Image Engine
Appearance
File:ImageEngineFilmLogoSubtext 400x48.jpg | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Visual effects |
Founded | 1995 |
Founder | Christopher Mossman, Robin Hackl, Gregory Holmes |
Headquarters | 2043 Quebec Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5T 2Z6 |
Key people | Shawn Walsh |
Number of employees | 250-400 |
Parent | Cinesite |
Website | www.image-engine.com |
Image Engine (also known as Image Engine Design Inc.) is a Visual effects studio based in Vancouver, BC, that offers a range of services for feature films and television, from concept designs and pre-visualization to CG animation, compositing, and explosive volumetric digital effects.
Their work includes contributions for the films and series District 9, The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones, Lost in Space, Jurassic World and Elysium. In 2022, they won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie for The Book of Boba Fett.[1]
In July 2015, they partnered with Cinesite. Other partner companies include Trixter, Squeeze, L'Atelier, FX3X, Assemblage, and the Imaginarium Studios.
Credits
2024
- Kraven the Hunter
- Alien: Romulus
- Snowpiercer: Season 4
- 3 Body Problem
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Halo: Season 2
- Lift
2023
2022
- Willow
- The School for Good and Evil
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Moon Knight
- Snowpiercer: Season 3
2021
- The Book of Boba Fett
- Swan Song
- The Unforgivable
- Hawkeye
- The Mandalorian: Season 2
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Twilight Zone: Season 2
- Chaos Walking
- Snowpiercer: Season 2
2020
2019
- The Mandalorian
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2018
- Overlord
- Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Skyscraper
- Kin
- Tully
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Lost in Space (2018 TV series): (#1. 10)
- Lost in Space (2018 TV series): (#1. 6)
- Lost in Space (2018 TV series): (#1. 2)
- Lost in Space (2018 TV series) (#1. 1)
- Game of Thrones (season 8): The Bells (#8. 5)
- Game of Thrones (season 8): The Long Night (#8. 3)
- Game of Thrones (season 8): Winterfell (#8. 1)
- The X-Files (season 11): My Struggle III (#11. 1)
2017
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Game of Thrones (season 7): The Dragon and the Wolf (#7. 7)
- Game of Thrones (season 7): Eastwatch (#7. 5)
- Game of Thrones (season 7): The Spoils of War (#7. 4)
- Game of Thrones (season 7): Dragonstone (#7. 1)
- Detroit
- Power Rangers
- Logan
2016
- Assassin's Creed
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Game of Thrones (season 6): The Winds of Winter (#6. 10)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): Battle of the Bastards (#6. 9)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): No One (#6. 8)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): The Broken Man (#6. 7)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): Blood of My Blood (#6. 6)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): The Door (#6. 5)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): Book of the Stranger (#6. 4)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): Oathbreaker (#6. 3)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): Home (#6. 2)
- Game of Thrones (season 6): The Red Woman (#6. 1)
- Captain America: Civil War
- The X-Files (season 10)
- Deadpool
2015
- The Revenant
- Point Break
- The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
- The Last Witch Hunter
- Straight Outta Compton
- Jurassic World
- San Andreas
- Game of Thrones (season 5): Mother's Mercy (#5. 10)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): The Dance of Dragons (#5. 9)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): The Gift (#5. 7)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (#5. 6)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): Sons of the Harpy (#5. 4)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): The House of Black and White (5. 2)
- Game of Thrones (season 5): The Wars to Come (5.1)
- Child 44
- Chappie
2014
2013
2012
2011
- Immortals
- The Thing
- Apollo 18
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (previsualization)
2009
- Stargate Universe (season 1): Pain (#1.17)
- Stargate Universe (season 1): Space (#1.11)
- Stargate Universe (season 1): Light (#1.5)
- Stargate Universe (season 1): Darkness (#1.4)
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Aliens in the Attic
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- The Losers
- District 9[2]
- New in Town
2008
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- The Incredible Hulk
- Stone of Destiny
- Another Cinderella Story
- Lost Boys 2: The Tribe
- Tunnel Rats
- Vantage Point
- Snow Buddies
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2007
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Blades of Glory
- Stargate SG-1: Dominion (#10.19)
- Stargate SG-1: Family Ties (#10.18)
- Stargate SG-1: Talion (#10.17)
- Stargate SG-1: Bad Guys (#10.16)
- Stargate SG-1: Bounty (#10.15)
- Stargate SG-1: The Shroud (#10.14)
- Stargate SG-1: Line in the Sand (#10.12)
- Stargate SG-1: The Quest: Part 2 (#10.11)
- White Noise 2: The Light
- The Last Mimzy
2006
- Night at the Museum
- Stargate: Atlantis: Tao of Rodney (#3.14)
- Stargate: Atlantis: Echoes (#3.12)
- Stargate: Atlantis: The Return: Part 2 (#3.11)
- Stargate SG-1: The Quest: Part 1 (#10.10)
- Stargate SG-1: Company of Thieves (#10.9)
- Stargate SG-1: Counterstrike (#10.7)
- Stargate: Atlantis: The Real World (#3.6)
- Stargate SG-1: 200 (#10.6)
- Stargate SG-1: Uninvited (#10.5)
- Three Moons Over Milford: Pilot (#1.1)
- Stargate: Atlantis: Sateda (#3.4)
- Stargate SG-1: Insiders (#10.4)
- Stargate SG-1: The Pegasus Project (#10.3)
- Stargate SG-1: Morpheus (#10.2)
- Stargate SG-1: Flesh and Blood (#10.1)
- Slither
- Stargate SG-1: Camelot (#9.20)"
- Stargate SG-1: The Scourge (#9.17)"
- Stargate SG-1: Off the Grid (#9.16)"
- Stargate SG-1: Ethon (#9.15)"
- Stargate SG-1: Stronghold (#9.14)"
- Stargate: Atlantis: Inferno (#2.19)"
- Stargate SG-1: Ripple Effect (#9.13)"
- Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman: Part 2 (#9.11)"
2005
- Stargate: Atlantis: The Hive (#2.11)"
- Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman: Part 1 (#9.10)"
- Stargate: Atlantis: Instinct (#2.7)"
- Stargate SG-1: Ex Deus Machina (#9.7)"
- Stargate SG-1: Beachhead (#9.6)"
