Stardust Effects

Stardust Effects is an award-winning visual effects studio headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with a second studio in Athens, Greece. The company describes itself as a VFX studio driven by vision, delivering high-quality visual effects for film, television and commercials. Its team of VFX supervisors and producers has supported productions of every shape and scale, from intimate indie projects to work for the industry's most iconic studios. The studio operates two hubs — Oslo and Athens — under what it calls one seamless pipeline. According to the company, opening the Athens studio created opportunities for production companies that want to combine financial incentives with high expertise in visual effects. This dual-location model allows Stardust Effects to serve both Nordic and broader European productions, and to advise clients on incentives and tax rebates. Stardust Effects offers a range of core capabilities covering every stage of post-production. These include film and television VFX, commercials, on-set supervision, advanced AI solutions, and incentives and tax rebate guidance. The studio emphasizes blending technical precision with artistry so that every pixel serves the narrative, with services such as seamless integration, environment building and invisible effects. The company's project list spans Norwegian and international film and television, including titles such as Mila/Marija, No Good Men, En Nasjon i Sjakk, The Battle of Oslo – Blücher, Sentimental Value, Tonttu / Elf And The Christmas Wonder, A Certain Quality Of Light, Danafae, Ghosts / Τα Φαντάσματα, Stargate – En julefortelling, Τοgether Apart, Rififi, The Great Chimera, Ragnarok season 3, The Snow Sister / Snøsøsteren, Yparxw, Superhero Academy / Superheltskolen, Stranger, Quislings Siste Dager / Quisling's Last Days, Absolution 2024, Murphy's Law, Dark Horse, Snøfall 2, Hodejegerne / Headhunters, Makta / Power Play, Kuppel 16, Exit, Sulis 1907 and Handling the undead. Stardust Effects has received multiple awards for its work. Its team's achievements include the Gullruten Award for Best VFX in 2024 for Snowfall 2, the Amanda Award for Best VFX in 2023 for Kampen om Narvik, the Gullruten Award for Best VFX in 2023 for Kuppel 16, the Gullruten Award for Best VFX in 2022 for Beforeigners Season 2, the Gullruten Award for Best VFX in 2019 for Heimebane Season 2, the Gullruten Innovation Award in 2019 for Heimebane Season 2, and the Amanda Award for Best VFX in 2019 for The Quake. The studio is guided by a core team of industry experts who understand both the creative and logistical demands of high-end post-production. Partners include Elena Topouzoglou (VFX Producer & Partner), Tony Alamo (VFX Supervisor & Partner), Anette Gjertsen (Manager & Partner) and Kai Kiønig Bortne (VFX Supervisor & Partner). Other team members include Ludvig Friberg (VFX Supervisor & Senior Compositor), Tord Liljedahl Tønnesen (Senior Compositor), Steven Higton (Senior Compositor), Håvard Krutå Dalen (Senior 3D Artist), Brian Yuan Zhang (VFX Producer / Co-Producer), Akira Shitamori (3D Artist), Iasonas Meintanis (Compositor), Viktor Petrov (Pipeline Developer) and Ivo Sotirov (Compositor). Stardust Effects is a private company. Its official website is stardusteffects.com, and it also uses the domain stardusteffects.no. The studio continues to work on film, television and commercial projects from its bases in Oslo and Athens.

Stardust Effects is a Norwegian visual effects company headquartered in Oslo. The studio was established to provide high-quality VFX for film, television and commercials, and has grown into an award-winning operation with a second hub in Athens, Greece. The company's early work and reputation are closely tied to Norwegian film and television productions. Its team received the Gullruten Award for Best VFX in 2019 for Heimebane Season 2, as well as the Gullruten Innovation Award that same year for the same production. Also in 2019, the studio won the Amanda Award for Best VFX for The Quake. These early accolades established Stardust Effects as a notable player in the Nordic VFX landscape. In the following years, the studio continued to accumulate awards. In 2022, it won the Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Beforeigners Season 2. In 2023, it received both the Amanda Award for Best VFX for Kampen om Narvik and the Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Kuppel 16. In 2024, it won the Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Snowfall 2. A significant development in the company's history was the opening of a studio in Athens, Greece, in recent years. According to the company, this initiative opened up exciting opportunities for production companies that want to benefit from both financial incentives and high expertise in visual effects. The Athens hub allows Stardust Effects to offer a seamless pipeline across two locations, serving clients who wish to take advantage of Greek incentives and tax rebates while working with a Norwegian-based team. The studio's project portfolio includes a wide range of Norwegian and international titles, such as Mila/Marija, No Good Men, En Nasjon i Sjakk, The Battle of Oslo – Blücher, Sentimental Value, Tonttu / Elf And The Christmas Wonder, A Certain Quality Of Light, Danafae, Ghosts / Τα Φαντάσματα, Stargate – En julefortelling, Τοgether Apart, Rififi, The Great Chimera, Ragnarok season 3, The Snow Sister / Snøsøsteren, Yparxw, Superhero Academy / Superheltskolen, Stranger, Quislings Siste Dager / Quisling's Last Days, Absolution 2024, Murphy's Law, Dark Horse, Snøfall 2, Hodejegerne / Headhunters, Makta / Power Play, Kuppel 16, Exit, Sulis 1907 and Handling the undead. Stardust Effects is guided by a core team of industry experts. The partners are Elena Topouzoglou (VFX Producer & Partner), Tony Alamo (VFX Supervisor & Partner), Anette Gjertsen (Manager & Partner) and Kai Kiønig Bortne (VFX Supervisor & Partner). The wider team includes senior compositors, 3D artists, producers and pipeline developers. The studio continues to operate from its bases in Oslo and Athens, delivering VFX for film, television and commercials.

• 2024

  Won Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Snowfall 2

• 2023

  Won Amanda Award for Best VFX for Kampen om Narvik

• 2023

  Won Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Kuppel 16

• 2022

  Won Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Beforeigners Season 2

• 2019

  Won Gullruten Award for Best VFX for Heimebane Season 2

• 2019

  Won Gullruten Innovation Award for Heimebane Season 2

• 2019

  Won Amanda Award for Best VFX for The Quake

• Opened a studio in Athens, Greece, in recent years

Award-winning VFX studio with dual hubs in Oslo and Athens, blending technical precision with artistry for film, television and commercials.

• Film & Television VFX

  Seamless integration, environment building, and invisible effects that serve the story.

• Commercials VFX

  Seamless integration, environment building, and invisible effects that serve the story.

• On-Set Supervision

  Seamless integration, environment building, and invisible effects that serve the story.

• Advanced AI Solutions

  Seamless integration, environment building, and invisible effects that serve the story.

• Incentives & Tax Rebates

  Seamless integration, environment building, and invisible effects that serve the story.

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