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EXCLUSIVE: Sara Bennett, 1 of nan founders of recently-acquired VFX patient Milk, has moved to The Boys outfit Untold Studios.
Bennett, an Oscar victor for Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, has joined nan Untold movie and episodic squad arsenic VFX Supervisor. Her presence comes arsenic Untold useful connected projects including Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars, Prime Video’s The Boys, FX and Disney+’s Alien: Earth, Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Paramount’s Sonic nan Hedgehog 3.
She co-founded Milk successful London much than 10 years agone and worked connected nan likes of Doctor Who, The Witcher and The Woman King. Prior to launching Milk, Bennett was Head of 2D astatine Mill TV & Film for 7 years.
Last year, Milk was acquired by India’s Phantom Digital Effects, before subsequently being brought into nan Phantom Media Group (PMG) umbrella alongside nan likes of Lola Post and Tippett Studio. Bennett will not beryllium straight replaced but Senior VFX Supervisors Jean-Claude Deguara and Neil Roche will proceed to lead imaginative for Milk.
Toronto-based Untold’s Executive Director Christopher Gray called Bennett “one of nan industry’s astir respected show-side VFX Supervisors, pinch an outstanding way grounds crossed movie and television.”
Bennett added: “Untold has built an industry-leading estimation for imaginative invention and forward-thinking ocular effects. Joining nan Film & Episodic squad astatine specified an breathtaking shape of nan company’s maturation is simply a tremendous opportunity, and I look guardant to collaborating pinch nan talented artists, producers, and exertion teams to thief thrust nan adjacent activity of bold, eager storytelling.”
PMG CEO Bejoy Arputharaj said: “We’d for illustration to convey Sara for everything she has contributed to Milk and nan wider business. She has been an important portion of our travel and we wish her continued success.”
