Magic Lab

Magic Lab MAGIC LAB is a picture post-production and VFX studio with offices in Prague, Bratislava and Warsaw. Our involvement often begins during the script phase.

Magiclab is a Prague based post-production and VFX Studio with permanent staff of 60 employees and offices in both Slovakia and Poland. During the past 10 years we have been rapidly growing and have gained reputation for high quality creative visual effects and are known as a highly artistic, and technically reliable full circuit post-production studio in Central Europe. To produce extraordinary w

ork – to add magic to everything we do - we have inter-national team with diverse backgrounds who’s talent we nourish. We listen to filmmaker’s creative goals as well as producer’s budgeting needs and power their ambitions with our technology. Our pipeline is based on ShotGrid and we are using tools like Nuke, Houdini, Maya, Afinity, Unreal and brings breathtaking scenes and characters to life for film and TV. We also run two screening suites with DCI Standard pro-jectors, and we are HDR Dolby certified facility. We endeavor to assist production in each step of the process, from pre-production to post-production. We believe that successful visual effects arise out of planning. We offer the Czech incentives scheme administrated by the Czech Film Fund, which offers filmmakers cash rebates on qualifying Czech and international spend. For more information please be in touch with Michal Krecek [email protected] / Andrea Shaffer [email protected]

Top 20 of Magiclab’s credits during the past 5 years


2022 Operation Fortune (MIRAMAX)
2022 Beautiful Beings (Berlinale Panorama)
2022 Somewhere Over the Chemtrails (Berlinale Panorama)
2021 Wrath of Man (MIRAMAX)
2021 Open your eyes (NETFLIX)
2021 Leave No Traces (Venice Film Festival Biennale Best Film Nominee)
2021 Dear Ones (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Film Nominee)
2020 Messiah (NETFLIX)
2020 Freud (NETFLIX)
2020 Charlatan (A. Holland, Academy Awards nominee foreign film)
2020 Scumbag (No. 1 box office Slovakia)
2020 Je Suis Karl (Berlinale Special Gala)
2019 The Gentlemen (MIRAMAX)
2019 Aladdin (DISNEY)
2019 Pinocchio (Oscar, Bafta nominee)
2019 Daughter (Academy Awards short animated film nominated, Sundance etc.)
2019 A Discovery of the Witches (SKY UK)
2018 Fugue (Semaine de la Critique, Cannes)
2017 A Man of Integrity (Winner Un Certain Regard, Cannes)
2017 Das Verschwinden (ARD top TV series)

It’s great here! We’ve got friends, amazing food, and a fun vibe. Come meet us! We’ll be here until Sunday!Yours,Andrea ...
16/05/2025

It’s great here! We’ve got friends, amazing food, and a fun vibe. Come meet us! We’ll be here until Sunday!
Yours,
Andrea and Michal

We are hiring!Do našeho post-produkčního a VFX studia Magiclab, hledáme na dlouhodobou a stálou spolupráci kolegu na poz...
15/04/2025

We are hiring!
Do našeho post-produkčního a VFX studia Magiclab, hledáme na dlouhodobou a stálou spolupráci kolegu na pozici DI OPERÁTORA.

Vítáme i absolventy škol s mediálně – technologickým zaměřením, kteří se chtějí učit nejnovější postupy v oblasti filmové a televizní technologie.
Pokud Vás tato nabídka zaujala a chcete se dozvědět více, tak nám neváhejte zaslat Váš životopis na e-mail: [email protected]

Do našeho post-produkčního a VFX studia Magiclab, hledáme na dlouhodobou a stálou spolupráci kolegu na pozici DI OPERÁTORA. Hledáme osobu, která je týmový hráč s velmi dobrou znalostí v technických, organizačních a komunikačních aspektech. Požadujeme alespoň částečnou praxi...

We are hiring!Do našeho týmu hledáme milou a usměvavou osobnost na pozici Junior Recepční. Uchazeči/ky by se měli zvládn...
15/04/2025

We are hiring!
Do našeho týmu hledáme milou a usměvavou osobnost na pozici Junior Recepční.
Uchazeči/ky by se měli zvládnout domluvit anglicky a nemělo by jim dělat problém pracovat občasně i o víkendech.
Uvítáme někoho, kdo bude spolehlivou podporou jak pro kolegy, tak i pro naše klienty.
Jedná se o brigádu v odpoledních hodinách mezi 14:00 až 20:00 na 1 až 3 dny v týdnu, vhodnou pro studenty. Pro více informací a Vaše aktuální CV prosím poštete na [email protected].

https://www.magiclab.film/jobs/recepce/

„There’s a huge difference between nothing and small things. But life is in fact made up of many, often unnoticed, small...
31/03/2025

„There’s a huge difference between nothing and small things. But life is in fact made up of many, often unnoticed, small things. We need the sensibilities of artists to show us the greatness of the little things. (…) The DOX AWARD goes to ALWAYS, directed by Deming Chen!“

The jury stated when granting the main award at CPH:DOX. Congratulations, and thank you! We’re happy that, months ago, together with dok.incubator, we could grant the film image postproduction in Prague.

