Weta FX

Weta FX

https://www.wetafx.co.nz/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/weta-fx/

Weta FX is a privately owned company headquartered in New Zealand, with approximately 1400 employees. The company offers solutions for visual effects and animation in the world of digital entertainment.

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Founded

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Headcount

1,391

Headquarters

New Zealand

Primary Segment

Graphics

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On May 29, 2026, Massive Software released Massive 101, a free edition of its Academy- and Emmy Award-winning crowd simulation software for non-commercial use, making the crowd system originally created for "The Lord Of The Rings" available to a broader range of artists. Previously, on May 18, 2026, Wētā FX showcased demo videos of its in-house simulation tools on its website. These included Pahi, its water simulation system, and Loki, its multiphysics framework, offering a look into the toolset used by the visual effects studio on recent productions like the *Avatar* sequels.

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Jul

9th

2026

01:30

Awards and Recognitions, Award Wins

Wētā FX earns Emmy Award nomination for final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things

New Zealand visual effects company Wētā FX has nabbed an Emmy nomination for its work on the fifth and final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things . Wētā FX’s senior visual effects supervisor Martin Hill and visual effects (VFX) producer Richard Thwaites awoke to the news they’d been nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie.

Jun

19th

2026

07:33

Events, Emerging Tech, Awards and Recognitions

SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival Celebrates Global Storytelling, Alongside a Blockbuster Production Sessions Lineup

Newly Expanded to Include Films Longer Than 10 Minutes, the Computer Animation Festival Honors Three Winning Films From South Africa, the United States , and France LOS ANGELES , June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2026 , the world's premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, is once again spotlighting the future of visual storytelling through two of its most anticipated programs: the Computer Animation Festival and Production Sessions.

Jun

8th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

the masters of vfx behind the scenes with geniuse

The masters of VFX behind the scenes with geniuses In the world of modern filmmaking, visual effects (VFX) have become an integral part of storytelling, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary spectacles. Behind every breathtaking explosion, seamless creature transformation, or futuristic cityscape lies the work of talented VFX artists and companies—true geniuses who push the boundaries of imagination and technology.

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Jun

2nd

2026

10:29

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

VOLUMETRIC HUMANS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE

Reshaping how volumetric humans are brought to life digitally and realistically are NeRFs, multi-camera arrays, AI motion synthesis and dynamic texture systems. These technological advances, among many others, have allowed for more than proxy versions to appear in previs and have elevated the creation of indistinguishable stunt doubles and crowd simulations.

May

29th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Massive crowd simulation software gets free edition

Massive Software has released Massive 101, a free version of its Academy- and Emmy Award-winning crowd simulation software, intended for non-commercial use. The new version means that the “crowd system created for The Lord Of The Rings is now available for free”, making it possible for a much wider set of artists to try the software.

May

18th

2026

01:00

See amazing demo videos of Wētā FX’s in-house simulation tools

Wētā FX has posted demo videos of a lot of its in-house tools on its website, including Pahi, its water simulation system, and Loki , its multiphysics framework. The videos provide a fascinating glimpse into the toolset used by the multi-Oscar winning visual effects studio on recent movies like the Avatar sequels.

May

15th

2026

10:41

After the hobbits, director Peter Jackson tackles 'Tintin'

The Lord Of The Rings maestro Peter Jackson revealed Wednesday that he is taking on another cult classic -- Tintin . The New Zealand director said that he has been working on a script for a film about the boy reporter created by the Belgian cartoonist Herge nearly a century ago.

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May

14th

2026

10:43

Peter Jackson’s next big project is Tintin, and he’s already writing it at Cannes

From a Cannes hotel room, Peter Jackson is hammering out his return to Hergé’s world. The New Zealander plans to pick up where Spielberg left Tintin in 2011, with threads pointing toward The Treasure of Red Rackham, while drafting alongside longtime partner Fran Walsh and shuttling pages back to New Zealand.

May

14th

2026

04:25

Peter Jackson On Tintin Sequel & The Hunt For Gollum

One of the most loved films of the last twenty years that didn’t get the admiration or box-office returns at the time, or, indeed, a much-talked-about sequel, is probably 2011’s The Adventures of Tintin, the big-screen adaptation of Hergé’s beloved books.

May

14th

2026

00:30

After the hobbits, director Peter Jackson tackles ‘Tintin’

The Lord of the Rings maestro Peter Jackson has revealed he is taking on another cult classic − Tintin . The New Zealand director said that he has been working on a script for a film about the boy reporter created by the Belgian cartoonist Herge nearly a century ago.

May

13th

2026

17:10

Peter Jackson might put his giant bird bones down long enough to make another Tintin movie

We’ve noted it before, but any time you see Peter Jackson doing press—as he was this week during a Cannes masterclass given shortly after receiving an Honorary Palme d’Or at the French film festival—he’s doing so during valuable time that could be spent thinking about the extinct New Zealand giant moa, and his efforts to use his collection of 400 giant moa bones to bring the very large bird back to life.

May

13th

2026

17:03

"It's no different from other special effects": Filmmaker Peter Jackson on use of AI in cinema

Cannes [France], May 13 (ANI): The 'Lord of the Rings' filmmaker Peter Jackson expressed his opinions on the use of AI in the cinema, saying that he doesn't 'dislike' AI being used in the films,

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