORE team has the experience, enthusiasm and converged infrastructure to provide reputable service to your television projects.
Area of Specialty: With our visual effects expertise, dedicated television pipeline and optional post services, we are capable of tackling any job, from full CG creatures and environments to all levels of compositing solutions to work with your shooting schedule and budget.
Recent Credits:

House M.D./Fox
Castle/ABC
Blue Bloods/CBS
The River/ABC
Americana/ABC
Revenge/ABC
Switched at Birth/ABC Family

GFZ Studios

BC Contact:
Website: www.gfzgroup.com
Phone: 604 558-1977
What we do: We strive to provide the ultimate combination of quality and affordability in visual effects, colour correction and animation.
Area of Specialty: Effects work, Fluid simulation, water/smoke effects, demolition, dynamics, matte painting, animation compositing.
Recent Credits:

Switch (aka Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains)/China Film Group Corporation
Grave Encounters 2/Tribeca Films
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hours /Front Street Pictures
Horses of Mc Bride/Whizbang Films
Ghost Storm/Sony Pictures Television

Gener8

BC Contact: Paul Becker, Executive Producer
Website: www.gener8.com
Phone: 604 669-8885
What we do: Gener8 is a stereoscopic 3D conversion company. We are one of the few studios in the world capable of delivering stereo conversion for an entire feature-length film. We work in true 3D. Gener8 uses a process based on 3D reconstruction and projection for 3D stereoscopic conversion. No other technique can deliver guaranteed quality across a wide variety of shots.
Area of Specialty: Our true 3D model and project method maximizes flexibility and creativity for our clients. This method produces superior results that match or beat natively shot 3D photography. We can perform straight conversion of 2D shots, we can fix natively filmed shots, and we can fully integrate with any VFX pipeline.
Recent Credits:

The Amazing Spider-Man/Columbia Pictures
Ghost Rider 2/Columbia Pictures
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2/Warner Bros Pictures
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader/Fox 2000 Pictures

Image Engine

BC Contact: Shawn Walsh, Visual Effects Executive Producer Steve Garrad, Visual Effects Executive Producer
Website: www.image-engine.com
Phone: 604 874-5634
What we do: Image Engine provides world-class visual effects for feature films. Whatever the scope or size of the production, from pre-visualization through to handling complete feature films, we provide scalable resources, and a wealth of experience and talent. Developing robust production pipelines and pioneering in the area of proprietary software development, Image Engine is fast becoming a leader of innovation in development for visual effects.
Recent Credits:

Battleship/Universal Studios
Safe House/Universal Studios
The Thing/Universal Studios
Immortals/Relativity Media
District 9/Wingnut Films

Awards:

Academy Award Nomination: Achievement in Visual Effects - District 9 (2010)
Other industry awards & nominations include the Visual Effects Society Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards

Industrial Pixel Visual Effects Corp

BC Contact: Ron Bedard, President
Website: www.industrialpixelvfx.com
Phone: 1-888-623-4462
What we do: CyberScanning and LIDAR. Industrial Pixel VFX specializes in scanning technologies and photorealistic models from scan data. Whether its A-list actors, props or city blocks, we can scan it. Our laser ad whitelight services are well regarded and enhance any project, efficiently and cost effectively.

Recent Credits:

Underworld 4 Awakening/Screen Gems
Twilight Saga Pt 2/Summit
GI Joe 2: Retaliation/Paramount
Man of Steel/Warner Bros
Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters/Twentieth Century Fox
Once Upon a Time/ABC Studios
The Seventh Son/Legendary Pictures

Look Effects

BC Contact: Steve Dellerson
Website: www.lookfx.com
Phone: 323 469-4230
What we do: Seamless visual effects for film, television and special venue since 1998.
Area of Specialty: LOOK offers a knowledgeable and resourceful approach in partnering with their clients to supervise and produce visual effects.
Recent Credits:

Moonrise Kingdom/American Empirical Pictures
Bones/Fox Television
Underworld Awakening/Screen Gems
The Muppets/Walt Disney Studios
Captain America/Marvel Enterprises
End of Watch/Crave Films
Perks of Being a Wallflower/Summit Entertainment
Alex Cross/QED International

Awards:

Nominated for a BAFTA and VES Award for Black Swan, VES Award nomination for “Lost”, Emmy nominations for “Bones” and “Life After People”

LUX Visual Effects

BC Contact: Mary Jane Bolton, Visual Effects Producer; Bill Higgins, Visual Effects Producer
Website: www.luxvfx.com
Phone: 604 608-0589
What we do: Visual Effects for Film and Television.
Recent Credits:

