Our highly specialized digital effects teams can create all types of digital pyrotechnics, explosions, fires. Simulations of fluids such as a waterfall, an ocean, lava and any atmospheric effects, rain, snowstorms or sand, tornadoes etc… We design all types of destructions, impacts, building collapses and much more!
Because the quality of the integration is predominant in the final rendering, we take particular care in the compositing of our images.
Our know-how in the field guarantees a total technical mastery of all stages of compositing, from the creation of clean plates, to the delivery for calibration.
BLACK COG is your single point of contact in the case of a need for animated content.
Our animation department takes care of all the steps from writing to final compositing.
Our practical and miniature effects department, in conjunction with the visual effect department, designs and produces your accessories and models directly in contact with production.
In the case of hybrid effects, practical and CGI, our VFX department coordinates the project within BLACK COG and offers a single production contact for simplified exchanges.
Based on exchange with the director, DOP and production, our art directors will help shape the aspects of your vision.
From the creation of sets to the designs of creatures, our artists will capture your project by working closely with the director.
Using a wide range of techniques, from traditional arts, digital painting to 3D, this step is essential to define and specify the aspect and atmosphere of your project.
We create directly usable 3D assets, whether they are accessories, creatures, characters or architectural elements.
In accordance with your specifications and your specific needs, we create models that are both precalculable and intended for real time.
The anticipation of effects during filming is decisive for their quality and compliance with production costs.
That’s why we are present at all stages of production, especially on the film set. Our team is autonomous and allows us to handle all necessary measures and steps in the optimal follow-up of future VFX.
Step into the boots of a young Breton sailor at at the dawn of the american revolutionary war and discover authentic life aboard a French warship. An immersive VR experience based on the true history of the Royal Navy.
Born out of a passion for film, art and visual effects, Black Cog VFX is a visual effects and post-production studio based in the Aquitaine region. Our studio offers to create digital effects for cinema, television, video games and advertising with an emphasis on innovation and artistic expression. Since 2017, Black Cog Visual Effects has supported more than 50 projects presented at the Oscars (Segundo Premio), at the Cannes Film Festival (Le Mystérieux Regard du Flamant Rose, Ashkal, Ciudad Sin Sueno…) Césars (Vincent doit mourir), Gérarmer’s Fantastic Festival, Sitges Film Festival and more
Sebastien Launay – FOUNDER / Creative Director / VFX Supervisor
Sebastien has nearly 20 years of experience in CGI and compositing.
After an extensive career in animation, VFX, and advertising, he founded BLACK COG Visual Effects in 2017.
Driven by a personal vision of visual effects, it promotes a direct relationship with directors and creative teams.
Nominated at Premis Gaudí for best visual effects for « Segundo Premio » 2025
Thomas Couderc – ASSOCIATE / Art Director / VFX Supervisor
Polyvalent and out of the box thinker, Thomas uses his large knowledge of CGI, real time and practical effects to achieve effects event in challenging situations.
His natural planning abilities allow him to keep the tight schedules on track until the deliveries.
film directed by
Diego Céspedes
Festival de Cannes 2025 | Lauréat : Un Certain Regard
Nominated Oscars 2026
film directed by
Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez
Goya Awards 2025 : Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Sound
Gaudí Awards 2025 : Best Director, Best Phototography and Best Sound
Nominated at Gaudí 2025 :for best visual effects
Nominated Oscars 2025
film directed by
Stéphan Castang
Magritte du cinéma 2024 : Meilleur film étranger en coproduction
Sitges 2023 : Best First Film
Nominated at cesars 2024
Festival de Cannes 2023 : Critics’ Week selection
Court-métrage réalisé par
Maël Le Mée
Méliès d’argent du meilleur court-métrage
au SITGES
2022
With 11 movies selected at Cannes 2025, Nouvelle Aquitaine is one of the leading regions to produce and post produce in France. Largest region of France, it presents a very large variety of natural sets accessible within 2 hours. From medieval villages to 18 century cities, to various sea shores to snowy mountains of the Pyrenee and deep forests of Dordogne and Corèze, give your projects all the authenticity of our magnificent landscapes!
The French Tax Rebate for International Production provides a 30% rebate on your French VFX studio bill, provided you spend at least €250k in eligible expenditures. Projects with more than €2M of eligible expenditure related to VFX can receive a 10% bonus.
Contact us at contact@black-cog.com for more details
Various incentives are also open to international production with French participation:
