VFX House DNEG Hires Tom Williams as Managing Director, Episodic (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Visual effects house DNEG has hired Tom Williams as managing director for episodic content in its VFX division.

With over 25 years of experience, Williams comes from MPC where he was serving as president of visual effects. While there, he also held the role of managing director of episodic.

Prior to that, he held management roles at Sky and Abbey Road Studios. In his new position at DNEG, Williams will be based out of London and focus on expanding its episodic VFX offering, in addition to the work it delivers for its feature film clients. “This is an exciting time to be joining DNEG, as the company doubles-down on its ambitions in the episodic VFX space to cater to high demand for its industry-leading services,” said Williams. “Over the last few years, DNEG has established itself as a destination for directors and showrunners who want to create truly spectacular visual experiences.

As we explore how we can build on the amazing work that the DNEG episodic teams are already doing around the world, I look forward to contributing and sharing my experience and insights, and to leading the team to even greater heights.” DNEG’s episodic team has won Emmys for its work on “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Chernobyl.” The company most recently won at the Visual Effects Society for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” This FYC season, their work can be seen on “The Last of Us,” “Extrapolations” and “Citadel.” Williams will drive episodic VFX services globally and support episodic clients across DNEG and ReDefine, in partnership with the executive teams across both brands.