Wētā FX

Ausfilm Member since 2025

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Wētā FX is a global leader in visual effects and animation, specialising in performance-driven characters like Gollum, Kong, Neytiri and Caesar, and the immersive worlds they inhabit. The studio has earned 7 Visual Effects Academy Awards®, 15 Academy Sci-Tech Awards, 7 BAFTAs and 61 VES Awards.

Wētā FX’s growing Melbourne hub has played a key role in recent Oscar-nominated projects, including Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Better Man, and is currently contributing to James Cameron’s Avatar sequels. It serves as an important Australian bridgehead for the studio’s New Zealand and Vancouver operations.

The Melbourne team works with filmmakers from early story development and previs through to performance capture, animation, FX simulation and final compositing. A deep commitment to creativity and innovation continues to attract leading artists, partners and clients from Australia and abroad.

SHARNA HACKETT

Melbourne Hub Studio Manager and VFX Producer
[email protected]

www.wetafx.co.nz

  • Better Man
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
  • Avatar: The Way of Water