News Archive
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Keep up to date with the latest Fin news on our socials, or below.
Starting with 7 members, we are now 180 strong as we turn 21 this week. Happy Birthday to the entire Fin Design + Effects family! Thank you, to our amazing clients and industry colleagues, we could not be what we are today without your partnership and continuous support. Thank you, to our talented and passionate […]
June 5, 2022
Netflix‘s Interceptor premiered Thursday night at the Ritz in Sydney with a full Australian cast and crew. The retro cinema was packed with cheers and gasps as the action unfolded. With almost 500 shots, Fin Design + Effects was the sole VFX studio on this project working closely with the director and co-writer Matthew Reilly. […]
May 27, 2022
FIN DESIGN + EFFECTS DELIVERS 180 SHOTS ACROSS THREE SEQUENCES Fin teamed up with VFX supervisor Tom Wood and VFX producer Fiona Crawford to deliver 180 shots across three sequences on Bax Lurhman’s Elvis. Known for executing complex visual effects Sydney based, FIN applied its skill by producing stunning recreations of Tupleo Town, Elvis’s Louisiana Hayride […]
May 25, 2022
The 43rd Award Awards ceremony has concluded and Fin Design + Effects has come away with the Silver award for Hyundai’s “Tomorrow’s Car” in Craft – Animation and Visual Effects. You can view the entire spot and breakdown here. Director – Michael Spiccla Production – Scoundrel & MJZ Agency – Innocean
May 23, 2022
Fin Design + Effects has come away with Gold in the Film Craft category at the 2022 Spikes Asia Awards for “Tomorrow’s Car”. Congratulations to the entire team for their outstanding efforts. You can view the entire spot and breakdown here. Director – Michael Spiccla Production – Scoundrel & MJZ Agency – Innocean
March 10, 2022
2021 has been a wild year for us all, but together, we have conquered a lot. Despite the pandemic, our team has grown to more than 150 employees with artists in Australia and around the globe. We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone on our team, whether you are in our Sydney HQ, […]
December 22, 2021
Fin Design + Effects has claimed the Bronze award in the 2021 London International awards for Production & Post-Production – Visual Effects for Hyundai titled “Hyundai, Tomorrow’s Car”. Watch the breakdown clip here.
November 17, 2021
And the Silver goes to… Fin Design + Effects! Fin has been awarded Silver for the ‘VFX Company of the year’ in the Shots Award Asia Pacific for the work we did on the Hyundai Little Angels commercial. Well done to everyone involved! You can see the entire clip here
October 9, 2021
This week marks our 20th Birthday and we could not be here without the incredible support from our clients and industry colleagues over the last two decades, a massive thank you to each and every one of you. Also a big shout out to our talented crew of artists and producers, without your passion and […]
June 11, 2021
We are thrilled to be named a Finalist in Creative Industries for the 2019 Premier’s NSW Export Awards! You can see a full list of finalists here.
September 19, 2019
Today’s announcement of a new 10% tax incentive for Post, Digital and Visual Effects work performed in New South Wales gives film makers a total of 40% off their Gross Spend when combined with the existing 30% Federal PDV offset. Not only is this rebate one of the largest in the world, but it is […]
July 11, 2019
We’ve moved our Sydney Headquarters into a great new location just down the hill from the converted pub we used to call home. A hectic 2018 saw Fin working on multiple feature films, episodic series, and a busy slate of local and international commercials. Before we knew it, we had created our own little version of […]
June 5, 2019
Fin is pleased to be a part of the amazing world premiere of I am Mother at Sundance in front of 1200 lucky movie fans. The film also featured in the G’Day USA Australian Film Showcase where our own Chris Spry represented at the QandA.
January 28, 2019
Fin Design and Effects, after much anticipation, is excited to announce the imminent opening of its home in Melbourne. It has been a well versed and thought out move that has resulted in securing a place of abode in South Melbourne where currently they are knocking down a few walls to create a space that […]
December 17, 2018
Emma Daines represented the team at the Ciclope Festival in Berlin this month, as part of a truly inspiring panel. The past two years have seen a tremendous amount of discussion of women and their voices in advertising. Jessica Kersten (Creative Director at Cloud Factory), Emma Daines (Group Managing Director/Executive Producer at Fin Design + Effects), Ingrid Bragemann […]
November 13, 2018
With its strong tradition of using visual effects to illuminate a story, Fin Design + Effects was selected to complete a key sequence in the latest Marvel Universe blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok. Working with director Taika Waititi, production visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison and production visual effects producer Cyndi Ochs, Fin’s sequence introduces a brand new […]
November 16, 2017
Where do you go once you’ve reached the top? That’s the question that Hyundai tackles in its new campaign, which CB covered on Monday, that pays tribute to the award-winning identity of the one of its most successful vehicles. To promote the launch of its new and improved i30 model, the automotive giant teamed up with […]
May 5, 2017
