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Digital Domain Takes Home a VES Award for its Work on Marvel Studios’ ‘Loki’

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Friday, March 11, 2022
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The win reflects the visual effects studios work on the Shuroo City Destruction sequence in Marvel Studios series Loki , featured in the episode Lamentis.

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  • The win reflects the visual effects studios work on the Shuroo City Destruction sequence in Marvel Studios series Loki , featured in the episode Lamentis.
  • Accepting the award For Digital Domain were compositing supervisors Paul Chapman and Tom Truscott, lighting lead Biagio Figliuzzi and CG supervisor Attila Szalma.
  • The VES Award win continues a strong awards season for Digital Domain, and joins an earlier Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Outstanding Visual Effects award for its work on Marvel Studios Black Widow.
  • Digital Domain also earned two Best Visual Effects Academy Award nominations for Free Guy and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Digital Domain Solidifies a Strong Award Season With Two Academy Award Nominations

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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For its past efforts, Digital Domain has been honored with 11 Academy Award wins, including three for Best Visual Effects, and eight for Scientific and Technical Achievement.

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  • For its past efforts, Digital Domain has been honored with 11 Academy Award wins, including three for Best Visual Effects, and eight for Scientific and Technical Achievement.
  • The Academy Award nominations cap off a remarkable award season for Digital Domain, including a Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) nomination for WandaVision , and a win in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects for its work on Black Widow .
  • In 2018, Digital Domain acquired one of Chinas VR hardware equipment pioneers and leaders - VR Technology Holdings Ltd, Shenzhen (3Glasses).
  • Digital Domain has locations in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Hyderabad, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei Digital Domain Holdings Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 547).

Digital Domain Names Darren Jaffe as Executive Producer of Advertising & Games

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adding to a historic year that saw Emmy wins, groundbreaking advancements to digital humans and a slate of blockbuster film and episodic projects, today, legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain announces the addition of Darren Jaffe as executive producer for advertising and games.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adding to a historic year that saw Emmy wins, groundbreaking advancements to digital humans and a slate of blockbuster film and episodic projects, today, legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain announces the addition of Darren Jaffe as executive producer for advertising and games.
  • Bringing on Darren is the next logical step in that growth, said John Fragomeni, global VFX president at Digital Domain.
  • Digital Domains work in advertising and games includes everything from finishing work to fully animated short films.
  • As an executive producer for Digital Domain, Jaffe will develop relationships with clients looking to make their mark in the advertising and games industries.

Digital Domain Wins the HPA Outstanding Visual Effects Award for ‘Black Widow'

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Friday, November 19, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain today announces it has won the HPA Award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Theatrical Feature" for its work on Marvel Studios Black Widow.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain today announces it has won the HPA Award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Theatrical Feature" for its work on Marvel Studios Black Widow.
  • Awarded by the Hollywood Professional Association, the HPA Awards recognize exemplary and innovative work in the field of visual effects and post-production.
  • The award was presented to Digital Domain at the HPA Awards ceremony, held on November 18 at the Hollywood Legion Theater in Los Angeles.
  • Digital Domains previous HPA Award win came in 2020 for "Outstanding Visual Effects Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature" for the Lost in Space season two episode, Shipwrecked.

DNEG Promotes Tom Jacomb to President, Animation; Expands Animation Division and Onboards New Hires To Support Growing Portfolio of New Projects

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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DNEG, a leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio for the creation of feature film, television and multiplatform content, announced the promotion of Tom Jacomb to President, DNEG Animation.

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  • DNEG, a leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio for the creation of feature film, television and multiplatform content, announced the promotion of Tom Jacomb to President, DNEG Animation.
  • Previously serving as Managing Director, Jacomb helped launch the Feature Animation division at DNEG in 2014.
  • DNEG Animations recent projects include Rons Gone Wrong, DNEGs first feature animation project (Locksmith Animation/20th Century Studios).
  • Five senior hires have been brought onboard to help lead the production of DNEG Animations expanding slate of projects.

How Digital Domain Turned the World into a Video Game for 'Free Guy'

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Friday, August 13, 2021
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They then switched between live-action and digidoubles as the car dodges grenades, crowds, trees, motorbikes and more, all added by Digital Domain.

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  • They then switched between live-action and digidoubles as the car dodges grenades, crowds, trees, motorbikes and more, all added by Digital Domain.
  • Digital Domain began with previsualization, providing the filmmakers with multiple iterations of the city and what the world in general looked like, from both the live-action and game sides.
  • To populate the digital version of Free City, Digital Domain created digital versions of many of the characters, including Guy.
  • And thats exactly what Digital Domain was built for, said John Fragomeni, global VFX president at Digital Domain.