Milk VFX is a British independent visual effects studio. It was founded in London in 2013 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, three BAFTA Television Craft Awards 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, Dublin and Barcelona and acquired independent, BAFTA award-winning VFX studio Lola Post Production. Milk’s parent company Bizet Media has acquired Dublin-based High Wire post-production to provide broader VFX and production solutions.
History Milk was founded by a small group of talented VFX artists and producers in 2013 and moved into a new office in Clerkenwell at the start of 2022.
In October 2022 Milk acquired BAFTA Award winning VFX Studio Lola Post Production.
European Expansion In December 2022 Milk announced the launch of a new studio in Bordeaux, 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. 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. 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.
Filmography
Feature films
2013-2024 YearTitleDirector(s)Distributor(s)Notes201347 RoninCarl RinschH2F Entertainment, Mid Atlantic Films, Moving Picture Company, DMG Entertainment, Warrior Productions, Stuber Productions, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures2014HerculesBrett RatnerParamount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Flynn Picture Company, Radical Studios, Film 44, RatPac Entertainment, Mid Atlantic FilmsDracula: UntoldGary ShoreLegendary Entertainment, Michael De Luca Productions, Universal PicturesGet SantaChristopher SmithScott Free Films, BFI, Screen Yorkshire, Ingenious, Warner Bros. PicturesEx MachinaAlex GarlandFilm4, DNA Films, A24, Universal Pictures International2015The Divergent Series: InsurgentRobert SchwentkeRed Wagon Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Mandeville Films, LionsgatePoltergeistGil KenanFox 2000 Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, 20th Century FoxEverestBaltasar KormakurCross Creek Pictures, Walden Media, RVK Studios, Working Title Films, Universal PicturesHigh RiseBen WheatleyRecorded Picture Company, HanWay Films, Film4, BFI, Northern Ireland Screen, Ingenious Media, Scope Pictures, S Films, StudioCanalThe MartianRidley ScottScott Free Productions, Kinberg Genre, 20th Century Fox2016Free FireBen WheatleyFilm4 Productions, BFI, Rook Films, Protagonist Pictures, StudioCanalFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films2017Kingsman: The Golden CircleMatthew VaughnMarv Films, Cloudy Productions, 20th Century FoxThe Escape (short)Paul J. FranklinPari Passu Films2018AnnihilationAlex GarlandSkydance, DNA Films, Scott Rudin Productions, Huahua Media, Paramount Pictures (North America and China), Netflix (International)AdriftBaltasar KormakurSTXfilms, Lakeshore Entertainment, H. Brothers, Ingenious Media, RVK Studios, STX EntertainmentWho Will Write Our HistoryRoberta GrossmanKatahdin Productions, Match Spark, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Maziowiecki Fundusz Filmowy, EC1 Lódz - Miasto Kultury, NDR/Arte, Next Film (Poland), Abramorama (United States), Giant Pictures (International), Midas Filmes (Portugal)Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of GindelwaldDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films2020PossessorBrandon CronenbergIngenious Media, Telefilm Canada, Arclight Films, Ontario Creates, Particular Crowd, Crave, Rhombus Media, Rook Films, Elevation Pictures, Signature Entertainment Four Kids And ItAndy De EmmonyKindle Entertainment, Deadpan Pictures, Sky Cinema, Altitude Film DistributionThe Old GuardGina Prince-BythewoodSkydance, Denver and Delilah Productions, Marc Evans Productions, NetflixRebeccaBen WheatleyWorking Title Films, Big Talk Productions, Netflix2021In The EarthBen WheatleyRook Films, Protagonist Pictures, Neon (United States), Universal Pictures, Focus Features Everybody's Talking About JamieJonathan ButterellRegency Enterprises, Film4 Productions, Warp Films, New Regency, Amazon StudiosThe Last Letter From Your LoverAugustine FrizzellBlueprint Pictures, The Film Farm, Canal+, Ciné+, StudioCanalEarwigLucile HadzihalilovicPetit Film, BFI Fund, Anti-Worlds, Frakas Productions, Film4, New Story (France), Anti-Worlds (United Kingdom), Juno Films (United States), Mubi 2022Me TimeJohn HamburgParticular Pictures, HartBeat Productions, NetflixThe SwimmersSally El HosainiWorking Title Films, NetflixThe Woman KingGina Prince-BythewoodTriStar Pictures, Entertainment One, JuVee Productions, Welle Entertainment, Sony Pictures ReleasingWhat's Love got to do With It?Shekhar KapurWorking Title Films, Instinct Productions, StudioCanalI Used to Be FamousEddie SternbergForty Foot Pictures, Filmkowski, NetflixCatherine Called BirdyLena DunhamWorking Title Films, Good Thing Going, Amazon StudiosYour Christmas or Mine?Jim O’HanlonShiny Buttons Productions, Amazon Prime2023KandaharRic Roman WaughThunder Road Films, G-BASE, MBC Studios, Capstone Global, Open Road FilmsMeg 2: The TrenchBen WheatleyCMC Pictures, DF Pictures di Bonaventura Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. PicturesGenieSam BoydUniversal Pictures, Peacock Productions, Working Title Films, Linden Productions, Universal Pictures International
