UNIT has appointed Drew Jones as its new Director of Film & Episodic VFX. He will lead and expand its longform VFX offering across high-end television and feature film.

Jones was instrumental in establishing Framestore’s early presence in feature films, and later held senior leadership positions at MPC, Method Studios, and Cinesite. He has overseen large-scale productions and strategic operations across global teams and worked across projects including Harry Potter, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, various James Bond titles, Judy, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Witcher Series, Matilda and Warfare.

In addition to his leadership roles within global VFX studios, he has also worked as VFX Producer and Supervisor across a wide range of high-profile projects. His credits include The Alienist, Bodyguard, Den of Thieves, and The Foreigner.

At UNIT, Drew will focus on the continued growth and delivery of high-end VFX for film and episodic content, working closely with internal creative teams and external partners to build on the studio’s foundation in longform storytelling.

A voting member of BAFTA UK, he has also served as Chair and Co-Chair of the Visual Effects Society (UK).

Adam Luckwell, UNIT Co-Founder, said: “Drew’s track record speaks for itself. He’s led global VFX operations at the highest level, bringing together creative vision with commercial strategy. His experience across bidding, negotiation, and delivery – from A-list features to high-end streaming and independent films – makes him an invaluable addition as we grow our longform slate.”

Drew Jones, UNIT Director of Film & Episodic VFX, said: “UNIT has a very strong creative identity and a brilliant reputation across Film and TV Picture Post and VFX. I’m excited to join at this stage of the studio’s growth to help shape its film and episodic future and am looking forward to applying my wealth of experience in a collaborative and focused environment.”