Atmosphere Visual Effects

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Atmosphere Visual Effects
Industry Visual effects
Founded Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2003)
Headquarters200-1669 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Tom Archer, Jeremy Hoey, Andrew Karr
Number of employees
15
Website atmosphere-vfx.com

Atmosphere Visual Effects is a Canadian visual effects company. It was founded in Vancouver in 2003 by Andrew Karr, Tom Archer, and Jeremy Hoey, ex-employees of Vancouver-based visual effects company GVFX, after said company folded in that year. [1] They have worked on a number of science fiction shows, including the reimagined Battlestar Galactica , Stargate Atlantis , The 4400 , Andromeda , and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales . [2]

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Their work on the new Battlestar Galactica has been nominated for several awards. Their work on the episode "The Hand of God" was nominated for an Emmy in 2005. [3] They have been nominated for two Visual Effects Society awards in 2006, for the episodes "Exodus" and "Downloaded". [4]

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Feature films

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MOWs, Miniseries, Pilots

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  1. "Atmosphere Visual Effects - 3D Animation, Pre-Visualization, Visual Effects". Newtek Lightwave Profiles. Archived from the original on 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  2. "Atmosphere Visual Effects Joins Mission to Bring "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales" Direct to Video" (Press release). DMN Newswire. 2007-01-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
  3. "Atmosphere Visual Effects News". atmosphere-vfx.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  4. "Atmosphere Visual Effects Captures Two VES Awards Nominations for NBC Universal's "Battlestar Galactica"" (Press release). cgfocus.com. 2007-01-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-01-27.

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