Lola Post Production

What Lola Post Production does

Lola Post Production is a London-based independent visual effects studio founded in 2000 by Academy Award-winning VFX Supervisor Rob Harvey, operating as part of Phantom Media Group following a 2025 transition out of the Milk VFX group. The studio delivers full-pipeline VFX services — pre-visualisation, CG creature and environment creation, compositing, and real-time rendering — for high-end television, documentary, drama, and feature film productions, serving commissioners including the BBC, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon, HBO, Starz, ITV, and National Geographic. Its production technology centres on Unreal Engine (used for both pre-visualisation and select final-pixel renders), Nuke compositing, EmberGen/Eddy real-time fluid workflows, proprietary crowd simulation systems, a procedural city engine, and photogrammetry-based reference capture, with creature work on Walking with Dinosaurs (791 shots, 21 species) and other natural history productions validated in collaboration with palaeontologists and scientific advisors.

The studio generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, typically engaged as principal or sole VFX vendor on productions, with new business conducted through a named direct contact and relationship-based engagement with showrunners, production companies, and broadcasters. Pricing is quote-based per project scope; terms reference rate cards and 7-day invoice payment cycles. The operating model is boutique at the core (1-10 permanent staff) with project-level scaling to 200+ freelance VFX artists on marquee productions such as Walking with Dinosaurs. Customer diversification spans factual (The Planets, 1B+ viewers across 30 countries), natural history (Walking with Dinosaurs, Our Planet II), drama (Troy: Fall of a City — 2019 BAFTA winner; Britannia; The Watch; Dangerous Liaisons), and a first feature film commission (The Magic Faraway Tree, theatrical release 27 March 2026). Marketing is anchored on a project portfolio website, showreels, social media, and industry awards (BAFTA, Emmy, RTS, Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards).

Name

Lola Post Production

Legal name

Milk Visual Effects Limited

Website

https://lola-post.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lola Post Production is a London-based independent VFX studio founded in 2000 by Oscar-winning supervisor Rob Harvey, delivering full-pipeline visual effects for high-end television, documentary, drama, and feature film productions commissioned by the BBC, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon, and other major broadcasters and streamers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Effects (VFX) Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191), Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Production Facilities & Suites (Edit/Color/Sound Stages) (MPADAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animation Production (2D/3D/Stop-Motion) (MPAAAMAD), Video Production & Post-Production (BPAFAIAB), Post-Production Facilities & Stage Services (Edit Suites, Screening Rooms) (MPAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Visual effects production
• Post-production services
• CGI animation
• VFX studio
• Broadcast visual effects

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. VFX Production Services: Lola Post generates revenue through project-based VFX production contracts with broadcasters, streaming platforms, and production companies. Services span the full VFX pipeline from pre-visualisation through to final frame compositing, serving television series, documentary/natural history productions, drama, and feature films. The studio operates as principal or sole vendor on productions, billing by project scope.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lola Post Production is a boutique visual effects studio that delivers end-to-end VFX production services for film, television, and documentary content. The studio produces photorealistic creatures, environments, crowd simulations, and pre-visualisation, working as principal or sole VFX vendor on productions for major broadcasters and streaming platforms. Services span pre-production storyboarding through to final frame compositing, supported by proprietary crowd simulation, real-time Unreal Engine rendering, and a scientifically authenticated creature pipeline.

