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Industry | Motion Picture, Film, TV, Animation, Visual Effects |
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Founded | June 4, 2013 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 4 |
Key people | Jagjit Mundi - Chairman Marianne Speight - CBDO/Exec Producer Sara Bennett - CCO/VFX Supervisor Jean-Claude Deguara - VFX Exec Supervisor |
Website | www.milk-vfx.com/ |
Milk VFX is a British independent visual effects studio. It was founded in London in 2013 [1] and is known for creating complex and innovative sequences for high-end television and feature films.
The company received an Academy Award for Sara Bennett’s work on Ex Machina, [2] three BAFTA Television Craft Awards [3] for Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode: The Day of The Doctor, Doctor Who Series 8 Episode 1: Deep Breath and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Episode 5: Arabella. In addition, Milk has won a Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Sherlock Special Episode: The Abominable Bride.
Headquartered in Clerkenwell, London, Milk has expanded into Bordeaux, [4] Dublin [5] and Barcelona [6] and acquired independent, BAFTA award-winning VFX studio Lola Post Production. Milk’s parent company Bizet Media has acquired Dublin-based High Wire [7] post-production to provide broader VFX and production solutions.
Milk was founded by a small group of talented VFX artists and producers in 2013 [8] and moved into a new office in Clerkenwell [9] at the start of 2022.
In October 2022 Milk acquired BAFTA Award winning VFX Studio Lola Post Production. [10]
In December 2022 Milk announced the launch of a new studio in Bordeaux, [11] France. Milk VFX Supervisor Andy Morley leads the studio and creative team as head of studio and creative director.
In March 2023 Milk announced the soft launch of a studio in Dublin, Ireland. [12] Overseeing the creative launch of the studio are Milk VFX Supervisors Ciaran Crowley and Donal Nolan.
In July 2023 Milk announced its presence in El Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain. [13] This follows a long relationship between Milk and the talent in Spain; leading the creative team is Milk 2D Supervisor Jorge Oliva Ruiz de Leon.
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2014 | BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode: The Day of The Doctor [17] | Won |
BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D [18] | Nominated | |
2015 | BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Doctor Who Series 8 Episode 1: Deep Breath [19] | Won |
Royal Television Society | Effects - Digital | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell [20] | Nominated | |
2016 | Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Ex Machina [21] | Won |
Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role | Sherlock Special Episode: The Abominable Bride [22] | Won | |
BAFTA | Best Special Visual Effects | Ex Machina [23] | Nominated | |
Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Arabella [24] | Nominated | |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Effects - Digital | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands [25] | Nominated | |
BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Episode 5 [26] | Won | |
BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Doctor Who Series 9 [27] | Nominated | |
2017 | BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | The Last Dragonslayer [28] | Nominated |
BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Sherlock Special Episode: The Abominable Bride [29] | Nominated | |
2019 | Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards | Best VFX Project | Good Omens [30] | Nominated |
2020 | BAFTA - Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Good Omens [31] | Nominated |
Broadcast Tech Innovation Award | Best VFX Project | Cursed [32] | Nominated | |
2021 | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Cursed [33] | Nominated |
Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards | Best VFX Project | Intergalactic [34] | Nominated | |
2022 | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Intergalactic [35] | Nominated |
2014 | UK Screen Alliance | Outstanding Contribution to VFX | Jean-Claude Deguara – VFX Supervisor + Sara Bennett – CCO/VFX Supervisor Milk VFX [36] | Nominated |