Want to work in a VFX or animation studio but don’t know where to start? Some of the world’s best studios are located in Vancouver. Check out our list below to learn about the best animation and VFX studios in Vancouver!
Vancouver’s animation and visual effects market is a vibrant and growing industry. Year after year you will see more films being produced in Hollywood North, many of which feature VFX or digital animation. Vancouver is already home to some of the biggest animation studios in the film industry today and smaller ones continue popping up as demand increases, making career opportunities plentiful.
If you want to begin a career in Animation or Visual Effects, here are 10 of the best animation and VFX studios in Vancouver that you should look into.
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SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS
Imageworks is one Vancouver’s largest VFX and animation studios. They are responsible for huge titles like Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, Hotel Transylvania, the Smurfs, the Angry Birds Movie, Alice: Through the Looking Glass, and many more!
BARDEL
Aside from their work in 3D Animation, Bardel is a top contender for Vancouver’s classical animation market. They have worked with some of animation’s biggest names including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney, Warner Bros, and Dreamworks. Credits include: The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Puss in Boots and more!
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC
ILM is a visual effects studio with an expansive and impressive resume. Credits include Avatar: The Way of the Water, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, and many, many more! Aside from VFX, Industrial Light and Magic also handles concept art and visual development.
METHOD STUDIOS
Method is an award-winning VFX studio that is making quite a name for themselves. They’ve taken on massive projects like Thor: Love and Thunder, Top Gun: Maverick, John Wick 3, Jumanji: The Next Level, Mortal Kombat, Birds of Prey and a huge list of other feature films. With services like conceptual design, 3D animation, motion graphics, compositing and so much more, this studio is an impressive one-stop VFX shop.
DNEG
DNEG (Double Negative) has won a slew of awards for their amazing work including 7 Academy Awards, 7 BAFTA Awards and 18 Visual Effects Society Awards. With credits like 1899, Entergalactic, Bullet Train, Blade Runner 2049, Men in Black: International, Bohemian Rhapsody, Venom and many, many more, it’s no surprise that DNEG has positioned themselves as one of Vancouver’s top VFX studios.
MAINFRAME STUDIOS
Mainframe is responsible for some of the most nostalgia inducing shows your mind can fathom. Running for a little over 20 years, Rainmaker developed shows such as the original Reboot, Octonauts & The Ring of Fire, Barbie Epic Road Trip, Beast Wars, as well as one of the many Spider-Man series. They also dipped their fingers in feature-film with the video-game based Ratchet & Clank, Escape from Planet Earth, and the WWE collaboration Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania.
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IMAGE ENGINE
Imagine Engine is a world-class VFX studio whose portfolio features films like Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Mandalorian, Snowpiercer, Deadpool, Jurassic Park: the Lost World, District 9 and Chappie. The company has been around since 1995 and is considered one of the top studios in Vancouver.
TITMOUSE
Titmouse is a full-service animation studio. Titmouse has worked with companies such as Adult Swim, Nike and Netflix. The studio makes lots of content for mature audiences, creating shows like Big Mouth, Metalocalypse, Human Resources, League of Legends, and Son Of Zorn. Titmouse has also made feature films, music videos, virtual reality, commercials, and even worked on some titles in the Guitar Hero video game series.
ZOIC
Zoic is a digital FX studio with locations in Vancouver, New York, and L.A.. They have great experience working in television, film and advertising. Films include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mother! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and more. Series credits include: Sweet Tooth, The Boys, Stargirl, Ozark, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones amongst many others. They also dabble in video gaming and virtual reality.
ATOMIC CARTOONS
Atomic Cartoons is a full service animation studio that has been around since 1999 with locations in Vancouver, Ottawa and Burbank. They have worked on shows such as Atomic Betty, Counterfeit Cat, Johnny Test and Minecraft: Mini Series.
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