Base FX

Base FX is the visual effects business line of Base Media, a studio established in 2005 by founder and CEO Chris Bremble and described as one of Asia's leading visual effects and animation studios. Headquartered in Beijing with operations in Xiamen, Wuxi, Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles, Base FX provides visual effects, design, previs and postvis services for film and television. Base Media's group has a combined 450 artists across its current 5 studios, and Base FX has credits on productions for clients including Marvel, Disney, Lionsgate and Sony, with over 200 productions to date. Its work has earned three Emmy Awards for HBO's The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire and Black Sails, Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Asian accolades including Best Visual Effects for Monster Hunt at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Base Media was established in 2005 by founder and CEO Chris Bremble and is described as one of Asia's leading visual effects and animation studios. It is headquartered in Beijing with operations in Xiamen, Wuxi, Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles. The company's core engagement comprises three major business lines: Base FX, which provides visual effects, design, previs and postvis services for film and television; Base Animation, which develops and produces original animation IP; and Base Academy, which specializes in training and development of industrial talents. The group has a combined 450 artists across its current 5 studios. Over the past two decades, Base Media has built long-standing relationships with clients such as Marvel, Disney, Lionsgate and Sony, with credits on over 200 productions to date. Base FX has picked up several awards over the years, notably three Emmy Awards for HBO's The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire and Black Sails for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, including Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In Asia, its accolades include Best Visual Effects for Monster Hunt at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and winning the Golden Seagull Award for Best Previs In Feature Film and TV Series and Best Concept Design In Feature Film.

• 2026

  Base FX is credited on the visual effects for Avengers: Doomsday, set for global theatrical release on December 18, 2026.

• 2016

  Base FX wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for HBO's Black Sails.

• 2015

  Base FX receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

• 2015

  Base FX wins Best Visual Effects at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Monster Hunt.

• 2014

  Base FX receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

• 2011

  Base FX wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

• 2010

  Base FX wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for HBO's The Pacific.

• 2005

  Base Media is established by founder and CEO Chris Bremble.

One of Asia's leading visual effects and animation studios; part of Base Media's three business lines alongside Base Animation and Base Academy.

• Base FX

  Provides visual effects, design, previs and postvis services for film and television.

• Base Animation

  Develops and produces original animation IP.

• Base Academy

  Specializes in training and development of industrial talents.

• 2018

  Parent company Fundamental Films posts consecutive losses; two-thirds of employees leave

  Fundamental Films suffered consecutive losses in 2016–2017, with a loss of about 500 million yuan in 2017; its workforce fell from 159 to 58, a turnover rate of about 63%. The company said this was due to strategic and structural adjustments. Business adjustment.

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1. 1Base Media - Visual Effects & Animationbase-fx.com
2. 2Our Story - Base Mediabase-fx.com
3. 3Parent company Fundamental Films posts consecutive losses; two-thirds of employees leavedianyingjie.com.cn
4. 4Parent company Fundamental Films posts consecutive losses; two-thirds of employees leavefinance.china.com.cn