About Us

Founded by Paul Newman in 1995 as a South African media production company, Newman iMotion has had a long and rich history. Our studio has worked in the film and video production industry, focusing on 3D animation, post-production, and visual effects (VFX).

We’ve served corporate videos, TV shows, music videos, TV advertisements, TV station identities, film theatre ads, product visualizations, YouTube videos, and more. We’re also experienced in graphic design, GUI design, software and web development, as well as setting up and running eCommerce websites.

Since 2020, we started developing a pipeline for narrative film through 3D character animation inside real-time game engines. We created the virTjil YouTube channel to showcase some of our animations. On the commercial side, we provide VFX and Animation services to select productions. In 2024 we set up VIRTJIL as a commercial division offering animation using virtual production techniques.

Our passion is to touch imaginations and hearts through meaningful storytelling and excellence, either through our own stories or as part of other productions.

In early 2024 we started our venture into SaaS (software-as-a-service) through Fonti7, a SaaS platform currently in development. Grafford is our privately curated NFT marketplace for select artists and collaborative projects, a platform still in development with Algorand as our initial blockchain of choice.