Eureka Seasons 4 and 5/UCP/Syfy Network
Midnight Sun/NBC/UCP

Mechnology Visual Effects

BC Contact: Chip Potter
Website: www.mechnology.com
Phone: 604 558-0530
What we do: MECHnology is a boutique visual effects house run by people who get excited about bringing people's ideas to life. Over the last seven years we have produced VFX for a variety of long and short form projects.
Recent Credits:

Girls vs Monster/Disney
Midnight Rider/Nasser Entertainment

Method Studios

BC Contact: Dennis Hoffman, SVP/General Manager
Website: www.methodstudios.com
Phone: 604 874-8700
What we do: Method Studios is an artist driven company known for its creativity and innovation. We service high-end feature film, commercial, television, games and motion graphics clients in a global marketplace. Besides Vancouver, Method has studios in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, London, Sydney and Melbourne. We offer a full range of visual effects services including conceptual design, look development, on-set supervision, 3D animation/CGI, matte painting and compositing.
Recent Credits:

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter/Fox Studios
GI Joe: Retaliation/Paramount
Argo/Warner Bros
Dark Shadows/Warner Bros
Cloud Atlas/Warner Bros
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island/New Line/Warner Bros
J. Edgar/Malpaso/Warner Bros
Elysium/Asgari Productions

Awards:

VES: Outstanding Supporting Effects in a Feature Film Nomination - Invictus (2009)
VES: Outstanding Supporting Effects in a Feature Film - Changeling (2008)
VES Outstanding Matte Painting in a Feature Film - Changeling (2008)

MPC

BC Contact: Michelle Grady
Website: www.moving-picture.com
Phone: 604 689-1081
What we do: MPC is a global visual effects and postproduction company working in the Film, Advertising and Creative industries. At MPC, we collaborate with the international movie industry by bringing the vision and ambitions of the world’s most creative filmmakers to stunning life.
Recent Credits:

Prometheus/Twentieth Century Fox
Wrath of the Titans/Warner Bros
Sherlock Holmes/Warner Bros
Life of Pi/Twentieth Century Fox
Jack the Giant Killer/Warner Bros
Man of Steel/Warner Bros

Prime Focus

BC Contact: Nancy St John, Executive Producer
Website: www.primefocusworld.com
Phone: 604 733-7030
What we do: Prime Focus World is a global entertainment services company providing visual effects and stereo 3D conversion to major studios and filmmakers around the world.
Recent Credits:

Men in Black 3/Amblin Entertainment
Resident Evil: Retribution/Davis Films/Impact Pictures
Total Recall/Columbia Pictures
Immortals/Relativity Media
Transformers 3/Paramount Pictures

Rhythm & Hues

BC Contact: Ryan Pollreisz, Producer
Website: www.rhythm.com
Phone: 604 288-8745
What we do: Rhythm & Hues is uniquely poised for the demands of the highly competitive visual effects and character animation industry. With hundreds of digital artists and staff housed in its facilities in Los Angeles, India, Malaysia, and soon, Vancouver, Canada, the studio features state-of-the-art production pipelines built around a balanced mix of proprietary and off-the-shelf software applications. At the heart of Rhythm & Hues' success is a commitment to creating quality entertainment in a quality work environment. Coupled with the latest in cutting edge design for both entertainment and advertising, Rhythm & Hues continues to build on its reputation as a major creative force for the 21st Century.
Recent Credits:

R.I.P.D./Universal Pictures
Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters/Twentieth Century Fox
Life of Pi/Twentieth Century Fox
Snow White and the Huntsman/Universal Picture

Scanline VFX

BC Contact: Danielle Plantec
Website: www.scanlinevfx.com
Phone: 604 683-6822
What we do: Scanline VFX specializes in creating complex effects for high end feature films and commercials. With more than 20 years experience in the European VFX world, Scanline opened its Los Angeles facility in 2008, and most recently opened its Vancouver studio in 2011.
Recent Credits:

The Avengers/Marvel Studios
Battleship/Universal Pictures
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island/Warner Bros.
Immortals/Relativity Media
Super 8/Paramount

Awards:

In 2010, the company was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for its work on director Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter".
For its work on "Hereafter", Scanline was also awarded the VES Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture.

