Trixter (company)

{{Short description|German visual effects studio}}

{{For|the glam metal band|Trixter}}

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| type = Subsidiary

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1999}}

| founder = Simone Kraus Townsend
Michael Coldewey

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| location_country = Germany

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| locations = Munich, Berlin and Los Angeles

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| services = Visual effects

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| parent = Cinesite (2018–present)

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| homepage = {{official website|https://www.trixter.de/}}

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Trixter is a German visual effects studio,{{cite web|url=https://www.germanfilmsquarterly.de/special_report_amimation.html|title=Animation & Vfx in Germany: Special Report|work=German Films Quarterly|accessdate=July 19, 2019}} with divisions in Munich and Berlin.  Founded in 1999 by Simone Kraus Townsend{{cite web|url=https://www.artofvfx.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-simone-kraus-animation-supervisor-alessandro-cioffi-vfx-supervisor-trixter/|title=Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Simone Kraus (Animation Supervisor) & Alessandro Cioffi (Vfx Supervisor) – Trixter|work=Art of VFX|date=24 May 2017 |accessdate=July 19, 2019}} and Michael Coldewey,{{cite web|url=https://fmx.de/about/history/fmx-2018/boards-2018/associates/michael-coldewey-executive-producer-ceo-trixter/|title=Michael Coldewey, Executive Producer & CEO, Trixter|work=FMX|accessdate=July 19, 2019}} the company was acquired in August 2018 by Cinesite.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cinesite-buying-trixter-germany-vfx-outfit-1202900425/|title=Cinesite Buying Trixter, Germany's Leading VFX Outfit|work=Variety|date=9 August 2018 |accessdate=July 19, 2019}} As of August 2023, TRIXTER's senior management includes Christopher Hantel (Head of Finance & Managing Director) and Christina Caspers-Roemer (General Manager & Managing Director).

The company's credits include The Marvels (2023) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Captain Marvel (2019), Black Panther (2018), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).