Product overview

Lola Post Production is a London-based VFX studio offering visual effects services for high-end television, documentary, specialist factual, and feature film productions. The studio operates as a boutique creative service provider, delivering photorealistic dinosaur and creature animation (notably for Walking with Dinosaurs), environment VFX, previsualization using Unreal Engine, and full compositing services. The company is organized around creative partnerships with filmmakers, providing end-to-end VFX production from preproduction storyboarding through final frame delivery. Notable project categories include natural history series (Our Living World, Our Planet 2), space/science documentaries (Universe, The Planets), historical drama (Britannia, Dangerous Liaisons), and feature films (The Magic Faraway Tree). The studio leverages real-time rendering technology (Unreal Engine) for both previsualization and final output, and offers showreels showcasing its Factual, Environment, and Creature capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VFX Services for Television End-to-end visual effects production for television series, natural history documentaries, specialist factual programming, and original drama, spanning pre-production through final frame delivery for major broadcasters and streaming platforms.
• VFX Services for Feature Films Visual effects creation for feature film productions, delivering photorealistic environments, creatures, and effects for theatrical releases such as The Magic Faraway Tree (released 27 March 2026).
• VFX for The Magic Faraway Tree VFX production for The Magic Faraway Tree feature film, a StudioCanal/Entertainment Film Distributors theatrical release featuring fantasy environments and creatures.
• Walking with Dinosaurs VFX Production Principal VFX and animation partner on Walking with Dinosaurs (6-part BBC Studios Science Unit series), delivering 791 VFX shots across 21 scientifically authenticated dinosaur species including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Albertosaurus, and Gastonia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 791 VFX shots across 21 dinosaur species delivered for Walking with Dinosaurs (BBC Studios Science Unit)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Milk VFX / Phantom Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Lola has operated within the Milk VFX group since 2022, with a planned transition into Phantom Media Group later in 2025. Lola is identified as 'a Phantom Media Group Company' on its website. This represents an ownership/corporate group structure.
• BBC Studios Science UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLola has an established collaborative partnership with BBC Studios Science Unit, most notably as VFX and animation partner on Walking with Dinosaurs (a major 6-part BBC factual production) and Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough. The partnership involves close collaboration throughout production, from pre-visualisation to final frame, with scientific advisors guiding creature accuracy. Lola has also delivered VFX for Our Living World in partnership with BBC Studios.
• BBC StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBC Studios is a primary commissioning and production partner across multiple Lola projects including The Planets, Universe, Walking with Dinosaurs, The Watch, Britannia, Dinosaurs: The Final Day, and Our Living World. Lola serves as principal or sole VFX vendor on BBC productions.
• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetflix is a major commissioning partner across multiple Lola productions including Troy: Fall of a City (joint BBC/Netflix), White Lines, Giri/Haji (BBC2/Netflix), Alexander: The Making of a God, Our Living World, and Our Planet II (via Netflix distribution). Lola serves as VFX vendor on these productions.
• ZDFminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZDF (German public-service broadcaster) is a co-producer alongside BBC Studios on Walking with Dinosaurs, making Lola's VFX work international in scope.
• PBS DistributionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPBS Distribution is listed as the distributor for Walking with Dinosaurs alongside BBC Studios.
• Silverback FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverback Films is the production company behind Our Planet II, for which Lola was sole VFX vendor delivering globes, migration sequences, and title sequences.
• National Geographic / Disney+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational Geographic (Disney+) commissioned Lola for Mars: One Day On The Red Planet, Welcome to Earth (Disney+ original), and Our Planet II. Lola serves as VFX vendor on these productions.
• HBOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHBO co-commissioned Avenue 5 (space comedy by Armando Iannucci) with Sky One, with Lola providing comprehensive VFX including the full CG spaceship exterior and interior.
• Sky Studios / Amazon StudioscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSky Studios (Sky Atlantic) and Amazon Studios are co-commissioning partners on Britannia (Sky/Amazon) and The Watch (BBC/Amazon). Lola served as main VFX vendor on all three productions.
• StarzcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStarz is the US streaming platform for Dangerous Liaisons, a premium drama series for which Lola provided VFX production.
• Apple TV+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApple TV+ commissioned Lola for Bad Sisters and The Reluctant Traveler, for which Lola delivered VFX sequences on specific episodes.
• StudioCanal / Entertainment Film DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudioCanal (production/distribution) and Entertainment Film Distributors (UK/IE theatrical release) are the production and distribution partners for The Magic Faraway Tree feature film, for which Lola provides VFX production.
• Neal Street ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeal Street Productions (Sam Mendes's production company) is a recurring production partner alongside Lola on Britannia, The Magic Faraway Tree, and Troy: Fall of a City.
• Vertigo FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVertigo Films is the production company for Britannia (Sky Atlantic), for which Lola served as principal VFX vendor across all three seasons.
• Left Bank PicturesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeft Bank Pictures (a Netflix company) produced White Lines for Netflix, with Lola providing approximately 20 VFX shots.
• Playground EntertainmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlayground Entertainment produced Dangerous Liaisons (Starz/Lionsgate Television) with Lola providing VFX production.
• Wild Mercury ProductionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWild Mercury Productions produced The Rig (Amazon Prime Video), with Lola providing VFX services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Moving Picture Company (MPC): Global VFX house (now part of Technicolor) with extensive London operations. Competes with Lola on premium drama, creature, and environment VFX for the same Netflix/Apple/Amazon buyer ecosystem, though at substantially larger scale.
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): Lucasfilm-owned global VFX leader with a London studio, competing across feature film, prestige TV, and streaming drama. Serves many of the same streamer customers (Disney+, Netflix, Apple) and overlaps on creature, environment, and large-scale CG work.
• Framestore: Major UK-based VFX and immersive content studio with deep broadcaster relationships (BBC, Netflix) and award-winning creature and natural history work. Overlaps with Lola on photoreal creature and environment VFX for premium factual and drama.
• DNEG: One of the world's largest independent VFX houses, headquartered in London with multiple Oscar-winning credits. Competes with Lola on premium drama and feature VFX but at significantly greater scale, serving the same global streamer and broadcaster buyer set.

Direct peers

• Jellyfish Pictures: London-based VFX and animation studio serving broadcasters and streamers (BBC, ITV, Sky, Netflix) on drama, factual, and creature work. Comparable boutique positioning and broadcaster-led project mix.
• Outpost VFX: UK boutique VFX studio with comparable size and broadcaster-focused client base. Overlaps with Lola on prestige drama and episodic VFX commissions from UK and US streamers.
• Milk VFX: Sister VFX studio within the same Phantom Media Group parent that Lola is transitioning into. Both are UK-based boutique VFX houses serving broadcasters and streamers, with overlapping customer bases (BBC, Amazon, Sky) and similar project scopes (drama, fantasy, creature and environment work).
• BlueBolt VFX: London-based boutique VFX studio serving the same UK and US streamer/broadcaster clients (BBC, HBO, Sky, Apple TV+) on prestige drama and fantasy projects. Closely comparable in scale, boutique positioning, and creature/environment VFX specialism.
• Union VFX: London-based VFX studio working on prestige drama and natural history for the same BBC/Sky/Netflix buyer ecosystem. Comparable boutique size, project-based model, and creature/environment VFX capability for high-end television.
• Important Looking Pirates: Stockholm-based boutique VFX studio with a London presence, specialising in VFX for high-end drama and series. Comparable boutique scale, award-recognised work, and similar customer segments (HBO, Netflix, BBC).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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