Fin Design + Effects acquires Cumulus VFX to create FIN Ballina (FIN)

Fin Design + Effects' worked on 'The Creator'.
Fin Design + Effects' worked on 'The Creator'.

Sydney-based VFX studio Fin Design + Effects has acquired Cumulus VFX, expanding the footprint of global VFX collective Dream Machine.

The two local VFX firms will now be known as FIN Ballina (FIN) and have a combined headcount of around 200 staff (Fin Design + Effects’ 160 staff across Sydney and Melbourne combined with Cumulus VFX’s 40 staff in the NSW regional town of Ballina).

“Both of our strategies have always been to grow and to be able to offer capacity in Australia,” said visual effects s...