ABOUT ACCESS: VFX

ACCESS:VFX is a global, industry-led, non-profit comprised of 40 leading companies, industry bodies and educational establishments in the VFX, animation and games industries. It focuses on actively pursuing and encouraging inclusion, diversity, awareness and opportunity under its four pillars of Inspiration, Education, Mentoring and Recruitment.

ACCESS:VFX has united over 100 passionate people (many from competing companies) around the common goal of addressing the lack of diversity in the VFX industry. Together they have run more than 50 events and reached thousands of potential future employees of primary school age and above across the UK, US and Canada - working with organisations including We Are Stripes, Into Film and This Ability.

Access:vfx members

Access:vfx UK Board members

Amy Smith
Framestore
Anne Akande
Freelance
Chloe Rodrigues
Framestore
Daniel Waterman
Carse & Waterman
Jonny Adamson
DNEG
Kate Lander
Freelance
Micah Mcleod
Freelance
Neil Hatton
UK Screen Alliance
Nene Parsotam
We Are Stripes
Simon Devereux
Framestore
Tom Box
Blue Zoo Animation Studio

INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER Board members

Kathleen Ruffalo
Recruitment Manager
West Coast
Philipp Wolf
VFX Executive Producer
Montreal
Samantha Levy
Immigration Manager / Lawyer
Montreal
Cat Gulacsy
Freelance
New York