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Rodeo FX

{{short description|Visual effects company}}

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| type = Private

| industry = Visual effects, Advertising, Experience, Animation

| founded = {{sda|2006}}, in Montreal, Canada

| founder = Sébastien Moreau

| hq_location = 99 Prince Street

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| key_people = Sébastien Moreau (president & VFX supervisor)

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| subsid = Mikros Animation

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Rodeo FX is a high-end visual effects and creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.{{cite web|title=Rodeo FX: About Us|url=https://www.rodeofx.com/about|publisher=Rodeo FX|access-date=26 September 2023}} 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.{{cite web|title=Game of Thrones: Season 4|url=http://www.rodeofx.com/all-films/got|publisher=Rodeo FX|access-date=21 April 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Frei|first1=Vincent|title=Rodeo FX opens in Quebec City|date=26 April 2014 |url=http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=7709|publisher=Art of VFX|access-date=21 April 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Cummins|first1=Julianna|title=Rodeo FX expands stateside for feature biz|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2014/12/12/rodeo-fx-expands-stateside-for-feature-biz/|publisher=Playback|access-date=21 April 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Rodeo FX announces the opening of a studio in Munich|url=https://www.rodeofx.com/en/news/Rodeo_FX_announces_Munich|publisher=RodeoFX|access-date=21 December 2017}} On March 27, 2025, it was announced that Rodeo FX would acquire Mikros Animation, after Technicolor Group filed for bankruptcy.{{Cite web|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=2025-03-27|title=Technicolor Bankruptcy: Rodeo FX Acquires Mikros Animation|url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/global/technicolor-bankruptcy-rodeo-fx-mikros-animation-1236349968/|website=Variety|language=en}}

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.{{cite web|title=Rodeo FX Awards|url=http://www.rodeofx.com/en/awards |publisher=Rodeo FX|access-date=19 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://philpott.ca/rodeo-fx-wins-third-consecutive-emmy-award-for-game-of-thrones/ |title=Rodeo FX Wins Third Consecutive Emmy Award for Game of Thrones |author= |date=12 September 2016 |website=Philpott Communications |access-date=19 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rodeofx.com/en/news/Rodeo_FX_wins_a_third_HPA_Award_for_Game_of_Thrones |title=Rodeo FX wins a third HPA Award for Game of Thrones |author= |date=2016 |website=Rodeo FX |access-date=19 December 2016 |quote=its third consecutive HPA Awards for Game of Thrones in the “Outstanding Visual Effects – Television” category}}

Filmography

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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.

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YearNominated workAwardForResult
rowspan="2"|2007rowspan="3"| The Golden CompassVES AwardOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture{{nominated}}
Academy AwardBest Visual Effectsrowspan="2" {{won}}
2008BAFTA AwardBest Special Visual Effects
rowspan="3"|2009rowspan="2"| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullrowspan="3"| VES AwardBest Single Visual Effect of the Year (For "Valley Destruction")rowspan="3" {{nominated}}
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture
The Day the Earth Stood StillBest Single Visual Effect of the Year (For "Newborn Klaatu")
rowspan="6"|2011rowspan="12"|RangoCFCA AwardBest Animated Filmrowspan="12" {{won}}
Hollywood Film AwardBest Animation
LAFCA AwardBest Animated Film
NBR AwardBest Animated Film
SFFCC AwardBest Animated Feature
WAFCA AwardBest Animated Feature
rowspan="7"|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 Picturerowspan="2" {{nom}}
rowspan="2"|2013The Amazing Spider-ManVES AwardOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Pacific RimHollywood Film AwardBest Visual Effectsrowspan="2" {{won}}
rowspan="6"|2014On/OffMaverick Movie AwardBest VFX
rowspan="3"|Pacific RimBAFTA AwardBest Special Visual Effectsrowspan="2" {{nom}}
VES AwardOutstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture
Annie AwardOutstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production{{won}}
EnemyCanadian Screen AwardAchievement in Visual Effects{{nom}}
rowspan="2"|Game of ThronesCreative Arts Emmy AwardOutstanding Special Visual Effects (Episode "The Children")rowspan="3" {{won}}
rowspan="2"|2015rowspan="2"|VES 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 Feature

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rowspan="2" |2018rowspan="2" |Game of ThronesVES AwardOutstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project (Episode "The Dragon and The Wolf"){{won}}

References

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External links

  • {{official website|rodeofx.com}}

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