Jellyfish Pictures

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Jellyfish Pictures
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Visual effects, Computer-generated imagery, Feature animation
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters
England
Number of locations
3
Area served
London, Mumbai, Sheffield
Key people
Phil Dobree (Founder) [1]
David Patton (CEO)
Mark Warburg (COO)
Dave Wickman (CFO)
Natalie Llewellyn (MD, Animation & Originals)
Phil Greenlow (MD, VFX)
Luke Dodd (Director of VFX & Animation)
Members500+ (as of Aug 2023) [2]
Divisions Jellyfish Originals
Website jellyfishpictures.com

Jellyfish Pictures is a British VFX and animation company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects and animation.

Contents

History

The company was founded in 2001 by Philip Dobree and Will Rockall, with a team of three artists and one producer, [3] moving to their first studio in Soho, Central London in Poland Street in 2003. [4] In 2005, they started their first long form TV series The Story of One, [4] following this with work on the BBC series Fight For Life in 2007, for which they won multiple industry awards including a BAFTA, RTS and VES award for 'Outstanding Visual Effects. [4] Over the next few years they continued to expand, working on the long form CGI series Planet Dinosaur for the BBC and Discovery Channel in 2011, [4] followed by multiple nominations and wins for their work on Inside the Human Body in 2012. [4] In 2017, Jellyfish Pictures launched its own original content division, Jellyfish Originals - focused on the development, distribution, rights management, financing and commercialisation of original animated properties.

In 2022, Jellyfish Pictures has undergone rapid growth in recent years as the studio joined Key Capital Partners over a minority investment, expediting the global scaling of their VFX and animation teams, and advance the development and production of its original kids and family content through Jellyfish Originals. [5] [6] David Patton joined Jellyfish Pictures as CEO in December 2022 while Mark Warburg joined as COO. [7] [8] The on-location studio locations have also expanded significantly, with a studio division opening in Sheffield in 2020 (overseen by animation director Kevin Spruce), and a new Mumbai studio recently opening in 2023.

Production

TV series

TitleRelease dateStudio(s)Ref(s)Notes
The Story of 1 2005 BBC Documentary
Fight for Life July 9, 2007 BBC One TV series
Documentary
2008 winner Bafta special effects prize [9]
Planet Dinosaur September 14, 2011BBC
Discovery Channel
ZDF
[10] TV animated series
Documentary
Doctor Who November 23, 2013BBC One
BBC Wales
TV series
Day of the Doctor Special
Additional VFX
Your Inner Fish 2014Tangled Bank Studios
PBS
[11] TV animated series
Documentary
Floogals January 15, 2016Nevision Studios
Zodiak Kids Studios
Banijay Group
[12] [13] TV animated series
Black Mirror October 2016 Netflix
House of Tomorrow
Endemol Shine UK
TV series
Hated in the Nation only
Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! November 6, 2017Beano Studios
CBBC
[12] TV animated series
Bitz & Bob March 12, 2018BBC Children's Productions [14]
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Boat Rocker Rights
[12]
The Innocents August 24, 2018Netflix
New Pictures
[15] TV series
Watchmen October 20, 2019 HBO
White Rabbit
Paramount Television
DC Entertainment
Warner Bros. Television
TV series
Limited
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming December 3, 2019 DreamWorks Animation
NBCUniversal
[16] TV animated special
Production services
Gangs of London April 23, 2020 Sky Atlantic
Pulse Films
Sister Pictures
Sky Studios
NBCUniversal Global Distribution
TV series
Series finale only
White Lines May 15, 2020Netflix
Left Bank Pictures
Vancouver Media
Sony Pictures Television
TV series
Hanna July 3, 2020NBCUniversal International Studios
Tomorrow Studios
Working Title Television
Focus Features
Amazon Studios
TV series
Season 2 only
Sex Education September 17, 2021Netflix
Eleven Film
TV series
Season 3 only
The Book of Boba Fett December 29, 2021 Disney+
Lucasfilm
TV miniseries
This Is Going to Hurt February 8, 2022Sister Pictures
Terrible Productions
AMC Studios
BBC
Miniseries
The Baby April 24, 2022HBO
Sister Pictures
Sky Studios
Proverbial Pictures
TV series
Prehistoric Planet May 23, 2022 Apple TV+
BBC
Documentary
Concept art only
VFX by Moving Picture Company
Stranger Things May 27, 2022Netflix
21 Laps Entertainment
Monkey Massacre
TV series
Season 4 only
WereworldTBANetflix
Netflix Animation
Lime Pictures
TV animated series
Ivy and the InklingsBomanbridge Media [17]
Hughman
Stan & GranJollywise [18]
Battle of the BugsAlpha Group [19]

Films

Live Action VFX

TitleRelease dateStudio(s)Ref(s)Notes
Kingsman: The Secret Service February 13, 2015 20th Century Fox
Marv Studios
Cloudy Productions
TSG Entertainment
[20] With Prime Focus World, Baseblack, Panton Creative, Doc & A Soc, Peerless Camera Company and BUF
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story December 16, 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, Ghost VFX, Whiskytree, Atomic Fiction, Scanline VFX, and Raynault VFX.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi December 15, 2017 [21] Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, One of Us, Base FX, Rodeo FX, Ghost VFX, Virutos, Animatrik Film Design, Exceptional Minds, Important Looking Pirates, and Yannix.
Solo: A Star Wars Story May 25, 2018 [22] Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, Raynault VFX, Tippet Studio, Exceptional Minds, Virutos and Lola/VFX
Captive State March 15, 2019 Focus Features
Participant Media
[23]
Fear Street Part One: 1994 July 2, 2021 Netflix
Chernin Entertainment
Uncredited
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 July 9, 2021
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 July 16, 2021
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical December 2, 2022Netflix
TriStar Pictures
Working Title Films
The Roald Dahl Story Company

Animation

TitleRelease dateStudio(s)Ref(s)Notes
Trolls World Tour April 10, 2020 Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Marketing custom animation services with Minimo VFX
Spirit Untamed June 4, 2021 [24] [25] [2] Production services
Additional animation services by 88 Pictures
The Boss Baby: Family Business July 2, 2021Asset production services
The Bad Guys April 22, 2022Additional asset production services
Kung Fu Panda 4 March 8, 2024
The Twits 2025 Netflix [26] Production services

Accolades

Annie Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2020 How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming [27] Best Animated Special ProductionDreamWorks AnimationWon
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast ProductionManuel Reyes Halaby, Cristiana Covone, Koya Masubuchi, Jean Claude Nouchy, Dustin HenningNominated
Andrew Muir
2022 Spirit Untamed [28] Best StoryboardingGary Graham

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