What Ghost VFX does

Ghost VFX is an award-winning visual effects services studio founded in 1999 and headquartered in Los Angeles, operating as a strategic division of Streamland Media LLC alongside Picture Shop, Formosa Group, and Picture Head. The company delivers visual effects for feature films and episodic television, with services spanning creature design and animation, environment and set extensions, FX simulations (fluid, cloth, destruction, particle systems), motion-capture integration, full CG character creation, and reality-capture-based digital backlot reconstruction. Its technology stack is built on industry-standard VFX tools — Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Mari, Substance Painter, Zbrush, V-Ray, SpeedTree, Golaem, and Reality Capture — deployed via cloud-based distributed workflows across eight global studios in Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Pune, London, Manchester, Toronto, and Vancouver.

The company serves a concentrated but diversified set of enterprise clients spanning essentially every major Western streamer and studio, including Netflix, Disney+/Lucasfilm, Paramount+/CBS, Apple TV+, AMC, Showtime, Universal, and Lionsgate, with anchor franchise relationships across Star Trek, Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Fast & Furious, and Hunger Games. Revenue is generated through project-based professional-services contracts, quote-priced per scope of work (shot count, complexity, timeline), with no disclosed recurring-revenue or subscription mechanics; marketing relies on industry awards, case studies, and direct studio relationships rather than consumer-facing channels. The 2021 Emmy Award for Star Trek: Discovery "Su'Kal" and subsequent VES nominations function as primary credentialing signals in a reputation-driven buyer market.

Name

Ghost VFX

Legal name

Ghost VFX (operating division of Streamland Media LLC)

Website

https://ghostvfx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ghost VFX is an award-winning visual effects services studio (founded 1999) providing creature design, environments, set extensions, and FX simulation for feature films and episodic television across eight global studios, serving major streamers and studios including Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, and Apple TV+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Effects Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA)

Keywords

• Visual effects services
• Creature design animation
• Environment set extensions
• VFX simulation effects
• Film post-production

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Visual Effects Services: Ghost VFX provides visual effects services for feature films and episodic television, working on a project basis with major studios. Revenue is generated through contracted VFX production work, with projects ranging from individual episodes to full film productions. The studio operates globally across multiple time zones to support production schedules.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ghost VFX is a visual effects studio providing full-service VFX production for feature films and episodic television, including creature design and animation, environment creation, set extensions, FX simulations, and pre-visualization. The studio operates seven global locations (Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Pune, London, Manchester, Toronto, Vancouver) delivering thousands of VFX shots per project for major studios and streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+, AMC, and Showtime.

Product overview

Ghost VFX is a visual effects studio providing VFX services as a single, unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's core product is visual effects services for feature films and episodic content, with studios in Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Pune, London, Manchester, Toronto, and Vancouver. Ghost VFX is part of Streamland Media, which also includes Picture Shop, Formosa Group, and Picture Head. The studio works on high-profile productions including Star Trek, Star Wars franchises, and other major film and TV projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ghost VFX Visual Effects Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Streamland MediacoreOthersGhost VFX is a division of Streamland Media, which also includes Picture Shop, Formosa Group, and Picture Head. These renowned brands provide industry-leading post production to filmmakers. Ghost VFX operates as the visual effects division within this larger post-production company.
• DNEG VFXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Star Trek: Discovery Su'Kal episode. DNEG VFX Supervisor Toni Pykalaniemi was part of the Emmy-winning team alongside Ghost VFX artists.
• Crafty Apes VFXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Star Trek: Discovery Su'Kal episode. Crafty Apes VFX Supervisor Leslie Chung was part of the Emmy-winning visual effects team.
• Women in FilmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhost VFX partners with Women in Film as part of its commitment to building a strong and engaged community in all studio locations worldwide.
• Exceptional MindsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhost VFX partners with Exceptional Minds organization as part of diversity and emerging storyteller initiatives.
• Academy GoldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhost VFX partners with Academy Gold as part of diversity and emerging storyteller initiatives supporting the future of storytelling.
• Women in Film & TV TorontominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhost VFX partnered with Women in Film & TV Toronto on inaugural VFX Mentorship program, providing selected applicants with VFX production cycle education and one-on-one mentorship.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DNEG: Global VFX house with comparable franchise work (Star Trek: Discovery Su'Kal episode, in fact a co-collaborator with Ghost VFX on the Emmy-winning episode). Similar scope across feature and episodic, similar follow-the-sun studio footprint, and overlapping client list of major streamers and studios.
• Digital Domain: Veteran VFX house competing in feature/episodic services with similar scale tier; Julian Levi (Ghost VFX EVP NA) was previously a senior VFX producer at Digital Domain, evidencing direct talent and competitive overlap.
• Weta FX: New Zealand-based VFX house with similar feature-film prestige credentials and comparable scope (creature design, environment, FX simulation); competes for premium franchise bids from major studios.
• Luma Pictures: Mid-sized VFX house with overlapping creature, environment, and FX simulation capabilities; comparable scale and direct competitor for episodic VFX bids from streamers.
• Cinesite: Multi-service VFX and animation studio with comparable global footprint and feature/episodic franchise work; overlaps with Ghost VFX on streaming-platform episodic projects and feature-film VFX.
• Moving Picture Company (MPC): Long-standing direct competitor in feature and episodic VFX; Ghost VFX leaders (Davenport, Shitole, Levi, VFX Supervisor Jessica Norman) all came from MPC, and MPC pursues the same premium franchise work (Star Wars, Marvel) for overlapping studios.
• Framestore: Tier-one VFX and immersive content studio with comparable global footprint and feature/episodic franchise work; competes head-to-head with Ghost VFX on premium streaming and theatrical projects.
• Method Studios: Mid-to-large global VFX house with comparable service portfolio and franchise credentials; Ghost VFX's president (Patrick Davenport) and several senior leaders (EVP Tech Paul Richards, India head Prashant Shitole) were former Method executives, making it a particularly close functional and cultural peer.

Broad incumbents

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): Disney-owned incumbent and the largest VFX house globally; competes for the same marquee franchise work (including Star Wars projects where Ghost VFX also contributes) but at materially larger scale across film, episodic, theme parks, and games.

Regional players

• Rising Sun Pictures: Australia-based VFX studio offering comparable creature, environment, and FX services; competes primarily in the Asia-Pacific region but engages on global franchise work where Ghost VFX also bids.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTybUokugqyid9ccZwmkWWg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/officialghostvfx
• Instagraminstagram.com/ghostvfx

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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