The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its honorees for 2025 Scientific and Technical Achievement, naming Ziva VFX for a Technical Achievement Award. The accolade recognizes the excellence of the work done by the Ziva team in service to the motion picture industry through their innovative toolset for the highly realistic creation of digital characters.
Today, part of DNEG, Ziva VFX is famous for its high-tech system of constructing and simulating muscles, fat, fascia, and skin. The advanced simulation features along with the power of machine learning-driven real-time character creation, have enabled unprecedented accuracy and efficiency in creature effects. It was the one-stop shop for creature effects on films like Venom trilogy, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and even in the highly ambitious production, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Accepting the award, Crawford Doran, Director of Ziva Technologies at DNEG, and Jernej Barbic, Co-founder and Founding CTO of Ziva, expressed their appreciation for this honor and that this collaboration, innovation, and teamwork made Ziva a success story. The award ceremony will be held on April 29, 2025, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
