Nineteentwenty launches TV and film VFX department

VFX house Nineteentwenty, which has previously focused on providing visual effects services for brands, agencies and production companies in advertising, has expanded its focus to TV and film VFX.

The London and Bristol-based company’s new Film and Episodic VFX Department is headed up by James Etherington-Sparks, who joins Nineteentwenty as head of VFX, and Emma Ibbetson, who joins as head of production (both are pictured above).

While at MPC, Etherington-Sparks recently delivered VFX on Slow Horses Season 2 as overall supervisor. His other recent credits include VFX supervisor on The Gentlemen, The Dig and The Two Popes while at Union VFX.

Ibbetson joins from Territory Studio where she was senior VFX producer and her credits included Mank for David Fincher/Netflix and The 355. She was previously head of production at One Of Us, where she worked on Under the Skin, Anna Karenina, Mirror Mirror, Cloud Atlas, and Selfish Giant.

Nineteentwenty’s new department has been created in response to growing requests it’s received from the likes of Disney for film and episodic content. The department builds on the company’s work on Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Killing Eve.

A company spokesperson said: “We couldn’t be more excited to have James and Emma on board as they offer our Film & Episodic clients a wealth of experience. We intend to focus our expansion plans over the coming year by giving them all the support they need.”