2025 VFX and Animation Report

The Industry Report Built for the People Powering Visual Storytelling

The VFX and animation industries are at a pivotal crossroads. After a decade of rapid growth and disruption, the next 2–5 years will define who thrives and who falls behind.

The ME-DMZ VFX & Animation Industry Report + Dashboard is your strategic command center—designed for the builders, the connectors, and the visionaries shaping the future of creative production.

🔍 What You Get:

✔️ Full Report + Interactive Dashboard
Stay ahead with a rich PDF report and live-updating dashboard with new data delivered quarterly.

✔️ Detailed Analysis of 20,000+ Organizations
Uncover global trends in production, services, tool usage, and organizational behavior.

✔️ A Recap of the Last 15 Years
Understand how streaming, AI, tax incentives, and shifting labor markets have reshaped the ecosystem.

✔️ 2–3 Year Outlook
Forecasts and recommendations to guide your product roadmap, policy framework, or business strategy.

🧭 Built for Your Role:

🧰 Toolmakers

• Discover where your tools are used, and for what.

• Pinpoint integration gaps and emerging demand.

• Score leads based on production pipelines and tech stacks.

🏛️ Industry Organizations

• Plan workforce development with up-to-date skills and labor data.

• Shape standards, education, and policy aligned to real needs.

• Measure the impact of funding and tax credits on content production.

⚙️ Supply Chain & Infrastructure Leaders

• Understand where your services fit across workflows.

• Forecast demand for cloud, compute, and services by location and type.

• Optimize for compatibility and resilience in evolving pipelines.

📊 Why It’s Different:

Unlike generic market research, ME-DMZ delivers data built around how content is actually made—from studio floor to cloud compute. This is industry-native intelligence, not a spreadsheet.

💼 Annual Subscription Includes:

• Immediate access to the latest report

• Quarterly updates via live dashboard