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Atmosphere Visual Effects is a Canadian
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company. It was founded in Vancouver in 2003 by Andrew Karr, Tom Archer, and Jeremy Hoey, ex-employees of Vancouver-based visual effects company GVFX, after said company folded in that year. They have worked on a number of science fiction shows, including the reimagined ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Andromeda'', and '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales''. Their work on the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' has been nominated for several awards. Their work on the episode "
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" was nominated for an
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in 2005. They have been nominated for two
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awards in 2006, for the episodes "
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" and "
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".


Credits

Feature films *'' The Thaw'' ''( Brightlight Pictures)'' *'' Edison & Leo'' ''(Infinity Features Entertainment)'' *''
Snow Buddies ''Snow Buddies'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film and the second installment in the '' Air Buddies'' series. It was released on DVD on February 5, 2008. The film takes place in the fictional town of Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. It is the final ...
'' ''(
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)'' *''Wrong Turn II'' *''
Air Buddies ''Air Buddies'' is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Vince. It is the sixth film in the ''Air Bud'' series and the first in the direct-to-video spin-off series ''Air Buddies'', which follows the life of a lonely teenager an ...
'' ''(
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)'' *''Chestnut: Hero of Central Park'' ''(
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)'' *'' Drop Dead Sexy'' ''(Arrival Pictures)'' *''Desolation Sound'' ''(Sleepwalker Films)'' Broadcast series *''
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'', Seasons 1-3 ''(
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)'' *''
Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...
'', Seasons 1-5 ''(
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)'' *''
The 4400 ''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky On ...
'', Seasons 2-4 (
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) *''
Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...
'', Seasons 8-10 (
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) *''
Dead Like Me ''Dead Like Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for ...
'', Seasons 1-2 (
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) *''
Kingdom Hospital ''Kingdom Hospital'' (sometimes known as ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital'') is a thirteen-episode television series based on Lars von Trier's '' The Kingdom'', developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television. While initi ...
'', Season 1 (
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) *'' Andromeda'', Season 4 ( Sci Fi Channel) *''
Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'', Season 8-10 "
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" *'' Primeval: New World'' ( Impossible Pictures) MOWs, Miniseries, Pilots *''Virtuality'', Pilot ''(
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)'' *''Nobody'', Pilot ''(
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)'' *''Last Days of Planet Earth'' ''(Hallmark)'' *''Bloodsuckers'' ''(Echo Bridge)'' *''Colt'' ''(Hallmark)''


Awards and nominations

2016 * ''
Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
:'' Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Bitten Episode 301 "Family, Of Sorts") 2013 * ''
Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
'': Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Primeval: New World Episode 113 "Sound of Thunder Part 2") 2011 * '' Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards'': Nominated: Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial (Family Guy Episode "Brian Griffin's House of Payne") 2010 * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * '' Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * '' Primetime Emmy Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Virtuality) * '' Primetime Emmy Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * ''
Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
:'' Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Feature Length Drama (The Thaw) 2009 * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate Atlantis Episode 510 "First Contact") * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate Atlantis Episode 520 "Enemy At The Gate") 2008 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 401 "Adrift") *''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 411 "Be All My Sins Remember'd") 2007 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...
:'' WON: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 303 "Exodus") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
:'' WON: Best Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 303 "Exodus") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
:'' Nominated: Best Animated Character in a Television Series (Cylon Centurions, ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 217 "Downloaded") *''
Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...
:'' WON: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 302 "No Man's Land") 2006 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 211 "Resurrection Ship Part 1") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
:'' WON: Best Animated Character in a Television Series (Cylon Centurions, ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 303 "Fragged") 2005 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' Episode 110 "Hand of God") 2004 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Kingdom Hospital ''Kingdom Hospital'' (sometimes known as ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital'') is a thirteen-episode television series based on Lars von Trier's '' The Kingdom'', developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television. While initi ...
'' Pilot Episode)


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* {{Official website, http://www.atmosphere-vfx.com Visual effects companies Special effects companies Mass media companies established in 2003 Companies based in Vancouver 2003 establishments in British Columbia