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"Blomkamp Selects Image Engine as Lead Visual Effects Vendor on “District 9"
Image Engine has completed 311 visual effects shots for “District 9”, the feature film debut from director Neill Blomkamp. Image Engine’s workload focused the studio’s efforts on creating 100% digital aliens that populate an area of Soweto, South Africa known as “District 9”. In addition, Image Engine developed the alien mother ship, digital helicopters and digital Casspir troop carriers, as well as delivering miscellaneous shots with computer-generated gore and compositing tasks.
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You’ll Never Guess Image Engine’s Secret
In January 2009, Image Engine answered the call from Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Yuricich to discuss a package of shots that covered a broad and interesting mix of film compositing tasks. Image Engine jumped at the opportunity. Be it digital matte painting, driving composites, snow addition or burning down a children’s tree house with a helpless boy on the roof… Image Engine had the skills and talent to rise to the challenge. View More
BY JOHN MACKIE | VANCOUVER SUN | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 | Original Article
The sci-fi hit District 9 was conceived in New Zealand and shot in South Africa. But the news that it had received four Academy Award nominations on Tuesday set off celebrations in Vancouver, where many of the film's key players live.
Director Neill Blomkamp was fast asleep when the news of his film's best picture nomination was announced at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to his partner, Terri Tatchell.
"I'm normally a happy person, but I'm a really happy person today," Tatchell said with a laugh. She received a nomination for best adapted screenplay, along with Blomkamp.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | IMAGE ENGINE | FEBRUARY 2, 2010 | The Oscars
Image Engine, the lead VFX studio to work on District 9, celebrates the announcement today from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that District 9 is one of the three nominees for Achievement in Visual Effects at the 82nd Academy Awards®.
BY MARKE ANDREWS | VANCOUVER SUN | JANUARY 23, 2010 | Original Article
It was a good week for Vancouver visual effects companies Image Engine and The Embassy. On Thursday morning, they received a joint nomination for best visual effects from the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), the British Oscars, for their work on District 9. Then, Thursday night, they were in Los Angeles to pitch their District 9 work to the Academy Awards nominating committee.
Read more: Vancouver Visual Effects Companies Up for Film Honours
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | JANUARY 21, 2010 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Vancouver, BC. Canada. January 21, 2010 – In a week of awards buzz for the film, it was announced today that District 9 has been nominated for the Special Visual Effects award at this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards.
Image Engine continue to accumulate reasons to celebrate this week, as their work for District 9 makes it to the shortlist of five films to be up for the prestigious BAFTA award.
This news follows the announcement earlier this week that Image Engine are also nominated in three categories at the industry VES Awards this year, and their inclusion on the shortlist for the coveted Oscar® nomination, to be announced in February.
