NBFX

NBFX, also publicly operating as Nu Boyana FX, is a visual effects and full computer-generated cinematics studio working across feature films, television, advertising, music videos and interactive content. Established in January 2018, the studio operates between Portugal and Bulgaria within the Nu Boyana Film Studios group. Its development began with a focus on creature work and character development before expanding into a broader production pipeline.

The studio combines photorealistic CG production with animation and compositing. Its character capabilities encompass digital humans, creature rigging, modeling, grooming and muscle simulation. Environment creation, matte painting, crowd replication and dynamic effects extend that work into complete sequences, including fire, fluids and destruction. These disciplines support both visual effects integrated into filmed material and fully computer-generated imagery.

From concept to final image

NBFX offers services across successive stages of production, beginning with concept art, previsualization and on-set VFX supervision. Its production services include modeling, texturing, rigging, character animation, lighting, shading and FX simulation, followed by compositing and rotoscoping. Full CG cinematics, real-time animation, virtual reality pipeline execution and video editing broaden the studio’s work beyond conventional feature-film effects.

Its pipeline combines established feature-film tools with real-time rendering in Unreal Engine 5. This mix supports a practice spanning Hollywood action features, European television productions, advertising campaigns and interactive cinematics. Alongside commissioned productions, NBFX develops original creative work, including the photorealistic digital-human short film I.D.A.

Production experience

The studio’s credited work includes Hellboy, Rambo: Last Blood, Angel Has Fallen, The Outpost, Jolt, The Protégé and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. Subsequent projects include The Piper, Expend4bles and Justicia Artificial, alongside television work such as Cuba Libre and the second seasons of 30 Monedas and Rapa. Its portfolio also extends to music videos and commercials, reflecting a production practice that serves several formats while retaining a strong emphasis on CG characters and visual effects.