Wētā FX

After setting up a temporary facility to work on Michael Gracey’s 'Better Man', award-winning New Zealand VFX company Wētā FX will establish a permanent Australian headquarters in Melbourne in a move set to create up to 80 jobs for the local industry. https://hubs.ly/Q03gH34g0

Yesterday Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson, Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks and VicScreen CEO Caroline Pitcher announced that the Oscar winning VFX company, Wētā FX has opened an office in Victoria. With the help of the Victorian Government, the new Australian headquarters is located in Abbotsford and is creating up to 80 jobs. 🖥️ Wētā FX was behind the award-winning VFX for Better Man which achieved world-wide critical acclaim, including an Oscar nomination and the 2025 AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects. 🏆 📖 Read more here → https://bit.ly/3YnHEwM #VICSCREEN | #VFX #Melbourne #VisualEffects

📆 Mark your calendars, we are heading to FMX - Film & Media Exchange 2025! Don't miss VES panel discussion, The Secrets of Award-Winning Teams, with VFX Producer Danielle Immerman offering insights into her award-winning work on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Plus catch VFX Supervisor Dan Cox and Animation Supervisor Dave Clayton as they deliver two exciting talks on Captain America: Brave New World and musical biopic, Better Man. #WētāFX #VFX #FMX2025

To commemorate our decade-long partnership with Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo, we recently hosted a Summer Safari event for our crew and their families. The evening was filled with interactive activities, food and of course, the animals and dedicated staff at the zoo. We are thankful for their ongoing support of our artists 🧡 📷: Rebecca McMillan Photography #WētāFX #VFX #WellingtonZoo

Learn how we brought Red Hulk to life for Captain America: Brave New World in this exclusive interview with The Art of VFX featuring Dan Cox (VFX Supervisor) & Sidney Kombo-Kintombo (Senior Animation Supervisor).

The SeaDragon features 19 complete CG sets, 440 assets and an impressive 321,000,000 polygons. Watch the #VFX breakdown of this epic Wing-In-Ground-Effect (WIGE) ship. #WētāFX #AvatarTheWayOfWater #BTS

We were honoured to participate in the 7th Annual BRIC Foundation Summit this year, centered around the theme of ‘Emerge.’ Individuals from the entertainment, media and technology sectors came together to connect, collaborate and explore strategies, while also discussing ways to maintain a positive impact within the industry. Image 2 (L to R): BRIC Co-Founders, Nicole Hendrix & Alison Mann opening the session. Image 3 (L to R): Camille Eden (VP Talent Aquisition), Karen Ryan (Producer, Netflix), Alison Mann (Talent Manager & President, Fourth Wall Animation & Co-Founder of BRIC Foundation), Melissa Roberts (Talent Partner, Wētā FX). Image 4 (L to R): Melissa Roberts (Talent Partner) and Cathy Blanco (Sr. Software Engineer), Wētā FX. #WētāFX #VFX #BRICSummit2025

Director Michael Gracey and the Wētā FX crew behind Better Man break down the challenges, creative process and triumphs of bringing the film to life. Catch the full conversation on the Wētā FX YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/gT3XQTUw Watch #BetterManMovie on Digital or streaming now on #ParamountPlus in the US and Canada. #WētāFX #VFX

Join Wētā FX's Motion Edit Supervisor Luisma Lavin at the 'Wellington Animation Film Festival' (WAFF), as he discusses the crew's approach to integrating a fully CG character into the practical environment of Oscar-nominated musical biopic, Better Man. #WētāFX #VFX #WAFF #WellingtonAnimationFilmFestival

Avatar: The Way of Water required a new suite of tools to create 2,200 water shots. Our global simulation framework enabled complex interactions between characters and water, that when combined with strong performances, helped craft key scenes like Neytiri rescuing Tuk 🩵 #WētāFX #Avatar #AvatarTheWayOfWater