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Company3

Postproduction facility with color, DI, VFX

Overview

Company 3 provides postproduction services for features, episodic content, commercials, and music videos, including color correction, Digital Intermediate (DI), file-based workflows, visual effects, and online services at locations in Los Angeles, New York, London, Atlanta, Toronto, Vancouver, Pune, plus virtual colorist outposts for global access. How it works: clients bring their footage to Company 3, where teams of colorists and VFX artists apply color artistry, manage DI and file workflows, and deliver finished deliverables through a coordinated global pipeline. How it differentiates itself: it combines a large pool of highly skilled colorists and VFX artists with a broad international footprint and end-to-end, solutions-based postproduction capabilities. Goal: to produce consistent, high-quality postproduction results and timely deliveries for major film and entertainment projects worldwide.

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About Company3

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Why Company3 is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Entertainment

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Santa Monica, CA

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Company 3 won Global Post-Production Company of the Year at 2026 LIA Awards.
  • New York hires Raquel Balsam and Ed Rilli strengthen sales and production.
  • October 2026 CICLOPE bronze and November 2026 CAMERIMAGE recognition extend awards momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Advertising softness and client budget cuts threaten utilization across commercial color and finishing.
  • Picture Shop, Framestore, and remote color shops attack premium talent and pricing.
  • Framestore owns Company 3; integration drift or divestiture rumors can unsettle leadership.

What makes Company3 unique

  • Company 3 dominates festival-grade post, landing 17 TIFF 2026 projects.
  • Its network spans Los Angeles, New York, London, Toronto, Atlanta, Vancouver.
  • Stefan Sonnenfeld's brand and repeat work with A-list directors anchor premium pricing.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Vacation

Company News

company3.com
Nov 5th, 2026
Company 3 named Global Post-Production Company of the Year at 2026 LIA Awards.

Company 3 named Global Post-Production Company of the Year at 2026 LIA Awards. November 5, 2026 Company 3 has taken top honors at the 2026 London International Awards (LIA), earning the title of Global Post-Production Company of the Year. This distinction represents the highest-level "Of The Year" honor presented by the LIA, one of the world's most prestigious festivals celebrating creative excellence in advertising and production. The LIA judges selected Company 3 based on the sheer strength and caliber of its global portfolio, specifically spotlighting Gold-winning campaigns such as Adidas 'Backyard Legends' and Heineken 'The Pub That Refused to Die,' alongside standout work for Mazda, Amazon, and many others. Company 3 CEO, Stefan Sonnenfeld, comments, "To be recognized at this level by the LIA is a testament to the world-class talent, artistry, and dedication across every department and region. I am immensely proud of our teams whose extraordinary work continues to set the standard for our industry." Congratulations to all its artists, production staff, and teams worldwide, and to many of its clients who were also recognized. View the full list of 2026 LIA Award winners here. Heineken 'The Pub That Refused to Die' Grand LIA | Gold | silver. Color Producer | Ellora Soret, Kerri Aungle Director | Gar O'Rourke DP | Joey Knox Agencies | Le Pub, Publicis Dublin, The Romans, THINKHOUSE, DENTSU Dublin Production Company | Antidote Films Editor | Marco Perez Adidas 'Backyard Legends' Gold. Color Producer | Brendan Mills Director | Mark Molloy DP | Harry Wheeler Agency | LOLA USA Production Companies | SMUGGLER Edit | Work Editorial Editor | Rich Orrick Mazda 'more control' Silver. Color | Greg Fisher Color Production | Edwin Elkington Director | Paul Hunter DP | Hoyte van Hoytema Agency | WPP Production Company | PRETTYBIRD Edit | Exile Editors | Rex Lowry, Shane Reid, Lorin Askill Con edison 'because this is new york' Supervising Color |Tom Poole Color |Dustin Wadsworth Color Production | Shannen Troup, Brendan Mills Directors | Derek Cianfrance, Davi Russo DP | Mika Altskan Agency | Code and Theory Production Company | RadicalMedia US Production Design | Nora Mendi Edit | Trim Editing Editor | Tom Lindsay

company3.com
Oct 9th, 2026
Company 3's Sofie Borup takes home Bronze at the 2026 CICLOPE Awards.

