SurrealArts Group

05/27/2026

Tomorrow find Founder & Executive Producer Mark AJ Nazal at the Texas Production Expo hosted by the Dallas Producers Association presenting a panel with Visual Effects Society - Texas Section on state of Digital Production in the region.

If you're in the Dallas area, come on by and say hello!

May has been a busy month for us in the Texas Section of the VES. Along with the a panel this Sunday at the Houston Comicpalooza, we will also be at the Texas Production Expo hosted by the Dallas Producers Association on May 28th at the Grapevine Convention Center.

In addition to our table in the Community Room, we will be hosting the panel "Digital Production in Texas: From Games to Visual Effects and AI" at 11:00 a.m. in the Texas Film Gear room.

Panelists scheduled to appear:

Jim Gibbs - Principal Lighting Artist at id Software
Erasmo P. Romero - Associate Product Manager/VFX Consultant at Topaz Labs
Laurie Powers-Going - VFX Supervisor/Ind. Filmmaker/Owner at Deacon Finn Films and VFX
Mark A.J. Nazal - Exec. Producer/Founder at SurrealArts Group
Colin Campbell, VES - Comp/DFX Supervisor and Visual Effects Society - Texas Section Chair

So please come out to the Texas Production Expo (It's free!) and stop by the table and say hi!

Register:
https://www.dallasproducers.org/texas-production-expo

05/22/2026

This weekend at Comicpalooza, Houston Convention Center (May 22-24), find Founder/Executive Producer Mark A.J. Nazal and Creative Director/Co-Founder representing our SurrealArts Group teams at Booth 1943 behind the CPU/Sapphire Stage.

Plus panels with the Visual Effects Society-Texas Section

Creating Across Mediums: How Stories Change From Pages to Play
Fri 5/22 | 6:15-7:15 PM

The Visual Effects Professionals Behind the Superhero Movies We Love
Sun 5/24 | 1:00-2:00 PM

Come find us all three days.

04/28/2026

Tomorrow night, Founder & Executive Producer Mark AJ Nazal sits down with a distinguished panel of producers, executives, and industry advocates at State of the Industry 2026 in Virginia Beach — a conversation hosted by the VPA Hampton Roads District on funding, finance, and investment for film, television, branded content, and new media.

It's the kind of conversation that matters now more than ever. As productions continue to scale both nationally and internationally, understanding how the industry funds and finances creative work is essential in a market that never stops evolving.

More event details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1JQMCESGFf/
📅 April 29 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM 📍 The Space Gallery — 1650 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA

04/27/2026

We're proud to welcome hush_vfx to the SurrealArts Group collective.

Founder, Executive Producer, and Digital Makeup Supervisor Daniel Saldivar has built something genuinely distinctive with Hush — a high-end digital makeup studio whose client roster spans platinum recording artists, global brands, and major streaming productions. In just a few years since founding, they've established a standard of work that reflects exactly the kind of specialized, senior-level talent this collective is built around.

Read more: https://www.surrealartsgroup.com/news/sag-hush-pr

03/27/2026

We're thrilled to officially welcome ONER Vfx to our Global Creative & Visual Effects Collective.

Co-founder and VFX Creative Director/Supervisor Rodrigo Tomasso and Co-founder and VFX Executive Producer Marcelo Garcia have built something special with ONER, establishing an exceptional track record with award-winning work across film and television. We're excited to be partnering with them as we expand our collective's footprint to South America and continue to strengthen our position in global production.

Read more: https://www.surrealartsgroup.com/news/sag-onervfx-pr

03/12/2026

Congratulations to our production partner Checkpoint VFX and CG/VFX Supervisor Andras Kavalecz on the release of the new trailer for Takeover.

Checkpoint served as the exclusive CG-VFX partner on the film, helping bring its graphic-novel inspired visual style to life through the hybrid animation process from Trioscope Studios.

Directed by Greg Jonkajtys and starring Quavo and Billy Zane, Takeover hits theaters nationwide May 8.

See the new trailer and read more via Collider: https://collider.com/takeover-trailer-quavo-billy-zane-hyrbid-live-action-animation-graphic-novel/

Great to see the work from the team at Checkpoint, a core part of our SurrealArts Group creative collective.

Watch the new trailer for Takeover, an action-packed film starring Quavo and Billy Zane that blends live-action with Trioscope's hybrid animation.

03/11/2026

As SurrealArts Group continues building our global network of creative partners, we're excited to have the incredible team at FABLEfx as part of the collective.

Known for their premier creature work, from a growing library of animals to fully custom creations, FABLEfx brings exceptional artistry and technical craft to creature and character work across feature films, episodic productions, and commercials.

To connect on the ground during , reach us at: [email protected]

Check out their brilliant showreel!

03/03/2026

Excited to share that our CG/VFX Supervisor Andras Kavalecz will be attending GDC Festival of Gaming and the 1st Annual Cinematic Awards by the Society for Game Cinematics in San Francisco next week!

If you will be at GDC and would like to connect to discuss how our global production collective can work for your project, schedule a meeting – email us [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

03/03/2026

SurrealArts Group formally announces its creative partnership, consulting, and supervisory collective across film, television, animation, visual effects, and cinematic content for games.

Bringing together trusted production partners including Checkpoint VFX, Ionart Studios, and FABLEfx, this structure reflects the first phase of a broader global collective designed to scale thoughtfully over time.

With senior creatives based across North America and Europe, our model bridges early creative leadership with coordinated international ex*****on, aligning supervision, pipeline strategy, and artistic intent from development through final delivery.

We invite you to learn more about our approach and read the full press release at https://www.surrealartsgroup.com/news/announcement-pr

12/13/2025

Welcome to our newly revised page where we’re shaping the next chapter of our business and brand for 2026.

We’re glad to have you here as we continue building global creative partnerships, developing original content, and expanding opportunities across film, television, animation, publishing, and emerging media.

Stay tuned for updates, project highlights, and new initiatives across our international network.

We appreciate you being part of this journey.