2 months ago
Rodeo FX has inaugurated a caller Paris workplace bringing each its French divisions, including 2025 acquisition Mikros Animation, nether 1 roof.
The Montreal-based VFX firm, which has worked connected productions specified arsenic Games of Thrones, Stranger Things, The Rings of Power, John Wick: Chapter 4 and Dune, heralds nan opening of nan premises arsenic a caller section successful its French activities.
The move comes immoderate 2 years aft nan Canadian studio established a Paris outpost, encouraged by France’s move to up its world post-production crippled pinch a VFX inducement offering a 10% prize connected nan 30% Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) arsenic good arsenic infrastructure investments.
The workplace successful Paris will location each of Rodeo FX’s French divisions, including Film & Episodic, Advertising & Experiences, and Mikros Animation, and is based successful Rue Dieu, a stone’s propulsion from nan Canal Saint Martin successful nan capital’s 10th arrondissement.
“We’re incredibly proud to spot our Paris agency turn astatine specified a singular pace. This description is simply a testament to nan exceptional activity delivered by our section teams and reinforces our determination to bolster Rodeo FX’s European presence,” says Sebastien Moreau, President and CEO of Rodeo FX.
Spanning much than 40,000 quadrate feet, nan caller agency has been designed to support Rodeo FX and Mikros Animation’s accelerated description while fostering person collaboration crossed disciplines. By consolidating its teams successful a shared space, nan institution intends to streamline operations, fortify imaginative synergy, and accelerate invention crossed projects of each scales.
“The travel we’ve made successful conscionable 2 years has been incredible, pinch each task pushing america further creatively and technically. Entering this caller section together, of bringing each our teams into a abstraction arsenic inspiring arsenic this, only makes you want to effort moreover harder,” said Franck Lambertz, VFX Supervisor and Head of nan Paris Studio.
Having contributed to European productions specified arsenic Luc Besson’s Dracula and Alexandre Astier’s Kaamelott, Rodeo FX’s Paris-based Film & Episodic section is presently collaborating connected caller projects for Netflix and Pathé.
In parallel, nan Advertising & Experiences squad has delivered high-profile luxury campaigns for brands including Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, and Hermès.
The move into nan bigger premises besides facilitates nan integration of Mikros Animation, which is known internationally for its activity connected PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Rodeo FX’s acquisition of Mikros Animation followed successful nan aftermath of nan illness successful early 2025 of nan France-based Technicolor Group, of which nan institution was 1 of 4 subsidiaries alongside MPC, The Mill and Technicolor Group.
“This move represents a cardinal measurement successful our integration wrong nan Rodeo FX family,” said Julien Meesters, President of Mikros Animation. “It’s a earthy continuation of our journey, allowing america to leverage a world pipeline and innovative technologies for our adjacent productions.”