Company 3's Sofie Borup takes home Bronze at the 2026 CICLOPE Awards. October 9, 2026 Company 3 is delighted to share that Senior Colorist Sofie Borup was awarded Bronze in Color Grading at the 2026 CICLOPE Awards for her work on People Like Us 'DEAR [NAME]'. The winners were announced during the live awards ceremony at the CICLOPE Festival in Berlin, celebrating the absolute pinnacle of craft, artistry, and visual storytelling across commercials, music videos, and branded content. This victory follows an exceptional showing for Company 3 on the 2026 shortlist, which also featured Senior Colorist Greg Fisher for Squarespace's 'Unavailable' and Senior Colorist Tom Poole for Instacart's 'For Papa!'. Congratulations to Sofie on this achievement, as well as to all the other winners from the night, including many of its talented clients and collaborators! Explore the complete list of winners and shortlisted projects here. People Like Us 'DEAR [NAME]' Color Grading - Bronze. * Color | Sofie Borup * Color Producer | Shannen Troup * Director | Amara Abbas * DP | Magnus Jønck * Agency | Worth Your While * Production Company | new - land * Edit | NIPC TV * Editor | Carla Luffe

company3.com
Sep 10th, 2026
Company 3 x TIFF 2026.

Company 3 x TIFF 2026. September 10, 2026 The 51st Toronto International Film Festival begins today, kicking off 11 days of premieres, screenings, and events. Company 3 continues its partnership with TIFF in 2026. Across this year's festival lineup, Company 3 artists collaborated on 17 projects, providing color, sound, finishing, and dailies services. Opening TIFF is the Gala Presentation and World Premiere of Being Heumann from director Siân Heder. The historical drama about disability rights activist Judy Heumann was shot by cinematographer Jamie Ramsey, BSC, SASC, with color by Senior Colorist Joseph Bicknell. TIFF will also honor Heder with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. Also making its World Premiere is Chris Rock's Misty Green, shot by cinematographer Kira Kelly, ASC, with color by Senior Colorist Tom Poole and ADR recording by Barry Donnelly. The festival will celebrate Rosalind Eleazar's performance in the film with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award. Fresh from its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Florian Zeller's Bunker makes its North American Premiere at TIFF. The film was shot by cinematographer Ben Smithard, with color by Senior Colorist Gareth Spensley. Rounding out the Gala selections are the World Premieres of Tim Blake Nelson's The Life and Death of Wilson Shedd, shot by cinematographer Benoit Soler with color by Senior Colorist Yoomin Lee, and Trudie Styler's Up Against It, shot by cinematographer Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, with color by Colorist James Slattery. Among this year's Special Presentations are four films featuring the work of Company 3 artists. Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky was shot by cinematographer Sean Porter, ASC, with color by Senior Colorist Jill Bogdanowicz. Ben Shirinian's The Housewife features cinematography by Michael Merriman and color by Senior Colorist Stephen Nakamura. Danny Boyle's INK, which recently premiered at Venice, was shot by Alwin Küchler with color by longtime collaborator and Senior Colorist Jean-Clément Soret. Another highlight is Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's Everest: The Other Side, shot by Clair Popkin with color by Senior Colorists Stefan Sonnenfeld and Yoomin Lee. Congratulations to its clients, collaborators, and the talented filmmakers behind this year's TIFF selections. Lineup. Being Heumann. Gala Presentation - Opening night film. * Color | Joseph Bicknell * Finishing Editor | John Diesso * Color Production | Erik Rogers, Kristin Graham * Director | Siân Heder * DP | Jamie Ramsey BSC SASC * Editor | Geraud Brisson ACE Bunker. Gala Presentation. * Color | Gareth Spensley * Color Producer| Joanna Burt * Director | Florian Zeller * DP | Ben Smithard BSC * Editor | Yorgos Lamprinos ACE * Production Design | Alain Bainée The Life and deaths of Wilson Shedd. * Color | Yoomin Lee * Finishing Editor | Pat Kelleher * Finishing Producer | Ray Stanton * Imaging Science | Amine Boukerrou * Director | Tim Blake Nelson * DP | Benoit Soler * Editor | Luke Ciarrocchi * Production Design | Max Biscoe Misty Green. * Color | Tom Poole * Sound | Barry Donnelly * Additional Color | Dustin Wadsworth * Finishing Editors | Chad Schermerhorn, Aaron Bennett * Editorial Services | Gregory Caligiuri, Brandon Rosser * Color Production | Kelsea Williams, Kelly Barnhardt * Imaging Science | Emily Faw * Director | Chris Rock * DP | Kira Kelly ASC * Editor | Adam Dicterow * Production Design | Michelle Patterson Up Against It. * Color | James Slattery * Finishing Editors | Matthew W. Johnson, Aaron Bennett * Dailies | Sean Olding * Dailies Producer | Ella Nicoli-Horne * Color Production | Loan Phan, Zach Watkins * Imaging Science | Emily Faw, Michael Kannard * Director | Trudie Styler * DP | Dante Spinotti ASC AIC * Editors | Walter Fasano, Nathan Nugent * Production Design | Steve Summersgill Ink. Special Presentations. * Color | Jean-Clément Soret * Finishing Editors | Julien Mathus, Clyde Kellett * Dailies | Company 3 * Dailies Producer | Louis Zimmer * Color Production | Ellora Soret, Cody Cardarelli, Christopher Dewolde * Imaging Science | John Quartel PhD, Brett Rayner * Director | Danny Boyle * DP | Alwin Küchler * Editor | Fin Oates * Production Design | Carson McColl, Gareth Pugh I Play Rocky. * Supervising Color | Jill Bogdanowicz * Additional Color | Jenny Montgomery * Finishing Editor | Nicholas Figueroa * Editorial Services | Gregory Caligiuri, Jasmine Hingorani, Paulina Llorico * Dailies | Jack Tashdjian * Dailies Producer | Matt Riera * Finishing Producer | Ray Stanton * Imaging Science | Amine Boukerrou * Director | Peter Farrelly * DP | Sean Porter ASC * Editor | Sam Seig ACE * Production Design | Anthony Gasparro The Housewife. * Color | Stephen Nakamura * Finishing Editor | Aaron Bennett * Color Producer | Philip Marvin * Imaging Science | Michael Kannard * Director | Ben Shirinian * DP | Michael Merriman * Editor | Jon Devries * Production Design | Jean-André Carrière Everest: The Other Side. * Supervising Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld * Color | Yoomin Lee * Finishing Editor | Nicholas Figueroa * Color Production | Kate Albers, Anthony Romaguera * Directors | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin * DP | Clair Popkin * Editor | Bob Eisenhardt ACE Purgatory. Discovery. * Supervising Color | Greg Fisher * Additional Color | James Slattery * Color Production | Christopher Nundy, Marie Ånestad * Imaging Science | Brett Rayner * Director | Lindsay Lanzillotta * DP | Evelin van Rei NSC * Editor | Justin Oakey * Production Design | Jason Clarke Neverman. Centrepiece. * Color | Dave Muscat * Finishing Editor | Patrick Perron * Color Producer | Joseph Keyes * Director | Rodrigo Barriuso * DP | Rodrigo Michelangeli * Editor | Michelle Szemberg CCE * Production Design | Kate Ferry Trash mountain. * Color | Matt Wallach * Finishing Editors | Ray Ruotolo, Aaron Bennett * Color Production | Philip Marvin, James Levine * Imaging Science | Emily Faw * Director | Kris Rey * DP | Andy Rydezewski * Editor | Troy Lewis * Production Design | Matt Hyland Tangles. * Color | Thor Roos * Finishing Editor | Roger GaoXin Wang * Color Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Rikki Clark * Director | Leah Nelson * Editor | David Avery Obsession. Midnight madness. * Color | Jake White * Finishing Editor | Nicholas Figueroa * Color Producer | Dom Lampasona * Director and Editor| Curry Barker * DP | Taylor Clemons * Production Designer | Vivian Gray Cheyenne. TIFF docs. * Color | Kath Raisch * Additional Color | Emily Bailey * Color Producer | Kate Albers * Director | Taimi Arvidson * DP | Nick Midwig * Editor | Georgia Dodson American hostage. Primetime. * Supervising Color | Anne Boyle * Color | Jimmy Hsu * Finishing Editors | Yoon Hee Hwang, Chase Mair * Finishing Producer | Grace Quilligan * Directors | Adam Arkin, Nina Lopez-Corrado * DP | Attila Szalay ASC * Editors | Bridget Durnford, Christopher A. Smith, Lisa Robison CCE, Lisa Binkley * Production Design| Caroline Hanania The spectacular Death of prisca. Short cuts. * Color | Justin White * Color Producer | Tatiana Torne * Director | Kaelo Iyizoba * DP | Muhammad Atta Ahmed * Editor | Aiman Mimiko

