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BITS & PIECES www.postmagazine.com 8 POST MAR/APR 2020 N E X T I S S U E CAMERAS & LENSES DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY STORAGE & THE CLOUD NEWSLETTERS: Industry News (Bi-Weekly); Post Careers (Bi-Monthly); Editing (Special Theme) MARI KOHN 818.291.1153 | mkohn@postmagazine.com CO N TACT U S A B O U T P R I N T & O N L I N E A DV E RT I S I N G O P P O RT U N I T I ES : ISSUE DATE: M AY/J U N E 2 0 2 0 SPACE CLOSE: M AY 1 1 T H MATERIALS CLOSE: M AY 1 5 T H W H E R E T E C H N O L O G Y A N D TA L E N T M E E T S M FROZEN 2 DISNEY PUSHES BOUNDARIES FOR ANTICIPATED SEQUEL PLUS: DIRECTOR JOACHIM RONNING ON MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL THE ADDAMS FAMILY SPECIAL SECTION: STORAGE POSTING FALL TV www.postmagazine.com POST SEPT/OCT 2019 FUSEFX EXPANDS TO SOUTHEAST ATLANTA — Visual effects studio FuseFX (https://fusefx.com) has expanded to the Southeast with a new studio in Atlanta, GA — its third US location and fourth location globally. FuseFX specializes in VFX services for episodic tele- vision, feature films, commercials and VR productions. Brad Kalinoski, whose career spans more than 20 years, will lead the new office as head of produc- tion/senior VFX supervisor. "Atlanta has been a hotbed for new productions, and the visual effects demand has grown exponentially," says Kalinoski. "We plan to be fully staffed and have full capabilities in Atlanta and worldwide, to service clients and their needs." The new location will have as many as 50 employees — mostly artists — by the end of 2020. Kalinoski, who will focus on hiring top talent, will also over- see productions to develop and maintain in the Atlanta region. "We want to continue to support clients locally, and wherever they want their workplace to be," he says. "Atlanta has a great location pool of tal- ent, and the new office gives us more flexibility in moving projects based on skills and financial requirements. We are always looking to diversify our talent set." Kalinoski's 21-year career includes BAFTA and VES award nominations for Black Swan, as well as a VES award nomination for Lost: The Final Season. "We are incredibly happy to add Brad Kalinoski to our team," notes FuseFX CEO/founder Dave Altenau. "His depth and broad experience complement our existing high level of talent in the company. We are confident his leader- ship in our new Atlanta office will attract new talent, and add great new tools to our organization." FuseFX's other locations include Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver. DIGITAL DOMAIN OPENS MONTREAL VFX STUDIO MONTRÉAL — Academy Award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain (www.digitaldomain.com) has launched a new studio in Montréal. Digital Domain Montréal is the company's ninth location worldwide and will focus on feature films, episodic and streaming while supporting other groups within the multi-faceted VFX house. The opening marks the fourth new location for Digital Domain since 2016, with all locations — including the new Montréal of- fice — reporting directly to Los Angeles, the headquarters of Digital Domain's VFX business. "We are fully committed to our visual effects business in North America, as it's integral to our global roadmap," says group executive director and CEO Daniel Seah. "Montréal is a vibrant city and a strategic location for us to expand our network of studios, rounding out the time zones of our 24- hour global organization. We are appreciative of the guidance and assis- tance we've received from the Québec government, Montréal International and Investissement Québec in welcoming Digital Domain to the Montréal VFX community." Digital Domain Montréal will immediately house around 130 new artists and staff, who will collaborate and share work with the nearly 1,500 Digital Domain employees around the world. The new studio is already working on several projects and will soon be working on projects for Marvel, Sony and 20th Century Studios. "Digital Domain is currently in a renaissance," says Digital Domain VFX global president John Fragomeni. "From films and episodic content to our pioneering work with digital humans, we are generating more exciting work than ever, creating a need to expand our global footprint to meet our grow- ing demand. To complement our strong talent base in Vancouver, Montréal was an obvious choice and one that our clients had been requesting from us. With a thriving VFX community and a deep talent pool, it was an easy fit, and the Québec government itself has been a generous and supportive partner to us every step of the way." The new Montréal studio is located in the historic Plateau-Mont-Royal bor- ough, known for its distinctive architecture and access to parks, along with several international tech companies and a booming startup community. The new 35,000-square-foot facility will include a screening room, multiple edito- rial bays and room to expand to accommodate up to 500 artists and staff. Since its founding in 1993, Digital Domain has remained at the forefront of visual effects, earning multiple Academy Awards nominations and wins for films like Titanic, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avengers: Infinity War and Ready Player One. Digital Domain's artists and developers have also won eight Scientific and Technical Achievement awards, 37 Clio Awards, 22 AICP awards, nine Cannes Lions, multiple BAFTAs, VES Awards and more.