Television
2013-2024 YearTitleDistributor(s)2013Ice Age GiantsBBC Studios, Discovery Channel, Terra Mater Factual Studios, France Télévisions2013-2017Doctor WhoBBC Wales2014David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3DSky One24: Live Another DayImagine Television, Real Time Productions, Teakwood Lane Productions, 20th Century Fox Television2014-2017SherlockHartswood Films, BBC Wales, WGBH2015Thunderbirds: Are GoITV Studios, Pukeko Pictures, Weta WorkshopJonathan Strange & Mr NorrellCuba Pictures, Feel Films, BBC America, Screen Yorkshire, Space, Far MoorLady Chatterley’s LoverBBC StudiosThe Bastard ExecutionerSutter Ink, Imagine Television, FX Productions, Fox 21 Television StudiosHarry Price: Ghost HunterBentley Productions, ITV 1, Dazzler Media2016ClassBBC Studios, BBC Cymru Wales, BBC America, BBC WorldwideThe Last DragonslayerBlueprint Pictures, Pixoloid Studios, OCS Max (France), 9Go!, Sony Pictures Television International My Mother and Other Strangers BBC Northern Ireland2017The Worst WitchCBBC Productions ZDFDecline and FallCave Bear Productions, Tiger Aspect Productions, BBCElectric DreamsAnonymous Content, Channel 4, Amazon Studios, Electric Shepherd Productions, Moon Shot Entertainment, Left Bank Pictures, Rooney McP Productions, Tall Ship Productions2018The AlienistParamount Television, Studio T, Anonymous Content, Vanessa Productions Ltd., TNTAltered CarbonVirago Productions, Mythology Entertainment, Phoenix Pictures, Skydance Television, NetflixOriginCiTVC, Midnight Radio, Sony Pictures Television, Left Bank Pictures, YouTube Premium2019The AccidentThe Forge, Channel 4, Hulu 2019-2023Good OmensNarrativia, Amazon Studios, BBC Studios, The Blank Corporation, Amazon Prime Video, BBC Two 2020DraculaHartswood Films, BBC One, NetflixCursedArcanum, Frank Miller Ink, Netflix2021IntergalacticMotion Content Group, Moonage Pictures, Tiger Aspect Productions, Sky One Fate: The Winx SagaArchery Pictures, Young Blood Productions, Rainbow S.p.A., ViacomCBS, Netflix2022SuspicionKeshet UK, Apple TV+The Fear IndexFILLSCRN, Left Bank Pictures, Vidoeassist.hu, SkyThree PinesAmazon Studios, Left Bank Pictures2023CitadelGozie AGBO, Midnight Radio, PKM, Picrow, Amazon StudiosBodiesMoonage Pictures, Netflix
Other Video Games Mass Effect 3 - Teaser Trailer (2012)
VR Experiences
Tree (2017)
Experiences
Dinosaurs in the Wild (2017)
Awards
2013-2024 YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2014BAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsDoctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode: The Day of The DoctorWonBAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsDavid Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3DNominated2015BAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsDoctor Who Series 8 Episode 1: Deep BreathWonRoyal Television Society Effects - DigitalJonathan Strange & Mr NorrellNominated2016Academy AwardsBest Visual EffectsEx MachinaWonCreative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting RoleSherlock Special Episode: The Abominable BrideWonBAFTA Best Special Visual EffectsEx MachinaNominatedVisual Effects Society AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal EpisodeJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: ArabellaNominatedRoyal Television Society Craft & Design AwardsEffects - DigitalBeowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsNominatedBAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Episode 5WonBAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsDoctor Who Series 9Nominated2017BAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsThe Last DragonslayerNominatedBAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsSherlock Special Episode: The Abominable BrideNominated2019Broadcast Tech Innovation AwardsBest VFX ProjectGood OmensNominated2020BAFTA - Craft Awards Special, Visual & Graphic EffectsGood OmensNominatedBroadcast Tech Innovation AwardBest VFX ProjectCursedNominated2021British Academy Television Craft AwardsSpecial, Visual & Graphic EffectsCursed NominatedBroadcast Tech Innovation AwardsBest VFX ProjectIntergalactic Nominated2022British Academy Television Craft AwardsSpecial, Visual & Graphic EffectsIntergalactic Nominated2014UK Screen AllianceOutstanding Contribution to VFXJean-Claude Deguara – VFX Supervisor + Sara Bennett – CCO/VFX Supervisor Milk VFXNominated
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