ACM SIGGRAPH Montreal

Computer graphics resources in the Montreal area

Compiled and maintained by Eric Paquette

Over the years, the Montreal region has attracted many Computer Graphics companies. This group of companies developed in different areas of Computer Graphics, from the development of animation software to scientific simulations and video games. This page lists many companies working in one of the many areas of Computer Graphics.

Things are moving quite fast in Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, so if you find outdated information or new candidates relevant to this list, please send us a message.

Education/Research

• Campus Ubisoft
  services: game design training
• Champlain College (Burlington) (Montreal branch)
  services: game, art & animation training
• Dawson College
  services: training in 3D animation and computer generated imagery
• Hexagram
  research institute: media arts and technologies
• Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne (Icari acquis par le Collège Bois de Boulogne en 2004)
  services: 2D/3D animation training
• Le CINQ (Consortium en innovation numérique du Québec)
  services: funding for collaborative R&D between private sector and university
• Ligum
  research lab: computer graphics university research lab
• Multimedia
  research lab: computer graphics university research lab
• NAD Centre
  services: 3D animation training

Associations

• IGDA Montreal Chapter
  International Game Developer's Association
  

Companies

• 3Dvisionic
  services: CG rendering for real-estate
  
• 4-elements studios
  services: visual effects, video games
  
• Abvent
  software: rendering, modeling, CAD
• Adacel
  software: simulators, air traffic control simulators
  
• Alpha-Vision
  services: CG rendering for homebuilders and real-estate
• ART Advanced Research Technologies
  software: medical imaging, visualization
• Autodesk (Discreet and Softimage acquired by Autodesk; Kaydara acquired by Alias acquired by Autodesk)
  software: 3D applications, post-production, video games, animation, effects
• BarXseven
  services: visual effects
• Beenox
  (located North of Montreal in Quebec City)
  software: video games
  services: game port
• Behaviour Interactive (anciennement A2M, Artifical Mind & Movement)
  software: video games
  
• BGT BioGraphic Technologies, Inc.
  software: video games, artificial intelligence, simulation, animation
• Big Bang Digital Studios
  services: visual effects, animation, production
• CAE
  flight simulators
• Cinégroupe
  services: production, post-production, studio
• Creaform
  services: 3D scanning and CAD modeling
  
• CREO
  services: customized scientific communication, multimedia, games, production
  
• Critical Mass Labs
  services: physics-based modeling for 3D simulations
• Darwin Dimensions
  software: character modeling and animation
  services: character modeling and animation
• Designorganik
  services: 3D animation, 3D visualization (engineering, architecture, ...)
• Digital Dimension
  services: production, studio
• Digital Griffix
  services: 3D modeling, special effects, storyboard, compositing, 3D animation
• Digital Fiction
  software: video games
• Digits 'n Art (dna)
  software: 3D animation
• Di-O-Matic
  software: 3D character animation, facial animation
• DTI Software
  software: in-flight entertainment
• EA Mobile Montreal (EA acquired JAMDAT Mobile, formerly Hexacto)
  software: video games
  
• Eidos Interactive
  software: video games
• Engenuity
  software: visual and simulation applications
• Enzyme
  (located North of Montreal in Ste-Adèle)
  services: video games
• FAKE Studio
  services: visual effects
• Feeling Software
  services: 3D graphics software development
• Flip-Animation
  services: animation, special effects
• Float4 Interactive
  services: interactive environments
• Fly Studio
  services: compositing, 3D animation
• Frima Studio
  (located North of Montreal in Quebec City)
  services: interactive and entertainment animated products
• Fugitive Interactive
  software: video games
• Gameloft
  software: video games for mobile devices
• Hermes
  software: visualization, medical imaging
• Hibernum Creations
  services: video games, interactive entertainment, computer animation
• Humagade
  software: video games
• Hybride
  services: special effects
• Hypgnosis FX
  services: visual effects
• Ingenio
  software: video games, multimedia
• Insane Logics
  software: video game development tools
  services: custom software, graphics
• Klik Animation
  services: web, pre-production, modeling, animation, motion capture, post-production
• Kutoka
  services: production studio, game development
  software: video games
• Lud IQ
  software: video games
  services: 2D/3D graphics
• LumièreVFX
  services: visual effects
• Matrox
  hardware & software: graphics, video, imaging
• Mechtronix
  flight simulators
• Mediarts3D
  services: 3D modeling, 3D animation, 3D design, Web 3D
  
• Meduzarts
  services: matte painting, digital sets
• Mind Avenue
  software: 3D animation for the web
• MindHabits
  software: video games
• Mistic Software
  services: video games
• ModusFX
  (located North of Montreal in Ste-Thérèse)
  services: production studio, special effects
• Mokko Studios
  services: animation, special effects
• My Virtual Model
  software: virtual human 3D model for online shopping
• NDI Media
  services: on-line games, entertainment & education
• Oasis Animation
  services: 2D animation
• Ortho Soft
  software: medical
• Pad System
  CAD/CAM solutions for apparel, textile, leather
• PIXI Studio
  services: animation, photorealistic rendering, CAD
• Q8 Intelligent Systems
  (located South of Montreal in Brossard)
  software: video games for mobile devices
• Quazal
  software: video games
• Quebec Anim FX
  Site promoting Montreal's leadership in animation
• Reflex Systems
  software: human modeling, animation, rendering
• Rodeo FX
  services: visual effects
• Sarbakan
  (located North of Montreal in Quebec City)
  services: animation, 2D/3D programming
• Side city
  services: multimedia & production studio
• Simbioz
  services: touchless interactive signage
  
• Simlog
  3D training simulators for heavy equipment operators
• Strategy First
  software: video games
• Studio ArtMedia
  (located North of Montreal in Quebec City)
  services : 2D/3D graphics, web, animation
• Studio Ex-Centris
  services: studio, post production
• TAARNA Studios
  software: 3D animation
• ToonBoom
  software: 2D animation
• Triotech
  hardware: arcade game machines
• True Player Gear
  hardware: head mounted display
• Ubisoft (Microïds acquired by Ubisoft)
  software: video games
• Vectorandshift 3D
  services: CG rendering, modeling and animations for homebuilders and real-estate
• Visceral Games (formerly EA Montreal)
  software: video games
• Vision Globale (Groupe Image Buzz acquired by Vision Globale)
  services: post-production, animation, special effects
• VirtaSim
  services: virtual reality simulations and systems