Gloria FX was a Ukrainian-American visual effects company. The company was known for creating visual effects for
feature films
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,
music videos
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and commercials.
It was founded in 2008 by
Tomash Kuzmytskyi and
Sergii Mashevskyi, but by March 2020 the company had been dissolved.
The Gloria FX School was opened in 2013.
The company collaborates with major US and European production companies such as Partizan, Black Dog, London Alley Entertainment, Iconoclast, the Masses, Saatchi&Saatchi, BHC Films, Friendly Films AS, NE Derection, Ramble West Productions, Aggressive Group, Doomsday Entertainment, Star Media. Also worked with such directors as
Colin Tilley
Colin Tilley (born June 27, 1988) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and television commercial director. Tilley is the CEO and owner of Boy in the Castle Productions. He has directed more than 300 music videos.
Tilley directed, pro ...
,
Ray Kay
Reinert K. Olsen (born 10 July 1978), known professionally as Ray Kay, is a Norwegian director and photographer who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is a music video and advertising director.
Ray Kay mostly directs music videos and has wo ...
,
,
Chris Marrs Piliero
Chris Marrs Piliero is an American actor, writer, producer, and director of short films and music videos.
Piliero directed the 2010 music video for '' Tighten Up'' by The Black Keys, which won the 2010 MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Vide ...
.
Gloria FX has completed many successful effects projects for music artists, including
Chris Brown,
Lil Wayne
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,
Wiz Khalifa
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,
Rick Ross,
Kelly Clarkson
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,
Nicki Minaj
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,
Daft Punk,
Tyga
Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson[Micheal Ray Stevenson ...](_blank)
,
Justin Bieber
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,
Foals,
Madcon
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,
Cher,
Ciara
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,
Busta Rhymes,
Hurts
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,
Snoop Dogg and many others.
Awards
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