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The VFX Festival 2017: Interviews with VFX teams behind Fantastic Beasts, The Jungle Book, and Star Trek Beyond

The Jungle Book, Fantastic Beasts, Star Trek Beyond (Credit: Disney/Warner Bros./Paramount)
The Jungle Book, Fantastic Beasts, Star Trek Beyond (Credit: Disney/Warner Bros./Paramount)

This week saw the world’s leading movie visual effects firms descending on London for Escape Studios’ The VFX Festival.

Attendees were treated to talks and presentations that ranged from ILM talking ‘Rogue One’, to MPC talking about their Oscar-nominated work on ‘The Jungle Book’. The VFX houses were there to discuss their previous work, speculate about what the future of CGI looks like, and inspire future generations of VFX artists.

We were thrilled to attend and you can watch our exclusive interviews with the true pioneers of VFX below.

Framestore’s Christian Manz talks ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’

Facebook Live: Fantastic Beasts Framestore interview

We were LIVE with Framestore at Escape Studios The VFX Festival talking about their BAFTA-nominated VFX work on Fantastic Beasts.

Posted by Yahoo Movies UK on Thursday, February 9, 2017

MPC’s Ben Jones on ‘The Jungle Book’

Facebook Live: The Jungle Book MPC interview

We were live with MPC at Escape Studios The VFX Festival to talk about their Oscar-nominated VFX work on Disney's The Jungle Book.

Posted by Yahoo Movies UK on Thursday, February 9, 2017

Double Negative’s Amanda Johnstone-Batt on ‘Star Trek Beyond’

Facebook Live: Star Trek Beyond VFX interview

We were live at Escape Studios' The VFX Festival with Double Negative talking about the VFX they did on Star Trek Beyond.

Posted by Yahoo Movies UK on Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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