Rodeo FX
TypePrivate
IndustryVisual effects, Advertising, Experience, Animation
Founded2006 (2006) in Montreal, Canada
FounderSébastien Moreau
Headquarters99 Prince Street,
Montreal, Quebec
,
Canada
Number of locations
6
Key people
Sébastien Moreau (President & VFX supervisor)
Number of employees
900
Websiterodeofx.com

Rodeo FX is a high-end visual effects and creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.[1] The company currently has studios in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Paris and Los Angeles.

History

Rodeo FX was founded in 2006 in Montreal, Canada, by Sébastien Moreau and started producing visual effects for feature films in 2007. In 2013, the company started producing visual effects for television for the first time, creating over 150 visually altered shots for the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.[2] In early 2014, it expanded outside of Montreal for the first time, opening an office in Quebec City, which now employs 35 animators and VFX-artists.[3] In December 2014, following its acquisition of the VFX company Hatch FX, Rodeo FX opened an office in Los Angeles. According to Jordan Soles, Rodeo's vice president of technology and development, the step was taken to bring the company closer to the studios, directors and the film development process itself.[4] In November 2017, the company announced the opening of a new office in Munich, Germany, to establish a hub for the visual effects market in Europe, but has since moved to their European office to Paris, France as of June 2023.[5]

The studio's VFX work has been rewarded on many occasions, including an Academy Award and BAFTA for their work on the Golden Compass as well as many Visual Effects Society Award for visual effects; these included two for the television series Game of Thrones and four for motion pictures. The company has also received three Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Effects for its participation in the TV series Game of Thrones as well as three HPA (Hollywood Professional Association) Awards for the same series.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Films

Upcoming

Television

Awards and nominations

The following list of awards and nominations for Rodeo FX lists accolades that have been presented to a team containing at least one employee of Rodeo FX.

YearNominated workAwardForResult
2007The Golden CompassVES AwardOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion PictureNominated
Academy AwardBest Visual EffectsWon
2008BAFTA AwardBest Special Visual Effects
2009Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullVES AwardBest Single Visual Effect of the Year (For "Valley Destruction")Nominated
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture
The Day the Earth Stood StillBest Single Visual Effect of the Year (For "Newborn Klaatu")
2011RangoCFCA AwardBest Animated FilmWon
Hollywood Film AwardBest Animation
LAFCA AwardBest Animated Film
NBR AwardBest Animated Film
SFFCC AwardBest Animated Feature
WAFCA AwardBest Animated Feature
2012Academy AwardBest Animated Feature
Annie AwardBest Animated Feature
BAFTA AwardBest Animated Film
VES AwardOutstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Critics' Choice AwardBest Animated Feature
OFCS AwardBest Animated Film
Source CodeVES AwardOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion PictureNominated
2013The Amazing Spider-ManVES AwardOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Pacific RimHollywood Film AwardBest Visual EffectsWon
2014On/OffMaverick Movie AwardBest VFX
Pacific RimBAFTA AwardBest Special Visual EffectsNominated
VES AwardOutstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture
Annie AwardOutstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action ProductionWon
EnemyCanadian Screen AwardAchievement in Visual EffectsNominated
Game of ThronesCreative Arts Emmy AwardOutstanding Special Visual Effects (Episode "The Children")Won
2015VES AwardOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program (Episode "The Children")
BirdmanOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
2016 The Walk VES Award Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureNominated
2018Game of ThronesVES AwardOutstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project (Episode "The Dragon and The Wolf")Won

References

  1. ↑ "Rodeo FX: About Us". Rodeo FX. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Game of Thrones: Season 4". Rodeo FX. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Frei, Vincent (26 April 2014). "Rodeo FX opens in Quebec City". Art of VFX. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Cummins, Julianna. "Rodeo FX expands stateside for feature biz". Playback. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rodeo FX announces the opening of a studio in Munich". RodeoFX. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rodeo FX Awards". Rodeo FX. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rodeo FX Wins Third Consecutive Emmy Award for Game of Thrones". Philpott Communications. Philpott Communications. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rodeo FX wins a third HPA Award for Game of Thrones". Rodeo FX. Rodeo FX. 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016. its third consecutive HPA Awards for Game of Thrones in the "Outstanding Visual Effects – Television" category
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