Switch VFX & Animation
- Open roles
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- Founded
- 2004
- Employees
- 11-50
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About Switch VFX & Animation
Switch VFX & Animation is an independent, artist-owned Canadian boutique studio based in Toronto. It creates digital visual effects and animated content for feature films, television, streaming series and commercial advertising. Its work spans initial concept development through production and post-production finishing, combining visual effects and animation capabilities within a unified studio.
Established in 2004, the business expanded its animation offering in June 2016 with the formation of Switch Animation alongside Switch VFX. The combined identity reflects its work across live-action effects, animated storytelling, commercial campaigns and feature co-production. Its entertainment clients and production partners include Lionsgate, Netflix, Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount+, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Studios and FX/Hulu.
Visual effects and finishing
The studio's visual effects work includes invisible effects, environment extensions, photorealistic computer graphics and creature animation. Its production services encompass on-set supervision, rotoscoping, clean-up, matte painting, matchmoving and complex compositing. Digital blood, gore and other horror effects form a distinctive part of its portfolio, alongside seamless enhancements designed to integrate with live-action photography.
Switch has contributed visual effects to multiple entries in the Saw franchise, including Saw V, Saw VI, Saw 3D, Jigsaw, Spiral: From the Book of Saw and Saw X. Other film work includes Plane, Lou, Blonde and Next Goal Wins. Its television portfolio includes From, What We Do in the Shadows, Star Trek: Discovery, Locke & Key and Gaslit. Finishing services include conforming, digital finishing and delivery in multiple formats.
Animation and development
Animation capabilities cover 2D digital animation, 3D character animation, episodic production and animated feature co-production. Development services include concept development, character design, storyboarding, visual development and pipeline engineering.
The animation portfolio includes the feature Koati and the shorts Zoua and The Perfect Project. These productions sit alongside the studio's commercial animation and original-property work, extending its practice across entertainment, advertising and socially focused storytelling.
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Founders and leadership
The company was founded by Jon Campfens, Pete Denomme and Laurie Thompson. The research identifies Denomme as CEO and Executive Producer, and Campfens as Co-Founder and VFX Supervisor. The team directory also identifies Cailin Munroe as Executive Producer, Jessica Finch as VFX Line Producer and Amanda Hollingworth as Studio Supervisor.
Education and community
The studio supports the annual Switch VFX & Animation Scholarship across five Ontario colleges and co-founded the Animation Lounge educational platform.
Collaborative storytelling
Zoua was conceived with children fighting cancer as an international charity short. The Perfect Project is an autism-awareness short, illustrating the studio's involvement in productions with specific social and community purposes.
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Where Switch VFX & Animation is based
- 128A Sterling Rd., Suite 301, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7, CanadaToronto, Ontario, Canada
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Global headquarters and production studio housing executive management, animation suites, visual effects generalists and pipeline infrastructure.
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