DNEG

This article is about the visual effects studio. For other uses, see Double Negative (disambiguation).

DNEG
FormerlyDouble Negative (1998–2014)
IndustryMotion picture, TV, Animation
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Headquarters160 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London
W1W 5QA
United Kingdom
Number of locations
9
Key people
ServicesVisual effects
Computer animation
3-D conversion
ParentPrime Focus Limited[1]
Websitedneg.com

DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative and stylized as D N E G) is a British-Indian visual effects, computer animation and 3-D conversion studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian VFX company Prime Focus; it was named after the letters "D" and "Neg" from their former name.[2]

The company has received seven Academy Awards for its work on the films Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Tenet and Dune.[3] In addition, DNEG has received BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, Dune and Black Mirror's "Metalhead",[4] and Visual Effects Society awards for its work on films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Altered Carbon, First Man, Chernobyl, Last Night In Soho, Foundation and Dune.[5] It has also received Primetime Emmy Awards for its work on Dreamkeeper, Chernobyl and season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery.[6]

DNEG is headquartered in Fitzrovia, London with additional locations in Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore, Toronto, and Sydney.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Hayes, Dade (18 August 2021). "Visual Effects Oscar Heavyweight DNEG Gets $250M Injection From UK Investment Firm Novator". Deadline. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ Cheshire, Tom (11 January 2013). "Action heroes: Soho's VFX teams illustrated by Soho's VFX teams". Wired. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ Failes, Ian (3 April 2018). "Double Negative: Double Decades of Double Positives". VFX Voice. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "About us". Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ "DNEG wins big at VES Awards". TVBEurope. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. ^ "DNEG Scores BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects on "Dune"". UK Screen Alliance. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ^ Wit, Alex Dudok de (14 June 2021). "DNEG To Open Studio In Bangalore, Its Fourth Indian Location". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ^ Wit, Alex Dudok de (23 August 2021). "DNEG Plans To Expand To Toronto And Create Up To 500 Canadian Jobs". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. ^ "DNEG opens Sydney office with Mad Max VFX". 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ "VFX Veteran Alaric McAusland to Head DNEG Facility in Sydney". 14 December 2022.