Best Visual Effects (VFX) Firms

Portland-based Hinge is an award-winning integrated production studio with a global reach. We specialize in bringing unique stories to life through design, live action, 2D & 3D animation and post-production visual effects. With Hinge, you get a friendly & trusted production partner with world-class film and commercial talent in a nimble & approachable boutique studio.

ECG Productions is a full service Video Production and Post-Production Company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 2007, ECG has spearheaded some of the most cutting edge content across the continuum of the industry, from feature films to corporate videos, branded content to TV shows, music videos to 360 executions.

Founded in 1991, Independent Studios delivers crafted audio and visual post-production to filmmakers, advertising agencies, corporations and digital media producers.

Scholar is a creative production company driven by curiosity and an eagerness to engage viewers on an emotional level. Blending artistry with emerging techniques, they forge content that innovates and entices.

FuseFX is an award-winning visual effects studio that produces high-end visual effects for television, film, commercials, and virtual realities. Founded in 2006, the company has grown into a major player in the VFX industry with multiple global locations.

The Post Crew (formerly Crew Cuts) is a women-owned full-service commercial and film post-production and edit house based in New York City. They feature a diverse roster of editors and artists who bring stories to life through craft and collaboration.

Company 3 is a comprehensive post-production facility that provides services for feature films, episodic television, commercials, and music videos. Known for its innovation, the company offers a wide range of solutions including color correction, digital intermediate, visual effects, and sound services.

Blacksmith is a visual effects boutique based in Tribeca, New York City, and Los Angeles. They are a close-knit team of accomplished creatives who all share a passion for creating high-end visual effects and color grading.

Makuta VFX is a fully-fledged visual effects facility covering a full gamut of requirements from active on-set visual effects supervision through to immersive digital set extension, digital matte painting, high-end feature animation and effects work. Their mission is to provide world-class visual effects for global feature films and television. They are differentiated by being the first visual effects studio in India to offer LiDAR scanning, their state-of-the-art infrastructure including a large dedicated render farm, and their award-winning work on blockbusters like Baahubali and RRR.

Framestore is an Academy Award-winning visual effects studio that combines talent and technology to reframe the possible in advertising, film, episodic and immersive experiences.

BUCK is a talent-driven, global, creative company. Since 2004 we have been building a home for the world's most talented dreamers, makers, and doers in a collaborative, ego-free culture that breeds partnership and creative ambition.

Nice Shoes is an independent creative studio of freethinkers that brings ideas to life by shaping concept into content. They specialize in visual effects, color grading, video editing, animation, and immersive design for the advertising and entertainment industries. With over 30 years of experience, they put passion into every step to create motion with emotion.

Method Studios is an award-winning global visual effects company that provides production and post-production services. It specializes in conceptual design, look development, on-set supervision, 3D animation/CGI, and compositing. As of 2020, Method Studios was acquired by Framestore (along with Company 3) following Deluxe's bankruptcy. Method Finishing is now integrated into Company 3's operations.

Artjail is a boutique VFX studio operating from New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles. They partner with directors and agencies to deliver high-end 2D and 3D visual effects, CGI, design, color, and finishing.

Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon. Its post-production division handles end-to-end workflows including editorial, sound, and visual effects for its original content. The studio produces content primarily for theatrical release and the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform.

BENT IMAGE LAB (or BENT) is an American animation studio and production company specializing in story development, television, commercials, visual effects, music videos, short films, experimental techniques and tech development in augmented reality (AR).

Barnstorm VFX is an Emmy-nominated visual effects studio based in Burbank, CA and Vancouver, BC. They specialize in providing photo-realistic visual effects for film, television, and commercials.

Pixomondo is an Oscar, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning creative, innovation, and technology company that delivers visualization, virtual production, VFX, and engineering for top-tier film and episodic projects. They collaborate with storytellers across the globe to bring ideas to life using interactive technology and proprietary software.

Tippett Studio is a world-renowned visual effects and animation company founded by Phil Tippett. The studio blends state-of-the-art VFX with its legacy of stop-motion mastery to create standout work across sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and beyond.

Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award-winning visual effects and animation studio known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and full-CG features. Having created visually stunning images for more than 100 live-action and animated productions over its 30-year history the studio is also a leader in technology, developing software and tools that have helped solve industry-wide challenges.