MPC
MPC is a Paris-headquartered high-end visual effects and image post-production studio, serving film, television, and streaming clients with digital creatures, CG environments, compositing, color grading, and Dolby Vision mastering through a wholly-owned subsidiary structure under TransPerfect.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What MPC does
MPC (Moving Picture Company) is a high-end visual effects and image post-production studio headquartered in Paris with a second studio in Liège, Belgium. Originally founded in 1986 (previously known as Mikros Image and Mikros VFX), MPC was acquired by TransPerfect in 2021 and rebranded under the MPC banner. The studio serves feature film, television, and streaming clients — including Netflix, STUDIOCANAL, AMC, Gaumont, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Apple TV+ — providing digital creatures, CG environments and crowds, complex simulations, set extensions, compositing, color grading, and full image post-production through to Dolby Vision mastering. Operationally, MPC runs project-based fixed-price engagements under B2B enterprise sales relationships developed through director and producer referrals, industry events such as Cannes and Series Mania, and 18 consecutive years as a Cannes Film Festival partner.
Technically, MPC's differentiator rests on accumulated artist talent, an end-to-end pipeline, and proprietary R&D tools. Its Meshroom software, co-developed with AliceVision, is an open-source photogrammetry and camera-tracking platform that won the 2025 César Innovation Prize; the 2025.1.0 release added a plugin architecture supporting AI-based image segmentation, Gaussian Splatting, and monocular depth estimation. The studio also operates a Character Lab for photorealistic digital character creation and integrates with TransPerfect's localization and versioning network, enabling combined VFX, post, dubbing, and subtitling delivery. Production capacity is substantial: MPC has delivered 638 feature films and 54 series over nearly four decades, with single-project mobilizations of 162–431 artists across Paris, Belgium, and India. Recent awards — five consecutive César Best VFX wins (2022–2026), the 2026 Cannes Grand Prix for Minotaur, and a Top-10 VFX Companies 2026 listing — frame MPC as a top-tier European VFX studio positioned between global majors (DNEG, Framestore, ILM, Weta FX) and regional competitors.
MPC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MPC
- Legal name
- MPC (Moving Picture Company), operating as part of TransPerfect Media
- Website
- https://mpcvfx.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- MPC is a Paris-headquartered high-end visual effects and image post-production studio, serving film, television, and streaming clients with digital creatures, CG environments, compositing, color grading, and Dolby Vision mastering through a wholly-owned subsidiary structure under TransPerfect.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MPC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Visual Effects and Post-Production Services
- NAICS
- Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)
- SIC
- Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX) (MPAHABAB), Finishing & Delivery for VFX (DI Conform Support, QC, IMF/DCP VFX Deliverables) (MPADAHAL), VFX Pipeline, Tools & Workflow Engineering (Automation, Asset/Shot Tracking) (MPAHABAH), Animation Services for VFX (Creature/Character, Crowd, Simulation Support) (MPADAHAF)
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Where MPC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
MPC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- VFX and Post-Production Services: Project-based professional services delivering visual effects, post-production image services, and finishing for film and TV productions. Revenue is generated through fixed-price project contracts with studios, production companies, and streaming platforms. Services include creature animation, environment creation, compositing, color grading, and full image post-production.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
MPC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MPC Paris is a high-end visual effects and image post-production studio delivering creative VFX services for feature films, television series, and streaming content. Services span digital creatures, CG crowds, complex simulations, environment creation, compositing, color grading, and full image post-production from pre-production through final mastering (including Dolby Vision). The studio also develops the open-source photogrammetry tool Meshroom in collaboration with AliceVision.
Product overview
MPC Paris is a high-end VFX and image post-production studio for film, TV, and streaming. The company operates as part of the TransPerfect group and offers a comprehensive suite of visual effects services including digital creatures, CG environments, compositing, color grading, and full image post-production. The core VFX offering encompasses creative collaboration from pre-production through final delivery. A key differentiator is the studio's proprietary technology including Meshroom, an open-source photogrammetry and camera tracking tool developed in collaboration with AliceVision, which has won awards including the César Innovation Prize. MPC also operates a Character Lab for photorealistic digital character creation. The studio works in coordination with sister companies The Mill Paris and MPC Liège under the TransPerfect global network.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MPC Paris VFX Services End-to-end visual effects services for feature films, TV, and streaming. Includes digital creatures, CG crowds, complex simulations, environments, compositing, and full image post-production from prep to final delivery for studios, production companies, and streaming platforms.
