Rodeo FX

Rodeo FX is a Canadian visual effects, computer animation, and creative company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 2006 by Sébastien Moreau, the studio began producing visual effects for feature films in 2007 and later expanded into television, advertising, animation, and experiential work. Its business is project-based and production-oriented: it collaborates with filmmakers, television producers, advertising agencies, and other creative partners to design, produce, and integrate digital imagery into finished productions. The company’s television expansion became especially visible in 2013, when it produced more than 150 visually altered shots for the fourth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. That work helped establish Rodeo FX as a significant supplier of high-end episodic visual effects and was followed by further contributions to later seasons of the series. The studio subsequently worked on a broad range of internationally distributed productions, including Stranger Things, The Boys, Watchmen, WandaVision, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and other film and television projects. Rodeo FX developed from a Montreal-centered operation into a multi-studio company. It opened a Quebec City office in early 2014, acquired the visual effects company Hatch FX later that year, and used that transaction to establish a Los Angeles presence. The Los Angeles expansion was intended to place the company closer to studios, directors, and the broader film-development process. Rodeo FX later announced a Munich office in 2017 as part of an effort to create a European visual-effects hub; by June 2023, its European operation had moved to Paris. The company’s listed studio locations include Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Paris, and Los Angeles. Its work has received major industry recognition. Rodeo FX personnel and project teams have been associated with an Academy Award and a BAFTA for The Golden Compass, as well as Visual Effects Society, Emmy, and Hollywood Professional Association awards connected with productions including Game of Thrones. These accolades reflect the company’s positioning around technically complex, director-led visual storytelling rather than a consumer-facing product portfolio. Rodeo FX’s capabilities span visual effects for feature films and television, computer animation, advertising content, and experiential media. The company has also expanded its strategic footprint through acquisitions. In March 2025, it was announced that Rodeo FX would acquire Mikros Animation following Technicolor Group’s bankruptcy filing. The transaction represented a move beyond standalone visual-effects production toward a broader animation and creative-services platform, although the available reference material does not specify the transaction’s financial terms or subsequent operating structure.

Rodeo FX was established in Montreal in 2006 by Sébastien Moreau. The company entered feature-film visual-effects production in 2007, building its business around the creation and integration of digital imagery for cinematic productions. Its early development positioned it within Montreal’s growing visual-effects and animation ecosystem while giving it a base from which to serve international productions. In 2013, Rodeo FX entered television visual-effects production. Its first major television assignment was the fourth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, for which the company created more than 150 visually altered shots. The project became an important point in the studio’s development, demonstrating that it could support the scale, continuity, and episodic delivery requirements of premium television. Rodeo FX continued working on subsequent seasons and became associated with several of the program’s recognized visual-effects achievements. The company began geographic expansion in early 2014 by opening an office in Quebec City. Later that year, it acquired the visual-effects company Hatch FX and opened a Los Angeles office. The Los Angeles location gave Rodeo FX closer access to major American studios, directors, and the development stages of film production. This expansion helped turn the company from a primarily Montreal-based studio into a distributed international operation. Rodeo FX’s production credits broadened during the second half of the 2010s and into the 2020s. Its television work included Game of Thrones, Fear the Walking Dead, Krypton, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Stranger Things, The Boys, Locke & Key, Snowpiercer, Watchmen, and Raising Dion. It later contributed to productions such as WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. These credits illustrate the company’s participation in fantasy, science fiction, superhero, horror, and other effects-intensive genres. In November 2017, Rodeo FX announced a Munich office as part of an effort to establish a European visual-effects hub. The company’s European presence later shifted to Paris; by June 2023, Paris was identified as its European office. The studio network also came to include Toronto and Vancouver alongside Montreal, Quebec City, Los Angeles, and Paris. Rodeo FX has received recognition from major industry bodies. Its work on The Golden Compass was associated with an Academy Award and a BAFTA, while work connected with Game of Thrones and other productions received Visual Effects Society, Emmy, and Hollywood Professional Association awards. The awards were presented to teams that included Rodeo FX personnel rather than necessarily to the corporate entity alone. On March 27, 2025, Rodeo FX was announced as the prospective acquirer of Mikros Animation after Technicolor Group filed for bankruptcy. The deal indicated an effort to expand the company’s animation capabilities and consolidate a broader creative-services offering. The available reference material does not provide financial terms, completion details, or a post-transaction management structure.

• 2025

  Mikros Animation acquisition announced

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  Rodeo FX announced plans to acquire Mikros Animation following Technicolor Group’s bankruptcy filing.

• 2023

  European office identified in Paris

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  The company’s European operation had moved to Paris by June 2023.

• 2017

  Munich office announced

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  Rodeo FX announced a Munich office intended to support its European market presence.

• 2014

  Quebec City and Los Angeles expansion

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  The company opened a Quebec City office and, after acquiring Hatch FX, established a Los Angeles office.

• 2013

  First major television visual-effects production

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  Rodeo FX produced more than 150 visually altered shots for season four of Game of Thrones.

• 2007

  Entry into feature-film visual effects

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  The studio began producing visual effects for feature films.

• 2006

  Rodeo FX founded in Montreal

  [1]Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org

  Sébastien Moreau founded Rodeo FX in Montreal, Canada.

A high-end, internationally operating visual-effects and animation partner for film, television, advertising, and experiential productions.

• Visual effects · 2007

  Feature-film visual effects

  Rodeo FX creates digital imagery for feature films, including visual alterations, compositing, environments, and other effects work required to integrate computer-generated elements with live-action photography. The studio began producing feature-film effects in 2007 and has worked on large-scale productions requiring extensive collaboration with filmmakers and production teams.

• Visual effects · 2013

  Television visual effects

  The company provides episodic visual-effects production for television and streaming projects. Its work has included fantasy, science-fiction, superhero, horror, and action series. The television offering became prominent through Game of Thrones and subsequently extended to productions such as Stranger Things, The Boys, Watchmen, WandaVision, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

• Animation

  Computer animation

  Rodeo FX offers computer-animation production as part of its broader creative and visual-effects business. The capability supports animated imagery and digitally produced sequences for entertainment and other commissioned projects, and is relevant to the company’s announced expansion through the planned acquisition of Mikros Animation.

• Creative services

  Advertising and experiential content

  Beyond film and television, Rodeo FX works in advertising and experiential production. These services apply the studio’s visual-effects, animation, and creative-production capabilities to branded communication, immersive work, and other commissioned visual experiences.

• 2025

  Planned acquisition of Mikros AnimationM&A

  Background

  Technicolor Group filed for bankruptcy, creating the circumstances for a proposed transfer of Mikros Animation to Rodeo FX.

  Action taken

  Rodeo FX announced that it would acquire Mikros Animation.

  Aftermath

  The announced transaction was expected to broaden Rodeo FX’s animation and creative-services platform; the available reference does not establish its final completion or financial terms.

  Source

• 2014

  Acquisition of Hatch FX and Los Angeles expansionM&A

  Background

  Rodeo FX sought a closer presence to American studios, directors, and the film-development process.

  Action taken

  The company acquired Hatch FX and opened a Los Angeles office.

  Aftermath

  The transaction supported Rodeo FX’s expansion beyond Montreal and increased its access to the Los Angeles production market.

  Source

1. 1Rodeo FXen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Rodeo FX official websiterodeofx.com