"The President's Cake" won big at Festival de Cannes 2025!!
Winner: Caméra d'Or
Winner: People's Choice Awards
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 made it to Cannes Film Festival.
Here's a few pictures from the event.
The official premiere will be held at Cannes Film Festival May 16, 2025.
Beautiful city and festival. We got to visit Taiwan Cinema Night, part of TAICCA and Cannes's Co-Production party.
Incredibly excited to see "The President's Cake" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. We are truly honoured to have been associated with this beautiful film.
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 alongside FIVE AM FX were the main visual effects providers for Hasan Hadi's "The President's Cake.
The official premiere will be held at Cannes Film Festival May 16, 2025.
Director: Hasan Hadi
Producer: Leah Chen Baker
Co-Executive Producer: Brian Houlihan
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
Producer: Leah Chen Baker
Co-Executive Producer: Brian Houlihan
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視's Executive Producer/VFX Supervisor Brian Houlihan prepares for a VFX related interview for Taiwan+ news segment.
We will discuss, VFX related stories and news, technology, international (co)productions with Taiwan, USA, and beyond, and the rise of AI.
We'll share the clips once they're available.
As of January 2025, New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 has a new office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Located in the heart of Pier 2 Art Center.
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 and it's visual effects team helped with the 2D compositing via our East Coast partners, including FIVE AM FX, using mostly the Foundry's Nuke software. Our VFX work was done in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and in New York City, USA.
This was several months of invisible VFX work and proud to have contributed to "The Smashing Machine". Theatrical release expected October 3, 2025.
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
FIVE AM FX
VFX Executive Producer: Brian Houlihan
VFX Executive Producer: Brian Houlihan
Showing support from Taiwan.
Fly Me To The Moon
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die
Both these films had a lot of invisible effects. And several VFX vendors. At New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 we are proud to have contributed to a few scenes in both these summer 2024 blockbusters.
These were some great collaborations between New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 of Kaohsiung, Taiwan and FIVE AM FX of NY, USA. Thanks to our other East Coast Partners as well.
Some creepy stills from Director Renetta G. Amador's "Processing".
Post Production collaboration work between New Moon Studios & FIVE AM FX.
Director: Renetta G. Amador
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
Excited to announce that FRACTAL has been selected to screen at the 13th Academy Award Short Film Qualifying Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia.
Screening at Blackstar Film Festival, August 1-4.
Check out https://www.blackstarfest.org/ for more information and exact screening times.
Fractal has been selected to screen at HollyShorts Film Festival.
Screening in LA at the HollyShorts Film Festival, August 8-18.
Check out https://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/ for more information and exact screening times.
Fractal has been selected to screen at the Burbank International Film Festival.
Half of Fractal was shot in Burbank and it’s the home of Jim Henson Creature Shop where the Fractal puppet was created and developed.
Screening in LA at Burbank International Film Festival, September 25-29.
Check out https://www.burbankfilmfest.org/ for more information and exact screening times.
Fractal won Best Short Film at SignLight International Film Festival 2024!
Keivonn Woodard won the "Rising Star" award!!
Screened April 16-20, 2024. Check out https://www.signlightff.org for more information.
Brian Houlihan was one the film's Executive Producers as well as overall VFX Supervisor. Shwee Chou held the team together through New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 as VFX Executive Producer.
Excited to have had Fractal premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視's founder Brian Houlihan called Cleveland, Ohio home in the early 2000's.
Excited to share Fractal with everyone in Cleveland.
Brian Houlihan was one the film's Executive Producers as well as overall VFX Supervisor. Shwee Chou held the team together through New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 as VFX Executive Producer.
Some creepy stills from Director Renetta G. Amador's "Processing".
Post Production collaboration work between New Moon Studios & FIVE AM FX.
Director: Renetta G. Amador
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
VFX Supervisor: Brian Houlihan
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
VFX Executive Producer: Shwee Chou
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 first office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Small space, but strong teams. All in-house. Started in late 2022. Seen in the first image is founders Shwee Chou and Brian Houlihan.
New Moon Studios 鈊月影視 has been working hard collaborating with FIVE AM FX of New York City, USA. Together they are actively bringing several Western post production jobs to Taiwan.
