What it’s like to run a visual effects studio in China

December 2, 2025

Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Base FX founder and CEO Chris Bremble about operating a VFX studio for 20 years from China.

Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re chatting to Base FX founder and CEO Chris Bremble. Base FX is based in China and is this year celebrating its 20th anniversary. I ran through with Chris the history of Base, and how it works running a visual effects studio in China. We talk about some of their major highlights, including when they were a key partner to ILM, and their more recent venture into animated features.

There’s a lot of fun stories to listen to on Base’s journey, and Chris is, I think, really candid about his presence in China, how the industry is going and where things are headed. Chris is also a featured sessions speaker at the upcoming SIGGRAPH Asia conference in Hong Kong, where he’ll talk on Dynamic Simulations on Ne Zha 2.

This episode of the befores & afters podcast is sponsored by SideFX. Looking for great customer case studies, presentations and demos? Head to the SideFX YouTube channel. There you’ll find tons of Houdini, Solaris and Karma content. This includes recordings of recent Houdini HIVE sessions from around the world.

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