- MPC Paris Image Post-Production
Quantifiable outcome
- 638 feature films and 54 series delivered with VFX and image post
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use MPC
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
MPC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature3 records
MPC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- TransPerfectcoreMPC Paris is a studio owned by TransPerfect, part of a global network for localization, versioning, subtitling, dubbing, audio, and image. This integration provides a fully connected pipeline with The Mill Paris and MPC Liège.
Scale indicators22 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
MPC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Rodeo FX: Rodeo FX is a Montreal-based high-end VFX studio providing creature, environment, and compositing work for feature films and episodic content. Comparable to MPC in service offering and tier, with a similar focus on photorealistic VFX and full-service post-production pipelines.
- Framestore: Framestore is a global VFX and immersive content studio with feature film, episodic, and advertising capabilities, and is named alongside MPC in the 2026 Top 10 VFX Companies list. Comparable in offering breadth (creature work, environments, full post-production), with a similarly global creative footprint.
- The Mill: The Mill is a global creative production and VFX studio that joined forces with MPC under one brand in 2026. Direct sister company under TransPerfect, offering overlapping VFX, design, and post-production services — now operating as a unified entity with MPC.
- DNEG: DNEG is one of the world's largest independent VFX and post-production studios with major feature film, episodic, and immersive content work. It is directly comparable to MPC in service scope (creature VFX, environments, compositing) and competes for the same Hollywood and streaming-platform projects; both are listed among the 2026 Top 10 VFX Companies.
- Cinesite: Cinesite is a London/Montreal-based VFX and animation studio providing feature film, episodic, and streaming content services. Comparable to MPC in mid-to-high end VFX work, creature animation, and full post-production pipelines.
- Digital Domain: Digital Domain is a long-established VFX and immersive content studio with feature film, episodic, and experiential work. Comparable to MPC in creature, digital human, and environment capabilities, with overlap in episodic streaming projects.
- Weta FX: Weta FX is a New Zealand-based high-end VFX studio (formerly Weta Digital) specializing in creature, environment, and simulation work for feature films and series. Named alongside MPC in the 2026 Top 10 VFX Companies list and competes for the same premium film and streaming projects.
Broad incumbents
- Sony Pictures Imageworks: Sony Pictures Imageworks is the in-house and third-party VFX arm of Sony Pictures, providing creature, animation, and environment services for feature films and series. Comparable in VFX capabilities and feature film pipeline but operates with the scale advantage of a major studio parent.
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): ILM, a Lucasfilm/Disney company, is the largest and most established VFX studio globally with unmatched scale on tentpole feature films and episodic content. Directly comparable to MPC on creature, environment, and complex simulation work, but with vastly greater capital backing and a Disney-aligned project pipeline.
Regional players
- Mikros Animation: Mikros Animation is a French/European animation and VFX studio (formerly Mikros Image, the same lineage as MPC's pre-rebrand identity). Comparable in French/European feature and episodic animation services and inherits some of the institutional client base from MPC's predecessor Mikros VFX.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
MPC social profiles
Digital presenceMPC financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
MPC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
MPC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
MPC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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MPC M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about MPC
What does MPC do?
MPC Paris is a high-end visual effects and image post-production studio delivering creative VFX services for feature films, television series, and streaming content. Services span digital creatures, CG crowds, complex simulations, environment creation, compositing, color grading, and full image post-production from pre-production through final mastering (including Dolby Vision). The studio also develops the open-source photogrammetry tool Meshroom in collaboration with AliceVision.
Is MPC a public or private company?
MPC is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was MPC founded?
MPC was founded in 1986. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is MPC based?
MPC is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does MPC make money?
One revenue line is on record: VFX and Post-Production Services.
Who are MPC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Rodeo FX, Framestore, The Mill, DNEG, Cinesite, Digital Domain and Weta FX. Broad incumbents are Sony Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Mikros Animation is listed as a regional player.
Does MPC have an API?
No public API is recorded for MPC.
What industry is MPC in?
MPC's product category is Visual Effects and Post-Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPADAHAA, VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG), with a secondary code of MPAHABAB, VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX). Its NAICS code is 51219 and its SIC code is 7819.