Québec Premier Pauline Marois visited visual effects house Cinesite today for the official announcement that Cinesite are opening up in Montréal, greatly expanding their capacity and international presence.

The BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced and Iron Man 3 has been nominated for a Special Visual Effects BAFTA.

When Cinesite wanted to promote their animation capabilities and add to the studio’s already impressive showreel, they decided to push forward on a short film. That project became Beans, a faux commercial directed by animator Alvise Avati and produced by animation director Eamonn Butler. We talk to both artists about the evolution of this moon-monster […]

“Beans”, Cinesite’s short animated film, has proved a huge internet hit. Since it was released on YouTube on Monday, it has clocked up over 2 million hits (at time of writing).