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Wētā FX
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FMX 2026 spotlights fire, fur and pipelines
FMX 2026 adds Wētā FX, Pixar and Illogic Studios sessions, plus new Premium Partners AMCRS, Accenture Song VFX and AYON.
World VFX Day 2025: Global Line-Up Revealed
WētāFX, ILM, Framestore, Adobe and more join World VFX Day 2025 this December, streaming live from London.
“A Model of Madness” Scott Ross Why VFX Fails as a Business
Scott Ross: VFX is “a model of madness.” ILM, Digital Domain, and decades later, the business still cannot stand on three legs.
Monkeys, the fourth
The time has come: the next part of the "Planet of the Apes" saga - now number four - will be released in cinemas on 8 May. And that's why we simply asked Weta how they - instead of the apes - built the environment.
Countdown to the FMX! 2 weeks!
Only 2 weeks to go until FMX! Now confirmed: Avatar 2r and Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as expert panels on virtual production and AI-based voice and image generators.
That girl is green!
For Marvel Studio‘s most recent streaming series, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”, the concept of a workplace dramewdy (think Ally McBeal, 90s kids!) merges with Superhero-battles (think all the Marvel movies, comic-book-geeks!) – leading to 6-foot-
7-inch-sized, gorgeously green,
super-powered viewing pleasures.
A conversation with VFX Production Coordinator Erika Feijoo Spena and Visual Effects Supervisor Chris Smallfield about Hulk-ifications at VFX-powerhouse Trixter.
Star for Stuttgart | Retro article
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, we went into conversation with performance capturing pioneer Andy Serkis - chatting about Planet of the Apes. An encounter at FMX 2014.
A new journey begins
Review: In DP 01 : 2013, Weta Digital went back to Middle-earth with Peter Jackson. For the prequel trilogy "The Hobbit", the New Zealanders transferred fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien's prequel to the big screen.
Bats, spiders and witches: FMX 2022!
New programme highlights of the Stuttgart "Film & Media Exchange" announced. Among them: "The Batman", "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "The Witcher"!
Adventures in the alien ghetto
Review: In DP 06 : 2009, the sci-fi surprise hit "District 9" flashed us - with big green aliens that look like a cross between a shrimp and a grasshopper.
The Green Knight | VFX-Breakdown
Smart as a Fox: This knight's tale is sure to make it onto your must-watch lists.
New home for Weta Digital | Business
Winter Sale at Peter Jackson: The filmmaker sells his VFX department - to game engine developer Unity!
The BFG | VFX-Breakdown
Visual effects with giant growth: Weta Digital lets Sophie and the giant off the leash!
Weta Digital & SideFX | Economy
Houdini goes on holiday to Windy Wellington: partnership with Wetah.
Black Widow | VFX-Breakdown
New VFXs from Weta Digital? That's where we're heading - like a pig to a trough.
The Day the Earth Stood Still | VFX-Breakdown
Human in vitro? No, just the day Weta Digital sent Keanu Reeves to Earth.
Independence Day: Resurgence | VFX-Breakdown
The Federal Minister of Transport warns: squeaky yellow American school buses attract alien monsters!
Alita: Battle Angel | VFX-Breakdown
Weta Digital amazes: realistic facial expressions for the anime character.
That was FMX 2019!
FMX 2019 is over and most visitors have successfully returned home: A short recap of this year's trade conference!
The CG monkeys are loose
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, Weta Digital set to work on the second instalment of Planet of the Apes. A conversation with VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon about primates, performance capturing and premium VFX.
From another star | Retro article
Review: In DP 01 : 2010, Weta Digital created a wacky planet, alien life forms and humanoid screen heroes. For what? For James Cameron's Avatar!