Post Magazine
Aug 21st, 2026
Colorist Kalvin Johnson joins remote color grading company Colornation.

Colorist Kalvin Johnson joins remote color grading company Colornation. LOS ANGELES - Colornation (www.colornation.net), the remote color grading company, has expanded its roster with the addition of colorist Kalvin Johnson, whose commercial portfolio includes work for Apple, Nike and numerous other global brands. Johnson recently completed color grading a new campaign for Bissell, produced by Tessa Films, Chicago, marking his first project with Colornation. The addition of Johnson continues Colornation's mission to provide agencies, brands, production companies and filmmakers with seamless access to top colorists working entirely remotely. Prior to joining Colornation, Johnson held senior colorist positions at Picture Shop, Company 3 and Optimus, where he established a reputation for crafting sophisticated, cinematic imagery across commercial, branded and narrative projects. "Working remotely instead of traditionally is massively beneficial, especially when it feels like you're working traditionally," Johnson shares. "To me, there's nothing better than being in the room looking at the same display, but having remote technologies that allow for realtime playback and a call that lets you see each other's faces is nice. I often view this remote model as an extension of the traditional model: you start the relationship with the client in the room, and that relationship doesn't need to end just because they might be shooting somewhere else in the world."

company3.com
Apr 28th, 2026
Company 3 champions new voices at the 2026 Picturehouse Create festival.

Company 3 champions new voices at the 2026 Picturehouse Create festival. April 28, 2026 Following the success of last year's debut, Company 3 was delighted to return to London's Picturehouse Central from April 15th to 18th for the second annual Picturehouse Create. As a festival dedicated to uniting the UK's creative community, the event has quickly established itself as a place where the next wave of British talent can engage directly with the professionals currently shaping the industry. The heart of the festival's mission is its Short Film Competition. This year, ten finalists were handpicked by Picturehouse's programming and entertainment teams to showcase their work on the big screen. To support these rising filmmakers, Company 3 once again sponsored the Jury Prize, awarding the winner $10,000 in post-production services. This year's top honor went to director Annabella Fazio for her standout film, Scene House. Company 3 Corp is incredibly excited to collaborate with Annabella and provide the post-production support for her next project. Clare Binns, Creative Director of Picturehouse, underscored the impact of this collaboration: "I'm so grateful that we once again had Company 3's generous support for our short film competition at the second edition of Picturehouse Create. The prize of $10,000 in post-production services is incredibly meaningful for filmmakers, and I know that the team behind the winning film, Scene House, was beyond thrilled to receive it as our Jury Prize. Bringing together emerging talent with industry professionals like this is exactly what Create is all about, so we really are very thankful to be able to count on the support of Company 3." Beyond the competition, the four-day event served as a high-energy forum for contemporary filmmakers, writers, and producers. The 2026 program offered a deep dive into both the artistry of the craft and the practical business skills (spanning finance and distribution) required to succeed in today's landscape. Company 3 Corp want to extend a huge congratulations to Annabella Fazio and all the finalists who shared their work this year. Company 3 remains committed to fostering the incredible talent emerging from this platform. To learn more about the event and stay updated on next year's dates, visit the official Picturehouse Create site here.

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