The BUF Story: Creating Visual Effects since 1985

The 40-year history of the French special effects studio behind The Matrix, Blade Runner 2049, Fight Club, and more cult films

In 1982, during the infancy of computer animation, Pierre Buffin and Henry Seydoux sought to establish themselves in the field of special effects with BSCA (Buffin Seydoux Computer Animation). Back then, everything had to be made from scratch, from inventing the tools and building the teams to creating the first effects. In 1988, they finished a six-minute 3D animati...