THE Sequence GROUP

BC Contact: Ian Kirby
Website: www.thesequencegroup.com
Phone: 604 879-4879
What we do: Sequence is a full service production studio located in the Gastown district of Vancouver, British Columbia. Initially focusing on design and animation, Sequence now works in a myriad of media, with projects including (but not limited to) live action shoots, production for interactive content and offline/online post-production services. Our technological prowess moves in tandem with our collective imagination — we're always growing, both technically and creatively.
Recent Credits:

Prequel for "Red Riding Hood"/Warner Bros.
Animated prequel for "Inception"/Warner Bros.
Animated prequel for "Jonah Hex"/Warner Bros.
Animated prequel for "I Am Legend"/Warner Bros.
Animated prequel for "Batman"/Warner Bros.
Animated prequel for "Mortal Kombat"/Warner Bros.

Awards:

Gemini Awards Best Achievement in Main Title Design for "Endgame" (Nomination)
Silver Telly Award for "First Shots Training Program: Robson Arms"
PRISM award for Best Original DVD "Bevel Up"

Sony Pictures Imageworks

BC Contact: Rick Mischel
Website: www.imageworks.com
Phone: 604 673-2500
What we do: Sony Pictures Imageworks is unique in doing both high-end visual effects for feature films, and full CGI-animated feature films
Area of Specialty: Visual effects and Animation for Feature Films.
Recent Credits:

The Amazing Spider-Man/Columbia Pictures
Men In Black 3/Amblin Entertainment
Smurfs/Columbia Pictures
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs/Columbia Pictures

The Embassy VFX

BC Contact: Winston Helgason, President
Website: www.theembassyvfx.com
Phone: 604 696-6862
What we do: Award winning Visual Effects for Feature Films, Commercials, and Television.
Recent Credits:

Elysium/Columbia Pictures
Battleship/Universal Pictures
Cowboys and Aliens/DreamWorks
Battle Los Angeles/Columbia Pictures
District 9/Columbia Pictures
Ironman/Paramount

Awards:

4 Clio Awards
D&AD Award
Iron Man and District 9 both Oscar nominated for VFX

WesternX VFX

BC Contact: Scott Watson, General Manager
Website: www.westernxvfx.com
Phone: 604 873-9739
What we do: For over 4 years, Western X has been providing the family-film industry with sophisticated visual effects. Specializing in CGI Muzzle Replacement, Full CG Character Animation, and Full CG Environments, Western X's production pipeline yields a high end product to meet the high standards of major film producers.
Area of Specialty: CGI Muzzle Replacement, Full CG Character Animation, and Full CG Environments.
Recent Credits:

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups/Disney
Treasure Buddies/Disney
Spooky Buddies/Disney
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws/Disney
Space Buddies/Disney
Snow Buddies/Disney

Zoic Studios BC

BC Contact: Roula Lainas, Producer - Talent & Brand
Website: www.zoicstudios.com
Phone: 604 632-3837
What we do: Concept, Design, On-Set Supervision, Visual Effects and Animation for feature films and high-end episodic television.
Recent Credits:

The Grey/Open Road Films
Red Riding Hood/Warner Bros. Pictures
Premium Rush/Pariah
Limitless/Relativity Media
True Blood/Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
Falling Skies/DreamWorks Television
Once Upon a Time/ABC Studios

Awards:

VES Award: Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program, Fringe Episode 101 - "Pilot" (2009)
Leo Award: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series, Eureka (2007)
VES Award: Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video - Battlestar Galactica Season 2, Episode 218 - "Resurrection Ship, Part2" (2006)

BC Support Agencies

BC Film + Media

BC Contact: Robert Wong
Website: www.bcfm.ca
Phone: 604 736-7997
What we do: BC Film + Media is an independent, not-for-profit organization established by the provincial government in 1987. It has the mandate to expand and diversify the film, television and digital media sector in British Columbia.

BC Film + Media administers provincial tax credit programs to ensure that BC remains competitive as a production centre and continues to attract private sector and federal investment.

BC Film Commission

BC Contact:
Website: www.bcfilmcommission.com
Phone: 604 660-2732
What we do: Created in 1978, the BC Film Commission is a branch of the provincial government and the lead agency in marketing British Columbia as a world class production centre in the global marketplace. BC Film Commission offers a full range of services for film producers and production companies interested in what our province has to offer. Free services include script breakdowns, digital location web packages, surveys, location & resource information and ongoing production support. Our location consultants are seasoned industry veterans who know how to find you that perfect location.

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation

BC Contact: - Senior Manager, Americas and Europe
Website: www.britishcolumbia.ca/digital-media/Pages/DigitalMedia.aspx
Phone: 604 775-0030
What we do: British Columbia’s reputation for innovation and strategic location fosters strong relationships between our technology sector and Silicon Valley. Through our Global Business Accelerator program, companies starting up in the fields of high technology, digital media, cleantech or life sciences have select access to Canadian Technology Accelerators that help to leverage and strengthen these indispensable relationships.