The VFX artists from the now-defunct London-based studio Jellyfish Pictures have partnered with indie studio and production outfit Troubadour to launch a new venture called JFX (Jellyfish FX).
JFX will sit under the Troubadour Studios banner. Troubadour has acquired the trademark and branding rights from Jellyfish, with the support of Phil Dobree, the original Jellyfish Pictures founder.
The artistic team features Jellyfish Pictures alum Phil Greenlow (Managing Director), Luke Dodd (Creative Director), Amber Ducker (Head of Production), Paul Baaske (Head of Technology), Jamie Wood (Head of 2D), and Pete Seager (Head of CG).
JFX will operate from a production office on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. The team has said they will focus on film and episodic. The team has said it is active on its first two projects, feature films for Netflix, with work on three series on order. Speaking on behalf of the JFX leadership team, Greenlow said they have been “incredibly fortunate to join forces with Troubadour Studios to launch JFX.”
“There’s a great sense of legacy having come from Jellyfish Pictures, coupled with a getting-the-band-back-together excitement, so we’re highly motivated at the opportunity to build upon the values and working relationships we all enjoyed before,” he said in a statement. “After a tough period for the industry, it’s a tonic to be collaborating again with our community of artists, as well as welcoming new faces, and working with some amazing clients to sculpt a VFX company designed for our fast-evolving industry.”
Jellyfish Pictures suspended all operations earlier this year and entered administration. The company had credits on studio projects like The Woman King, Watchmen, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, alongside titles like Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
