Weta Digital
Weta Digital is a leading visual effects and animation studio based in Wellington, New Zealand, employing 1,500 artists, engineers, and executives.
Company facts
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 5,000
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Type
- Mid-Size
About
Weta Digital is a leading visual effects and animation studio based in Wellington, New Zealand, employing 1,500 artists, engineers, and executives. The company delivers VFX, motion capture, compositing, lighting, crowd generation, and immersive experiences for feature films, television, commercials, and location‑based entertainment, leveraging a proprietary pipeline that equips artists with advanced tools. Renowned for creating performance‑driven characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, and Caesar, and for building immersive worlds like Middle‑earth and Pandora, Weta Digital has earned multiple Academy Awards, Sci‑Tech Awards, BAFTAs, and Visual Effects Society honors, underscoring its reputation for technical excellence and creative innovation.