VFX studio will launch in Bordeaux from January

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Milk is to open a VFX studio in Bordeaux, France, from January 2023.

VFX supervisor Andy Morley will lead the studio, after operating from the country for the past year. Morley joined Milk just over a year ago, and has worked on Avengers: Infinity War, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them and Batman Begins as well as recent Milk projects The Swimmers (Netflix, Working Title) and The Woman King (Sony).

The Bordeaux office will act as a hub for Milk France’s hybrid remote and office-based team, leveraging Milk’s London infrastructure in addition to its own local capabilities. Projects will include Loud Minds’ eight part NBC series Surviving Earth.

This move comes shortly after Milk moved to a new London office, and acquired Lola Post Production.

Jag Mundi, Milk executive chairman, said: “We’re excited to open Milk for business in France, a country I know well having split my time between here and London over the last decade. In particular, Bordeaux with its technical and creative leaning and strong heritage in animation and gaming, will be an excellent base.

“We’re especially pleased to appoint Andy Morley who we have got to know well as our head of studio and Milk’s creative lead in the region. Our French studio will be pivotal as we continue to build a strong platform for Milk’s growth enabling us to work with a wide range of talent across Europe, to deliver more premium high quality film and episodic content to our clients.”

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Morley added: “I’m excited to help Milk expand our potential and harness the rich network of creative VFX talent in France and across Europe, to deliver both film and TV projects working in symphony with the team in London.

“At our French Studio, we will be able to develop a next generation VFX business, built to be client, artist and technology driven from the outset, focusing on delivering high-end and complex work, initially servicing work sourced through our UK business and then looking to engage in local markets with regional offices of global streamers and national studios such as Studio Canal and Pathe.”

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