Creators of pioneering software for creative industries. Tacklers of complex visualization challenges.
Foundry has a heritage of more than 25 years, developing creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry and a portfolio of award-winning products. It advances the art and technology of visual experience with creative leaders around the globe, including major feature film studios and post-production houses such as ILM, DNEG, Pitch Black, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wētā FX, Pixar, Ma
rvel, Netflix, Framestore, and Technicolor Creative Studios. In partnership with these companies, Foundry solves complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality. Its products are used to create breathtaking visual effects and animation on a wide range of feature films, episodic content, and commercials. Foundry software was integral in the making of every VFX Academy Award-winning film for the past decade. The company has been recognized and honored at the highest level in the industry, including four Academy Sci-Tech Awards for Mari, Katana, Nuke and Furnace, two HPA Engineering Excellence awards for Flix and Nuke respectively, and an Engineering Emmy for Nuke. Founded in 1996, Foundry is headquartered in London, with over 300 people worldwide and a presence in the US, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, and Ireland.
09/04/2025
We spoke with the team at Framestore about their work on Deadpool & Wolverine.
From the ‘Cold Opener’ to Dogpool, Matthew lifted the curtain on how Nuke was key to stylizing the film’s comic-book feel and how it helped the studio explore new visual languages whilst embracing Marvel’s legacy. Utilizing a multitude of features including Nuke’s Particle System and Deep Compositing, the team was able to collaboratively create something unique for the MCU.
Mark your calendar for March 20 to hear why we’ve introduced multishot workflows, why we’re building a 3D system that feels like home for artists 🎨, how we’re unlocking the potential of BlinkScript, and more. Bring your questions!
Dive into Nuke 16.0 as we breakdown all the latest features. From variable-enabled multishot workflows, and new timeline features that speed up shot review, ...
10/03/2025
The 2025 Foundry Education Showreel has landed — featuring jaw-dropping work from students around the world!
From stunning environments to mind-blowing visual effects, this showreel highlights what’s possible with Nuke, Mari, and Katana in the hands of the next generation.
Tag a fellow VFX artist or student who needs to see this! 👇
07/03/2025
We spoke with creature artist Tsubasa Arai, who’s worked on projects such as Curiosity Stream: Amazing DinoWorld, about his specialization in creature work, and how he uses Mari to bring his incredible designs to life.
Read the full interview here to find out more about what inspires his art, plus his message for aspiring VFX artists: https://hubs.ly/Q039T3_r0
04/03/2025
Nuke 16.0 is now available. Try it today for:
✅ Multishot compositing workflows
✅ Roto performance improvements
✅ Contact Sheet
✅ Easier to use BlinkScript
✅ Up to 12x faster timeline export
And more!
Get the details:
Next-level workflows Step into the future of compositing and review workflows with Nuke 16.0
03/03/2025
Massive congratulations to every winner and nominee at The Academy Awards last night. And a huge shoutout to the team behind Dune: Part Two, including Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer, for winning the Best Visual Effects Oscar. We hope everyone is celebrating🥂
27/02/2025
📣📣Nuke 16.0 has landed! Work across multiple shots at once, experience large-scale roto performance, faster shot review, approval and delivery, and more. See it all here:
Speed up your workflows, so you can focus on the final picture. Work across multiple shots at once, experience large-scale roto performance, faster shot review, approval and delivery, and more. Many of these features are also available in Nuke 15.2 for pipelines running on VFX Reference Platform 202...
25/02/2025
Want to get hands on with the latest features and workflows in Katana 8.0? We’ve got you covered!
Our latest video series will help you get to grips with USD export, Katana-to-USD conversion, USD light and camera creation, and much more.
Check out the playlist here:
Discover the new features of Katana 8.0 in our video series, where you'll explore advanced USD workflows including export, conversion, and creation of lights, cameras, and native collections. Learn how these powerful tools enhance your Look Development and Lighting processes.
14/02/2025
Share the love this Valentine's Day! What would you love to see in our next updates?
10/02/2025
🐌🚀Snails from Space 🐌🚀 Blast off with Meshmen’s Peter Aversten into all things Mari from this sci-fi short. Join us February 12 at 6 PM GMT | 1 PM ET on YouTube!
04/02/2025
Our 2024 showreel has arrived! We're extremely proud to showcase the fantastic VFX and animation created by artists and studios using Nuke, Katana, Mari & Flix. From award-winning TV shows to blockbuster films, plus international commercials, we're highlighting the incredible work forged by studios using Foundry tools.
We can't wait to see what amazing things are created this year!
Welcome to the Foundry 2024 showreel! These stunning clips showcase just a fraction of the fantastic visual effects created by artists using Nuke, Katana, Ma...
29/01/2025
Happy Lunar Year to our friends around the world! Wishing you all happiness, prosperity, and health in the Year of the Snake🐍
27/01/2025
🎬Find out about the creation of Smart Masks in Mari 7.1 with Stuart Ansley, texture artist. Join Stuart on January 29 at 6 PM GMT | 1:00 PM ET!
Find out about the creation of Smart Masks in the new Mari 7.1 release, and how they can add life to your textures. Stuart Ansley, texturing artist, takes us...
23/01/2025
🎉Huge congratulations to all of our customers who’ve been honored in the 2025 Oscar nominations — and best of luck!
'Emilia Pérez' lead the nominations, with 13, followed by 'The Brutalist' and 'Wicked' with 10 apiece.
25/12/2024
A Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season to all! We hope you find some time to relax and recharge, spend time with your loved ones, and eat some delicious food! We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for us all…
09/12/2024
Katana 8.0 & Mari 7.1 have landed! What’s more, the Nuke 16.0 open beta is now open.
Happy World VFX Day! We are proud to be sponsors of this is live stream happening throughout the weekend, including giveaways, interviews and tutorials. We're so exciting to witness the flourishing creativity within the VFX sector today and every day.
Join us for the second edition of World VFX Day! Featuring short talks, interviews, tutorials, giveaways and more across multiple hours! Sponsored by Chaos @...
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Our products help tackle complex visualization challenges to meet the demands of your customers and projects. With over 20 years of industry know-how and a focus on speed, quality and user-experience, we save you time so you can spend it bringing incredible ideas to life.
Foundry develops creative software for the Digital Design, Media and Entertainment industries. With a 20-year heritage and a portfolio of award-winning products, Foundry advances the art and technology of visual experience in partnership with creative leaders around the globe.
Clients and partners include major feature film studios and post-production houses such as Pixar, ILM, MPC, Walt Disney Animation, Weta Digital, DNEG, and Framestore as well as automotive, footwear, apparel and technology companies such as Mercedes, New Balance, Adidas and Google. Foundry partners with these companies to solve complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality.
Foundry’s products are used to create breathtaking visual effects sequences on a wide range of feature films, video-on-demand, television and commercials. Foundry software was integral in the making of every VFX Oscar-winning film, award-winning TV shows and commercials for more than a decade.
Founded in 1996, Foundry is headquartered in London, with over 300 employees and a presence in the US, China, Japan, Australia and Europe. In 2019, the London Stock Exchange named Foundry one of the “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.” It regularly features in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track as one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.