- Stargate SG-1: The Powers That Be (#9.5)"
- Stargate SG-1: The Ties That Bind (#9.4)"
- Stargate SG-1: Origin (#9.3)"
- Stargate: Atlantis: The Intruder (#2.2)"
- Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 2 (#9.2)"
- Stargate: Atlantis: The Siege: Part 3 (#2.1)"
- Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 1 (#9.1)"
- Stargate SG-1: Moebius: Part 2 (#8.20)"
- Stargate SG-1: Moebius: Part 1 (#8.19)"
- Stargate SG-1: Reckoning: Part 2 (#8.17)"
- Stargate SG-1: Reckoning: Part 1 (#8.16)"
- Sci Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate - Secrets Revealed (TV)
2004
2003
1997
1994
- Metro Cafe
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Title | Episode or Character | Status |
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2000 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Nemesis” | Nomination |
2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination |
2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Exodus” | Nomination |
2001 | Gemini Award Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination | |
2001 | Gemini Award Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Tangent” | Nomination | |
2001 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Small Victories” | Nomination |
2002 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
2002 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Enemies” | Nomination |
2002 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Enemies” | Nomination |
2002 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
2003 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Winner |
2003 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-2 | “UnNatural Selection” | Nomination |
2003 | VES Award | "Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial" | Stargate SG-1 | “Revelations” | Nomination |
2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Dead Like Me | Nomination | |
2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Kingdom Hospital | “They Kingdom Come” Pilot | Nomination |
2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Lost City Part 2" | Nomination |
2005 | Gemini Award | Best Visual Effects | Stargate SG-1 | “Redemption” Part 2 | Nomination |
2005 | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Stargate SG-1 | “Lost City Part 2" | Nomination |
2005 | VES Award | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program | Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital | Antubis | Winner |
2010 | Academy Award | Best Achievement in Visual Effects | District 9 | Nomination | |
2010 | BAFTA | Best Special Visual Effects | District 9 | Nomination | |
2010 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series | Stargate Universe | "Space" | Nomination |
2010 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Stargate Universe | "Space" | Nomination |
2010 | VES Award | "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven a Feature Motion
Picture" |
District 9 | Nomination | |
2010 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | District 9 | Nomination | |
2010 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | District 9 | Winner | |
2012 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | The Thing | Edvard/Adam | Nomination |
2013 | VES Award | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Zero Dark Thirty | Nomination | |
2014 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects Motion Picture | Elysium | Winner | |
2014 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Elysium | Nomination | |
2014 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Elysium | Nomination | |
2015 | HPA Award | Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | Jurassic World | Nomination | |
2016 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature | Chappie | Nomination | |
2016 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Jurassic World | Nomination | |
2017 | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or RealTime Project | Game of Thrones | S6 “The Winds of Winter”, Citadel | Nomination |
2018 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Lost in Space | S1 "Danger, Will Robinson" | Nomination |
2018 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Game of Thrones | S7 “The Spoils of War; Drogon Loot Train Attack” | Winner |
2019 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Bells" | Winner |
2019 | HPA Award | Outstanding Visual Effects Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Bells" | Winner |
2019 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Tully | Nomination | |
2019 | VES Award | "Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time
Project" |
Lost in Space | S2 "Jupiter is Falling" | Nomination |
2019 | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Lost in Space | S1 "Danger, Will Robinson" | Winner |
2019 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Lost in Space | S2 "Humanoid" | Winner |
2020 | Annie Award | Best Character Animation - Live Action | Game of Thrones | S8 “The Long Night” – Dance of the Dragons | Nomination |
2020 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Lost in Space | S2 "Ninety-Seven" | Nomination |
2020 | Leo Award | Best Visual Effects Short Drama | Alien: Ore | Nomination | |
2021 | Annie Award | Best Character Animation - Live Action | The Mandalorian | S2 Mother Spider | Winner |
2021 | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in an Episode | The Mandalorian | S2 "Chapter 10: The Passenger" | Nomination |
2022 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode | Snowpiercer | S3 "A Beacon For Us All" | Nomination |
2022 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie | The Book Of Boba Fett | Winner | |
2022 | VES Award | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Carnage | Nomination |
2023 | VES Award | Outstanding Effects Simulations In A Photoreal Feature | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Nomination | |
2024 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Nomination |
See also
- Animal Logic
- Cinesite
- Digital Domain
- DNEG
- Framestore
- Industrial Light & Magic
- Moving Picture Company (MPC)
- Pixomondo
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Trixter
- Weta Digital
References
- ^ "Emmy Award Winner for 'The Book of Boba Fett' | Image Engine VFX". 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Autodesk - Film - Image Engine". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2010-03-12.