Leading the way in visual effects and animation

The world’s lens is clearly focused on Montréal, which is gaining momentum in visual effects and animation right now. With its top talent, quality training and diverse job offers, the city has established itself as a key creative centre for this fast-growing industry.
A meteoric rise
 Greater Montréal has established itself as one of the industry's hubs. New studios and major industry players coexist in a dynamic ecosystem that ranks in the top 10 worldwide in terms of talent pool. 
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World-class visual effects
 What do X-Men: Apocalypse, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Game of Thrones have in common? They’re all masterpieces of the Montréal visual effects industry! Blade Runner 2049, which won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2018, is another big name on this prestigious list of artistic achievements. The city has firmly established itself as a key global player, with plenty more promising projects on the horizon.
Bring your imagination to life in Montréal
As the number one city in Canada and one of the top in the world in these fields, Montréal relies on the presence of artists and specialists to build a diversified ecosystem of creators. Today, this inventive and highly specialized workforce is responsible for the production of major films and television series. 
Top talent evolves here
Montréal's visual effects industry is on the move! With studios like Cinesite, Digital Domain, Framestore, MELS, MPC and Rodeo FX, it's no surprise that the sector attracts international mega-productions, many of which have won Oscars for Best Visual Effects. 
Jobs in high demand
  • 2D/3D artist
  • Composer 
  • VFX supervisor 
  • VFX producer 
  • Production coordinator 
  • Pipeline technical director 
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