Image Engine (also known as Image Engine Design Inc.) is a Visual effects studio based in Vancouver, BC, that offers a range of services for feature films and television, from concept designs and pre-visualization to CG animation, compositing, and explosive volumetric digital effects.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Visual effects |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Christopher Mossman, Robin Hackl, Gregory Holmes |
| Headquarters | 2043 Quebec Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5T 2Z6 |
Key people | Shawn Walsh |
Number of employees | 250-400 |
| Parent | Cinesite |
| Website | www.image-engine.com |
Their work includes contributions for the films and series District 9, The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones, Lost in Space, Jurassic World and Elysium. In 2022, they won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie for The Book of Boba Fett.[1]
In July 2015, they partnered with Cinesite. Other partner companies include Trixter, Squeeze, L'Atelier, FX3X, Assemblage, and the Imaginarium Studios.
Credits
edit2020's
edit| Year | Films / Television Series |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Kraven the Hunter |
| Alien: Romulus | |
| Snowpiercer (Season 4) | |
| 3 Body Problem | |
| Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | |
| Halo (Season 2) | |
| Lift | |
| 2023 | Leave The World Behind |
| Foundation (Season 2) | |
| Ahsoka | |
| The Mandalorian (Season 3) | |
| 2022 | Willow |
| The School for Good and Evil | |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | |
| Moon Knight | |
| Snowpiercer (Season 3) | |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett |
| Swan Song | |
| The Unforgivable | |
| Hawkeye | |
| The Mandalorian (Season 2) | |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | |
| Twilight Zone (Season 2) | |
| Chaos Walking | |
| Snowpiercer (Season 2) | |
| 2020 | Mulan |
| Project Power | |
| The Old Guard | |
| Bloodshot | |
| Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey | |
| Underwater |
2010's
edit2000’s
edit| Year | Films / Television Series |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Stargate Universe (Season 1) |
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | |
| Aliens in the Attic | |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | |
| The Losers | |
| District 9 | |
| New in Town | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| The Incredible Hulk | |
| Stone of Destiny | |
| Another Cinderella Story | |
| Lost Boys 2: The Tribe | |
| Tunnel Rats | |
| Vantage Point | |
| Snow Buddies | |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua | |
| Law Abiding Citizen | |
| Orphan | |
| 2007 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | |
| Blades of Glory | |
| Stargate SG-1 (Season 10) | |
| White Noise 2: The Light | |
| The Last Mimzy | |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum |
| Stargate: Atlantis (Season 3) | |
| Stargate SG-1 (Season 10) | |
| Three Moons Over Milford Pilot (Season 1) | |
| Slither | |
| Stargate SG-1 (Season 9) | |
| Stargate: Atlantis (Season 2) | |
| 2005 | Stargate: Atlantis (Season 2) |
| Stargate SG-1 (Season 9) | |
| Stargate SG-1 (Season 8) | |
| Sci Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate - Secrets Revealed (TV) | |
| 2004 | Taxi |
| I, Robot | |
| Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | |
| 2003 | X2: X-Men United |
1990’s
edit| Year | Films / Television Series |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 |
| 1994 | Metro Cafe |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Title | Episode or Character | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Nemesis” | Nomination |
| 2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination |
| 2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Exodus” | Nomination |
| 2001 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination |
| 2001 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Tangent” | Nomination |
| 2001 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination |
| 2002 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
| 2002 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Enemies” | Nomination |
| 2002 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Enemies” | Nomination |
| 2002 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
| 2003 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Winner |
| 2003 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 | “UnNatural Selection” | Nomination |
| 2003 | VES Award | Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
| 2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Dead Like Me | N/A | Nomination |
| 2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Kingdom Hospital | “They Kingdom Come” Pilot | Nomination |
| 2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Lost City Part 2" | Nomination |
| 2005 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Redemption” Part 2 | Nomination |
| 2005 | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Lost City Part 2" | Nomination |
| 2005 | VES Award | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program | Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital | Antubis | Winner |
| 2010 | Academy Award | Best Achievement in Visual Effects | District 9 | N/A | Nomination |
| 2010 | BAFTA | Best Special Visual Effects | District 9 | N/A | Nomination |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series | Stargate Universe | "Space" | Nomination |
| 2010 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Stargate Universe | "Space" | Nomination |
| 2010 | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven a Feature Motion
Picture |
District 9 | N/A | Nomination |
| 2010 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | District 9 | N/A | Nomination |
| 2010 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | District 9 | N/A | Winner |
| 2012 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | The Thing | Edvard/Adam | Nomination |
| 2013 | VES Award | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Zero Dark Thirty | N/A | Nomination |
| 2014 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects Motion Picture | Elysium | N/A | Winner |
| 2014 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Elysium | N/A | Nomination |
| 2014 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Elysium | N/A | Nomination |
| 2015 | HPA Award | Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | Jurassic World | N/A | Nomination |
| 2016 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature | Chappie | N/A | Nomination |
| 2016 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Jurassic World | N/A | Nomination |
| 2017 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or RealTime Project | Game of Thrones | S6 “The Winds of Winter”, Citadel | Nomination |
| 2018 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Lost in Space | S1 "Danger, Will Robinson" | Nomination |
| 2018 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Game of Thrones | S7 “The Spoils of War; Drogon Loot Train Attack” | Winner |
| 2019 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Bells" | Winner |
| 2019 | HPA Award | Outstanding Visual Effects Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Bells" | Winner |
| 2019 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Tully | N/A | Nomination |
| 2019 | VES Award | Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time
Project |
Lost in Space | S2 "Jupiter is Falling" | Nomination |
| 2019 | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Lost in Space | S1 "Danger, Will Robinson" | Winner |
| 2019 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Lost in Space | S2 "Humanoid" | Winner |
| 2020 | Annie Award | Best Character Animation - Live Action | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Long Night” – Dance of the Dragons | Nomination |
| 2020 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Lost in Space | S2 "Ninety-Seven" | Nomination |
| 2020 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects Short Drama | Alien: Ore | N/A | Nomination |
| 2021 | Annie Award | Best Character Animation - Live Action | The Mandalorian | S2 Mother Spider | Winner |
| 2021 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in an Episode | The Mandalorian | S2 "Chapter 10: The Passenger" | Nomination |
| 2022 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode | Snowpiercer | S3 "A Beacon For Us All" | Nomination |
| 2022 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie | The Book Of Boba Fett | N/A | Winner |
| 2022 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Carnage | Nomination |
| 2023 | VES Award | Outstanding Effects Simulations In A Photoreal Feature | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | N/A | Nomination |
| 2024 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie | Avatar: The Last Airbender | N/A | Nomination |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Emmy Award Winner for 'The Book of Boba Fett' | Image Engine VFX". 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-09.