Wētā FX

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Wētā FX

New Zealand company

Also known as: Weta Digital, Weta Ltd.

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Peter Jackson
In 1993 Jackson cofounded Weta Digital, a visual-effects company that became a leader in the field. Its credits included films by Jackson and others—Weta notably worked on James Cameron’s Avatar—and it received a number of Academy Awards for best visual effects. In 2021 it was announced that the American…
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In 1993 Jackson cofounded Weta Digital, a visual-effects company that became a leader in the field. Its credits included films by Jackson and others—Weta notably worked on James Cameron’s Avatar—and it received a number of Academy Awards for best visual effects. In 2021 it was announced that the American…
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Richard Taylor
Award-winning prop-design and special-effects company Weta Workshop. Taylor was best known for his work on the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–03), directed and adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels by New Zealand director Peter Jackson.
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Award-winning prop-design and special-effects company Weta Workshop. Taylor was best known for his work on the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–03), directed and adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels by New Zealand director Peter Jackson.
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