ALWAYS’ by Deming Chen / US, FR & CN / 2025 / World Premiere

14/03/2025

Something is coming. We worked on Black Mirror 7, and it’s fantastic. You can watch the trailer here ––>

We recognise the importance of continuous support for Czech cinema, talented creators, and ambitious production teams wi...
29/01/2025

We recognise the importance of continuous support for Czech cinema, talented creators, and ambitious production teams with bold visions. Our latest local co-production, Na plech, is leading the charts with the strongest opening weekend in Czech cinemas in months! Congratulations!

We are hiring!
10/01/2025

We are hiring!

We are looking for a new team member for our VFX and post-production studio! Position: IT Support (First Level) Form: Part-time or full-time Location: ON-SITE Prague office We are seeking IT enthusiasts who aren’t afraid of challenges and want to be part of a creative environment. The ideal candid...

23/12/2024
Another great series we worked on is THE MOTHERS OF PENGUINS, which has recently appeared in your top 10 on Netflix! The...
10/12/2024

Another great series we worked on is THE MOTHERS OF PENGUINS, which has recently appeared in your top 10 on Netflix! The series examines parenting children with disabilities, and it is so heartwarming and real that most mums and dads should consider it mandatory as a therapy!

We did the VFX, Josefína Jiráňová was supervising. Thank you, Polish friends!

Warmest congratulations to ALWAYS (US, FR, CN) by Deming Chen, produced by Hansen Lin. This cinematic allegory of a boy ...
18/11/2024

Warmest congratulations to ALWAYS (US, FR, CN) by Deming Chen, produced by Hansen Lin. This cinematic allegory of a boy becoming a teenager in rural China has just received our „Finishing award in the value of 10.000 EUR“!

The project was part of dok.incubator 2024 preview presentation at IDFA as one of the eight selected rough-cut projects.

We can’t wait to have you here, guys!

Adresa

Oldřichova 36
Praha
12000

Internetová stránka

Upozornění

Buďte informováni jako první, zašleme vám e-mail, když Magic Lab zveřejní novinky a akce. Vaše emailová adresa nebude použita pro žádný jiný účel a kdykoliv se můžete odhlásit.

Sdílet

Our Story

Magic Lab s.r.o. is a creative postproduction, animation and VFX studio founded in 2009 and based in the center of the Prague, Czech Republic. The word ”creative” in the headline means that our main purpose is integration in the whole process of production of any visual creation. Our philosophy is to be a part of the process from the very beginning, when first ideas are coming. In such case we can influence the process in the best way to achieve perfect results in postproduction, both creatively and economically. Good connection between the director and our experienced visual effects supervisor is the basis of the creative process, which can strongly be influenced by him. He can give good recommendations to the director on how to best achieve his visions. On the other hand there is also need to have a perfect relation between our visual effects producer and the head of the project to also keep the process on a realistic economical level. As we are much focused on the artistic side of the projects we cooperate with the best artists and for every project we take special care for choosing the right artist and team for specific tasks. We offer high level VFX compositing, which allows us to do a very wide range of visual effects tasks. From simple green screens, wire removal and retouching to 3D compositions, 3D tracking, crowd multiplications and matte painting. We also offer 3D animation and classical 2D animation, which can support the making of visual effects or can be even used individually (cartoons, commercials, music videos etc.). We are proud that we can also tightly cooperate with the studio of Ondřej Mašek, which is perfectly suited for movies set dress and miniatures. This connection allows us to offer more classical visual effects if it is necessary. Apart from the VFX part of our studio, we offer many services which are more on the classical post-production side. Editing and online suites perfectly suited for a wide range of projects ranging from commercials to feature movies. Graphics design artists for smaller projects like feature movie posters, booklet design, web design or corporate design. And of course our production, which keeps all of the services mentioned above running smoothly through whole process of production. In the end our studio has all the necessary support for even the most demanding clients. One of our credos is to support the art - all of the services above are offered for movies and commercials while we also support independent projects - from short movies and musical videos to documentaries and all kinds of visual creation.