Mac Guff
- Open roles
- 1
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 2
About Mac Guff
Mac Guff is an independent French visual-effects and 3D-animation studio working across feature films, television and streaming series, commercials, documentaries, music videos and immersive media. Registered as Mac Guff Ligne, the company combines creative and technical work for projects requiring photorealistic imagery, character animation and complex digital environments.
Its services span VFX supervision and a full effects pipeline from pre-visualization through final compositing. The studio also provides 3D character animation, modelling, rigging, texturing, lighting, look development, matchmoving, matte painting, digital doubles, crowd simulation and technical-pipeline development. Its current capabilities include creative AI research and generative-AI integration for visual-effects work.
Screen work
Mac Guff’s long-running credits include La Haine, Contact, Vidocq, Irréversible, Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest, Dragon Hunters, Un Prophète, A Monster in Paris, Dilili in Paris, SamSam, Around the World in 80 Days, Lupin, Le Monde de demain, Tapie, Tout va bien, Infested and The Animal Kingdom.
The studio also contributed to Despicable Me before a 2011 corporate change. Following that film’s success, Universal Pictures acquired Mac Guff’s dedicated feature-animation division, creating Illumination Mac Guff. That separately operated business was later rebranded as Illumination Studios Paris; Mac Guff Ligne continued independently with its visual-effects, episodic, commercial and independent-animation work.
Technical craft
Mac Guff develops work ranging from character and environment creation to advanced facial work, including AI-driven face manipulation and de-aging. Its production approach brings together artists, engineers and supervision teams for film, series and advertising projects with demanding visual requirements.
The company’s European production network includes its Paris operations and Mac Guff Belgium, supporting film, animation and series pipelines. With a reported workforce range of 51–200, Mac Guff remains active as an independent studio focused on visual effects and 3D animation.
More about Mac Guff
Leadership and history
- Mac Guff was founded in Paris in 1986 by Jacques Bled, Rodolphe Chabrier, Philippe Sonrier, Martial Vallanchon and Thierry Bravais. Rodolphe Chabrier is identified as chairman/gérant and Philippe Sonrier as gérant/director.
- The studio pioneered 3D digital imaging in France and created the computer-animated television series La Vie des bêtes in 1988 with designer Philippe Starck.
Innovation recognition
- Mac Guff’s Face Creative Engine and Relife de-aging technology received the 2021 César & Techniques Innovation Prize for Mac Guff Ligne.
Notable credits
20 creditsOffices
Current and former locations of Mac Guff
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Paris offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Studio 15e** Status: active Headquarters Address: 6 rue de la Cavalerie, 75015 Paris, France Phone: +33 (0) 1 53 58 46 46 Studio 15e main production facility and global headquarters hub. --- **Studio 10e** Status: active Address: 61 rue de Chabrol, 75010 Paris, France Phone: +33 (0) 1 83 81 97 00 Studio 10e production facility. --- **Office** Status: active Address: 20 rue Berbier du Mets, 75013 Paris, France Corporate registered seat.
- Avenue Molière 128, 1050 Ixelles (Bruxelles), BelgiumBrussels, Belgium
Mac Guff Belgium
Mac Guff Belgium direct production studio.
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles office
Former officeOpened 2004
Historical commercials VFX outpost opened in 2004; no longer active.
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