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www.postmagazine.com 1 POST JAN/FEB 2026 Kikuyu Land 28 SERVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1986 VOL. 41 · NO. 1 WWW.POSTMAGAZINE.COM WEB EXCLUSIVES • H is for Hawk: Director Philippa Lowthorpe • Starfleet Academy: Editor Jon Dudkowski • Stranger Things: VFX Supervisor Martin Hill • Academy Awards: Top animation & VFX • Game Development: Next-level pipelines • CAD Update: Architecture & engineering • Industry Trends: New storage options ON OUR COVER Netflix's Frankenstein Avatar: Fire and Ash 18 The Secret Agent 10 14 Nuremberg 2 EDITOR'S LETTER The finest in filmmaking By Marc Loftus 4 BITS & PIECES Industry awards; Disguise opens new Experience Center; Shooting Primate & more 10 DIRECTOR'S CHAIR James Vanderbilt — Nuremberg A gripping drama set in the immediate aftermath of WWII By Iain Blair 12 COVER STORY Frankenstein Editor Evan Schiff cuts Guillermo del Toro's latest Oscar-nominated feature By Marc Loftus 14 EDITING The Secret Agent This Brazilian feature is nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture By Marc Loftus 16 SOUNDTRACK Marty Supreme Re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor Skip Lievsay reunites with filmmaker Josh Safdie By Marc Loftus 18 OSCAR PICKS Sinners, One Battle After Another and Avatar: Fire and Ash stand as frontrunners heading into the 98th Annual Academy Awards By Iain Blair 24 OUTLOOK 2026 - PART II Industry pros share their thoughts on where AI, virtual production & VFX are heading in the year ahead 28 SPECIAL REPORT The 2026 Sundance Film Festival A look inside some of this year's independent features, documentaries & shorts By Marc Loftus 32 STORAGE On-premises storage makes a comeback By Larry O'Connor Why post still depends on hybrid storage By Chris Fournelle 33 WORKFLOW The on-set-to-post pipeline is coming together By Phil Oatley 34 PRODUCTS New tools and upgraded tech from Animated Company, Luma AI, LumaFusion, Wacom & Waves 36 PEOPLE Recent hirings and promotions at The Den, Harbor, Maxon, Nomad & more