We’ve seen so many significant moments in the world of visual effects for our studios this month. We’re thrilled to reflect on the most recent film, tv, advertising, and games releases, VFX accolades, captivating trailers, and our unforgettable time at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Let’s take a closer look at what our studios got up to in June.
MPC
MPC sets a new record with seven of their VFX projects making it onto the 2023 Emmy’s nominating ballot. The nominated titles include popular projects like The Boys, House of the Dragon, Prehistoric Planet, Pinocchio and Prey in the ‘Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie’ category. Explore the two additional episodic projects nominated in the ‘Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode’ category.
VFX Supervisor Aaron Weintraub presented The VFX of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio at FMX 2023, sharing his experience at the event and his vision for the future of the industry.
MPC is hard at work on two exciting projects that have just released their official trailers. Kraven the Hunter, set to be released on October 6th this year, and Landscape with Invisible Hand, coming to theatres in August 2023.
The Mill
The Mill had a celebratory month as they emerged victorious with 3 awards at the 2023 AICP Awards across the Automotive, Game Cinematic, and Motion Graphics & Design categories. Adding to their triumph, M.I.A’s “Popular” music video also won a Bronze award at the Art Directors Club Competition.
The excitement doesn’t end there as The Mill finds themselves shortlisted for 2 more awards at the 2023 Creative Circle Awards. Burberry’s “Night Creatures” is in the running for the ‘Best Film Craft VFX/CGI’, while M&S’s enchanting “Fairy and Duckie” has been nominated for ‘Best Digital 3D Animation – CG’.
In yet another accomplishment, the Louis Vuitton “Holiday” campaign, featuring two mesmerizing characters animated by The Mill Paris team, has been officially selected for the ‘Joys & Challenges’ category.
The Mill released over ten iconic projects in June. From Dominik Fike’s new music video to Charlotte Tillbury’s new muse Bella Hadid, and six colossal global 3D billboards supporting the release of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Their impressive client lineup includes Volvo, Lacoste, Burger King, Louboutin, and NASCAR, all of whom showcased exceptional creativity on the screens. Get all the project details from The Mill here.
Mikros Animation
Learn about the Animation process and the TMNT collaboration with our global Mikros Animation studios in Paris and Montreal from none other than Jeff Rowe, the Director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Get ready for its theatrical release on August 2nd.
Mikros has two new exciting projects in the pipeline, a Disney Magicampers animated series and a collaboration between Dreamworks and Netflix for the animated feature Orion. Plus, get ready for season 2 of Gus: The Itsy Bitsy Knight, which is scheduled to air at the end of the summer.
Don’t miss out on all the thrilling behind-the-scenes action from Annecy Festival with Mikros.
Technicolor Games
This month, Technicolor Games get to know three of their incredible talent. Shiju Somrajan tells us what working as an Asset Supervisor in Games is like. J Vijayakanthan shares his most memorable project to date, and Bidisha Mondal mentions her excitement for the various upcoming projects.
Technicolor Games are proud to work with Capcom on Street Fighter 6, the latest game in the combat series. The incredible creative teams delivered the guard animations for multiple fighters.
Explore our studios and capabilities to find out more about what we do. For the chance the work on award-winning projects, check out our Jobs at Technicolor Group.
