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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Visual effects,CGIanimation |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Payam Shohadai,Jonathan R. Betuel |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Additional offices | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Grady Gamble, Vincent Cirelli, Jamy Zink, Shauna Bryan |
| Website | https://www.luma.inc/ |
Luma Pictures is avisual effects/CGI animation studio with facilities inLos Angeles,Melbourne andVancouver. Founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the company is best known for their creatures, environments, and effects.
Luma Pictures has won several awards for their visual effects work, including anAACTA Award for Best Visual Effects onSpider-Man: Far From Home andElvis.
The studio has also earned severalVisual Effects Society (VES) nominations over the years, including nominations forDoctor Strange,Ant-Man, andSpider-Man: Far From Home.
Today, Luma Pictures is led by CEO Grady Gamble.
Luma Pictures was founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the latter of whom is known for writing the screenplay ofThe Last Starfighter (1984) and writing and directingTheodore Rex (1996).
The company debuted in 2002 with work onCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle,[1] and since then it has completed visual effects on over 150 films and episodics, includingPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, theUnderworld franchise,Prisoners,Mary Poppins Returns,Candyman, theMarvel Cinematic Universe including theSpider-Man franchise,The Tomorrow War, andI Am Groot for which it was the lead VFX provider for the first season. Additionally, they have worked with film auteurs such as theCoen Brothers on four films, includingNo Country for Old Men andTrue Grit;Quentin Tarantino'sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood; andTaika Waititi'sJojo Rabbit. Its headquarter changed fromVenice, California toLos Angeles and company expanded to Melbourne, Australia in 2013 and Vancouver, British Columbia in 2021 and has grown to nearly 300 global employees.
| Year | Notable series |
|---|---|
| 2021 | WandaVision Loki Hawkeye |
| 2022-present | I Am Groot |
| 2023 | Citadel Secret Invasion Ahsoka Gen V |
| 2024 | The Acolyte |